re: Who has the easiest schedule Texas or A&M?

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Somebody tried to schedule Texas a very favorable schedule.

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Ya think? I'm glad A&M is having such success this year so maybe the rest of the SEC will wake up and realize it's not sour grapes on our part. Yes A&M has money, but it's absolutely not the Aggie way to be a conference partner in the way Texas seeks to be a "partner".

The Texas cancer is indeed real and insidious, and if you don't think back-room deals were made and are continuing, you're lacking discernment.

Did you see OU's schedule? It is 180 degrees from Texas. They wanted to make sure the new schools were ONLY about Texas this year. They wanted 100% glory and spotlight on Texas.

That's not an accident, and it's not paranoia. Just truth.

We got the easy schedule to placate us after we pitched a hissy for yall joining the conference.

Texas made the playoffs last year. So, you're saying a playoff team needed to be given an easy schedule by Sankey and crew? Are you admitting you shouldn't have made the playoffs last year?

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About like Georgia’s schedule for the past 5 years

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"Georgia has an easy schedule by getting to play Vandy every year" - bama fans

It depends what you’re asking.

Going by current Sagarin Ratings:

tu schedule

State home (66.83 - 3.18 = 63.65
Oklahoma = 78.64
Georgia home (92.48 - 3.18) = 89.3
Vanderbilt away 72.84 + 3.18 = 76.02
Florida home (80.55 - 3.18) = 77.37
Arkansas away (78.62 + 3.18) = 81.8
Kentucky home (73.76 - 3.18) = 70.58
A&M away (86.19 + 3.18) = 89.37

Florida away (80.55 + 3.18) = 83.73
Arkansas = 78.62
Mizzou home (78.12 - 3.18) = 74.94
State away (66.83 + 3.18) = 70.01
LSU home (85.88 - 3.18) = 82.7
USC away (81.07 + 3.18) = 84.25
Auburn away (77.45 + 3.18) = 80.63
tu home (90.88 - 3.18) = 87.7

An average SEC has a rating of 82. So an average SEC team should go 6-2 against tu’ schedule. An average SEC team would go 4-4 with A&M’s.

A&M’s schedule is harder by just about every metric other than tu’s two toughest games(A&M and Georgia) than A&M’s(tu and USC).

But depending on how you weight variability, and what the distribution is for each record, you might come to a different conclusion, likely that A&M’s schedule is even harder. An average team would win their 6 games against tu’s expected wins by an average of 7.4 points. While A&M’s schedule has only has an expected margin of victory of 5.9 points. So while it’s technically harder for tu to win against their two toughest opponents, it’s still easier to get to 8-0, 7-1 or even 6-2.

As far as 10 win seasons go, only 2 SEC schools have less than A&M (Vandy and Arkansas) with 0. A&M has one 10 win season tied with Tenner and State. Every other SEC team has had more than one 10 win season since 2012, so while yes A&M's record hasn't been terrible, just about every other team in the conference has been more successful.

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Too bad we won't play another good team until the SEC CC Game.

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Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise.

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Bookmarked for a bump in case Florida beats yall.

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Can never be too cautious, I understand.

The biggest difference between the two is that UTSA and Louisiana-Monroe are better than New Mexico State and McNeese St, but it doesnt really change the records.

@Michigan v Notre Dame? Possibly? Maybe? Dunno

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We got some boys that can play football.

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You have 1, and he's not even an A&M developed player.

Fun fact, the last time A&M beat UGA was in 1954. Bragging about Texas losing to a team that A&M hasn't beat in 70 years is not the best strategy to go with.


When will A&M play their first test this season?