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Maybe time to remove ‘dipshits’ from the title thread. 
 
I am in the minority that w nothing to gain from it but risking injuries that could affect next season, Texas should boycott the meaningless bowel game.
All teams should collectively boycott these meaningless scrimmages. If you don't make the playoffs, shut the season down and come back in the spring.
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4 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

Maybe time to remove ‘dipshits’ from the title thread. 
 

I am in the minority that w nothing to gain from it but risking injuries that could affect next season, Texas should boycott the meaningless bowel game.

I have no problem with players like Collin Simmons or even Arch not playing, but 15 practices for young players competing for a spot in the 2 deep + game reps are valuable.  Treat it like an Exhibition with #1 priority being development compared to winning the game.

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3 minutes ago, Skipper said:

I have no problem with players like Collin Simmons or even Arch not playing, but 15 practices for young players competing for a spot in the 2 deep + game reps are valuable.  Treat it like an Exhibition with #1 priority being development compared to winning the game.

I think that makes sense from a players and coaches  perspective, but I contend that giving a half-hearted effort in a meaningless game in front of a small group of fans with a lot of unknown players actually degrades the Texas brand. I admire Notre Dame's point-of-view.  

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5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

A pundit on some sports talk radio show said that may not be good for tech in the playoff which made sense. 

It's been our one weakness for sure. It's gotten better but needs to improve more.

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15 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

I think that makes sense from a players and coaches  perspective, but I contend that giving a half-hearted effort in a meaningless game in front of a small group of fans with a lot of unknown players actually degrades the Texas brand. I admire Notre Dame's point-of-view.  

This is loser thinking.  Notre Dame is rightly being completely clowned right now, as would we.  Aside from another month of valuable practice reps and install, you get evaluation of younger players, engagement with portal players (who can attend practices), and you can start the 2026 campaign on the right foot.  Agree or not, CFB is a perception game.  Influencing the committee, media, everyone for next year starts now.  Big difference of "Texas finishes strong blasting Michigan to setup Arch for 2026 Heisman and CFP run" vs. "Texas decides to be a big baby and pout by not participating because their feels got hurt for not squeaking into the playoff"

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Three ways Texas can still make the 2025 College Football playoffs: 

1. Form an alliance with Diego Pavia and play a game vs Vandy on Thursday. Win with such an impressive margin that the committee convenes an emergency meeting and bumps Miami out of their slot. 

2. Book the James Madison team and coaches on Southern Airways Flight 932 from Stallings Field in Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field near Kenova and Ceredo. Tragically, the flight, once again, ends in a horrific crash and Texas is nominated to replace them in their game. Observe a moment of silence before kickoff. Submit a movie script to Netflix with all proceeds going to a survivor fund. 

3. Simply declare that we are participating in the playoff and play a game vs Notre Dame. If we win, we 'advance' ourselves to another game vs another overlooked team, and finally play in an unsanctioned national championship game. If we win, we add another championship. Many teams throughout college football history have declared themselves national champions, so this wouldn't be too unusual of a development.

4. Pressure the Texas legislature to pass an emergency bill that requires Texas to participate in the playoffs or Tech and A&M are barred from participating.

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5 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

Maybe time to remove ‘dipshits’ from the title thread. 
 

I am in the minority that w nothing to gain from it but risking injuries that could affect next season, Texas should boycott the meaningless bowel game.

 

4 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:
5 hours ago, TreatyOak said:
Maybe time to remove ‘dipshits’ from the title thread. 
 
I am in the minority that w nothing to gain from it but risking injuries that could affect next season, Texas should boycott the meaningless bowel game.

All teams should collectively boycott these meaningless scrimmages. If you don't make the playoffs, shut the season down and come back in the spring.

 

43 minutes ago, Skipper said:

I have no problem with players like Collin Simmons or even Arch not playing, but 15 practices for young players competing for a spot in the 2 deep + game reps are valuable.  Treat it like an Exhibition with #1 priority being development compared to winning the game.

 

33 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

I think that makes sense from a players and coaches  perspective, but I contend that giving a half-hearted effort in a meaningless game in front of a small group of fans with a lot of unknown players actually degrades the Texas brand. I admire Notre Dame's point-of-view.  

They ain't come here to play school. So play football.  

