You certainly can blame this loss on him, so please don't say otherwise. Had they played better earlier would they have been in that situation? No, of coarse not. Had they done things differently all game they might have been up by 10 at that point and not had to worry, but the fact is they would have won the game if he would have caught that simple tipped pass that I'm sure 98% of the people here could have caught. Not being a WR is no excuse, a kicker would have been able to catch that.
It's unfortunate for the player and I feel for him, but yes he absolutely cost Texas a chance at the title.
It's unfortunate for the player and I feel for him, but yes he absolutely cost Texas a chance at the title.
They need A LOT of things to happen for them to get in. 1) They need Tech to lose at least one game. 2) If it's a three way tie, they need to be the highest rated team in the South. 3) They have to hope Penn St loses a game because if they don't and UF wins out it probably won't matter who wins the Big 12 because it will be PSU vs UF for the title.
Not completely out of the picture, but it is going to be extremely difficult.
I don't think Texas can help themselves at all. They have three weak teams left to play so they won't get much respect from the pollsters even if they win. Meanwhile OU/Texas Tech/OSU are all ranked and will be playing each other. Those teams will have to help Texas by beating each other if they are going to have any chance of making the NCG.
