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  On 9/9/2022 at 4:20 PM, JBJ said:

If I had to rank the Texas teams I would home/home with:

1) TCU - Metroplex recruiting/alumni, nice stadium and gameday experience

2) UH - Houston recruiting/alumni, can be at NRG for more seats

3) UTSA - SA recruiting/alumni, great city to visit, Alamodome is better than most places

4) Rice - same as UH but with history and MOB

5) SMU - alternative Metroplex game

6) Tech - Lubbock

7) UTEP - I'm fond of that area of Texas.  It's just not much of a program

8: UNT - alternative Metroplex game, but not really needed with the two above

9) Baylor - Waco is too close and it's Waco

10) Texas State - it's too close and not much of a program

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I have to say "fuck Rice straight to hell" after that cheap shot on Irby.

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  On 9/9/2022 at 2:40 PM, closetojumping said:
I mean, the mission and remit of the UT system needs to stay unrivaled and fully intact. Sports is a reasonable card to play to keep that on firm future ground. And underneath the ground. 


Given this goal, what would it take to remove tamu from the PUF? How can we be our best if we’re wasting 1/3 of our money on them?
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  On 9/9/2022 at 5:33 PM, Huckleberry said:

Pretty weak effort by Campbell. How much traction is that hot take going to get in the media? 

"Texas Tech Booster Says Texas is Scared to Play Tech So They're Running Away to *checks notes* the SEC"

Say what you want about the SEC being overrated (and I have) but that's a pretty terrible fucking strategy if he's going for public pressure through the media. He's be much better off just continuing to claim there was a deal and crying about lost revenue for west Texas. 

 

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At this point the state's hands are tied about what we do or do not do with this SEC move. They got their pound of flesh in kangaroo session, about the worst thing they could try to do is to pass a law requiring us to schedule a specific school in OOC. That would be hilarious because nobody but a school's alumni has any vested interest in playing any particular school and it would devolve into a shit flinging contest between alums at various schools. 

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  On 9/9/2022 at 6:02 PM, Focht Up said:

I have to say "fuck Rice straight to hell" after that cheap shot on Irby.

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It wasn't a cheap shot so much as the kid just went low when Irby had his head turned. IIRC, the kid was crying on the sidelines when Irby was getting carted off. 

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  On 9/9/2022 at 5:46 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

We’re not begging tech to come play us so you trash piles can fill up the arena. 
 

anyone who gives a shit about basketball attendance is trying to get more Texas fans to the games, not filling up the schedule with teams that will bring fans with them. 

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Just fucking around on the basketball front because it fit the statement.

The big names attract more home fans too in football.  It’s not really about Tech wanting the UT fans.  That’s where it obviously helps Tech more than Texas in football.

I wouldn’t have a problem with a 2:1 for that reason.  There’s really no reason beyond sentimental bullshit for Texas to do a 1:1 with Tech in football.  The old timer Tech folks would lose their minds, though.  So they’ll more likely end up with UTEP.

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  On 9/9/2022 at 7:09 PM, Deej said:

Damn it, you just sent up the bat signal. 

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but it's true

it's the biggest clusterfuck of the entire construct

the motherfuckers are still a branch of The University and they steal 1/3rd of our money every fucking year for 100+ years running

stairways to nowhere and seats that face walls are the direct result of the use of OUR MONEY

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  On 9/9/2022 at 5:56 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

If we go to 9 conference games then we will alternate years with 4 and 5 conference home games.  You schedule the Home game of your marquee home and home OOC game to coincide with the 4 home conference game year

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Given that the OU game will always be neutral, I would expect four home and four away every year if we go to 9 conference games.

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But take away that money and insurance agents will raise our rates and our vet bills will triple, and any disaster relief money will be funneled away from its intended targets to try and make up for it. 

I'm all for letting them keep their 1/3 under the condition College Station gets moved out of state and any former, current, or future students are never allowed in Texas again. 

A man can dream. 

