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  1. 2007 Holiday Bowl (Never forget), and feel free to look past Clemson…….. “In the second quarter, ASU's Rudy Carpenter led the Sun Devils to a first down at the Texas 14-yard line. They lost one yard on first down and an incomplete pass set up third and eleven.[25] Carpenter attempted another pass but threw the ball hurriedly in an effort to avoid a sack by Texas linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy. The ball hit the ground and the officials initially threw a flag for intentional grounding; it would later be ruled a backwards pass which becomes a fumble once it hits the ground. The ball continued to bounce towards the Texas sideline with players from both teams in pursuit. The most bizarre event of the game occurred as the ball came close to the sideline.[28][29] The controversial play where Chris Jessee and other Texas personnel were on the field. Chris Jessee, a member of the Longhorns football operations staff and Mack Brown's stepson, stepped onto the field and bent down as if to pick up the bouncing ball. Jessee thought that the ball was an incomplete forward pass and he was making the signal for intentional grounding as he stepped forward. The ball came close to Jessee's hands but it was not clear if he managed to touch it or if it bounced over his hands cleanly.[23][28] Texas' Roy Miller slapped the ball, keeping it in-bounds. Aaron Lewis picked up the ball and advanced it 13 yards to the Arizona State 44-yard line.[29] Replay officials took 12 minutes to review the play.[29] On the video replays, the ball comes very close to Jessee's hands but it does not seem to change speed or trajectory as it goes past them. Despite the video replays providing no conclusive proof that Jessee had actually touched the ball officials ruled that he had made contact.[28][30][31] The ball was declared dead at that point and the officials declared that Jessee had committed illegal interference; they declared an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty assessed against Texas. The ball went back to the Sun Devils and they were awarded half the distance to the goal, giving ASU fourth-and-3 at the 7-yard line.[29][32] On the next play, Carpenter threw a touchdown pass to Chris McGaha to make the score 21–7 Texas.[29]” Source: Wikipedia
  2. Why don’t we use some of that BMD and do a little remodeling. The Georgia Dome will be our house for the foreseeable future after all
  3. I appreciate the scouting, but one thing I’m sure of is I have no concerns about the Texas DEF vs the Arizona State offense should that matchup transpire
  4. And BEVO won’t be invited to any of them. Anarchy
  5. Clemson lost to Georgia 34-3 1st game of the season in ATL at “neutral site”, 33-21 at home to Louisville mid-season, 17-14 at home to South Carolina end of season, and held on to beat SMU in The ACC Championship game. Even factoring in some of the fleas some of us think Texas has (QB, kicker, O-line, play-calling, whatever your beef), Texas should be able to get past Clemson at home
  6. The 6-seed was the place to be in this bracket. 5-seed slightly tougher, but also favorable
  7. By rule, if the 5th ranked conference champion is not ranked in the top 12 they are “automatically” the 12-seed. Goofy for sure in the SMU v Clemson discussion
  8. All of this is of course subject, but for me personally? Nonsense
  9. Really? I would’ve guessed Fiesta Bowl
  10. Absolutely. Conf championship guarantees must eventually go away
  11. Monitoring CFP reveal while also monitoring last-minute NFL injury reports ahead of the final week of the fantasy football season proving to be quite the challenge. Some asshole is bound to leak the CFP bracket online before this ESPN show slow rolls it
  12. Hoping for 5, expecting 6, preparing my anus for 7/8
  13. Additional thought on Quinn Ewers going forward: I suppose the playoff bracket could effect any decision to replace Quinn. For example, if Texas’ first (2) opponents are SMU followed by Arizona State or Boise, Quinn may be granted a longer leash. If it’s Bama/Clemson/other, maybe not so much. And if Quinn performed against SMU, Arizona St/Boise, he may be granted more leash for the semifinal, but I would bet that semifinal leash will be very short. It’s win or go home from here on out, and there are no guarantees you’ll be playing for a championship next year while they absolutely are playing for one now
  14. I saw Sark on the sidelines on several occasions visually frustrated, shaking his head, and mumbling under his breath after a Ewers bone-headed throw/decision which I interpreted as there were execution problems of said plays, and one’s Sark thought were pretty damn obvious
  15. I want Georgia. And I want them with Arch at QB
  16. I’m seeing a lot of people slotting Ohio State over Penn State (head-to-head) and slotting Ohio State over Texas. The possibilities truly are endless
  17. Alright. Calling it a night. I’m going to bed thinking the Big XII commissioner was absolutely right: the logos on the side of the helmet absolutely DO matter, forget what you think is fair, and recognize that ratings matter. All of this bespeaks of SMU getting fucked, and I think they absolutely will. Hello Bama. Now it’s just about matchups. Do they want Texas v Bama or Clemson and how do you flip-flop various seeds to make that happen?
  18. Really? Because I think they are absolutely going to axe SMU and Iowa State already got the axe
  19. There’s so many ways this damn committee can land, none of us really have any idea how this will land tomorrow. I’m listening to national sports talk radio (Fox sports) as I type this and they just had the host debating with some Bama hack making the case for Bama. The host said something along the lines “Texas’ loss to Georgia today may hurt Bama’s chances of getting in because Texas and SMU basically have the same resume (losing to only valid opponents w/ wins over teams barely in or out of the top 25) and that it would be illogical to put Texas in the playoff and not SMU. They both agreed Texas should drop below ND & Penn State. The point is the opinions are endless, and who knows the logic of the committee
  20. I would imagine the committee is absolutely going to use SMU’s loss to keep them out of the playoff completely
  21. We’ll see what they ultimately decide, but there is a lot of debate online outside Texas circles about whether Penn State and/or Notre Dame should be seeded ahead of Texas. Really hard to predict how the committee will go, but I think it’s only realistic to assume ratings matter
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