I just read those rules and referred to them in my post. It mentions in all four conferences it must be the team picked by the BCS, even for the ones with a championship game, read it carefully. Probably won't be an issue, but just the mere mention of it scares me about what weird situation could come up. After all who won the Big 12 conference a few years ago when CU destroyed Nebraska, but Nebraska ended up playing supposedly for the national title in Pasadena? I don't know how they grade that one because the rules don't make it clear.
WildBill said:
CU would win the bet. They won the Big 12 Championship game and represented the Big 12 in the BCS. CU got the "automatic" Big 12 bid, Nebraska did not.
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</td> <td width="500" valign="top">Team to win the Big 12 Conference Championship Winning Wager is team that wins the Big 12 Championship game and is the BCS team that represents the Big 12. BCS must pick a team from conference listed for wager to have action. Max wager $500.</td></tr></tbody> </table>
But the Big 10 could get tricky if 2 teams go to BCS bowls.
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</td> <td width="500" valign="top">Team to win the Big 10 Conference Championship If Big 10 has a tie for 1st place , 1st team picked by the BCS is winning wager. BCS must pick a team from conference listed for wager to have action. Max wager $500.</td></tr></tbody> </table>
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</td> <td width="500" valign="top">Team to win the Big 10 Conference Championship If Big 10 has a tie for 1st place , 1st team picked by the BCS is winning wager. BCS must pick a team from conference listed for wager to have action. Max wager $500.</td></tr></tbody> </table>
I just would hate to have it come to this. Why didn't they just write "team to win ACC/Big12/SEC Championship Game" and "team to win Big 10 based on league tiebreaker rules". That BCS mess they added in there would make me a little leery, but the odds aren't really worth betting anyways IMO.
There must be a reason for the rule. Could a team possibly boycott the Big 12 championship game for some reason? What if a team is under suspension and can't go to a bowl game? They win the Big 12 championship game but are not selected to go to a BCS game. Maybe Chris from Olympic can explain.
Reason Disclaimer is like that is for conferences without a Championship Gm Big 10, Say 3 teams tie for league title, winning wager is team BCS picks 1st from Big 10, as team they pick 1st is Big 10 winner
It happened a couple seasons back in Big 10 2 teams tied and didn't play each other in reg season, and per contract with BCS Big 10 must have a team in one of the major Bowls, so team they pick 1st , I make winning wager
Besides Pac -10 nad Big 10 all others have a Championship Gm , where winner in slotted by BCS into either the Fiesta, Rose , Orange or Sugar Bowls
If a team can't win Conference Championship like Bama or KY couple years back (NCAA
Probation)
I don't place odds on them
It happened a couple seasons back in Big 10 2 teams tied and didn't play each other in reg season, and per contract with BCS Big 10 must have a team in one of the major Bowls, so team they pick 1st , I make winning wager
Besides Pac -10 nad Big 10 all others have a Championship Gm , where winner in slotted by BCS into either the Fiesta, Rose , Orange or Sugar Bowls
If a team can't win Conference Championship like Bama or KY couple years back (NCAA
Probation)
I don't place odds on them
