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William Bludworth

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  1. I just don't see it happening only because of fake "integrity," so they will dig their heels in and put in three G5 schools before a 3-loss team from any conference, imo. Just look at this year - Miami and aggy are both dog shit, but they have one and two losses (to whom doesn't matter to the committee). They put in two G5 teams just to spite everyone else, even though they know it's a bullshit move and will cause consternation amongst CFB fandom. They're the human embodiment of entropy. The more chaos that can bring, the better for them. Until people get sick of their shit and stop watching, it will continue, unfortunately. The committee aren't made of CFB fans, they're made of people who have an agenda (whatever that may be to them). All they see are conferences, which is the best, let's sprinkle in some bullshit, meet minimal requirements, and voilá! They are barely functional sociopaths and idiots. They take a paycheck, cause entropy amongst the sport, then go to sleep until next December.
  2. It was the Georgia loss that killed us. That last loss did us in. People are so hung up on Florida, when it's really just the third loss. It could have been to Indiana, Arkansas, whomever, but when Georgia bodied us, they buried us with no CFP dreams.
  3. Correct. I was just hypothetically talking about this year alone,not next season, which will be pretty cool. But damn, 105? That seems like overkill.
  4. See, I get both sides. But that third loss still came when they made the CCG. Does it make sense? No. Not at all, actually. But to make it make sense you have to try and get into the moron logic of the committee. They're idiots. All they have working upstairs is some fossilized stagnation about to collapse into an event horizon. They're rich, but they're out of their league. The problem is if you have coaches do the voting, they're all (most, not all) would stab their "friend" in the back for a spot. The are nothing more than functional sociopaths. So who can make the picks? Literally no one. Mack Brown smiley glad-handing Bob Stoops and Art Briles didn't help his case in 2008. There is no place for "nice guys." They're all bottom-feeder, basement dwelling kiddie loving freaks. You can't have people like Kirk Bohl's voting. He's a troll and a fucktard.
  5. It almost sounds like sone stupid shit that DeLoss Dodds would say, like the "winning all the time isn't good for the kids" shit. Like, wut? What kind of microbial-brained dumbass says shit like that?
  6. I mean, I hadn't given it much thought outside my random comment. You would have to make it worth their time, and I don't know what you do with that. I assume you don't have to play, or you can be held out. We have an 85 man roster, so next man up. It's obviously not for a NC, but the tourney itself would still be fun. You will never have everyone on the same page. Just look at the knaahing of teeth over the CFP. You just can't make everyone happy. But you can still show up and practice and get better. The people saying players shouldn't play are also in a reality where the NIT tourney doesn't exist, at least not yet. Some people would change their mind, while others will dig their heels into the dirt no matter what. Can't please everyone.
  7. OK, so I get what you're saying, but tell me this— what's the difference between 6-6 and 5-7? Who you lost to? Who you beat? Nothing. The answer is nothing. They allow 5-7 teams to reach bowl eligibility, so that one extra win means zero. Wins matter, Losses matter, and 5-7/6-6 isn't going to help anyone. Not who you lost to in the SEC/B1G, but in smaller conferences (BYU). Again, had we beaten just the bare minimum and gotten to 10-2, regardless of who we lost to, we would be in on name alone. We were 5th in conference. But you can't lose to both Florida AND Georgia and expect to be rewarded. The committee would not care one iota that we lost to Georgia and Ohio State, if all we did was beat everyone else and reach 10 wins. It's that simple. If you need proof, just look at aggy's schedule. There's proof. Agreed. I don't see a downside to it.
  8. Nope. They set rules, don't follow said rules, don't care about how many home/away/neutral games you play. SOS doesn't matter. All they care about are wins and who will be the most entertaining for the people, and they clearly do not have a pulse on what the people want.
