2018 College Football Playoff Rankings

[Valmy77 13093]

3 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Theoretically,  if ou and tx win out,  texas wins the conference ccg, wouldn't castiglone want texas in the playoff because it would allow ou to play in a "ny6" bowl?   Vs texas playing in that premier bowl and ou going to the Alamo or whatever.   Or would he cut off his dick to spite his face? 

I think it is very possible he would.

[Machinator 32097]

2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Well if we win in Stillwater, one of Alabama and LSU are going to have lost so we might move up. Heck I suppose Georgia might have lost as well.

LSU and Bama don't play this weekend.

[Valmy77 13093]

Just now, Machinator said:

LSU and Bama don't play this weekend.

Damn bye weeks.

The game is already being hyped so I never bothered to see if it was being played this weekend, I just assumed.

Edited October 27, 2018 by Valmy77

[LTtxfan 48952]

ESPN article lists 5 Big Games this Weekend that might affect The Playoff Rankings...... leaves BlowU vs KState off list.🤘  

Here's a look at how the Week 9 games might make you rethink the first ranking of the season:

1. Florida vs. Georgia (at Jacksonville, Florida)

The loser of this game is done, but how high can Florida climb with a win? Put aside the Georgia expectations for a minute and consider Florida's résumé. If the Gators beat Georgia, they will have defeated the Bulldogs and LSU and won on the road against a ranked Mississippi State team. That's three top-25 wins, potentially two top-10 wins.

And you thought LSU, sitting there all comfy with its bye, was a given for the top one-loss team.

Not if the Gators win Saturday and the committee honors the head-to-head result on Oct. 6. If the Gators win -- and No. 12 Kentucky loses at Missouri (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network) -- Florida is the leader in the SEC East. The potential impact of a Florida win is greater because of the Gators' strength of schedule, and the head-to-head result will keep Georgia behind LSU. But if the Bulldogs emerge victorious, it would easily be their most impressive win -- and their lone victory against a ranked opponent. If Georgia and Kentucky both win on Saturday, it will set up a second straight showdown in the SEC East next week, when Georgia travels to Lexington.

2. No. 18 Iowa at No. 17 Penn State (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

If Iowa wins this game, it will have defeated its most difficult remaining opponent, but it marks just the first of back-to-back road games that will determine the Hawkeyes' legitimacy in the playoff conversation. A win in State College is certainly the first step, but for Iowa to be taken seriously, it can't beat Penn State, then lose at Purdue on Nov. 3. Iowa has a chance to win the Big Ten West, but it needs Wisconsin to lose another league game, as the Badgers own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Iowa. If the Hawkeyes can finish as one-loss Big Ten champs, they would certainly be considered for a top-four finish. A win over Penn State also could affect the résumés of Ohio State and Michigan, as both Big Ten East contenders need the Nittany Lions to remain in the committee's top 25.

 

3. No. 6 Texas at Oklahoma State (8 p.m. ET, ABC)

One of the biggest questions facing the 13 members of the selection committee is how they will treat the Longhorns' season-opening loss to Maryland -- unless Texas loses a second game on Saturday and it becomes a moot point.

The defeat at Maryland could be the thorn that separates Texas from the other one-loss contenders, given that the Terps have lost three of their past five games. If Texas is to have any shot of overcoming that, it obviously can't lose again en route to winning the Big 12 title.

Oklahoma State could play the role of spoiler on Saturday. According to ESPN's Football Power Index, there's a 77 percent chance the Cowboys will beat at least one of Texas, Oklahoma or West Virginia. The Longhorns enter Saturday on a six-game winning streak, their longest since 2013, when the streak was snapped by ... Oklahoma State.

If Texas loses, not only would it eliminate the Longhorns from playoff consideration, it also would diminish what could be a powerful end to the season for the Big 12, as the ideal situation would be for one-loss Texas and one-loss Oklahoma to face off in a rematch for the Big 12 title.

4. No. 2 Clemson at Florida State (noon ET, ABC)

No team in the nation has a better chance to shake up the playoff race than the Seminoles. After hosting Clemson this week, FSU travels to Notre Dame on Nov. 10, before finishing the regular season at home against Florida. According to FPI, there's a 41 percent chance that Florida State wins at least one of those games.