The only pass I would give is to players going to NFL draft THIS spring.

If you can't be bothered to play Michigan in a NYE bowl as the primary showcase leading into the playoff semifinals, then maybe college football isn't for you.  The "meaningless" line of reasoning is bullshit.  We had no real shot at the playoff after the UGA loss, so was the aggy game meaningless?

This is a big-time showcase against another blueblood program.  Go stick it to the committee by showing out and creating a positive narrative to carry into the spring and next season.  It will matter for pre-season ranking which can only help next year's campaign.

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23 hours ago, deech said:

Notre Dame not going to a bowl now.  

Booo hooo.  

UT should inform them if they aren't in a major conference the home and away schedule is cancelled.

23 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

cdc called off the dogs overnight tuesday night - sark already announced we are honoring the tosu'26 and michigan'27 contracts but 'everything after that' is up for re-evaluation which means the domer 28/29 contract

After yesterday, I doubt ND wants to play us any more than we want to keep scheduling big early-season games.

Look at their schedule next year. 3 actual road games - UNC, Syracuse, and Purdue. Hell, they're pretty much already assured of making next year's playoff ...

CBS: 'Notre Dame has 2026 College Football Playoff assurance and the schedule is embarrassingly favorable'   https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-selection-notre-dame-mou-2026-schedule/   nsiap

Here's their 2026 schedule. And unless something changes, I guess everyone's non-con schedules will be jokes within a couple of years too.

Spoiler

Notre Dame 2026 football schedule

vs. Wisconsin (Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.) Sept. 6

vs. Rice Sept. 12

vs. Michigan State Sept. 19

at Purdue Sept. 26

at North Carolina Oct. 3

vs. SMU TBA

at Syracuse TBA

vs. Navy (Gilette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.) Oct. 31

vs. Miami Nov. 7

vs. Stanford TBA

vs. Boston College Nov. 21

vs. USC TBA

 

 

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5 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

Genuine question - is it “bottled the mind” or “boggles the mind”? 

I’ve heard it both ways, but “bottles” never made sense to me. 

This post is mind bottling in our doggy dog world. You know what though, it’s lunch time so bone apple tea, sir. 

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15 hours ago, Hookem10 said:

They can cancel any non con game just have to pay cancel fee. Sure didn’t hurt Alabama losing to a worse team. 

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. 

 

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6 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

Genuine question - is it “bottled the mind” or “boggles the mind”? 

I’ve heard it both ways, but “bottles” never made sense to me. 

*boggles, amigo. But here on Surly it's "bottles the mind"

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7 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

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.

So now explain BYU

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1 hour ago, TreatyOak said:

I think that makes sense from a players and coaches  perspective, but I contend that giving a half-hearted effort in a meaningless game in front of a small group of fans with a lot of unknown players actually degrades the Texas brand. I admire Notre Dame's point-of-view.  

No more than a preseason game diminished a NFL teams brand.

If Notre Dame made this an established policy I might admire it...maybe. But not as a temper tantrum for their 2 loss team that didn't beat anybody.

1 minute ago, Pig Bellmont said:

So now explain BYU

There are clearly rules for Bama and rules for everybody else.

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15 hours ago, Rimbo said:

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

 

Anyway, Notre Dame picking up their ball and going home since they (rightfully) did NOT earn a playoff berth is the funniest thing about this whole postseason.

First off, you don't see Texas whining about this. "It's not about what happened to us, it's about what are we going to do moving forward." And yeah, Michigan is a great opponent, Orlando is a great place to play. Nothing shitty about that. ND vs BYU in the absolutely legendary Pop Tart bowl would've been great, too. That ND can't see that just shows how petty and stupid it is.

Having both of our teams out will move the playoffs to 16 teams, at a minimum, and sooner rather than later. We both have a right to be in it, and everyone knows that, to say nothing of the sheer money being left on the table. I'll be surprised if the Citrus Bowl doesn't get more eyeballs and generate more money than most of the playoff games.

But ND's little hissy fit is gonna be remembered, and not in a nice way. I think this will be the moment that Notre Dame will more or less permanently move into the realm of "Great CFB Has-Beens That Never Will Be Again" along with Yale, Rutgers, Georgia Tech (sorry, bugs) and Clemson (lol).

