Midway point: predict our final record

[TexArcher 37515]

If I'm honest, I think we'll split the Iowa St and Baylor games and win the rest.  9-3 with a chance to win a bowl for another 10-win season.  And there's a chance that 6-2 still gets us into the CCG.

Edited October 13, 2019 by TexArcher

[bschoolprof 6232]

9-3.  Same as I predicted at the beginning of the season.  

[BigOrange1 6422]

10-2.  think that was my preseason prediction as well.

[futureman 22415]

kansas is the only sure thing left on the schedule. 

[Capn81 372]

9-4 including bowl game.

[gmr548 16513]

9-3. That was my preseason prediction. As bad as Texas was, they are still pretty clearly superior to everyone else on the schedule.

I think ISU and Baylor are both wins, but there will be an inexplicable loss in there to Tech, who has been looking scrappier lately and will want to play spoiler, or KSU, who is well equipped to exploit Texas's defensive weaknesses and make them pay for the handful of critical dumbass bonehead mistakes/coaching decisions they make every game.

Still get to Arlington. Can't see how that's a win right now. OU is a better team.

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[Xcalibur 546]

10-2, 9-3 at worst.  We’ll get to Arlington unless that third loss is to Baylor.  I think beating OU in the rematch is realistic, which would set us up for a (likely) Texas/Florida sugar bowl.  If we don’t beat OU, we’d be playing the bama/LSU loser in the sugar, as ou would almost certainly be in the playoff.

[Girdwood 118]

Every game will be a dogfight, expect maybe Kansas. We could just as easily go 7-5 as 10-2.

[dcar00 14035]

1 hour ago, Girdwood said:

Every game will be a dogfight, expect maybe Kansas. We could just as easily go 7-5 as 10-2.

Miles will be pulling out all the stops.  we will win but he gave OU all they could handle for a half.  Pooka Williams in space is a disaster for our shitty tackling.

[NowThis 931]

2 hours ago, Xcalibur said:

10-2, 9-3 at worst.  We’ll get to Arlington unless that third loss is to Baylor.  I think beating OU in the rematch is realistic, which would set us up for a (likely) Texas/Florida sugar bowl.  If we don’t beat OU, we’d be playing the bama/LSU loser in the sugar, as ou would almost certainly be in the playoff.

i think if UT/LSU, Burrow will skip it.

[gmr548 16513]

4 minutes ago, NowThis said:

i think if UT/LSU, Burrow will skip it.

The Texas defense made Joe Burrow millions in September. He'd make himself even more money with a surefire shredding of the Texas secondary being the last thing NFL scouts see. And it's not like there's any risk of getting hit given Texas has no pass rush.

[JohnnyRage 1617]

0-1 for a full fucking god damn year.

[Reynolds Woodcock 4669]

Should be 10-2, probably will be 9-3. My inner Satya is scared of Fat Gary in two weeks. 

[Nueces River Rat 5529]

Fuck you all.  We win out and end up playing OUsux in Jerryworld in the useless Big 12 title game.   Can’t predict the outcome of that one.  

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

2 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Fuck you all.  We win out and end up playing OUsux in Jerryworld in the useless Big 12 title game.   Can’t predict the outcome of that one.  

Well that was a rollercoaster of a post. Top notch.

[Valmy77 13094]

My prediction was 10-2 but I think at this point I am going with 9-3, we are likely going to get tough games from most of our remaining opponents and it seems likely somebody will take us down.

Hope I am wrong.

[RomaVicta 29789]

I don't predict anything very well, but I said 9-3. We're not as good as I thought, and now we're diminished by injuries. Also, the Big 12 has teams that are not that far behind us in quality at the moment. I think somebody will get us. 

In the fourth quarter, I was thinking that I'd just as soon not play OU again this year. But after a day or so, I begin to think that playing them after losing to them is an advantage for us. If we're repaired and improved after the rest of the season, maybe we take them. 