  9. Me too, dude. I get holding out hope, but some were doing mental gymnastics like I haven't seen in a long, long time. The CFP committee will never allow a 3-loss team in. Ever. It simply will never happen. 16 team playoffs is where you can get like two 3-loss teams in, if not one more. But right now, they would put in six G5 schools over any 3-loss team from any conference. Because "integrity"
  10. It's not about on the regular, it's about when you get to play them, which just happens to be "on the regular". Outside of Michigan's 5-6 wins over them in a row, not many. Maybe USC? Regardless, that's not the point. The point t is he's losing with the same talent. It's the Kirby/Bama ordeal. He finally beat them in the CCG, but the losses were like 1-8? It was brutal.
  11. Yeah, the only player that comes to mind just happens to be a beyond generational freak, Adrian Peterson. I mean, let's forget just playing normal again. This mf'er tore both his ACL AND MCL in December of 2011, only to come back in 2012 and rush for not only 2k (2,097) but damn near broke Eric Dickerson's record (2,105). Dude was 8 yards short of tying and 9 from taking it. Everyone knows he's a legend. We don't need his stats. Lock for the HOF. 15 seasons in the NFL. The other player I just thought of is Frank Gore, who coming out of HS was actually considered AP before AP. He was another generational freak. He was an absolute force to be reckoned with. Dude tore his ACL TWICE before coming to the NFL and being a beast. He still made All-Pro once and the Pro Bowl five times. Is almost certainly a lock for the HOF. 16 seasons in the NFL. Willis McGahee in the NC game against fOSU. Tore his MCL/PCL. Still made two pro bowls. Though he won't be making the HOF, he still had a very productive career. One of only a few players to ever rush for 1k yards for three different teams. 10 seasons in the NFL. That's it. Looking up the percentage of how many players, running back in particular can come back the same, and it's staggeringly low (18.5%-30%), but to come back better? Its so low they don't even have a percentage, so my guess is around 1%-5%, and that's just the NFL. Not even college, but the highest level athlete you can be. I just read that Thurman Thomas tore his ACL in college and never had it repaired, only to go on to the NFL HOF. That's fucking wild. That's some Bo Jackson-tyoe legendary shit. So yeah, it's probably not going to happen for Baxter. Those three guys that I named above are freaks; AP and Gore in particular. Good luck to the young man, and thank you for coming to Texas.
  12. An NIT tourney would not suck at all. That's where the G5 schools can go get their undefeated records and act like UCF and hang a NC banner when it's over. Plus you would still have quality match-ups. Any 3-loss team (no 3-loss team will ever get in the 12 team playoff, ever. It will never happen) vs another three or two loss team would be pretty good entertainment. But you can't have 6-6 teams in the field. That would sink it. 8/9/10-2/3/4 teams only. I bet it would pick up steam as a consolation prize and it would still motivate players. Hold the NIT NC game the week before or after the CFP NC. Win-win for all.
  13. Their SOS was #22, the only team with a pulse they played rag dolled them, twice in five games. Not to mention it's the Rig12, not exactly a premiere conference. It's really that simple. But to add more to it, the committee determines who deserves to be there (whether they get it right or not is another discussion), and they deemed BYU unworthy, as they should have. It's not just about the W/L column, it's also about who you play and how well you play. If you play only one team with a pulse (maybe two if you want to count Utah) but lose by more than four scores each time, why would you be invited to the CFP? Just like we lost three regular season games. No matter how hot we were getting, we bungled it by getting bodied by Georgia to seal the doors. All we had to do was beat Florida and we're in. We had the #7 SOS, but you cannot lose three games in the regular season and expect to be rewarded for beating your rivals and looking barely functional for 80% of the season. We are held to a higher standard than BYU. Much higher. Our punishment is just. I don't like it, and you don't have to like it, but we are not special. We are not beautiful and unique snowflakes. We played like shit for most of the year. Our offense is the human embodiment of ineptitude. FSU getting left out of the CFP when their QB went down is no different. They were held to a higher standard. They did not meet said standard, thus they were left out, even while winning their conference. People are mad we were left out, but are cool with an undefeated FSU team getting left out with a spotless record until the met Georgia in their bowl game. 1 loss at the end of the season, and we have fans pissed we were left out because we lost three regular season games, but beat our rivals to death. Okay? That isn't something we should be rewarded for, that is something expected of us. Same with Bama last year. They lost three regular season games, and were punished, rightfully so. They then lost their bowl game, which further cemented why they should not have been there. Just like I don't think any G5, much less two should be taking spots from name teams in quality conferences. That would have solved one of our issues, but not the other...coaching and lack of development on offense. The committee is run by retards. It just is. Just look at this year's CFP teams. You have two G5 schools, and Miami, who is dog shit, and didn't even make their CCG. It's human error because these window lickers write down the bare minimum of notes, if they even do that, and pretend to know what's best, which they clearly do not. They fucked up. Big time. Not by leaving us or any other team out, but by who they let in.
