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Last year in the playoff, we had OB in Miami then Indy. Does Miami really count as the SE? Play Mizzou every other year as well. Rose Bowl and ND in 2017.

Said the same in the stadium to my friends. He actually snapped it on first down with 37 seconds on the play clock. Not sure our staff cared. We just wanted to score, but with two TOs and more than a minute left inside the 10, you 100% let the clock run down.

He does that, man. He and our team are mediocre for long stretches at times, then all of the sudden are absolutely perfect for 4-5 minutes of game time and it is all over. Should've been telling Stetson his entire career we are behind by 20 in the fourth. He would've won three Heisman's.

It is lame they are adopting UCLA and SC. That's just not cool. I hope somehow it gets reversed, as there are no geographic or cultural similarities at all.

Petrino, Urban Meyer, or Hugh Freeze would be perfect for Auburn.

Yeah, they definitely show bias toward Aub/Ala regularly. Tenn got calls under Fulmer for one particular year for whatever reason (2004). Besides that, it is mostly inconsistency and individual officiating crews that tend to like or dislike certain coaches. It seems to have gotten better lately as the money has increased and our new Head of Officials is a Harvard grad from Jersey, but in the 90s and early 2000s and before that, it was a good ole boy shitshow.

Yes, you will 100% hate SEC refs. Though it will not be much different from the calls you didn't get vs Alabama two weeks ago from Big XII refs. That said, the league tends to benefit the teams that bring in the most money, so if Texas starts making NY6 bowls and playoffs, you will benefit from some calls and scheduling as well.

What, then, would Ok State or K State be? Or Iowa St?

Who is corn aggy?

Thank you for the kind words. It has been an enjoyable week. A lot of guys have said similar things about our schedule and belonging in the playoff after the SECCG loss, but that is how the system works now. I will also say we played Clempson (#3), Ark (#8), Aub (#18), UK (#10), Mich (#2) and UAT (#1). Ark and Aub each played UAT extremely tough. It is however, our fault that each of the ranked teams we beat dropped after we beat them ... As far as the playoff bid after losing the SECCG, the purpose of the formula is to find the four best teams. Period. This is how UAT keeps getting in without winning it's own division. UGA was unequivocally one of the four best. We knew that going into the SECCG, and the coaching staff planned ahead to the NCG knowing we'd wipe the floor with either Cincy or Mich. The rematch is the one that would count, so we used the first game to play vanilla and see how UAT attacked. You saw Monday we brought a lot more pressure on BY who, for the most part, couldn't handle it. As far as injures, we had several guys who started the season opener out of the game and guys like Pickens just coming back from off season ACL surgery. We were far from healthy. The fumble return for a TD and the fumble call on Bennett's incompletion is a 14-point swing.

They did extremely well this season after losing so many off last year's team. Many are saying this was Saban's best coaching job at UAT.

That's what happens when you lose to A&M. At least UGA won its division and went 12-0 in the regular season. UAT has two natties won in season in which they didn't win their own division. That said, we definitely need an 8- or 12-team playoff.

They weren't UGA fans. We have rivals like tech, Aub and Fla that send guys like that out to ruin our rep and piss off opponents. But you are doing something when your rivals hate you that much and are that insecure.

Let's expand to 32 so SEC teams can annihilate more non-SEC teams on the way to the final. Oh yeah, and Clempson. Though I think they are done. Dabo jumped the shark.

Take it to West Midtown, Jackette.

well done

I was at that game and still don't understand why LSU was so super hyped for us. It is almost like they enjoy Bama owning them almost every year, but god forbid a team from the East they have no rivalry with comes to town. Weird flex, but they did kick our asses only to get shut out a couple weeks later by the Tied - with Joe Burrow at QB and a ton of other NFL talent on that offense no less. Unreal.

BTW, since - for whatever reason - UF has a thread on a Texas board, 4753 days since UF last won a natty. Since the lizards decided to actively count the days since we had won one ...

UF was on probation twice between 1984 and 1990. It wasn't just Pell. Also, the Urban Meyer era was one of the most out of control programs in SEC history. And we all know about that history. I've been told by sports writers who cover football in places like Texas and Fla that any team in the top 50 of recruiting is buying guys. It is just a question of how organized and well led your program is. CUM was recruiting better than anybody at UF and we all know what type of person he was recruiting. In this day and age of NIL, it is hilarious to read the holier than thou stuff. When Mark Richt was at UGA, we shied away from getting in bidding wars with the Alabama's, UF's, OU's and Ohio State's of the world. We are not shying away after watching UF LSU, Ohio St and of course Alabama win multiple natties. UT has been winning recruiting battles over some top programs, so you guys are doing something. But for the five stars and top 3 classes, you have to be extremely good at recruiting, have elite facilities and be led by an elite coaching staff. Ark, for example, has fine facilities. But Sam Pittman and his staff are not signing a top 3 class any time soon. Neither will Gundy and all the Pickens $$$ at Ok State.

Yes. Those threads are mostly Texas fans making fun of rivals. This is literally a Fla thread with Fla fans. On a UT board. It's incredibly odd. And kind of rude, to be honest.

Who says I'm not out? Bizarre thread lol.

Why is there a Fla thread with Fla fans in it on a Texas board? WTF?

Thanks, was about to post as a jpg.

Really cool article. Says a lot about UT that a guy who has gone on to such great heights has attached himself so closely to the school.

Love Ernie!