You're forgetting about Bush. I think we need to get Bush all over Penix as much as possible. Now, I know a bunch of people on this board don't like Bush and would rather trim his role, but I'm sure there's some here that still like Bush.
I'm a proud alumnus of UTRGV (UTPA Class of '12) and this is the only game each year that I root against our Longhorns. In my household, it's a win either way. Vamos Vaqueros!!
I think that the first ranking was based off of Oregon just having destroyed Utah, which looked impressive at the time, and Texas struggling to close out inferior opponents.
But now Utah isn't even a ranked win, but the committee hasn't felt the need to adjust
How does this website quantify into a percentage the thoughts and emotions of (presumably) logical human beings that will sit and discuss their own opinions a few weeks into the future? With no historical precedent because past committees were made up of different humans with different opinions?
According to this very reputable and data driven website, New Mexico St is also better than us. So careful, glass houses and such.
https://www.myteamisbetterthanyourteam.com/path;winner=New Mexico St;loser=Texas;sport=CFB;year=2023;method=2