Started By
Message
0
Posted on 8/18/24 at 4:32 pm to Victor R Franko
quote:
Texas or OU win in their first year in SEC competition, they had easy SEC schedules. If they don't win, it was the "Grind of the SEC" that did them in.
Wrong. Texas has an easy schedule. We already know that. OU's schedule is pretty stout.
These are well discussed knowns already, here before the season even starts.
So if Texas blows everyone out, we will still say that yes, you had an easy schedule. Because you do.
If OU blows everyone out, we will not say that yes, they had an easy schedule. Because they don't.
Mmmkay, princess?
Posted on 8/18/24 at 4:50 pm to Victor R Franko
Before Texas is in the SEC: There is no such thing as an easy SEC schedule
Texas enters the SEC: Texas has an easy SEC schedule.
So stupid. A&M and most SEC schools have played more FCS schools in the last 5 years than Texas has ever played in over 100 years. I thought that was because the SEC was so tough??
Texas enters the SEC: Texas has an easy SEC schedule.
So stupid. A&M and most SEC schools have played more FCS schools in the last 5 years than Texas has ever played in over 100 years. I thought that was because the SEC was so tough??
Posted on 8/19/24 at 4:48 am to Mexican Martini
Wrong again.
Georgia had an easy schedule last year. It was said before the season started, during the season and after the season ended. Everyone knew it, everyone said it.
So yeah, you're wrong.
Georgia had an easy schedule last year. It was said before the season started, during the season and after the season ended. Everyone knew it, everyone said it.
So yeah, you're wrong.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 7:38 am to Mexican Martini
quote:Texas has a very easy schedule thanks to a Dallas site game and *somehow* being awarded a road game in Nashville year 1 - add in the road game in College Station to end the year and Texas only leaves the state of Texas for 2 SEC road games - Fayetteville & Nashville -
Before Texas is in the SEC: There is no such thing as an easy SEC schedule
Texas enters the SEC: Texas has an easy SEC schedule.
that could have never happened before in the SEC until Texas was added and the schedules had to be adjusted -
Cocktail Party is the only non-campus SEC game and Florida doesn't have another in-state SEC foe so even in years Florida is the road team in the Jax - they still have to play 3 other SEC games outside of the state of Florida - including Nashville -
Oklahoma only has 3 SEC home games in Norman year 1 SEC thanks to the Dallas game vs Texas -
Texas will understand quickly what it is to be on the road in this conference when UTA is the 'home' team in Dallas every other year and doesn't get to play in Nashville in the same season - it just won't be 2024 -
Posted on 8/19/24 at 10:18 am to Victor R Franko
No matter how either team plays out....Texas's schedule is cupcake and OU has a legit SEC schedule. 10win OU team supersedes 10win Texas team. 
Posted on 8/19/24 at 11:32 am to MtVernon
quote:
Texas 34
Alabama 24
AT Bryant Denny
Next.
The fact yall keep relying on this as a reason why the SEC won't be a major challenge shows us that you are missing the point entirely. It's not about 1 game. You'll learn. No sense in trying to get you to understand when you've been in the softest league in the country outside of the Pac 12.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 12:35 pm to Mexican Martini
The SEC has won double digit NCs in the last 20+ years
In fact since the 1900's an SEC (or future SEC) has won at least 1 NC per decade
The reason why so many teams has FCS opponents is to try and make the schedule a bit easier. However some of the FCS teams themselves were top opponents (many went to the FCS playoffs)
f you look the Big 12 had many of the teams with the most losses in college football, while the SEC had 5 of the top 13 teams in wins.
In fact since the 1900's an SEC (or future SEC) has won at least 1 NC per decade
The reason why so many teams has FCS opponents is to try and make the schedule a bit easier. However some of the FCS teams themselves were top opponents (many went to the FCS playoffs)
f you look the Big 12 had many of the teams with the most losses in college football, while the SEC had 5 of the top 13 teams in wins.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 12:59 pm to redfishfan
quote:
The fact yall keep relying on this as a reason why the SEC won't be a major challenge shows us that you are missing the point entirely.
No, it just means the point has to make sense. You can't just say something and run away without it adding up.
It doesn't add up. We kept Bama from playing for the NC.
In terms of the rest of the SEC, mid-level Big XII has the W-L over mid-level SEC, so no point there either.
Playing Miss State is no different than playing Baylor. Playing Arkansas is less than playing Ok State. Playing Vanderbilt is less than playing Texas Tech.
So let's just play the games and see what excuses will come from it, because that dog don't hunt.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 1:10 pm to MtVernon
quote:
It doesn't add up. We kept Bama from playing for the NC.
Michigan did that, barely
quote:
In terms of the rest of the SEC, mid-level Big XII has the W-L over mid-level SEC, so no point there either.
Not sure what you mean as midlevel SEC teams are but the SEC has 6 teams that have won the NC recently (within the last 25 years), Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, with most of those either winning multiple titles or playing in multiple title games.
quote:
Playing Miss State is no different than playing Baylor. Playing Arkansas is less than playing Ok State. Playing Vanderbilt is less than playing Texas Tech.
Of those team you mentioned the only one would be Vanderbilt as you will find out soon enough.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 2:37 pm to MtVernon
quote:
No, it just means the point has to make sense. You can't just say something and run away without it adding up.
It doesn't add up. We kept Bama from playing for the NC.
In terms of the rest of the SEC, mid-level Big XII has the W-L over mid-level SEC, so no point there either.
Playing Miss State is no different than playing Baylor. Playing Arkansas is less than playing Ok State. Playing Vanderbilt is less than playing Texas Tech.
So let's just play the games and see what excuses will come from it, because that dog don't hunt.
Your Arky to Ok state comparisons make no sense.
Ok State was the 2/3 best team in the Big 12 last year. Arky was the 12/13 best team in the SEC.
Lets look the SEC and Big 12 and compare. Line by line for last year. By who would be favored if they didn't play
Alabama and Texas were conference winners. Advantage Texas
Ok State and UGA are next. Advantage UGA
OU and Ole Miss. Push
LSU and WVU. LSU
Iowa State and Mizz. Mizz
Kansas State and Tenn. Push
TT and TAM. TAM
Kansas and Auburn. Push
UCF and SC. SC
TCU and UF. UF
BYU and Kentucky. Kentucky
The rest are so terrible we can call them all pushes even though the SEC teams woudl be favored. You cannot compare playing Arkansas to playing OK State. Ok state was the second best conference opponent you played while Arky was everybody worse opponent in the SEC outside of Vandy. The conferences were so far away from each other last year it's not even close. Texas and OU can certainly compete in the conference but you are all about the learn a valuable lesson of what it means to have to play football week in and week out and not. You can pretend it doesn't exist. But having to play Florida instead of Texas Tech matters over the course a long brutal SEC season.
Page 4 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News