Florida State hasn't looked good enough to even challenge Clemson, as the Tigers lead the FBS in defensive efficiency and FSU is 106th in offensive efficiency. There's no question it would be a devastating loss for the Tigers, but they could probably survive it long term, as it wouldn't knock them out of the ACC title game.

What it would do is force Clemson into a debate with other one-loss contenders and make Tuesday's ranking much more difficult if Alabama and Notre Dame are the only remaining undefeated Power 5 teams. Clemson's loss would be much more damaging than Michigan's loss to Notre Dame or LSU's loss to Florida. Wins over Texas A&M and NC State probably aren't enough to keep Clemson ahead of either of those teams in the first ranking if it loses Saturday.

5. Navy vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (at San Diego, California)

Navy (2-5) is having an unusually underwhelming season and has lost four straight, while the undefeated Irish had a bye week to prepare for the unique challenges the Midshipmen's option offense can present.

Notre Dame can't afford to lose this game and shouldn't, but four of the past five games in the series have been decided by 10 points or fewer, and remember wherethis game is. San Diego hosts the largest naval fleet in the world and is home to more than 35,000 sailors, soldiers, Department of Defense civilian employees and contractors.

Should Navy pull off the upset, Notre Dame's playoff hopes will ... well, sink.

Without a conference title game to play in, Notre Dame has to impress the selection committee with a 12-game résumé and no opportunity to compensate for a loss. It's not that Notre Dame has to go undefeated every year to finish in the top four, but this season, its strength of schedule might not be good enough to stack up against a one-loss Power 5 champion. Notre Dame's best wins are against Michigan, Stanford and Virginia Tech. Would that be enough to overcome a stumble against Navy?

 

[cafe society 2836]

Whomever wins this FLA-GA game leapfrogs both the Horns and Meatchicken, cuz SEC Mesmer.

[Blanton 170]

"Oklahoma State could play the role of spoiler on Saturday. According to ESPN's Football Power Index, there's a 77 percent chance the Cowboys will beat at least one of Texas, Oklahoma or West Virginia. The Longhorns enter Saturday on a six-game winning streak, their longest since 2013, when the streak was snapped by ... Oklahoma State."

1. No shit a team has a 77% chance to beat 1 of 3 teams, jesus christ, that is just a horrible statistic an idiot would buy. 

2. Oklahoma State snapped Texas' 2013 winning streak. I mean what the fuck? The past (5 fucking years ago) has no bearing on what is going to occur in the future. This isn't a neutral site rivalry game for Christ's sake. 

3. 2014 tOSU lost to a shitty Virgina Tech (led by Michael Brewer, brother of one Charlie Brewer who wasn't offered by Texas even though his dad and grandfather played for the Longhorns) and still went on to be in the playoffs. Our loss to Maryland has no bearing whatsoever if Texas wins out. 2-loss teams should not be in the playoff, but I wouldn't put it past ESPN to make it happen for an SEC team. 

 

[ztejas 43262]

Texas needs to take care of business tonight but there's now a pretty decent chance that a 1 loss UGA could beat an undefeated Bama in the SEC title game. That would be the SEC's best path to getting two teams in (pray one of them loses another game). 

[LTtxfan 48952]

6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Texas needs to take care of business tonight but there's now a pretty decent chance that a 1 loss UGA could beat an undefeated Bama in the SEC title game. That would be the SEC's best path to getting two teams in (pray one of them loses another game). 

Yeah...... TCU loss to Kansas plus USC loss to Arizona State are killing the LONGHORNS resume.  

Need to kick some Okie Lite ass tonight..... HOOK'EM 🤘

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

I expect Georgia to jump texas in polls regardless of what Texas does tonight. Got a feeling that Oklahoma might jump us as well. 

[ztejas 43262]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I expect Georgia to jump texas in polls regardless of what Texas does tonight. Got a feeling that Oklahoma might jump us as well. 

If UT kicks shit tonight they won't jump us. 

No way in hell OU jumps us if we win.

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

Well, where ou and Texas are relative to each other isn’t a big deal since they would have to play each other again if rankings will end up mattering. 

[LTtxfan 48952]

1st CFP Rankings Today-- ESPN 6pm cst

"The initial College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings show of 2018 airs Tuesday, Oct. 30.

ESPN will broadcast the show beginning at 6 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Eastern). The Top 25 will be revealed in reverse order, culminating with the four teams who would be in the College Football Playoff if the season ended today.

Live streaming for the College Football Playoff rankings show is available via Watch ESPN."

