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re: We seriously let Texas dominate our conference and accomplish more this year
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:55 pm to Jimmy Montrose
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:55 pm to Jimmy Montrose
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Enjoy the off season!
LOL...Next weekend OSU is going to Butt frick your team on National T.V.
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:00 pm to ForeverGator
quote:they played a shitty Clemson team and a shitty ASU team in the playoffs and nearly blew it. Texas has the red carpet rolled out for them schedule wise both in the season and now in the playoff, and they lost 2x to the only legit team they played
Last I checked, Texas made it further than you all in the CFP
This post was edited on 1/3/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:04 pm to TexasWranglers
The problem is you didn’t even play a true SEC schedule.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:07 pm to ForeverGator
Texas certainly had a comparatively easy SEC schedule. Please provide a single instance out of the thousands of times this has mentioned, where a Texas fan has disagreed with this concept. More importantly, can anyone provide a coherent explanation as to why Sankey or the other powers-that-be would do this intentionally?
Note that intentionally giving Texas an easy schedule would logically affect every single other teams’ schedule, thereby making them more difficult, including teams like UGA and Bama which are traditionally associated with such conspiracy theories. In any case, there is no logical brand enhancement for the SEC afforded by Texas coming in and getting a walk-through. While I would postulate that it doesn’t matter, if anything it hurts the SEC simply by way of more deviation from the traditional results than need be.
I would argue that, in reality, this is due to the “band-aid” schedule while we await divisions/pods in 2026. For these two years without divisions, the SEC was focused on maintaining rivalry games and marquee matchups amongst traditional SEC teams in order to optimize brand stability during these bridge years. Texas and Oklahoma generally got the games left over - and in a result that should surprise no one, the teams left available after the scheduling of such rivalry games and marquee matchups did indeed include the likes of Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, etc. Objectively, that is probably what happened. In fact, take a look at the teams’ schedules - you won’t find a single common opponent, which strongly suggests they were the final two teams to have their schedules determined and were receiving the leftovers.
From there, why was Texas’ schedule easier than oklahomas? Well look at the schedules and you’ll find that on paper they were actually somewhat similar. OK played bama; Texas played Georgia. OK played ole Miss; Texas played A&M. Texas played 2 teams that were within a game of .500 last year (UF, UK), and OK played two similarly situated teams in terms of 2023 records (SC, Auburn). After their matchup against eachother, that really just leaves Oklahoma having a more difficult schedule in having to play Tennessee and Mizzou while Texas played Vanderbilt and MSU. At this point we’re talking about two games and frankly that’s just probably how the scheduling worked best.
No one disagrees with the notion of the easy schedule, and it takes substantial mental gymnastics to come to the conclusion that it was out of favoritism.
Note that intentionally giving Texas an easy schedule would logically affect every single other teams’ schedule, thereby making them more difficult, including teams like UGA and Bama which are traditionally associated with such conspiracy theories. In any case, there is no logical brand enhancement for the SEC afforded by Texas coming in and getting a walk-through. While I would postulate that it doesn’t matter, if anything it hurts the SEC simply by way of more deviation from the traditional results than need be.
I would argue that, in reality, this is due to the “band-aid” schedule while we await divisions/pods in 2026. For these two years without divisions, the SEC was focused on maintaining rivalry games and marquee matchups amongst traditional SEC teams in order to optimize brand stability during these bridge years. Texas and Oklahoma generally got the games left over - and in a result that should surprise no one, the teams left available after the scheduling of such rivalry games and marquee matchups did indeed include the likes of Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, etc. Objectively, that is probably what happened. In fact, take a look at the teams’ schedules - you won’t find a single common opponent, which strongly suggests they were the final two teams to have their schedules determined and were receiving the leftovers.
From there, why was Texas’ schedule easier than oklahomas? Well look at the schedules and you’ll find that on paper they were actually somewhat similar. OK played bama; Texas played Georgia. OK played ole Miss; Texas played A&M. Texas played 2 teams that were within a game of .500 last year (UF, UK), and OK played two similarly situated teams in terms of 2023 records (SC, Auburn). After their matchup against eachother, that really just leaves Oklahoma having a more difficult schedule in having to play Tennessee and Mizzou while Texas played Vanderbilt and MSU. At this point we’re talking about two games and frankly that’s just probably how the scheduling worked best.
No one disagrees with the notion of the easy schedule, and it takes substantial mental gymnastics to come to the conclusion that it was out of favoritism.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 1:18 pm to narddogg81
We beat Oklahoma and Vandy , how did you do ? 
Posted on 1/3/25 at 2:18 pm to Hellmet
Rich from an Arkansas fan who had a chance to beat Texas...at home... and failed.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:00 pm to ForeverGator
quote:You could start by not being a total fricking retard and stop making brain rot threads like this one.