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Posted
  On 9/9/2022 at 5:54 PM, TrashMaster G said:

Paywalled - Can you post the article?

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Here you go.

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  On 9/9/2022 at 7:16 PM, Texas Wahoo said:

Given that the OU game will always be neutral, I would expect four home and four away every year if we go to 9 conference games.

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Yep

4 home conference games
4 away conference games
1 neutral conference game
1 home OOC cupcake game (ULM, ULL, LA Tech, UTSA, UTEP, UNT, Rice, SHSU, TX St)
1 home and 1 away OOC game (mix of former conference schools and P12/ACC/B1G schools)

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Yeah I wouldn't mind playing Tech as part of some rotation of former Big 12 conference mates. But every year? No way. 

  On 9/9/2022 at 6:52 PM, mdmost said:

We're already doing that. Even years, UTSA, odd years UTEP through 2031. 

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I know! I am glad we are already doing what I want us to do. May we do it in the 2030s as well.

Posted
  On 9/9/2022 at 8:54 PM, SimonBolivar said:

I'm surprised never in San Antonio. I'm not sure how UT is going to function without the Alamo Bowl in the SEC.

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Bowl contract go up for renewal in 2025.  Alamo bowl could follow us.  Will have to see how the bowls end up with the new CFP deal could look drastically different.

They could have a 3rd place game, bowls reserved for those teams that lose in the 1st or 2nd round, or just bowls for those who miss the CFP entirely.

Either way games like the Alamo bowl are going to take a hit.  They’ll get either lower quality, unranked/barely ranked teams, or they’ll get teams that lost in the CFP and how many of those players will be sitting out…

Posted
  On 9/8/2022 at 5:59 PM, HenryJames said:

I don't know if I'll be able to recover from never going to Lubbock again.

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It was pretty damn fun strutting back into the Overton Hotel lobby bar after we came from way back and beat their asses a couple years ago. 

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If Herpa Derpa ran the world:

Dear Texas Tech fucknuts. You can have our answer now if you'd like. The Texas offer is this. Nothing, not even a neutral site once a decade. And I would appreciate it if you would pay our entry fee into the SEC personally.

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Grew up with Hocutt in Sherman, TX.  Hard to believe he’s achieved what he has. If dumb was dirt, he’d cover an acre. He effectively tied himself to Bill Snyder after his playing days (Austin College, KState) and then the Stoops clan when they left for OU. 20-25 year handshake to play Tech seems well, like an acre of dirt.

 

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Posted
  On 9/9/2022 at 9:10 PM, TKthunder2 said:

They could have a 3rd place game, bowls reserved for those teams that lose in the 1st or 2nd round, or just bowls for those who miss the CFP entirely.

Either way games like the Alamo bowl are going to take a hit.  They’ll get either lower quality, unranked/barely ranked teams, or they’ll get teams that lost in the CFP and how many of those players will be sitting out…

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In an expanded playoff, I can't see anyone losing in the first round and then going out in a few weeks and playing a bowl game.   

 

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SMU is the other program we stopped scheduling when the SWC collapsed. Why? Does Bellmont hold a grudge? The only reason I can think of is that SMU boosters hired PIs to investigate Texas (and other schools) when SMU got in trouble for the Pony Express cheating. 
 
I do like the idea that Bellmont, obsessed as it is with its image, can hold a multi-generational grudge. 

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Posted
  On 9/9/2022 at 9:10 PM, TKthunder2 said:

Bowl contract go up for renewal in 2025.  Alamo bowl could follow us.  Will have to see how the bowls end up with the new CFP deal could look drastically different.

They could have a 3rd place game, bowls reserved for those teams that lose in the 1st or 2nd round, or just bowls for those who miss the CFP entirely.

Either way games like the Alamo bowl are going to take a hit.  They’ll get either lower quality, unranked/barely ranked teams, or they’ll get teams that lost in the CFP and how many of those players will be sitting out…

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  On 9/10/2022 at 1:22 AM, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

In an expanded playoff, I can't see anyone losing in the first round and then going out in a few weeks and playing a bowl game.   

