Poll: Predict Texas Football's 2019 Record

[gmr548 16,641]

It's about that time, inside of three weeks from the opener vs Louisiana Tech. The Kool Aid has been consumed, and it's generally known who is going to see PT and what the team will be trying to do. It is time to call your shot and predict Texas football's regular season record.

Last year: https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/4063-predict-texas-footballs-2018-record/&tab=comments#comment-431620

Last year's 9-3 outcome received a plurality but not a majority of votes at 38 percent, though a few cheaters voted in November. The majority of votes were within one game at eight to 10 wins. I voted 7-5 because simply because my strategy was to come in a game or two below Surly groupthink, but that proved to be a poor choice. Nice work, Surly hivemind.

This year, I'll predict a repeat of last year at 9-3, which again may be a bit low relative to the overall expectation, but not intentionally this time. In my mind, LSU and OU are a split. Texas loses to one of Oklahoma State or TCU. And you have to price in one Herman Special head-scratcher that this team has no business losing. That game won't be ISU though, and Texas still qualifies for the B12 title game.

Poll locks at 6:00pm on 8/31 this time. Good luck, especially to those of you predicting 12-0.

Edited August 14, 2019 by gmr548

[Magus Ossis 2,883]

We’re a match for each team on the schedule. If the most likely outcome occurred every week, we should arguably end up 12-0. But the games aren’t independent, and bad things happen. No sense planning on bad luck, though. I’m drinking the Koolaid from aisle 12.

[Bodacious Bevo 3,612]

I've got us at 10-3 including the bowl and excluding the CCG. Most likely we'll split LSU/RRS. I think we'll drop one to a lesser opponent. I went with 9-3 for the purposes of this poll to account for some bad injury luck. I don't see us dropping below 9 wins without some major injury problems. And we have a pretty good chance to have a really special team that gets to 11 or 12 in the regular season.

[Thetexashammer 1,062]

Undefeated. Amf if disagree then you, sir, are worse than Hitler.

[Helobious 9,504]

Picked 9-3. This year’s Herman Head-scratcher: Either Baylor or Texas Tech. 

[Burt Macklin 19,099]

Show me a loss, bitches!

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

12-0.

Go Fuck Yourself, Bitch.

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1,598]

10-2 

Losses to LSU and a lower Big 12 team.  I'm thinking Iowa State in Ames.  Possibly Baylor (did you know that their QB didn't get a Texas offer even though his dad went there?)

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

2 minutes ago, Ghost of Stevie Ray said:

10-2 

Losses to LSU and a lower Big 12 team.  I'm thinking Iowa State in Ames.  Possibly Baylor (did you know that their QB didn't get a Texas offer even though his dad went there?)

we ain't losin to corndog, motherfucker.

[Tailgate 3,026]

I think we win the Natty against an SEC team and end up with zero losses.

Come at me.

\m/

 

[Pig Bellmont 8,757]

11-1. BigXII champs. Playoff bound against Clemson

[brojangles2 786]

Show me a fucking loss. 

[kegman 187]

11-1 Think we beat LSU.  Not sure which game we lose, but we are at little too inexperienced to not have an off week.  

[Sgt Hulk 14,093]

9-3. The Herman head scratch is ISU. Then BlowU a d LSU. We get revenge with an full season of experience in def and blowout BlowU in b12 title.   Getting LSU game 2 doesn’t set up with a terribly young def and watching this team start slow as shit the last 2 years.  I’m also putting this in writing to reverse jinx so we go undefeated 

[texifornia 57,231]

10-2. Both losses are unexpected kicks in the nuts, aka Herman Specials. We win the conference this time because fuck OU.

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1,598]

35 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

we ain't losin to corndog, motherfucker.

I ain't rooting for it dipshit.  But the talent on that team is pretty undeniable and it's mostly Juniors and Seniors.  I think we're more physical and talented than any other team on our schedule outside of LSU. 

But fuck it...

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Edited August 14, 2019 by Ghost of Stevie Ray

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

5 minutes ago, Ghost of Stevie Ray said:

I ain't rooting for it dipshit.  But the talent on that team is pretty undeniable and it's mostly Juniors and Seniors.  I think we're more physical and talented than any other team on our schedule outside of LSU. 

But fuck it...

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When was the last time a Tom Herman team lost as a home underdog?

[Tylerocks 2,557]

voted 9-3.

I don't know if it's residual effects from the last decade or what, but I just can't bring myself to vote for double digit wins (scares ya to death)

  

Hopefully margin of victory is a bit better this year.  There is no reason this team should play down to inferior opponents like we did last year.

Kool Aid has been good this off-season, so I hope I'm wrong...and deep down I think I will be.

[po elvis 2,091]

Will Herman think he has to coach in games like La Tech, or will he think our talent edge is an automatic win (Maryland 2 years in a row)? Will Herman stop coaching in the 4th quarter of games when we have 3 TD leads and make every game look like it was a struggle? How we do this year is going to have a lot to do with if Herman plugs up his major coaching leaks.

[Mudcat35 196]

I have 9 - 3 in the regular season, with the 10th win coming in the bowl game.

[immamac 43,569]

12-0 don't be a pussy.

Realistically I don't see this team dropping more than 3 games (potentially 2 against OU and another pickem)

[Nivek 17,043]

bag of dicks.

[TrashMaster G 17,733]

1 hour ago, Pig Bellmont said:

11-1. BigXII champs. Playoff bound against Clemson

With a loss to Kansas St.

[gmr548 16,641]

With a loss to Kansas St.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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[NaTeWHO 855]

Sees 3 people voted for 8-4.

"I bet I can guess one of them."

Clicks "See who voted for this."

[texifornia 57,231]

2 minutes ago, NaTeWHO said:

Sees 3 people voted for 8-4.

"I bet I can guess one of them."

Clicks "See who voted for this."

@satyanash you did that on purpose, didn't you

[satyanash 14,781]

25 minutes ago, texifornia said:

@satyanash you did that on purpose, didn't you

[ztejas 43,746]

2 hours ago, Tailgate said:

I think we win the Natty against an SEC team and end up with zero losses.

Come at me.

\m/

 

[Bone3421 716]

Going to be 15 weeks of " take the loss, pussy"

[phdhorn 6,224]

4-0.

Then the earth gets wiped out by an asteroid.

 

[Farkimedes 23]

10 - 2

 

Loss to either LSU or OUsux, loss to one of ISU / Baylor.

[Valmy77 13,443]

I predict improvement on last year: 10-2.

[HornsOverIthaca 2,339]

I miss the days when I was pissed off after a win because we didn’t win hard enough.

[Sock Monkey 723]

4 hours ago, HornsOverIthaca said:

I miss the days when I was pissed off after a win because we didn’t win hard enough.

I miss last season too. 

 

[bschoolprof 6,280]

lulz.  I picked 9-3.

[Message Board User 12,397]

[Enchubben 5,562]

wow this is sad to revisit. such hope and optimism.  now such disappointment

[hornhorn 100]