We need to do better.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:09 pm to ForeverGator
No WE didn’t. Handle your business, lot lizard.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:58 pm to ForeverGator
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We seriously let Texas dominate our conference
quote:how bout -
We
schedules were incredibly unbalanced in this year 1 of bridge pairings - 2026 will hopefully restore some sanity -
quote:pretty sure the only trophy UT-A has is that gold cowboy thing from Dallas - and the SEC trophy went to Athens again -
accomplish more this year
eta - horns did get a Peach trophy NYD - not SEC related -
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 7:14 pm to Sizzle_DAWG
quote:don’t mind that Disney Gator
No WE didn’t. Handle your business, lot lizard
He didn’t go to UF and is a complete embarrassment to the fan base
Posted on 1/5/25 at 7:24 pm to ForeverGator
No, the commissioner granted them a mulligan this year!!!!!!
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:20 pm to dljtigers
Texas played the SEC schedule we were given. It not our fault it was mostly dog shite.
At the same time, we knew that is was a 16 or 17 game schedule, something that nobody has had to endure before. Some SEC teams peaked in September, some in October and some made it into November, within sight of the CFP.
Texas had an up and down year, but we played for the SEC Championship, embarrassed OU in Dallas, and “physically annihilated” A&M at home, under the lights. Those were goals, and significant accomplishments, but not the prize.
Loosing to unranked opponents is never a good thing. Loosing and getting embarrassed by multiple unranked teams means you’re not good enough to play for a National Championship.
Texas lost, but won. Losing sucks, but getting a CFP home game, in Austin, in December is pretty choice, and a nice way to start the playoffs.
3 SEC teams made it to the CFP, and half way through, Texas stands alone. The proud SEC, would be shutout of the final 4 but for Texas.
SEC speed? Anybody come to mind? Who among you thought that Texas would be the most physical team in the SEC? Argue if you must, while you’re sitting at home watching Texas in the playoffs, or basketball.
Texas has another chance to play our best game, to peak at the right time. The real games are just getting started.
At the same time, we knew that is was a 16 or 17 game schedule, something that nobody has had to endure before. Some SEC teams peaked in September, some in October and some made it into November, within sight of the CFP.
Texas had an up and down year, but we played for the SEC Championship, embarrassed OU in Dallas, and “physically annihilated” A&M at home, under the lights. Those were goals, and significant accomplishments, but not the prize.
Loosing to unranked opponents is never a good thing. Loosing and getting embarrassed by multiple unranked teams means you’re not good enough to play for a National Championship.
Texas lost, but won. Losing sucks, but getting a CFP home game, in Austin, in December is pretty choice, and a nice way to start the playoffs.
3 SEC teams made it to the CFP, and half way through, Texas stands alone. The proud SEC, would be shutout of the final 4 but for Texas.
SEC speed? Anybody come to mind? Who among you thought that Texas would be the most physical team in the SEC? Argue if you must, while you’re sitting at home watching Texas in the playoffs, or basketball.
Texas has another chance to play our best game, to peak at the right time. The real games are just getting started.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:37 pm to Ptins944
Beat or look good against Ohio St. and Texas has had a great year.
Get beat
by Ohio St poorly and Texas best wins look kinda bad especially considering that the Arizona St. game could have went either way.
Like you said the real games are just getting started, lets see what Texas has. The book isn't finished, YET.
Like I stated in another post the SEC was shite this year, it had zero great teams---Texas has a chance to change that narrative in 5 days.
Get beat
by Ohio St poorly and Texas best wins look kinda bad especially considering that the Arizona St. game could have went either way.
Like you said the real games are just getting started, lets see what Texas has. The book isn't finished, YET.
Like I stated in another post the SEC was shite this year, it had zero great teams---Texas has a chance to change that narrative in 5 days.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:38 pm to ForeverGator
They have two losses and are in the same tier as UGA, Ole Miss, Alabama, Tennessee, and USC.Credit to them for taking care of inferior opponents in the playoffs, but they didn't dominate the league.
But Texas is pretty much the last chance to save the conference from embarrassment.
But Texas is pretty much the last chance to save the conference from embarrassment.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:04 pm to ForeverGator
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:49 pm to Ptins944
Looks like it is what we thought a pretty good team with shite coach and unrealistic fan base, best win was an average Aggie team.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:59 pm to Ptins944
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3 SEC teams made it to the CFP, and half way through, Texas stands alone. The proud SEC, would be shutout of the final 4 but for Texas.
Texas ended our QB’s and punter’s season in the SECCG. It could possibly be argued that the SEC would be shut out of the final 4 BECAUSE of Texas.
We still should have beaten Notre Dame, but didn’t. It happens. But Texas certainty didn’t do us (or the SEC) any favors.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:18 pm to Jimmy Montrose
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Enjoy the off season!
Come by Athens anytime you wanna see the trophy!
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:35 pm to ForeverGator
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We need to do better. Florida will stop them next year. Who else is going to do it? Def not Georgia.
You're not smart enough for an answer but, for everyone else, Dawgs beat Texas twice this year.
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