[903Cougar 132]

1.   Alabama 

2.   Clemson

3.   LSU

4,    Notre Dame

5.   Michigan

6.   Georgia

7.  Mobilehoma 

8.  Washington State

9.   Kentucky

10.  Ohio State

[mrhorn 1376]

L O Fucking L @ Kentucky at 9.

[UTEX_ME 4754]

1 minute ago, mrhorn said:

L O Fucking L @ Kentucky at 9.

living proof the committee doesn't watch the games

[Machinator 32097]

Full rankings:

1. Alabama (8-0)
2. Clemson (8-0)
3. LSU (7-1)
4. Notre Dame (8-0)
5. Michigan (7-1)
6. Georgia (7-1)
7. Oklahoma (7-1)
8. Washington State (7-1)
9. Kentucky (7-1)
10. Ohio State (7-1)
11. Florida (6-2)
12. UCF (7-0)
13. West Virginia (6-1)
14. Penn State (6-2)
15. Utah (6-2)
16. Iowa (6-2)
17. Texas (6-2)
18. Mississippi State (5-3)
19. Syracuse (6-2)
20. Texas A&M (5-3)
21. NC State (5-2)
22. Boston College (6-2)
23. Fresno State (7-1)
24. Iowa State (4-3)
25. Virginia (6-2)

[Not a Sock 2308]

That might be the shittiest rankings I have ever seen.

[UTEX_ME 4754]

I guess we'd have been 7th if we completed the comeback. 

[Levi 2576]

Mississippi st ranked is trash and so is Kentucky at 9. This is the worst ranking.  where’s Houston?

Edited October 30, 2018 by DoneWithit

[UTEX_ME 4754]

Just now, DoneWithit said:

Mississippi st ranked is trash and so is Kentucky. This is the worst ranking.  where’s Houston?

aggy shouldn't be ranked either. Houston would win by 3-4 touchdowns 

[bigcigar 1161]

Sec bruh 

[Levi 2576]

1 minute ago, bigcigar said:

Sec bruh 

I don’t know their overall record on bowl wins since the CFP but it can’t be that good. Hell, they went 5-5 last year(not including Georgia loss to bama)

[CyForPresident 7]

Neat! 

[henrygandorf 29174]

if lsu somehow beats alabama, it's almost a certainty that the sec gets 2/4 in the playoff.

[Butch Had Not 2940]

36 minutes ago, UTEX_ME said:

living proof the committee doesn't watch the games

The sphere of influence are the Alvarez and Osbourne types. These influencers can really shape the committee's opinions based on their old school perceived biases. 

I honestly don't know if they are still on it but wouldn't surprise me if they hold ranking power if they are. 

[LTtxfan 48952]

8 minutes ago, Butch Had Not said:

The sphere of influence are the Alvarez and Osbourne types. These influencers can really shape the committee's opinions based on their old school perceived biases. 

I honestly don't know if they are still on it but wouldn't surprise me if they hold ranking power if they are. 

Who is on the College Football Playoff committee? 

Bill Hancock, Executive director

Ron Mullens, Chair Oregon athletic director

Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma athletic director

Chris Howard, Robert Morris University president

Herb Deromedi, former Central Michigan coach

Jeff Bower, former Southern Miss coach

Ronnie Lott, former USC defensive back

Bobby Johnson, former Vanderbilt coach

Scott Stricklin, Florida athletic director

Gene Smith, Ohio State athletic director 

Frank Beamer, former Virginia Tech coach

Paola Boivin, former reporter for The Arizona Republic

Ken Hatfield, former Rice, Air Force, Clemson, Arkansas coach 

Todd Stansbury, Georgia Tech athletic director  

[Steel Shank 9409]

Shit's wack!!!

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

Welcome to figure skating!!


Shit’s fucked up every year.

[Treefidy 1463]

Best 1 Loss, Best 2 loss, best 3 loss

2 of the top 1 loss

the 2 best 3 loss

5 of the top 11

it really is a joke, they should just shut it down and put SEC in their own category where they only play one another for the title. Not sure why other schools bother competing.  

[Topper13 3201]

 

[dcar00 14028]

I love how they'll have a 1 loss team over a zero loss and a 2 loss over a 1 loss. Like they are trying to show some real thought process.  suprise both are SECSEC. Its a complete fucking charade.    we need 8 teams with 5 P5 conf champs. 

