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Winning the Capital One Bowl enables Coach Sumlin to break 2 more BAS milestones
Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:28 pm
Milestone #1: A&M has not won a game played on January 1st or later in the season since January 1, 1988 (vs. Tim Brown and Notre Dame).
Milestone #2: A&M has not won a game nationally televised on ABC since Franchione's last game (2007). The Nebraska/A&M game in 2010 was our last win on ABC of any kind (regional).
Milestone #2: A&M has not won a game nationally televised on ABC since Franchione's last game (2007). The Nebraska/A&M game in 2010 was our last win on ABC of any kind (regional).
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Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:32 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
That just may get my BAS manageable.
Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:43 pm to KaiserSoze99
It would also be:
-Our most wins since 1998.
-Our fewest losses since 1994.
-Our first top 10 finish in both polls since 1993.
-Potentially our highest end of season ranking (depending on who loses above us) since 1992.
-Our longest road winning streak since 1993-1994.
We would own the nation's third longest winning streak (assuming Notre Dame loses in the title game)
1. Ohio State (12)
2. Georgia (8 if they beat Alabama)
3. Texas A&M (6)
-Our most wins since 1998.
-Our fewest losses since 1994.
-Our first top 10 finish in both polls since 1993.
-Potentially our highest end of season ranking (depending on who loses above us) since 1992.
-Our longest road winning streak since 1993-1994.
We would own the nation's third longest winning streak (assuming Notre Dame loses in the title game)
1. Ohio State (12)
2. Georgia (8 if they beat Alabama)
3. Texas A&M (6)
This post was edited on 11/30/12 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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2. LSU (8)
our last loss was to LSU. Their last loss was to Bama - 2 week after. How can they have a longer win streak than us?
Also, I bet we move ahead of UGA if they lose to Bama and some of the teams ahead of us will lose in bowls (Oregon vs KSU for instance). We have a very realistic shot of finishing in the top 5, which, sadly enough, would be our first top 5 finish since 1956.
Posted on 11/30/12 at 3:07 pm to tmc94
Too much ground to make up to make top 5.
We're ranked 9 in the AP and 10 in the coaches.
Ohio State will be #2 in the AP regardless of who wins the national title.
Florida/Oklahoma winner (assuming they play in the Sugar) will be ahead of us; both if Oklahoma wins.
Title game loser will fall no further than 3 in the Coaches (4 in the AP).
KSU/Oregon winner is top 5. (assuming they play in the Fiesta)
For us to be top 5, a lot of things have to happen in addition to winning the bowl.
1. Kansas State has to lose to Texas
2. Oklahoma has to lose to TCU
3. UCLA has to beat Stanford
4. Wisconsin has to beat Nebraska
5. Oregon has to LOSE to Kansas State in the Fiesta
6. LSU, Bama/Georgia loser, and Florida all have to LOSE their bowl games.
If this happens:
AP would be 1. SEC Champion, 2. Ohio State, 3. Notre Dame, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Kansas State
Coaches would be 1. SEC Champion, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Texas A&M, 4. Kansas State, 5. Oregon
We're ranked 9 in the AP and 10 in the coaches.
Ohio State will be #2 in the AP regardless of who wins the national title.
Florida/Oklahoma winner (assuming they play in the Sugar) will be ahead of us; both if Oklahoma wins.
Title game loser will fall no further than 3 in the Coaches (4 in the AP).
KSU/Oregon winner is top 5. (assuming they play in the Fiesta)
For us to be top 5, a lot of things have to happen in addition to winning the bowl.
1. Kansas State has to lose to Texas
2. Oklahoma has to lose to TCU
3. UCLA has to beat Stanford
4. Wisconsin has to beat Nebraska
5. Oregon has to LOSE to Kansas State in the Fiesta
6. LSU, Bama/Georgia loser, and Florida all have to LOSE their bowl games.
If this happens:
AP would be 1. SEC Champion, 2. Ohio State, 3. Notre Dame, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Kansas State
Coaches would be 1. SEC Champion, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Texas A&M, 4. Kansas State, 5. Oregon
Posted on 11/30/12 at 3:11 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
both of those are kind of silly milestones you listed in the OP.