Next year is the year for highest expectation. Seasoned talent. Maybe a coaching shake-up. 

I think we're in for some good games the rest of the season. I like how I feel now more than I did three or five years ago.

Hook 'Em!

Edit: I see that I largely echo Valmy. He's clearly some kind of a genius.

Edited October 14, 2019 by RomaVicta

[Topper13 3201]

10-2, Sugar invite, same as my preseason prediction.

[Longboard Horn 40143]

We’ll still make the Big 12 championship game 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

lose one more regular season game, still get into the stupid Big 12 conference championship game, play another desultory game against OU where we're never in control or really threatening but keep the score respectable, go to another NY6 bowl

[Davis Lane 5553]

1 - 0

[BornOrange1955 77]

I think we lose one more. Some team, can't say which one, will be super hyped and we won't be, and they will ambush us.

[WBT 20422]

9-3 but 8-4 is more likely than 10-2.  Herman is averse to blowing anyone out so for every game left on the schedule we'll have a chance to blow it in the 4th.

[Neonmoon 38127]

8 minutes ago, WBT said:

9-3 but 8-4 is more likely than 10-2.  Herman is averse to blowing anyone out so for every game left on the schedule we'll have a chance to blow it in the 4th.

This is a good summary of how I feel. 

[Jkwellborn 6653]

8-4 regular season. Some middle of the road bowl game.

[gecko 1104]

Captain obvious alert...

The only game we can not show up for and still win is Kansas.  We have enough offense that mid level focusness can carry us with what's left...9-3 is worse case.

[satyanash 14281]

Sticking with my preseason prediction of 8-4. We beat Okie Lite, but we can still easily end up 2-2 against Baylor, Iowa State, TCU, and TTU. 

[Pig Bellmont 8691]

The team that played Saturday will lose two more times. 

[NowThis 931]

6-6, with a bowl vs. UNC where Mack gets a 48-47 win as he makes a 2 pt conversion with 1 second on the clock.

[6th Street 6357]

Finish 8-4 after losses at Iowa State and Baylor. 

[Bateshorn 9902]

Here's the thing:  I could see OU dropping a game. Jalen Hurts is a one read QB and could absolutely turnover them out of a game.

[Billy Pilgrim 1913]

I’m surprised how many people think Texas can sleepwalk through KU. Dallas felt the same way about the Jets. If we don’t show up for every game we have the chance of getting our asses kicked. If these guys are still hanging their heads after the OU loss, I could see this game being real uncomfortable for Texas. I hope Herman can turn them around but I would’ve thought these guys would be been amped for the sooners and they weren’t.

I’m nervous about home cooking in Waco at BU that seems to occur every other year. I think 9-3 or 10-2 depending on which Sam Ehlinger shows up (1st half LSU/OU Sam or 2nd half LSU/OU Sam).

Edited October 14, 2019 by Billy Pilgrim

[Nueces River Rat 5529]

1 hour ago, BornOrange1955 said:

I think we lose one more. Some team, can't say which one, will be super hyped and we won't be, and they will ambush us.

Baylor or Iowa State are the two prime ones if I were putting money on it.

The upside is both of them are playing decent football and have winning records, so we won't get blindsided by the record hanging around the .500 mark thing which lulls teams to sleep and the upsets occur (see some of our loses to K-State going back years)   Plus Iowa State plays OU sucks the week before and if there is a game on anyone's upset alert list,  this  should  be one of them since the last few years the Cyclones have given OuSux problems and even beat them in Norman.  Best scenario is they beat OuSux and come back to Ames and have a let down.  The two teams I was most concerned about getting beat  (or upset) by other than LSU and Ou Sux have already been noted as W's on our schedule at that was Okie State and WVU.  

[MotownHorn 1731]

I think it's 9-3 dropping one we shouldn't to K St or Tech or some bullshit. We probably make it to the Big 12 championship and I wouldn't be surprised if we upset OU sucks.