Kentucky's OOC just should put them right next to WVU.  3 chumps and Louisville(I realize its a rivalry game) who sucks this year.  WVU getting punished for the NC State game getting cancelled.

There is zero reason for Texas(or any other blueblood) to schedule anything other than one decent P5 OOC.  If we had a chump instead of Maryland we'd still be 7 same as if we'd beaten Maryland.

the only thing that matters is the number of losses.  your OOC or strength of schedule might be a tie breaker.  

[dcar00 14028]

5 minutes ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

Welcome to figure skating!!


Shit’s fucked up every year.
 

holy shit this.  gymnastics and figure skating....kill me know.

[dcar00 14028]

9 minutes ago, Treefidy said:

Best 1 Loss, Best 2 loss, best 3 loss

2 of the top 1 loss

the 2 best 3 loss

5 of the top 11

it really is a joke, they should just shut it down and put SEC in their own category where they only play one another for the title. Not sure why other schools bother competing.  

yep.  since we are stuck in ths BS conf hell, we need to add 2 teams(UCF and BYU sound good to me), go to divisions, rig the schedule, play 4 OOC(3 gimmies and one very good P5 game) and be done with this shit until realignment(not going away).  as long as we play OU and have one very good OOC game I'm good.

[Neonmoon 38127]

Different year. Same result. 

It is a proven formula. Self fulfilling prophecy 

1. Get as many teams ranked by “journalist” in pre-season polls “that don’t mean anything”. (This is actually done naturally for the most part but it doesn’t hurt to organize it a little with ESPN sponsoring your conference)

2. Schedule 1 big conference game early in the season while other conferences are playing out of conferences games. If you win, you beat a highly ranked team. If you lose, you lost to a highly ranked team and everyone forgets about early losses. Losses late in the year hurt you more than early losses. 

3. Have an 8 game conference schedule. Half your conference gets a loss taken away from them. Yes, they could still lose that extra game out of conference, but....(see #4)

4. Schedule 1 “name” school out of conference and 3 FCS/low end FBS teams. 

 Some of those 7-1 teams might be 6-2 and some of those 5-3 teams might be 4-4. 

The SEC has a built in advantage. It was designed to be an advantage. They didn’t break any rules, they are just scheming within the nonexistent level playing field to make their conference the #1 conference every single year, feeding into the narrative they created 20 years ago. 

The Big 10, Pac 12, they didn’t die 20 years ago. They didn’t stop playing football. The SEC started fighting in the boardroom. They are crushing everyone and no one gives a shit. Who’s going to report about it? ESPN? Ha. 

 

[dcar00 14028]

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Different year. Same result. 

It is a proven formula. Self fulfilling prophecy 

1. Get as many teams ranked by “journalist” in pre-season polls “that don’t mean anything”. (This is actually done naturally for the most part but it doesn’t hurt to organize it a little with ESPN sponsoring your conference)

2. Schedule 1 big conference game early in the season while other conferences are playing out of conferences games. If you win, you beat a highly ranked team. If you lose, you lost to a highly ranked team and everyone forgets about early losses. Losses late in the year hurt you more than early losses. 

3. Have an 8 game conference schedule. Half your conference gets a loss taken away from them. Yes, they could still lose that extra game out of conference, but....(see #4)

4. Schedule 1 “name” school out of conference and 3 FCS/low end FBS teams. 

 Some of those 7-1 teams might be 6-2 and some of those 5-3 teams might be 4-4. 

The SEC has a built in advantage. It was designed to be an advantage. They didn’t break any rules, they are just scheming within the nonexistent level playing field to make their conference the #1 conference every single year, feeding into the narrative they created 20 years ago. 

The Big 10, Pac 12, they didn’t die 20 years ago. They didn’t stop playing football. The SEC started fighting in the boardroom. They are crushing everyone and no one gives a shit. Who’s going to report about it? ESPN? Ha. 

 

I can't believe CDC is going to sit around, watch this charade and not try to do anything about it.

[Guitarman 28]

Another SEC inspired circle jerk.

[GreenspointTexas 9559]

Iowa state ranked at 4-3 is hilarious. Florida above UCF is even more hilarious

 

ive said it before and ill say it again, this is the biggest year for non-power 5/non-traditional powers since 2007. These rankings just reinforce that

[Hamttx 419]

Watching that smug ass Reece “Did you know I went to Alabama?” Davis like he is Pharaoh handing down judgement on his kingdom was a pretty hard watch. 

