Right, it's not some tragedy if one is chosen over the other, their resumes are fairly even.
They both have a loss vs a sub-.500 team.
They both got blown out by Georgia.
Texas beat A&M, Bama beat Georgia.
They both beat Vandy.
As a person who doesn't care either way, Texas supporters are wanting that loss to OSU to do A LOT of heavy lifting for them. Also, Texas seems to be playing better late in the year than early in the year, which used to matter A LOT more, back in the day. WHEN you lost was even more important than WHO you lost to, back pre-BCS.
But we've been told that's no longer the case. The whole season resume is taken into account now, as it grows. I thought we were past those days of a "hot" 2-loss USC or Georgia or CU (2001) team getting support to be elevated come bowl season.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter which, if either gets in. They're not winning it. They're not elite. We're talking about teams hovering at or below 10th. They're not bonafide. They're no prize. So why the big hullabaloo??