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Posted
33 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Or they're all SEC schools except Wisconsin who plays Alabama in non conference and both OSU and Oregon. 

This is also why I'm mostly in favor of dropping the big name OOC game, or at least only doing it once every 3 or 4 years or so. Our SEC schedule will be tough enough to clear strength of schedule questions, and we could use 4 games to play the freshman and backups while keeping the main rotation fresher for conference. 

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Posted
13 hours ago, Hermanator said:

I'm mostly in favor of dropping the big name OOC game

Fucking stupid. Win or lose, big games make us tougher and better. With 12, 16 or however many teams in the playoffs, a loss doesn't eliminate us.

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Fucking stupid. Win or lose, big games make us tougher and better. With 12, 16 or however many teams in the playoffs, a loss doesn't eliminate us.

And, as a fan, it's just more fun

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Posted
5 minutes ago, texifornia said:

And, as a fan, it's just more fun

Even funner when we win.

Win, and damn, we're that good already. Lose, and we're young, got some work to do and ten-plus games to get there.

 

Posted
13 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Or they're all SEC schools except Wisconsin who plays Alabama in non conference and both OSU and Oregon. 

This is also why I'm mostly in favor of dropping the big name OOC game, or at least only doing it once every 3 or 4 years or so. Our SEC schedule will be tough enough to clear strength of schedule questions, and we could use 4 games to play the freshman and backups while keeping the main rotation fresher for conference. 

If it were up to me, I'd schedule the top available teams every year. I would rather not go to a UTEP or Sam Houston game, even if Sam is #1 in FCS. 

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Posted
16 minutes ago, Slacks said:

If it were up to me, I'd schedule the top available teams every year. I would rather not go to a UTEP or Sam Houston game, even if Sam is #1 in FCS. 

Sam is in FBS now, we've never scheduled an FCS school.

Also, the team needs a warm up for conference season even if it's not much of a spectacle for the fans.

Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, cafe society said:

I'm having a brain fart, what film is this quoted from?

Office Space

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Posted
14 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Or they're all SEC schools except Wisconsin who plays Alabama in non conference and both OSU and Oregon. 

This is also why I'm mostly in favor of dropping the big name OOC game, or at least only doing it once every 3 or 4 years or so. Our SEC schedule will be tough enough to clear strength of schedule questions, and we could use 4 games to play the freshman and backups while keeping the main rotation fresher for conference. 

I support this. Replace the big OOC game with FCS teams. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, texifornia said:

Sam is in FBS now, we've never scheduled an FCS school.

Also, the team needs a warm up for conference season even if it's not much of a spectacle for the fans.

OK. Whatever. Warm up against the best you can. 

Posted
7 hours ago, texifornia said:

And, as a fan, it's just more fun

Agreed. The entertainment value of big brand teams vs our big brand team is so high. How big was OSU in 2005? How big was Michigan last year? How big is OSU next year?

We talked about Michigan well into the playoffs. Then having Georgia, OUsux, aggie and upstart Vandy on our schedule made it a fun ass year of entertaining football. We only reference ULM and UTSA due to Arch starting them both.

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Posted
10 hours ago, texifornia said:

Aaron Butler clinging into that roster spot

That is really cool seeing his teammates go out of their way to support Wingo.

 

4 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

Agreed. The entertainment value of big brand teams vs our big brand team is so high. How big was OSU in 2005? How big was Michigan last year? How big is OSU next year?

We talked about Michigan well into the playoffs. Then having Georgia, OUsux, aggie and upstart Vandy on our schedule made it a fun ass year of entertaining football. We only reference ULM and UTSA due to Arch starting them both.

The win over Bama in '23 got us into the playoffs.

I understand being in the SEC now our SOS is less likely to be a question, but those big non-conf games can still be a differentiator.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

 

 

The win over Bama in '23 got us into the playoffs.

I understand being in the SEC now our SOS is less likely to be a question, but those big non-conf games can still be a differentiator.

The 4 team playoff era versus more teams than that is not comparable.  Plus a non-conference SEC road win is likely worth more than any other road win - maybe an OSU road win is comparable.  Now, if you win the SEC, you’re likely to get the highest SEC spot even if #2 has the better non-conference win.

An extra loss is likely as detrimental as a win can be a positive.  That extra loss puts you one loss closer to exclusion but also drops you down in priority seeding.  When talking a long season, an extra, physical game makes that more difficult.

I am in favor of the extra tough game.  I am quite certain a number of programs will not favor the additional risk.

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