If Houston loses, they won't qualify, but I think maybe Boise State does. I'm not sure.
If Houston loses, none of this matters at all. We'll probably be playing Boise or Michigan in the Sugar Bowl.
Houston losing would just mean that a BCS at-large spot opens up. You'd then be down to Boise State, Michigan (if they qualify) and OU/OSU/KSU fighting over two at-large berths.
A 10-2 OSU would have a higher BCS ranking and national buzz than KSU, so its very unlikely KSU goes Sugar ahead of OSU.
Pan just said we'd go over OSU, but thanks though.
He's more optimistic than I am. KSU definitely has factors in its favor, but the biggest factor in bowl selection is national interest, and its tough to argue OSU doesn't have an advantage here. They were national title contenders and all over the media for most of the year.
The only national buzz around OSU, should they lose Bedlam, will be as a team in a tailspin at the end of the year.
KSU, on the other hand, finished with a thriller against A&M, beat Texas in Austin on Senior Day, and ended with a win against an upstart Iowa State team.
It wouldn't hurt if OU is able to put an absolute whipping on them in Stillwater, either.