[NU Sports] Heck of a finish in Happy Valley ...

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> One point that may seem like
> nit-picking, but is worth emphasizing: The Big Ten title is
> *not* determined by the BCS computers.  MSU, dOSU, and

True, I should have said Rose Bowl berth.

> conference sends to their bowl.  And it's a heckuva lot
> less confusing than the old three-way tiebreaker.

Actually, the old way was pretty easy to remember.

1) Head to head
2) Overall record
3) Team that hasn't been there the longest

And there are a lot of folks across Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan who until a week or so ago (when the 3-way race became a real big story) still thought that was the way it would be determined.

It was pretty easy to remember, and I'm sure a lot of folks in East Lansing still wish that were the way they did it. :)

What's really baffling is how they said a 3-way Big XII South tie would be decided should Oklahoma win tonight (despite OSU having a better overall record in that scenario) - going to the B(C)S rankings, unless they're within one spot, in which case I think the time of the lunar tide multiplied by the exchange rate of the Euro will determine who faces Nebraska in Jerryworld next week.

The B(C)S SUUUUUUUCKS point remains - death to the B(C)S! :)

GO CATS!!!
-SjT