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. 

15 hours ago, immamac said:

They also blew their schedule out. As did Texas Tech - I saw an insane stat they won by 20+ more than any other team since like before wwii

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.

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18 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

So now explain BYU

Bama was in the field before the CCG and they weren't going to be excluded for a third loss in that game while Ole Miss and aggy with the same pre CCG conference record sat home safely because of a convoluted 4-way SEC tiebreaker. BYU was already out of the field before the CCG and it was widely known they had to win to move up into the field.

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1 minute ago, Pig Bellmont said:

So now explain BYU

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. 

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6 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:
6 hours ago, TreatyOak said:
Maybe time to remove ‘dipshits’ from the title thread. 
 
I am in the minority that w nothing to gain from it but risking injuries that could affect next season, Texas should boycott the meaningless bowel game.

All teams should collectively boycott these meaningless scrimmages. If you don't make the playoffs, shut the season down and come back in the spring.

Could do an NIT tourney.
 

World champs 

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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. 

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6 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

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. 

Ah, the NIT-picking!  Lulz.

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The whole thing is fucked.  I get that we are not in but we need to start playing the game as do all SEC schools.

If Florida had BYUs OOC, they would be 6-6 and maybe top 12 after beating us with one loss to LSU.  It would be a bad but not an awful loss.
 

If we had Indiana's or Tech's OOC schedule, we would be 10-2 hosting a playoff game.  

The CFP is going to ruin September games as the only goal now is to get in the playoffs for a shot.

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51 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

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. 

 

Everyone keeps saying sark can’t beat Ohio st and Georgia which may be true in the long run. We were a fg kicker from beating Georgia last year. But who the fuck is beating those teams on the regular. On the road no less. Those programs got it rolling but we’re right there with talent. Just need to take next step. 
 

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9 minutes ago, Hornsome said:

The whole thing is fucked.  I get that we are not in but we need to start playing the game as do all SEC schools.

If Florida had BYUs OOC, they would be 6-6 and maybe top 12 after beating us with one loss to LSU.  It would be a bad but not an awful loss.
 

If we had Indiana's or Tech's OOC schedule, we would be 10-2 hosting a playoff game.  

The CFP is going to ruin September games as the only goal now is to get in the playoffs for a shot.

sir, I must protest, we/Texas have an alternate goal - To make out schedule be "good for college football!"

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6 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

Everyone keeps saying sark can’t beat Ohio st and Georgia which may be true in the long run. We were a fg kicker from beating Georgia last year. But who the fuck is beating those teams on the regular. On the road no less. Those programs got it rolling but we’re right there with talent. Just need to take next step. 
 

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.

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Good versus Great is one of the issues we lost. Good teams win most of the games they're expected to win, and even win occasionally some they're expected to lose. Great teams win all the ones expected and most of the games when they're underdogs. We were barely "Good", let alone "Great".

Too many conference mates in the tournament. Hell, it wound up with FIVE teams from the SEC, and that's already one more than most want to see.

I hoped for two things that coulda woulda shoulda put us in - maybe only needed one, but with both, defnitely in. Those were 1) Bama gets blown out and drops out, and 2) Ole Miss gets FSU'ed for losing half their coaching staff. The first one partly fulfilled, but Bama Mulligan reared its ugly head, soooo... bring on the Weasels.

Note to HC: maybe don't finish in 5th or 6th place in conference, next time.

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8 hours ago, Hard Times said:

Did anyone really believe the committee would apply the rules the way they were written re: Texas? I'm not sure how people didn't see this coming with the move to the SEC.

It’s hard to say, the committee obviously just wings it and makes shit up as they go.  Even if we were getting more credit for our schedule and had been in the mix for the 10 spot, after the way everything shook out I think they would have left us out because we would likely have 3 rematches to reach the finals.  
I am surprised they went with the OU/Bama rematch instead of shuffling to get Bama/Aggie, OU/Miami.

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8 hours ago, Hard Times said:

Did anyone really believe the committee would apply the rules the way they were written re: Texas? I'm not sure how people didn't see this coming with the move to the SEC.

I'm shocked anyone believed a 9-3 Texas team was ever getting in the playoff.

