Pretty big difference Tequilla. Nice try though.
I fail to see the difference.
You're trying to use a tired argument to fit your pre-determined and biased position.
Oklahoma went into the year as a Top 5 team and a legit National Title Contender. That they had a bad year was Bob Stoops FS fault? Or is he still a good coach? Or was it the lack of QB they got at times? And if so, why is that a valid excuse for Stoops but not for Petersen in what he had with Miles (who was far less experienced than Trevor Knight)?
Nobody expected Texas to be good this year as they were in a transition year under a new coach. Once Ash retired due to concussions it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Texas was going to struggle a bit. Defensively, they were still a very good team.
Okie Lite was in a transition year after a number of graduations and on top of that went through a number of different QBs.
Tech's probably the most legit argument that you threw out there - they fell on their ass. Citing Iowa State is just flat out FS ... they're a non-factor.
Baylor's been playing at a high level going on 4-5 seasons now. What they did this year isn't anything new or a surprise. They'll probably take a bit of a step back next year but they'll still be a very good team.
Before the season, I said that TCU was a legit conference championship team and many laughed at me for saying so. Who's laughing now?
If you want to sit there and say that TCU isn't as good as many other teams because of what they do on the field, then I'm fine with that. I'll disagree with you ... but whatever. But if you're going to discredit them because of their conference ... and in particular the unspoken argument that goes along with it (Big 10 >>> Big 12), then I'm going to fucking disagree every single day of the week. That hasn't been a true statement for many years. It isn't a true statement this year.
Before today, Ole Miss lost 2 games on the season by a total of 7 points. They beat the #1 team in the country. The most points they gave up in a game all year was 35 points to Auburn. They held every other opponent on the year to 20 points or less. They lost by 39 points to TCU. They gave up 42 points to TCU. TCU treated them like they were Okie Lite (at least Okie Lite only lost 42-9).
At some point, it's ok to say that it just might be possible that TCU was better than you thought. It also might be possible after Ohio State gets their ass kicked tomorrow that maybe, just maybe, the Selection Committee played politics on the Selection Day and put in the big money blue blood of Ohio State over the more deserving teams from the Big 12. Ohio State's got no choice tomorrow but to win the game to save the face of the Big 10 going forward.