 

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  On 9/10/2022 at 3:03 AM, TrashMaster G said:

Yeah, that's a dumb idea.

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https://www.mwcconnection.com/2022/9/14/23342148/college-football-playoff-expansion-mountain-west-teams-boise-state-group-five
 

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11) First-round games will not have title or presenting sponsors, and existing venue signage will remain in place. The CFP will control the video boards. 

This is noteworthy as it is basically specifying that the first-round games are not bowl games. And the majority of the game-day atmosphere will reflect that, with the exception being the video boards. However, it does seem a bit odd that the initial round of the college football playoff will not be considered bowl games. First off, the college football post-season has been synonymous with bowl games for almost all of its existence. Also, to have half of the playoffs be considered bowl games while the other half are not doesn’t quite make sense. It doesn’t really matter, but it will be interesting to see if this isn’t changed at some point.

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So you make the playoff but it will not be considered a bowl game. This seems to me they a setting up the possibility of the first 4 teams (outside the top 4 champs) and get eliminated in the first round, those teams would still be able to play in a traditional post season game like the Alamo Bowl. Possibly a way to extend bowl season since they’ll need more time since they have 11 playoff games to schedule instead of just 3.

It’ll be interesting to see how it shakes out.

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UH?! Fuck them straight to hell. Anybody willing to play them must be a 20 something. Go read what happened 20 years ago in football and tell me why we should ever play them in another sport again.

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  On 9/10/2022 at 1:50 PM, statsman said:

SMU is the other program we stopped scheduling when the SWC collapsed. Why? Does Bellmont hold a grudge? The only reason I can think of is that SMU boosters hired PIs to investigate Texas (and other schools) when SMU got in trouble for the Pony Express cheating. 
 
I do like the idea that Bellmont, obsessed as it is with its image, can hold a multi-generational grudge. 

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The grudge holding is really one of the few things where I both respect and agree with Belmont.

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  On 9/15/2022 at 2:27 AM, Wiler77 said:

UH?! Fuck them straight to hell. Anybody willing to play them must be a 20 something. Go read what happened 20 years ago in football and tell me why we should ever play them in another sport again.

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You referring to that time they built an erector set for the UT visiting fans to sit in, and ultimately perish in, because there was no way on God's green Earth that it was structurally sound enough to not killz you all?

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  On 9/9/2022 at 8:55 PM, Deej said:

Tech, at the thought of somehow wrangling an annual game with us...

 

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The Tech people labored under the misapprehension that being a dutiful subordinate to Texas would pay off at some point. This was never going to happen and they were exceedingly dumb for ever thinking that it would.

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how did we lord it up over them?  we supported their move to create a 2nd vet school.

aggy had none of that.

THEY CAN HAVE A GAME.  no one is saying we are not going to play them.  they are just the largest of the texas schools that we will play.  so maybe they get a 3 for 1 and everybody else gets a 4 for 1, interlaced cycles, over 2 decades, and when it' convenient for us.

smu i don't understand why we wouldn't give them a game.

again, 2nd Fair Park game AT NIGHT !!!!!!  once every 10 years would be spectacular

i think we've skipped smu because we already have fair park.

houston doubled down after bleachergate when they killed Campus McRaven.

they didn't just piss off belmont, they pissed off the tower, for probably 100 years

i can see us telling the big12 we will happily forfeit any attempt to schedule us against cat high, home or away

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  On 9/16/2022 at 1:50 AM, Satchel said:

The Tech people labored under the misapprehension that being a dutiful subordinate to Texas would pay off at some point. This was never going to happen and they were exceedingly dumb for ever thinking that it would.

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Dutiful subordinate?  My ass.

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  On 9/16/2022 at 2:07 AM, utee94 said:

Dutiful subordinate?  My ass.

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Outside of not agreeing to bury their games on the LHN (which nobody watched), they  always did what Texas told them to, which makes them a dutiful subordinate in my book.

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