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I commented probably 25 times this week that having Oklahoma State at 8-0 and ranked 14 by the CFP was a travesty. The playoff committee will take it into account, though.

OSU remained behind three one-loss teams (Alabama, Notre Dame and Stanford) as well as undefeated Iowa and Baylor.

Alabama: At Mississippi State Saturday, and if it wins the SEC West, Florida in the league’s title game. There are plenty of national skeptics wondering if he can lead the Bears to another Big 12 title and into the playoffs after being snubbed a year ago. The Sooners passed MI State, TCU and Memphis in the process. Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Tigers to stumble before they get to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the ACC championship. Clemson and Ohio State both took care of business. As of now, this much seems not just clear but blatant: The committee has teed up the Big 12 for another massive disappointment. Baylor stood pat at No. 6, while it was leap-frogged by No. 5 Iowa.

It is sure to remain one of the main storylines in college football this week: What does the Big 12 need to do in order to avoid missing the playoff for the second year in a row?

Oklahoma’s route to the final four is different: It all comes down to schedule. There’s a lot of football left to be played. Instead of simply surviving, Oklahoma State got gangrene, spent six weeks in the hospital, THEN survived.

While it may be hard to admit for a few, the reality is the Sooners can still have a “good” season win or lose this weekend. The Cowboys led 24-7 early in the third quarter, but lost 37-31 in two overtimes.

Committee chairman Jeff Long’s reasoning for placing the Bears above the Cowboys is confusing.

With Baylor and Oklahoma coming to Stillwater later this month, they get all their toughest games in the friendly confines, which could result in the Big 12 champion being the team pegged to finish in fourth place in the preseason. Oklahoma is hovering at No. 12, ready to pounce on any losses above them, but remains saddled with a loss to a Texas squad that looks hopeless at times.

As for the Bears matchup against Kansas last weekend, Salazar once again played a vital role in Baylor’s downfall.

Herbstreit mentioned the potential meaning of Bedlam on ESPN’s broadcast Tuesday.

Said Herbstreit: “If they keep winning, how exciting could that be?”

Last year, the Big 12 Conference got shut out of the Playoff, and I can’t help but believe that this year, we may see the same thing.

“Coaches are notoriously thieves so they will look at what Oklahoma did well against us and if they have it as part of their package they are going to try to utilize it”, Rhoads said.

NOTES: Saturday’s Oklahoma State-TCU game matched the winningest coaches at the two schools.

Lazard’s progression – combined with the promise shown by sophomore quarterback Joel Lanning and freshman back Mike Warren – is one of the reasons why the Cyclones will have hope heading into the offseason. Particularly with Baylor. We owe them one for the last two years. “I think it has to do with what people want their opinions to be….”

That year, Oklahoma State was 10-0 and ranked No. 2 prior to its game against Iowa State, which was 5-4 (2-4 in the Big 12) at the time.

Stanford goes on the road and gets handled-really, go back and watch that game; the Cardinal were beat up in the trenches-by a decent Northwestern team and gets the body clock treatment. Only MI State’s over MI compares. That would be a strong final statement to the committee that, as Alabama is proving, cares more about your wins than your losses. Beating the Razorbacks would be the first step.

After a TCU yellow card gave Bri Campos a free kick opportunity, Campos sent a laser shot just to the right of the TCU wall, equalizing the score.