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2 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

Three ways Texas can still make the 2025 College Football playoffs: 

1. Form an alliance with Diego Pavia and play a game vs Vandy on Thursday. Win with such an impressive margin that the committee convenes an emergency meeting and bumps Miami out of their slot. 

2. Book the James Madison team and coaches on Southern Airways Flight 932 from Stallings Field in Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field near Kenova and Ceredo. Tragically, the flight, once again, ends in a horrific crash and Texas is nominated to replace them in their game. Observe a moment of silence before kickoff. Submit a movie script to Netflix with all proceeds going to a survivor fund. 

3. Simply declare that we are participating in the playoff and play a game vs Notre Dame. If we win, we 'advance' ourselves to another game vs another overlooked team, and finally play in an unsanctioned national championship game. If we win, we add another championship. Many teams throughout college football history have declared themselves national champions, so this wouldn't be too unusual of a development.

4. Pressure the Texas legislature to pass an emergency bill that requires Texas to participate in the playoffs or Tech and A&M are barred from participating.

Go back in time and win the florida game.  That's more realistic than what you've listed there.

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Hope Sark also understands they don’t value at home, neutral or away games differently or how many away games in a row a team plays. Because the committee doesn’t watch football games and cannot be bothered with research.

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11 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm shocked anyone believed a 9-3 Texas team was ever getting in the playoff.

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"

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4 minutes ago, Nivek said:

Hope Sark also understands they don’t value at home, neutral or away games differently or how many away games in a row a team plays. Because the committee doesn’t watch football games and cannot be bothered with research.

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. 

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17 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm shocked anyone believed a 9-3 Texas team was ever getting in the playoff.

Hell, we almost did but every game broke against us the weekend we beat aggy. If just one of those games flips, there's a really good chance we're in the field.

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1 hour ago, William Bludworth said:

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. 

I think a 2nd tournament makes way too much sense.

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1 hour ago, Cajun said:

Okay, this make me laugh.

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Same here.  I’m too old and don’t have the energy to keep this up.  It’s cutting into my napping and shuffleboard.  I also want to apologize for my part in our contentious discourse (this was my wife’s idea).  She said, “You’re not an asshole, so quit behaving like one”.  Anyway, we just got off on the wrong foot.  Should our paths cross, lunch is on me.  That one was my idea.😎

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1 hour ago, Hornsome said:

The whole thing is fucked.  I get that we are not in but we need to start playing the game as do all SEC schools.

If Florida had BYUs OOC, they would be 6-6 and maybe top 12 after beating us with one loss to LSU.  It would be a bad but not an awful loss.
 

If we had Indiana's or Tech's OOC schedule, we would be 10-2 hosting a playoff game.  

The CFP is going to ruin September games as the only goal now is to get in the playoffs for a shot.

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. 

7 minutes ago, immamac said:

I think a 2nd tournament makes way too much sense.

Agreed. I don't see a downside to it. 

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29 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm shocked anyone believed a 9-3 Texas team was ever getting in the playoff.

I'm shocked you,'re bringing this up for 9999th time this thread....you appear to get shocked a lot on this topic. Anterograde amnesia.

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Just now, William Bludworth said:

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. 

We have ppl on the is board that say we should have starters not play a bowl game. But we should play in a nit tournament. Make it make sense. I’m for any extra college football tho. 

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1 minute ago, Hookem10 said:

We have ppl on the is board that say we should have starters not play a bowl game. But we should play in a nit tournament. Make it make sense. I’m for any extra college football tho. 

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. 

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22 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

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"

Unless that third loss comes in a blowout at the CCG, then that's okay.

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5 minutes ago, William Bludworth said:

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. 

I believe we are going to a 105 man roster next year.

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8 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

Genuine question - is it “bottled the mind” or “boggles the mind”? 

I’ve heard it both ways, but “bottles” never made sense to me. 

ShaggyBevo - What Starts Here, Changes The English Language.

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The funny thing is that last year floridas schedule was so crazy ppl were saying if they go 9-3 - might be good enough to get in with the wins they’ll have. This year we basically had that schedule and went 9-3 and it was a hell no you ain’t getting in. And it was Florida that held us back was the cherry on top. 

Posted
41 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm shocked anyone believed a 9-3 Texas team was ever getting in the playoff.

Yes you have made that point about 500 times already

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