I mean- look at the resumes if we are both 9-3.
Texas losses: @ OSU, @ Florida, @ Georgia. Not a bad loss on there.
Wins: Ranked (all top 10 at the time): Aggy, OU, Vandy.
Compared to USC:
Losses- @ ILlinois, @ Notre Dame, @ Oregon
Wins: Michigan, @ Nebraska, Iowa
I mean- Texas is way better on all 3 on the comparissons. Better losses. Better wins. Higher ranked in the computers by a lot. I guess if you think the big 10 can get a 4th team in ahead of a 9-3 texas what you'd need to see is them finishing 10-2. The following teams could finish with 2 losses with parenthesis being hard games left:
Northwestern (Nebraka, USC, Michigan, Illinois, MN)
USC (Oregon, Nebraska, Iowa)
Iowa: (MN, Oregon, @ UsC, @ Nebraska)
Michigan (Ohio State.).
MN: (Iowa, @ Oregon, Northwestern)
Illinois: (at Washington, v Northwestern) We should probably root for Illinois to lose- even though I think we'd get in over them at 10-2- maybe not? Their best win would be by 2 against USC and they lost by 53 to indiania and our common opponent in Ohio state they lost by 18 points and got them at home)
NEB: (northwestern, USC, at UCLA, PSU, Iowa). This ain't happening. They might finish 1-4
Washington (Illinois, @ UCLA, Oregon)
Basically, root for Washington against Illinois but they are the only one with a legit likelihood to get to 10-2. Even still- that is pretty awful as far as schedule and just took 2 absolute buttfuckings by the only two teams with a pulse they played.