Their situation is actually eerily reminiscent to ours in 2004:
Tech's non-conference slate this year was complete trash (Nevada, UMass, Eastern Washington, SMU). Ours wasn't very strong that year, either.
If they manage to go unbeaten, they will have beaten a handful of very good teams to get there, much like we did.
I think it's a moot point because I don't see them getting past the land thieves in Norman and they could very well lose to Oklahoma State this coming weekend. The top of the Big XII South is just filthy this year.