After Baylor's first loss of the season to Texas on Saturday, analysts around the country wrote eulogies for the Bears' and the Big 12's playoff hopes.

CBS Sports' Jon Solomon wrote that Baylor's loss is a cause of relief for both the playoff selection committee and the Big 12 itself.

"No one with the CFP or Big 12 will ever say this. They cannot, nor should they. Despite the fallout still occurring from Baylor's sexual assault scandal, the 2016 Bears should have always been judged as a playoff team by their on-field performance, which frankly wasn't that good," Solomon wrote. "But Texas 35, Baylor 34 spares the CFP from the uncomfortable conversation, even though the Bears were never good enough to go undefeated. The Bears' first loss spares the Big 12's last playoff hope being its most scandalous athletic program. You better believe virtually no one in college football wanted to hear weekly CFP Rankings talk of Baylor while sexual assault stories keep coming out."

Sports Illustrated's Gabriel Baumgaertner wrote that Baylor could not stop Texas from getting the big play it needed.

"Many pundits treated Baylor as a relative unknown because of its weak non-conference schedule (its only notable win up to this point was against Oklahoma State), and the Bears looked like a top-25 team, but not a playoff contender on Saturday. Interim head coach Jim Grobe has done an admirable job holding together a program whose last five months have been marked by scandal," Baumgaertner wrote, "but the Bears were never equipped defensively to make a serious run at the playoff. When you spend the entire first part of the season playing weak teams, even a middling one like Texas can expose some serious flaws."

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My son Baylor grad @TRPhipps blew up my phone with video chat when Baylor was up in the fourth. Now he can't be reached. Hookem — Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) October 30, 2016

Every Halloween seems there's a big upset in the Big 12, and despite modern times it's still weird to say "Texas over Baylor" is that upset — Leila Rahimi (@leilarahimi) October 29, 2016

What a relief this must be for the CFP selection committee -- no undefeated Baylor. — Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) October 29, 2016

Don't worry folks, Baylor is a basketball school anyway — Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) October 29, 2016

Doubt the Big 12 is dying to have Baylor on a big stage this season. https://t.co/d8SflzSn3f — Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) October 29, 2016

That last desperation possession by Baylor was one of the worst excuses of offense I've seen. Longhorns defense just humiliated them — John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) October 29, 2016

Let’s get real on the Big 12 playoff hopes dashed thing: West Virginia probably, but Baylor certainly were not legit threats to go unbeaten. — George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) October 29, 2016

Baylor play calling on that last series was awful. Qualifies as a meltdown. — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) October 29, 2016

Down goes #8 Baylor. They didn't even throw it into the end zone. I swear Baylor was trying to lose this game. Texas wins 35-34 — rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) October 29, 2016

You're running a QB draw with 0 timeouts and 30 sec left with 50 yards to get into FG range??? Baylor's OC needs to be fired immediately!!! — Scott Grist (@ScottGrist36) October 29, 2016

Baylor does a good job of keeping Charlie Strong alive. — Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) October 29, 2016

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