Filed under: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Big 12
STILLWATER, Okla. - Forgive the Oklahoma Sooners if they feel like they've been in this situation before and feel good about their chances.
For the second time in three seasons, the Big 12 South ends the regular-season in a three-way tie for first place - this time with OU, Texas A&M and OSU at the top. And again it appears a favorable BCS ranking when the latest standings come out later Sunday will allow Oklahoma to move on to the Big 12 Championship Game.
The 10th-ranked Cowboys (No. 9 BCS) led both No. 14 OU (No. 13 BCS) and No. 17 Texas A&M (No. 17) in last week's BCS rankings, but with OU upsetting OSU, 47-41, in Saturday night's regular-season ending Bedlam Series, the expectation is the Sooners jump ahead of the Cowboys. Texas A&M, which lost to OSU earlier in the season but beat OU three weeks ago, is a long shot to make that big a jump following a convincing victory over struggling Texas on Thursday night.
Just like 2008 when Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech all finished at the top with 7-1 league records after beating up on each other, the Sooners, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State all finished with 6-2 records in a year where they exchanged wins and losses. The Sooners advanced to the Big 12 Championship in 2008 and eventually met Florida for the BCS national title under a similar set of circumstances.
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