The lengths ESPN is able to go to direct the narrative is also a tough watch. It makes you want to scream at your TV at Pollock, and company “alright smartass, bet your fucking house on a Kentucky vs WVU game”. If you’re so fucking sure. And let’s dont mention that as of today Alabama hasn’t beaten a currently ranked team.

Michigan has no offense to speak of. The LSU thing will work itself out. Though get ready for another two SEC teams as they are already laying the ground work. Clemson butt fucking the ACC when Miami, Florida State and TV are tomato cans isn't really any more impressive then what the PAC has. The whole thing is bullshit.

Edited October 31, 2018 by Hamttx
Anger- got ahead of myself

[Sejjr 3246]

This “playoff” is the BCS, with less transparency, the same leadership (dipshit Bill Hancock) and even more control than they had in the BCS system (no computers! Yay, humans!).

They don’t want a true playoff, and they will milk this shitty 4 team scam for as long as they can. What will be hilarious is to watch what they do if LSU beats Bama, then chokes another game after, which is entirely possible because Ogre. 

The one certainty is the fact OU will back into another playoff/BCS scenario yet again. 

[HornsofBevo 122]

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Different year. Same result. 

It is a proven formula. Self fulfilling prophecy 

1. Get as many teams ranked by “journalist” in pre-season polls “that don’t mean anything”. (This is actually done naturally for the most part but it doesn’t hurt to organize it a little with ESPN sponsoring your conference)

2. Schedule 1 big conference game early in the season while other conferences are playing out of conferences games. If you win, you beat a highly ranked team. If you lose, you lost to a highly ranked team and everyone forgets about early losses. Losses late in the year hurt you more than early losses. 

3. Have an 8 game conference schedule. Half your conference gets a loss taken away from them. Yes, they could still lose that extra game out of conference, but....(see #4)

4. Schedule 1 “name” school out of conference and 3 FCS/low end FBS teams. 

 Some of those 7-1 teams might be 6-2 and some of those 5-3 teams might be 4-4. 

The SEC has a built in advantage. It was designed to be an advantage. They didn’t break any rules, they are just scheming within the nonexistent level playing field to make their conference the #1 conference every single year, feeding into the narrative they created 20 years ago. 

The Big 10, Pac 12, they didn’t die 20 years ago. They didn’t stop playing football. The SEC started fighting in the boardroom. They are crushing everyone and no one gives a shit. Who’s going to report about it? ESPN? Ha. 

 

This is exactly what I've thought. If the BigXII wants to have an equal chance at getting into the playoffs every year they need to add two teams and adopt the SECSECSEC model. Every conference team having that extra win every year would give us more ranked teams with a better chance of a guarantee playoff spot year in and year out. The round robin schedule with a championship game is one of the dumbest things the conference ever did.

[dcar00 14028]

5 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Iowa state ranked at 4-3 is hilarious. Florida above UCF is even more hilarious

 

ive said it before and ill say it again, this is the biggest year for non-power 5/non-traditional powers since 2007. These rankings just reinforce that

they can mix it up down at the bottom where it doesn't matter.  

[Rockethorn1978 6061]

We would be in the conversation had we not shit the bed on national tv. I know some here think the rankings are bullshit and I agree but outside of bama literally every team ranked 2-15 has major weaknesses. Just a massive lack of multiple dominating teams this year and the reason why bama is gonna steamroll the fuck out of everyone. LSU isn’t gonna beat bama this year.

So if you get angry certain teams are ranked too high the teams behind them aren’t that much better. Kentucky is the one that makes me most ragey though.

[dcar00 14028]

5 minutes ago, Sejjr said:

This “playoff” is the BCS, with less transparency, the same leadership (dipshit Bill Hancock) and even more control than they had in the BCS system (no computers! Yay, humans!).

They don’t want a true playoff, and they will milk this shitty 4 team scam for as long as they can. What will be hilarious is to watch what they do if LSU beats Bama, then chokes another game after, which is entirely possible because Ogre. 

The one certainty is the fact OU will back into another playoff/BCS scenario yet again. 

