We'll need depth, but I feel like we'll be stacked enough other than O-line and WR (though Livingston, Mosely and (cough) Wingo are pretty stout if the youngsters come on) to actually earn a top pre-season ranking.
The main point is Arch has become what we thought he'd be -- better than Quinn -- and with that kind of talent leading a roster like ours we ought to wreck shop if our coach can stop stepping on his dick.
Psychologically, I think if they lost this week they'd be pissed off like somebody wrecked their trans am, whereas a shoddy win (like ours) would make them more uncertain and beatable. Of course it's debatable.
We want to beat Georgia and them losing today (not happening obviously) would make that more difficult IMO. Defeating an undefeated A&M would be worth it to me, though backing into the SEC championship at 9-3 would give us another shot at the playoffs and a game or two to watch. Still we'd have to catch fire to feel like we deserved it.
If we win out, definitely. I hear you about Georgia. Why should we get in the playoffs when we'd normally be in the Holiday Bowl or wherever? But if we battle and come up just short and then wreck Arky and Aggy (still undefeated), who else on the bubble will have our chops? We'll see.
Because (if we play Georgia tough and beat Arky / A&M) we're not just a weird, inconsistent team with talent, but a team with a clear trajectory, whose QB could be entering a period of greatness and and whose shitty O-line might be coming its own (I hope), giving us a cool narrative and real shot.
They came at me, hos. Except for Tex Pete who called the guy agreeing with me a bitch. And I am a lawyer, if going to law school and passing bar count.
So that wasn't about the fix? This whole thread is full of people saying the call was fishy and pondering who could be behind it. I just think he missed it, and the booth couldn't be sure in the moment, and we got screwed.
I, of course, disagree, but that isn't the point I've been trying (and failing) to make, which is: if you believe this was a conspiracy against Texas, you are dumb.