  14. The fact that it happened shows just how bitch made and soft that AD and Freeman actually are. Mentally they are weak. You don't want 3 weeks of extra practice and another game to see your younger guys play just to see how they fare against their peers? This is some Mack Brownand DeLoss Dodds pussy shit. That's sad af. Before that came out I was like "I would absolutely love for Freeman to coach here," but after that shit, nah, we're good. That's pretty wild, tbh. I hate on tech quite a bit, but you gotta give props where they're deserved. They did better than we did from 2014-2022. 8 years of retardation. Unbelievable.
  15. *boggles, amigo. But here on Surly it's "bottles the mind"
  16. The difference between us and Bama's loss is actually more simple than people want to admit. We lost 3 regular season games, and they lost 2 regular season games, but, and I fucking hate it too, but I get it, they took their third loss in the CCG, which I understand the punishment is less severe than the "you won't get punished for playing better teams in the regular season" bullshit, but that's how the idiots view it. Not Texas lost to Ohio State week one, so we'll ding them, it was the Georgia loss specifically that bodied us. Had we beaten Georgia after losing to Florida, the UF loss would be nothing. Same if we lost to Georgia and beat Florida, we would have 2 regular season losses, and all of this would mean nothing more than we need to get much, much better next season. Sark getting it off the top ropes by Kirby and Day for an 0-5 record in 2 seasons is damning. It shows the chasm between coaching and talent evaluation.
  17. God damn, man! OK!
  18. So another Tyler Johnson, except for the lower ranking.
  19. Oh wow. I actually did not know that. Although while typing out my response, I did wonder if FCS actually had 24, and thank you for giving me the answer. I concur with you. Shit, let's do 24 teams. I'm all for it.
  20. I agree, but if these colleges and universities allow said "students" to enroll, what's the difference between them and anyone else? Sports? Most of them are in the portal (most, not all, clearly) because they either got beat out, suck (Malachai Nelson), above average but they just keep getting granted that 11th year, and at 31 they got live it up while they can before they have to be adults applying for some stupid position at their local State Farm. If the colleges and universities would deny the students, that would clear up a lot of this dysfunction. They would wander off to some place like Arkansas-PB and we would be none the wiser because who gives a shit? If Texas is allowing a kid who has already played at 3 schools to enroll, that's a huge wtf. But most of these dudes getting 8 extra years are irrelevant, while the occasional dumbass like Pavia wants to keep living the dream ans buying the freshmen beer at some sorority party instesd of getting an actual job. But he also knows he has absolutely zero chance of making an NFL roster.
  21. You honestly could have just stopped here. It's such a weird profession. Yes, I, like everyone on here loves recruiting, but it's just slightly uncomfortable when you start to think about it. Texting kids, "sources," showing up to practices, etc. It's just so bizarre. These companies have been making money off ranking kids' performances for the year. It's fucking weird, no doubt. If you took the football out of it, I believe it's called "stalking." Anyway, it's weird. Im glad I don't have to do it.
  22. So, do they "recruit" for meat judging? Have official visitors, a nice little Charcuterie Board and a nice bottle of their finest sparkling grape juice awaiting them at their wonderful stay at the Motel 6 or Holiday Inn?
  23. You can be anything you put your mind to. Don't let anything stop you.
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