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  1. Ohio State lost to (I think) a 6 loss Virginia Tech team a few years ago and still made it in.  I would say that's the best sign for Texas, but the committee has shown no consistent pattern of voting and seem to change their process every year.  The only consistent is that Ohio State is allowed a free spot in the playoffs if they look good.

    Oklahoma, West Virginia and TCU will all be ranked at the end of the year.  USC and Tech might be as well.

    Finishing 12-1 with 12 straight wins and wins over 4 or 5 ranked opponents, including an extra win against top 15 WVU or OU will be enough to get Texas a spot.  It just will.  I doubt we win 12 in a row though.

  2. 2 minutes ago, angelos's frog said:

    TCU came into the Big 12 and won the conference 3 years in with guys we recruited as a MWC team.  And, I really think we could've won the whole thing that season if we had gotten in over tOSU.  I also think our Rose Bowl team would've had a very good chance at winning a playoff back in 2010-11.  So, I'm pretty sympathetic to UCF and the G-5 conferences.  

    Oh cool. I feel better about 2008 now.

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  3. 8 team playoff really solves almost everything.  Teams with frustrating early season losses still have something to play for.  It's still important to schedule tough non-conference opponents to get an at large bid.  No conference has to bitch and moan about being left out.

    On the other side, it's even more money for ESPN/Fox or whoever.  Ratings for the conference championship games go up because every single one is a play-in game.  Four more playoff games for ratings.  Talking heads can still argue all season long about who deserves at large bids.

    No one loses except the SEC's hope to have half the playoffs come from their own conference.

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  4. 1. Reduce the season back to 11 games.

    2. Require every conference to play 9 conference games.

    3. Conference Championship week is moved up one week.

    4. Elite 8 of CFB takes place either the week after Conference Championship or 2 weeks after.

    5. Literally everything else stays the same.

    6. Profit

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  5. 1 hour ago, Bigpoppapump said:

     


    Ya he makes way more money right now than he would as an nfl OC. He could only make more as a head coach.


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    Which is what I'm talking about.  McVay is the model now.  Hire an offensive genius as your Head Coach.

  6. 10 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

    Mack thought that posing for photos with his arms crossed and a tough guy look on his face would make Texas tough again.  That was his solution to fix our reputation of being soft.  A fucking PR campaign.

    And then came Charlie the guidance counselor. His reputation of fielding hard-nosed, disciplined teams turned out to be a complete farce.

    Nice to finally have a coach who is delivering on what he promised.  The opposite of what Charlie did.

    More accurately, I think he thought going under center occasionally would make him  tough again.

  7. I don't think our run scheme or personnel is that different than other Big 12 offenses.  I definitely don't think power is unique to Texas' current staff.  Remember how Gilbert's Oline coach called power "momma" and whatnot.

    We have a TE/HBack that is an elite blocker and we have a QB built to run between the tackles.  I would say that's unique, but I don't think the Ohio State offense is that drastic a change for defenses.

    TCU and Kansas State held their own against us defensively.  I just think Texas is finally at the point where we have the talent on offense (Ehlinger, Ingram, Beck, Johnson, Humphrey, oline) to finally take advantage of the fact that we have vastly superior talent on defense.

  8. Their secondary is awful.  For the first time this century it feels like, I can't name any of their linebackers after the RRS.  I wasn't worried about a single dude on their defense.

    Oklahoma is going to be a dumpster fire after Kyler and Brown leave, and Riley decides to take an NFL job.

  9. Top 10 sounds right if you put the talent into perspective.  The following guys are probably all under consideration for All Big 12 1st or 2nd team at the moment

    Ehlinger, Anderson, Johnson, Humphrey, Nelson, Johnson, Sterns, Jones, Boyd, maybe Omenihu

    And then we have guys who aren't at that level but are playing really well:  Ingram, Beck, Cosmi, Davis, Wheeler, McCulloch.

    It's a pretty talented team.  I have a feeling Ingram is about to start stacking up 100 yard games against the weak defenses we're about to face.

  10. Robert Mays has been talking on Twitter about how it's likely NFL teams will throw a lot of money at Lincoln Riley for several reasons.

    1. Rams don't have an OC.  Chiefs OC doesn't call plays.  McDaniels left a team hanging at the last minute last time.  So the typical NFL offensive genius hire isn't there.

    2. He's the consensus "next offensive genius" in college.

    3. Browns would love to make Baker comfortable.

     

    It's entirely possible that we never go against him again.

  11. 1 minute ago, XOVERX said:

    Frankly, we need for WVU to remain unbeaten until they travel to Austin, then beat a 1-loss WVU in the CCG.

    If Texas wins out in a 2-loss WVU scenario, there would be enough other upsets to open the door.

    But, of course, winning out seems ... unlikely.

    Beat Baylor, rest up, and keep going, I guess, lol.

    A 1-loss OU in the CCG is just as appealing to voters.

    I also think it's possible Notre Dame and Clemson lose a game.  If that happens, Texas doesn't need anyone else on the schedule to do anything.  Winning out would be enough.

  12. 15 minutes ago, SteelEER said:

    But what if that one dimension is the best in the country? 

    Your team might be great and win the conference, and your QB might be truly amazing.  But as of right now, you've played the easiest schedule in the conference.  WVU could realistically start 8-0 and finish 9-3 with losses against Texas, TCU and OU.

    Enjoy it and all, but don't be confused why people aren't praising your team every week.

  13. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1546006

    According to that website, scoring differential is the first tiebreaker if Texas, OU and WVU all finish with one conference loss.

    "Scoring differential among the tied teams. The team or teams with the lowest difference between points scored and points allowed in games vs. the tied teams is eliminated from consideration."

    So blowing that huge lead yesterday could hurt us.

  14. Assuming the rest of the season goes great and we win out (obviously not a foregone conclusion and this could all crumble), I don't think it matters if we play OU or WVU in the Big 12 Championship game.  What matters is that one of them wins out after they lose to us.

    Beating an 11-2 Oklahoma or 11-2 West Virginia twice gets us into the playoffs.

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  15. 5 minutes ago, Tired of Lurking said:

    Definitely looks like he ended on "bitch". Surprised KB didn't have much emotion if Kyler said something stupid.

    All the dudes from that class just adored Murray. Malik called him the goat today (albeit while hyped about the win).

     

  16. I thought some of the takes on here against him last week were bizarre.  Even if he lost this game, it was already obvious he was growing.

    The worst thing about him was his late turnovers and since week 2, hes fixed that.  He's a true dual threat and he knows how to find his best receivers.

     

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