[Funk Doctor Spock 11923]

I think we win out and lose the CCG to ou once again. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

I'd like to think we win out until the CCG, but I think we will get ambushed somewhere along the way.  We will still limp into the the CCG and get manhandled.  On the bright side, that should get us into the Sugar Bowl where we can finish the season 9-5.

On the even brighter side, It's only about 4 months until baseball season.

Edited October 14, 2019 by NeverMarryAStripper

[Js1 85110]

2 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I'd like to think we win out until the CCG, but I think we will get ambushed somewhere along the way.  We will still limp into the the CCG and get manhandled.  On the bright side, that should get us into the Sugar Bowl where we can finish the season 9-5.

On the even brighter side, It's only about 4 months until baseball season.

Thank god for basketba--- fuck. 

[Zavala 1384]

BlowU wins the rematch in glory-hole world. Crown their ass. 

[Sgt Hulk 13647]

There’s not a single game that won’t be a challenge left. Even Kansas will make it close. The entire team is injured. Can’t tackle. Young and the staff is fucked. We will drop at least 1 more 

[markstanco 12507]

If I'm honest, I think we'll split the Iowa St and Baylor games and win the rest.  9-3 with a chance to win a bowl for another 10-win season.  And there's a chance that 6-2 still gets us into the CCG.

Agree on the 9-3 as well. However there will have to be numerous upsets for a 2 loss team to get in.

[6th Street 6357]

Tech, Baylor, ISU, and even TCU are capable of beating us.

On offense, we run the same set of predictable plays: swing pass for 2 yard loss, run up the middle for 1 yd, and badly under thrown heave downfield that is broken up. 

On defense, we run a 3 man front to nowhere, generate zero pressure, don't contain outside runs, don't tackle, and allow WRs to roam freely.

[CowtownHorn 5126]

4 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

I’m not sure why any team remaining on our schedule scares anyone. We will be favorites in every game and heavy favorites at that. Baylor and ISU may be 3-4 point favorites. We haven’t played that well in 3 games and have managed 2-1. Our play will improve and we will get healthy. We are not finishing worse than 9-3. 8-4 would surprise and would be a significant regression in my mind. 

We’re 2 point favorites over TCU right now.

[orangecat92 306]

7 hours ago, Bateshorn said:

Here's the thing:  I could see OU dropping a game. Jalen Hurts is a one read QB and could absolutely turnover them out of a game.

This right here.  I see OU losing two games!  But I also see us losing two games, so I don't know who is in Arlington. 

[BigHorn'13 3355]

10 hours ago, Davis Lane said:

1 - 0

I'd like to have sexual relations with the woman pictured in your avatar

[ztejas 43266]

Can I take 9.5-2.5? Because I think that's where we're at right now. We're still better than everyone on our schedule save maybe Baylor if they have a good day at home. TCU, Ksu and Kansas shouldn't scare anyone. ISU isn't designed to beat us. Tech just isn't that complete of a team and we get them at home. 

[wood 11153]

10-2 + a W over ou sucks in the CCG.

[0xdeadbeef 1626]

I feel like it should be 10-2 with a trip to the CCG, but I think another loss coming.  

9-3 heading to a bowl... 10-3 when all is said and done.

[Burt Macklin 18998]

10 minutes ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

I feel like it should be 10-2 with a trip to the CCG, but I think another loss coming.  

9-3 heading to a bowl... 10-3 when all is said and done.

We can lose another game to a team other than Baylor, and probably ISU, and still make the CCG. 

[Catjuggler 14]

This right here.  I see OU losing two games!  But I also see us losing two games, so I don't know who is in Arlington. 

Should bet it in Vegas. Would get good odds.


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[texifornia 56520]

Revised my preseason 10-2 (I thought we'd beat LSU and lose to Okie Lite) to a 9-3. So many injuries in the secondary and Sam looks like he's taken a couple too many hard shots.

I think winning out to the CCG is more likely than 8-4, though. Baylor's a paper tiger and we match up well with ISU.