[Husker] So were we this bad after the A&M game ?

[Steve Reichenbach]

> Now, if NU beats UI & UM and then loses to Wisky, we could still make a BCS
> bowl, if NU finishes in the top 14. That might mean a NU/OU game at the
> Fiesta Bowl, which I will have to attend.

It seems unlikely that both NU and OU would play in the Fiesta Bowl.
The BCS lineup looks like:
ACC      FSU
Big East Rutgers
B1G      NU or Wiscsonsin
Big 12   KSU
Pac 12   Oregon
SEC      Two teams, e.g., Georgia, Alabama
Others   Notre Dame

If Nebraska wins out, but loses the Championship game, they are 9-3,
with a season-ending loss.

So there are two other teams.  Those with good chances:
Clemson, 9-1, plays NC St & S Carolina
Oklahoma, 7-2, plays W Virginia, Oklahoma St, & TCU
Stanford 8-2, plays Oregon & UCLA
Texas, 8-2, plays TCU & Kansas St
Oregon St, 7-2, plays Cal, Oregon, & Nichols St
UCLA, 8-2, plays USC & Stanford
USC, 7-3, plays UCLA & Notre Dame

At this point, Clemson looks as if it might be in even with a loss
to S. Carolina.  Would the BCS bowls take NU at 9-3 over Clemson at
9-2?  That's possible, but otherwise there would be only one other
slot.  Right now, the Big 12 looks like a good bet for a second slot.
If Texas beats TCU, they probably would be taken for a second Big 12
slot ahead of Nebraska unless Oklahoma wins out.  So, suppose Oklahoma
wins out.  Then, for an NU-OU matchup:

- Clemson must lose 1 or even 2 games.

- The Pac 12 must to beat themselves up, with 1 or 2 losses for Stanford,
Oregon St, UCLA, and USC.  Of course, with UCLA-USC, Oregon St-Oregon,
Stanford-Oregon, and Stanford-UCLA, there are four sure losses among
the top 5 teams, plus USC-Notre Dame and the championship game.  The
Pac 12 will be somewhat clearer after this weekend.

I think NU's chances of getting a BCS bid if they lose the Championship
are pretty slim.  Still, of the contending teams, NU has one of the
easiest remaining schedules.

> But I think I would prefer
> playing ND in the Rose Bowl  and watching it on TV.  That being said, I have
> not attend a game since the 1st B12 championship game in STL. 

That is the best and possibly only hope for a BCS game, but if you caused
the defeat in STL, you shouldn't go to the Rose Bowl ;-).