Texas Tech's Big Win Benefits Other Teams Too

2. November 2008  - Published by Chris Murdico

As posted on YourTeamStinks.com:

The Texas Tech Red Raiders pulled off the win last night in of the greatest college football games I have ever seen. Just when it looked like the Red Raiders were going to pull away, ahead 19-0 at one point, the Texas Lonnghorns picked themselves up off the mat and came all the way back and took the lead 33-32 with 1:29 left in the game.

Texas Tech would not give up however, and rather than setting up a game winning field goal attempt by a kicker they pulled out of the crowd last week, quarterback Graham Harrell went for it all with a on a beautiful pass to the best wide receiver in the country, Michael Crabtree. It wasn't so much the catch that was amazing as it was Crabtree breaking two tackles (he was being double teamed prior to the pass) and staying in bounds and running it in for the score with one second left.

It was an instant classic. But what does it mean for the rest of the college football season going forward? First off it means that Alabama will take over the No. 1 spot in the polls and in the BCS rankings. It means Penn State will likely be No. 2 now and Texas Tech should move up to No. 3. But even more than that, it means certain teams with one loss are now back in the national title picture. Those teams include Florida, Oklahoma and USC. Florida crushed a really good Georgia team yesterday afternoon, 49-10. Oklahoma smoked Nebraska 62-28 and USC blanked Washington 56-0.

If Alabama and Texas Tech win out, its very likely they will be the two teams playing for the national title, sorry Penn State fans...your conference just isn't tough enough to make a case to be in the national title game should you stay undefeated. Alabama has games left at LSU and at home against Mississippi State and Auburn. Its not out of the realm of possibility that there could be one loss in there, possibly against LSU. Texas Tech has a really tough end of the season as they get Oklahoma State at home, then travel to Norman to take on Oklahoma and then wrap up the season at home against Baylor. In addition to the games both teams have left on their schedule, both may also have to play in their conference title games.

Nobody was happier that Texas Tech won than the Red Raiders themselves. But the one loss teams of Florida, Oklahoma and USC have to be rejoicing right now as well.

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