It ALMOST  makes me want to see LSU beat Bama and aggy to beat LSU

[Blanton 170]

26 minutes ago, HornsofBevo said:

This is exactly what I've thought. If the BigXII wants to have an equal chance at getting into the playoffs every year they need to add two teams and adopt the SECSECSEC model. Every conference team having that extra win every year would give us more ranked teams with a better chance of a guarantee playoff spot year in and year out. The round robin schedule with a championship game is one of the dumbest things the conference ever did.

I propose we don’t fix the issue. Let this conference eat itself to death, and then we escape pod to a real conference with plenty of PR ammo in hand (in 2024?). 

This conference is a god damn joke and UT does not fit in whatsoever, culturally and athletically. I think UH would be a better fit for the Big 12 than UT. 

[Vic Mackey 46927]

Georgia is going to butt fuck Kentucky and get rewarded for it because they are ranked 9, even though they had no business winning the other day. Refs bailed them out because need that top 10 matchup. LSU will lose to Bama with ease but won't be that punished because Bama is well, Bama. They desperately want 2 teams from Bama, Georgia and LSU to make the playoffs. Although it will be hard because they all are going to play each other and 2 already have a loss and assuming Bama beats both, drops them to 2 losses. I don't see a 2 loss team getting in this year. But if any team does, it will definitely be from that hillbilly conference.

[HtownHorn 14468]

9 minutes ago, Blanton said:

I propose we don’t fix the issue. Let this conference eat itself to death, and then we escape pod to a real conference with plenty of PR ammo in hand (in 2024?). 

This conference is a god damn joke and UT does not fit in whatsoever, culturally and athletically. I think UH would be a better fit for the Big 12 than UT. 

and where the fuck do you think we are going? We don't fit in with the shitty Pac-12, we barely fit in with the shitty B1G, ACC fuck no, SEC really fuck no.

[jinx 2635]

46 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Different year. Same result. 

It is a proven formula. Self fulfilling prophecy 

1. Get as many teams ranked by “journalist” in pre-season polls “that don’t mean anything”. (This is actually done naturally for the most part but it doesn’t hurt to organize it a little with ESPN sponsoring your conference)

2. Schedule 1 big conference game early in the season while other conferences are playing out of conferences games. If you win, you beat a highly ranked team. If you lose, you lost to a highly ranked team and everyone forgets about early losses. Losses late in the year hurt you more than early losses. 

3. Have an 8 game conference schedule. Half your conference gets a loss taken away from them. Yes, they could still lose that extra game out of conference, but....(see #4)

4. Schedule 1 “name” school out of conference and 3 FCS/low end FBS teams. 

 Some of those 7-1 teams might be 6-2 and some of those 5-3 teams might be 4-4. 

The SEC has a built in advantage. It was designed to be an advantage. They didn’t break any rules, they are just scheming within the nonexistent level playing field to make their conference the #1 conference every single year, feeding into the narrative they created 20 years ago. 

The Big 10, Pac 12, they didn’t die 20 years ago. They didn’t stop playing football. The SEC started fighting in the boardroom. They are crushing everyone and no one gives a shit. Who’s going to report about it? ESPN? Ha. 

 

The playing field couldn't be less even.  The media, especially ESPN, loves the SEC.  and they play no one so they all have one or two losses.  Therefore they are all the best.  

[Blanton 170]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

and where the fuck do you think we are going? We don't fit in with the shitty Pac-12, we barely fit in with the shitty B1G, ACC fuck no, SEC really fuck no.

We fit in like a glove with the Pac-12, actually.

[chase25 2048]

Mississippi State ranked 18th, aggy ranked 20th, Iowa State ranked 24th, and for the grand daddy of them all.... We had 13 people (if you exclude Gene Smith) who came to the conclusion after watching 8 games by both teams, that Kentucky was a better football team than Ohio State..

Live look at the committee room:

[dcar00 14028]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

and where the fuck do you think we are going? We don't fit in with the shitty Pac-12, we barely fit in with the shitty B1G, ACC fuck no, SEC really fuck no.

exactly.  the conf isn't going to eat itself to death.  we need to rig the game just like the SEC.  Conf champ doesn't matter anymore.  If playing 11 out of 12 games v P5 doesn't give us extra weight along with 1 v 2 conf game meaning 12 of 13 P5 because of some random unproveable conf toughness metric.

I want Texas competing for NC's and regardless of our recent coaching failures we start out the season before a game is even played with a disadvantage.  again 95% of the time P5 teams are ranked by number of losses regardless of who you played and how you beat them.