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BAM!

 

i had a few PA guys talk shit on another forum im on when we lost. now i get to poke fun. i mean, we lost to a #1 and #3 team, not an unranked IA.

 

oooh...

 

good game from what i caught. i missed most of the 1st half caus i was at the gym

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Okay, so what does this mean for Ohio State? I think they're now tied for the lead atop the conference along with Penn State and Michigan State, both of whom still have to play each other. If OSU wins out, then they at least share the Big Ten title, yes?

 

Isn't this like 2005 when OSU lost to Texas and then Penn State and then Penn State lost to Michigan and OSU ended up sharing the Big Ten title with Penn State?

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Found this, it helps clarify things: if Penn State beats Michigan State, then they get the automatic bid to the Rose Bowl, since Penn State beat OSU head-to-head, but if Michigan State beats Penn State, then OSU will get the automatic bid to the Rose Bowl, since OSU beat Michigan State head-to-head (and provided that OSU wins out).

 

It still doesn't tell me about who wins the Big Ten title. I'm assuming that, no matter what, if OSU wins out, then they share a piece of the Big Ten title?

 

Method to Determine Big Ten Conference Automatic Representative to Bowl Championship Series:

 

Effective for bowl games following the 2006-09 regular football seasons, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) will consist of five (5) bowl games: BCS National Championship Game, Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Participation by a Big Ten Conference member institution will be determined as follows:

 

 

BCS National Championship Game. In the event the conference has one or two football teams ranked No. 1 and/or No. 2 in the final BCS poll, these conference team(s) shall participate in the BCS National Championship Game.

 

Rose Bowl. Unless ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll, the conference champion shall participate in the Rose Bowl. The championship shall be determined on the percentage basis of conference games (tie games counts ½ win and ½ loss). If there is a tie for the championship, the Rose Bowl representative will be determined as follows:

An ineligible team shall not be considered in the standings for determination of the conference representative.

If there is a tie for the championship, the winner of the game between these two teams shall represent the conference.

If there is still a tie for the championship, or if the tied teams did not play each other, the team that played more games against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams shall be eliminated.

If there is still a tie, or if the tied teams did not play each other, or if both teams played the same number of games against an FCS team(s), the representative shall be determined on the percentage basis of all games played.

If there is still a tie, the most recent team earning BCS automatic selection shall be eliminated.

If more than two teams tie for the championship, the same selection procedures shall be followed with the following exceptions:

If three teams are tied, and if one team defeated both of the other teams, then that team shall be the representative.

If three teams are still tied, and if two of the three teams defeated the third team, the third team is eliminated, and the remaining two teams shall revert to the two-team tie procedure.

If three teams are still tied, and there is a tie game between two of the three teams, or if two or all three of the teams did not play each other, the representative shall be determined on a percentage basis of all games played except, if one or two of the tied teams played more games against an FCS opponent than the other tied teams, then said team or teams shall be eliminated, and the remaining two teams, if applicable, shall revert to the two-team tie procedure.

If three teams are still tied, and one of the three teams is eliminated through the percentage basis of all games played, the remaining two teams shall revert to the two-team tie procedure.

If three teams are still tied, and all three teams have the same winning percentage of all games played, the most recent team representing the conference shall be eliminated, and the two remaining teams shall revert to the two-team tie procedure.

If four or more teams tie for the championship, the following selection procedure shall be followed:

If one team defeated each of the other three teams, then that team shall be the representative.

If two of the four teams defeated each of the other two teams, the latter two teams shall be eliminated, and the two remaining teams shall revert to the two-team tie procedure.

If three of the four teams defeated the fourth team, the fourth team is eliminated, and the remaining three teams shall revert to the three-team tie procedure.

If there is a tie game between two of the four teams, or if two of the four teams did not play each other, the representative shall be determined on a percentage of all games played, except, if one or more of the tied teams played more games against an FCS opponent than the other tied teams, then said teams shall be eliminated, and the remaining teams, if applicable, shall revert to the two- or three-team tie procedure.

If one of the four teams is eliminated through the percentage of all games played, the remaining three teams shall revert to the three-team tie procedure.

If all four teams are still tied and have the same winning percentage of all games played, the most recent team representing the conference shall be eliminated and the three remaining teams shall revert to the three-team tie procedure.

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I believe all scenarios point to a shared title with OSU. Penn State beating Michigan State = shared with PSU. Michigan State beating Penn State = shared with MSU. Assuming OSU wins the rest of their games, of course.

 

If Penn State loses to Michigan State (or Indiana) then OSU will go to the Rose Bowl.

 

On a personal note - good job screwing up a great season, Penn State. All you had to do was win out and let the Big 12 and SEC boys beat on each other for a great chance to retire JoPa with a championship. Ugh.

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Holy shit, I missed this due to hockey and helping a friend move a car last night. I caught part of the first half and couldn't believe Penn State was having problems with Iowa, but I really didn't see Iowa pulling it out.

 

Shenanigans.

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Orange bowl .

 

Agreed. Can you imagine if you're the Orange Bowl and are forced to take someone like Boise State or Utah? You'd be frantically dialing up an OSU invite because you know how well OSU travels and there's no way Boise State or Utah can sell out all those tickets.

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