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RoyalBevo21

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  1. Considering we've only done it two times in history (1963, 2005) there must be a shit ton of pissed off people.
  2. This has made me realize that we have a bit of a complex as a fanbase. We have people that truly think we are capable of rolling out 2005 Texas every year and should just mow any and everybody down that's in the way.
  3. They're acting like our schedule looks like this next year and we have to anchor our schedule with Oklahoma and an OOC blueblood. Guys, this is over with: @ Kansas St Iowa St Kansas @ Oklahoma St
  4. That win is much harder to come by and despite your belief of it wielding some super rankings boost (it doesn't) the cost/reward of it just isn't there. You do understand Texas has three top 10 wins, right? It's currently doing fuck all for us, despite nobody else having anything close to that.
  5. It's not about being frightened, there are no cowards in this program. It's about percentages and probabilities. If you don't believe me, look at our all time record against Oklahoma then look at our all time record against Baylor. You'll find your answer there.
  6. Ya, it's a shitty system. And every fan of the game should be fuckin pissed and realize that all schedules aren't created equally and that it's really not far fetched that a 9-3 team with a really hard schedule is better than an 11-1 team with a mediocre schedule. But everyone has this obsession with viewing college football like it's 1985 and the AP voters still run the show. It's dumb as fuck. But it's Texas' job to put themselves in a position to succeed. And going to war with bluebloods and locking ourselves out while BYU, Texas Tech, and, Indiana coast along is not OK by any measure.
  7. Here's the issue I have when people say this. Ohio State has a 77% win rate at the horseshoe. More often than not, you're going to walk in there and lose that game. Our best team ever fought for their lives to walk out with a three point win (2005 Texas) so this whole "just win" narrative is low key dumb as fuck.
  8. Buddy, we're not here to join some country club and be surrounded by peers. To quote Herm Edwards: "You play to win the game." Right now the game does NOT value tough OOC games. There is no virtue in it.
  9. Well besides the recruiting advantages and TV money, sure.
  10. You're still viewing college football through an antiquated lense. Sark was right. The days of undefeated champions are over. Talent is the most spread out its ever been.
  11. I see why Auburn is 5-7. Holy unawareness from their players. By far.
  12. Agreed. It's the only way to fix the OOC stuff. There would be no penalty for going 0-3 out of conference.
  13. Agreed, win your division and you're in. It's baffling college football thinks they're too good for this model. So odd.
  14. Yet we get hammered for Florida and they're gifted with #2 and a first round bye.
  15. It's very very needed. The whole reason this thing went sideways to begin with was a concentration of power. The Big 12 circa 2008 was a really good conference. Had they not fucked up originally and grabbed Arkansas instead of letting Ann Richards bully Baylor's way in. After the breakup in 2010/11 lead to a concentration of power in the SEC that hurt our ability to recruit at the same level. I personally would enjoy a 64 team league with 8/8 team divisions with Texas paired up in a group like this: Arkansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma St Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech Leaves you 5 out of division slots to schedule whomever else you want.
  16. Indiana absolutely did. The fact that they're #2 is blasphemy.
  17. The difference is Texas had this left on the schedule: #3 Texas A&M #4 Georgia #8 Oklahoma #14 Vanderbilt Tech had nothing like that. And it's very unlikely they ever will in the Big 12. It's not the 2008 Big 12 South anymore. 25% of your conference is G5 filler now.
  18. The irony in that is I think losing to Ohio St game right out if the blocks really put a dent in the confidence of this team.
  19. Indiana literally actually just did this.
  20. We're locked in to Ohio St and Michigan. Both of those games were leveraged by Fox as part of our deal to move to the SEC. After that, yes, call up Rice and schedule for the next 10 years.
  21. I agree, but even Charlie Strong 5-7 Texas teams put beatings on G5 cream puffs. It adds nothing to the game and makes it way too convoluted to properly assess competition. This is the equivalent of a 6A team scheduling 5A teams. It's not good for the sport. Cignetti knows this and nuked every P4 game they had scheduled for the next few years. It's manipulating the system.
  22. I don't think FCS games should count as data points towards the postseason at all. For example, Indiana should be viewed as a 10-0 team rather than 12-0. The FCS beatings over inflate stats, efficiencies, unit ranks, etc.
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