Jan 1 bowls havent meant nearly as much in recent years, most of the Jan 1 bowls were affiliated with the SEC, ACC, and Big 10, and most BCS bowls have been on different days than Jan 1 for years now. Bowls like the Gator and Outback are really no more prestigious than the Alamo and Holiday anyway.
AS for ABC, IDGAF about national games on that network. The vast majority of their games were split coverage when we were in the Big 12 so its not like we had all that many opportunities for national wins.
Jan 1 bowls havent meant nearly as much in recent years, most of the Jan 1 bowls were affiliated with the SEC, ACC, and Big 10, and most BCS bowls have been on different days than Jan 1 for years now. Bowls like the Gator and Outback are really no more prestigious than the Alamo and Holiday anyway.
AS for ABC, IDGAF about national games on that network. The vast majority of their games were split coverage when we were in the Big 12 so its not like we had all that many opportunities for national wins.
This post was edited on 11/30/12 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 11/30/12 at 3:21 pm to Dr RC
If it didn't mean as much, how is it that we've failed so spectacularly in those games?
1992 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1993 Cotton Bowl - BLOWOUT LOSS
1994 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1998 Cotton Bowl - COME FROM AHEAD LOSS
1999 Sugar Bowl - PUNT ON THE OPPONENTS 35 WHEN DOWN 10 WITH LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO GO LOSS
2005 Cotton Bowl - WORST BOWL LOSS IN A&M HISTORY (AT THE TIME)
2011 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1992 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1993 Cotton Bowl - BLOWOUT LOSS
1994 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1998 Cotton Bowl - COME FROM AHEAD LOSS
1999 Sugar Bowl - PUNT ON THE OPPONENTS 35 WHEN DOWN 10 WITH LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO GO LOSS
2005 Cotton Bowl - WORST BOWL LOSS IN A&M HISTORY (AT THE TIME)
2011 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
Posted on 11/30/12 at 3:38 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
your question on how much they mean has very little to do with your lament of our losing.
again, most Jan 1 Bowl were never available to us in the first place so the odds of winning one were never high to begin with.
again, most Jan 1 Bowl were never available to us in the first place so the odds of winning one were never high to begin with.
This post was edited on 11/30/12 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 11/30/12 at 5:13 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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If it didn't mean as much, how is it that we've failed so spectacularly in those games?
1992 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1993 Cotton Bowl - BLOWOUT LOSS
1994 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
1998 Cotton Bowl - COME FROM AHEAD LOSS
1999 Sugar Bowl - PUNT ON THE OPPONENTS 35 WHEN DOWN 10 WITH LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO GO LOSS
2005 Cotton Bowl - WORST BOWL LOSS IN A&M HISTORY (AT THE TIME)
2011 Cotton Bowl - LOSS
Sadly I was at all of those. Of course I also saw us beat Bo and Auburn in '86 and Tim Brown and ND in '88
Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:32 pm to aggressor
aggressor, you are the jinx. No more bowl game attendance for you.
I am too. I have never witnessed an Aggie bowl win in person. The first Aggie game I watched was the 1987 Cotton Bowl against Ohio State.
B.A.S.
I am too. I have never witnessed an Aggie bowl win in person. The first Aggie game I watched was the 1987 Cotton Bowl against Ohio State.
B.A.S.
Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:50 pm to aggressor
holy crap, now that you mention it, I was all of those too. 
I was at the Michigan Alamo Bowl and BYU Holiday Bowl though.
I was at the Michigan Alamo Bowl and BYU Holiday Bowl though.
This post was edited on 11/30/12 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 12/2/12 at 4:55 pm to Dr RC
I went to the '88 Cotton Bowl, we won, and I have never been to another bowl game!
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