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  1. 4 minutes ago, blutow said:

    I'm honestly surprised how many in the media are saying that FSU should be out while one loss Texas/Bama/Oregon should be in.  I think it's wrong, but I want to believe...  

    I think it's wrong too. But if the committee goes the direction of saying their charge is to figure out the best teams now - in order to justify picking Bama depite H2H - then I can see them rationalizing FSU away. 

    I really think they don't want any part of the H2H controversy and may look for a way to avoid it. 

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  2. Counterpoint to the "Texas was lucky they got Bama early" argument:

    For years we have heard about what a meat grinder the SEC schedule is, how every game is a war, that they need to play a powder puff late in the season to recover from the rigors of the 8- game gauntlet, yada yada.

    It's lucky for Bama that they played us early in the year while they were still fresh and before all the SEC games took their toll. 

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  3. 7 hours ago, Left Coast said:

     For those that say tomorrow’s rankings don’t matter, I’d say look at Oregon’s ranking vs Texas. If Oregon is still ranked above UT by the committee tomorrow, the door is closed on Texas taking Oregon’s place in the CFP. It will mean the Pac 12 Championship game is a play-in game.
     

    If Texas is ranked above Oregon, there will at least be a chance. (Although of course the more likely path would still be the FSU loss and/or Bama win scenarios).

    Most likely. But it is also possible they recalibrate after the CG games. If Bama beats Georgia, Texas's win over Bama gains significance. If Oregon is ahead tonight I think we need to root like hell for Bama.

  4. Someone earlier mentioned game control as an element of consideration by the committee.  I don't know if that's actually something they look at or just something they said one time to justify a particular ranking, but having nothing better to do I went through the Texas schedule game by game and calculated the amount of time tied, leading, or behind.  I did not take into account the actual O/T against KSU because no time clock is used in O/T.  Out of a total of 720 minutes of game clock, Texas had the lead for 536:00 minutes (74%), was tied for  119:32 (17%), and was behind for only 64:18 (9%).  The number of minutes tied includes the start of the games until the first team scored.  Some notable points:

    • There were only two games where Texas was behind for more than 8 total minutes: OU and Wyoming.
    • In the Bama game, Texas led for 47:04, and only trailed for 1:09. 
    • In six of the games, Texas scored first and never trailed.
    • There were only 2 games where Texas was behind at any point after it had taken a lead: OU and Alabama (for all of 1 minute and 9 seconds). 
    • Even in the close calls (KSU, TCU, and UH), Texas never trailed after it had taken a lead.
    • Other than the OU game, the LATEST point in a game that Texas trailed was Bama in the first minute of the 4th quarter. 
    • Other than OU and Bama, Texas NEVER TRAILED in the second half of any game. 
    • In 8 games Texas led for more than 45 minutes, and there were 2 others where Texas led for more than 40 minutes, and one where it led for 30 minutes. That means that Texas had the lead for at least half of the game in 11 of 12 games played. 
    • On average, Texas led for 44:38, trailed for 5:23, and was tied for 9:59. 

    I'm too lazy to look up the numbers for Bama, UW, or Oregon. 

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  5. 51 minutes ago, hornbri said:

    What game were you at? This was one of the better crowds of the season. Even the students made it by kickoff. 

    This game was like a champagne bottle being opened after being shaken for 14 years. The cork finally popped when Arch came in. 

  6. 16 hours ago, victory88 said:

    Texas needs to mudstomp tech in this scenario since it will be the only common opponent.  There’s an argument to be made there along with a much better resume.  Oregon has been “passing the eye test”.  Yeah… Colorado and Utah aren’t what we thought they were in those early season games.  They haven’t had a single good win on a ranked opponent.

    This. This is why we need to destroy TT and give the committee an objective differentiator with Oregon. 

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  7. 8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    We don't need to necessarily break it down by conference game as Big 12 officials have called every Texas game except Bama

    But can we see how the Texas opponents' penalty stats compare with the other Big 12 teams in conference games?

  8. 1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    Keep in mind...this includes the Bama game that was done by SEC officials.

     

    So take 10 penalties off the total for us with Big 12 officals....

    Good point.  Is there a data base that breaks it down by conference game? 

  9. 49 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

    In the world of nonsensical hypotheticals, aggys always win nattys and never get vd from their sheep concubines. 

    Under the string multiverse theory in physics there are potentially an infinite number of parallel universes. In some versions of the theory the universes are different in their essence and follow different fundamental laws of physics. That means that it is theoretically possible that in some parallel universe aggy is winning championships. 

  10. 30 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

    You guys do realize that Michigan is in the middle of a controversy and their head coach can't be on the sidelines, right?
     

    That's why Harbaugh's not there? I had heard he skipped the game to interview with aggy. 

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