mortgageman82

OP acts as if we beat our chest about our men’s basketball program.

Yeah, we don’t think we’ll win another game either. We don’t even really like the make up of this team.

Weird rant.

I think he is talking about their best two pitchers. Their normal Friday guy is elite - like top 10 draft pick - out for two months. Their Saturday guy is now out for the year after some type of surgery. It was also mentioned that they were down two relievers. They are experiencing the pitching staff woes that we had to deal with the past few years.

But this does look like a very good team for Texas. Riojas with the best competition he’s seen yet and was dealing out there. Pitching looks to be very strong.

Robbins crushed that HR in the 3rd. 466 ft no doubter off the train in the outfield, what a moonshot.

I laughed.

Even further consider if 15 yards would have been rewarded to Montana State on their possession (or half the distance I think being it’s coming from the 25. Anyway, point is like you said about the 2 points not really being significant, it would actually be a terrible idea to commit a penalty rather than let them score 2 in that situation. You’d actually rather them score 2 points than start with the ball at the 12 or 10 yard line - the latter being a much bigger deal. Thats what I was wondering in the moment. Though it would be hard to blame an action like that as it’s instinct almost. I hope that made sense. Crazy game all around.

So…who gets it?
Athens and Tuscaloosa have both hosted already this year.

Georgia has been on more recently and also was on a second time earlier when Tennessee hosted. Oklahoma hosted and Texas was at Ohio State when they did - each have an appearance.

Since Georgia has been on it twice I am going to say they give the nod to OU@Alabama. Of course if Alabama loses to LSU perhaps that moves the pendulum - same could be said for a Georgia loss at MSU. It will have been 3 weeks since they did an SEC game and Texas@Georgia and Oklahoma@Alabama are almost identical games in terms of the brands, eyeballs, W/L records, SEC stakes and CFP stakes. I don’t see another game, SEC or not, that worthies Gameday attention.

I think you could possibly be right about A&M. I’m not saying it would be right but I think Aggies would be a little nervous in that scenarios. The road win at ND I think is key to help maybe offset something like that.

I do believe a lot of it will work itself out by the time the committee makes these decisions.

I feel they are taking pretty good shape already…

List (not seeding)

1. GO5 rep
2. ND if they win out (like it or not I think this is a fairly safe bet, 100% out with a third loss and opens up another playoff spot.). Also could be in jeopardy if we finish with multiple 2 loss SEC teams.
3-5 Big Ten - seems hard to believe the representatives aren’t anything less or more than OSU, IU and Oregon.
6. Big 12 champ - I know there are some ways they could get two but I think when it washes out in the end it’ll be one - but obviously this along with the ACC has more variable to it.
7,8. ACC - as it stands I think the ACC has a better percentage chance of getting two than just one - I think assuming three bids between the two lesser leagues is the best way to guess as I don’t think both will have only one.
9-12 SEC - the SEC is looking pretty clear. A&M and Ole Miss seem like they are near locks at this point - hard to imagine how either would take a third loss that wasn’t in an SEC championship game with their current records and schedule ahead. Bama and Georgia obviously are best positioned for the other two. Texas, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Oklahoma and possibly even Missouri (long shot with QB issues and schedule) would still control their destinies for a playoff spot should they win out (Vandy could potentially lose one). Most of this will take care of itself but if my math is correct the possibility of 6 SEC teams with two overall losses or less still remains. Hard to imagine a 2 loss SEC team being excluded - so that would come at the expense of a Big 12 or ACC second team and/or ND.

I think any chance of a 3 loss team being included is diminishing quite a bit with each week as I look through the landscape and remaining schedules (aside from the inclusion of a possible 2 loss SEC team that loses in the SEC champ game.)

SEC bids - 3 is the floor but extremely unlikely.
4 - most possible number IMO
5 - less possible but very realistic
6 - statistically possible if Big 10 gets theee and ND is excluded - very long shot but could be justified with SEC scenario of 6 1-2 loss teams.

One thing I thought of as a result of this is Texas will not play a TBD team in SEC play until 2028. We don’t know who this team is but it would be one of the 7 they would’ve added next year where they essentially change their opponents with OU. If Texas gets the common 3 everybody would expect them to this only allows for 6 games against those 7. So in short Texas won’t play one of Bama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Tenn, South Carolina or Missouri for first time in league play until 2028.

I am not sure the exact same would be true for OU as my mind hurts to think about it, but it would depend who their 3 rivalry matchups are against and how that compares to which of those they have played already.

Not hugely significant but a detail nonetheless.

OP with a horrible take on the OL and only seeing 4/5 starters gone. Many of these starters were not high caliber, the OL last year was not elite. Williams false started a million times and it wasn’t a good run blocking unit.

One of the non starters from last year is actually pre-season all SEC in Goosby. Campbell is seasoned. Baker and Neto are 5 star OL who should be strong in the running game. Banks was the only huge loss honestly - that and needing to replace a center I will give you is usually important. Is it the unit with the most questions - yes, probably this - but it’s not going to be our undoing.

Team list double digit guys to the draft two years in a row. We were fine last year and will be more than fine this time around. Better RB’s this year with a seasoned Wisner and Baxter returning and a mobile combined with Sark’s playcalling ability will help mitigate weaknesses.

So happy for these girls. This really is a team who deserves this.

Well deserved title Horns.

HOOK EM!!!