Here's how close BYU was to getting into the CCG

Dec 12, 2024
4:09:40pm

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

If BYU and Iowa State had traded wins vs Cincinnati (3-6 in Big12 play) and Oklahoma St. (0-9), BYU would have advanced to the CCG and had a rematch against Arizona St.
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Here's how close BYU was to getting into the CCG

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Dec 12, 4:09pm

And I would have preferred to play Cincinnati, far less talent.

kimdaddy35

Dec 12, 4:12pm

*sniff*

TNT

Dec 12, 4:13pm

If BYU had shown up against Kansas... we were in

Coug

Dec 12, 4:28pm

BYU showed up better than Iowa St did and ISU still got in

Indy Coug

Dec 12, 4:31pm

BYU also showed up better than Iowa State did vs ASU

Indy Coug

Dec 12, 4:34pm

This is the level of self deprecation that is funny to me

whoneedscorners?

Dec 12, 5:08pm

Divisions are bad. No serious conf. still has divisions. All tried. All stopped.

NYC and Japan

Dec 12, 7:40pm

How would divisions have helped in our case?

russkiejedi

Dec 12, 8:42pm

BYU, ASU, and Colorado would have all played head to head.

DudeBro

Dec 12, 8:57pm

And so one of them would have gotten left out to the benefit of one of the

russkiejedi

Dec 12, 9:04pm

Point is that there would be some actual head to head data to use.

DudeBro

Dec 12, 9:11pm

Yeah, watching Kansas State vs. Iowa State was hard knowing we were the better

Littlepotato

Dec 12, 4:59pm

BYU showed up better than ISU and colorado did

FieroCoug

Dec 12, 10:14pm

That dumb tiebreaker gave the big 12 a terrible CCG

Kajdin

Dec 12, 4:41pm

Ouch

TADOW

Dec 12, 4:42pm

And after seeing Iowa State get destroyed, everyone has said that BYU should have been in

2FarGone

Dec 12, 4:44pm

This is disappointing, any indication that the BIG12 will modify the tiebreaker?

Atmospheric_Cougar

Dec 12, 4:53pm

The problem aren’t the tiebreakers, the problems are oversized conferences and no divisions.

Indy Coug

Dec 12, 5:53pm

Agreed. We don't like the tiebreaker...but honestly it makes sense

krindorr

Dec 12, 6:49pm

Oh….okay

44C

Dec 12, 4:59pm

Ouch…

PatriotCoug86

Dec 12, 5:26pm

The secondary tie breaker didn’t even take into account ASU’s record

I'mBatman

Dec 12, 5:57pm

BYU was a few breaks from going undefeated and a few breaks

novacoug1

Dec 12, 6:07pm

This 100%

Lefty24

Dec 12, 6:59pm

RE: Here's how close BYU was to getting into the CCG

TheRealInsideScoop

Dec 12, 6:47pm

or we beat kansas

realisticCoug42

Dec 12, 7:11pm

I still think conference SoS is a very frustrating way to determine tiebreakers.

cougarfan84

Dec 12, 7:34pm

The solution is to win all your games.

DudeBro

Dec 12, 8:10pm

Nobody did that.

2ndTrombone

Dec 12, 8:24pm

And since nobody did that, and there weren't enough decisive head-to-head

russkiejedi

Dec 12, 8:39pm

That sucks. Also, why is your x profile pic a tiger?

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