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National championship or bust, obviously.

New prwdiction thread can be “how long does Texas stay #1?”

Sorry had to edit your topic and pin it 😉 Texas must really like this kid to take him. Their 2026 class is full… too full.

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That’s why I’m predicting they’ll go 9-3. Their D should be excellent, which should keep them in pretty much every game. Michigan, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mizzou…fools gold that OU should spank.

Based on one presason ap poll?

I do not care what Ohio State fans think.

Damn, hope they caught it early. You never imagine a beast like Sergio having a serious illness. Wishing him the best. I don't remember any time in my life hearing about so many people with cancer.

Good stuff Jeff. What this data tells me is that Texas has a very high liklihood of winning 10 games and making the CFP. If you told me right now we'd go 10-2 and make the CFP, I'd take it.

Rat poison.

I loved Sam. But he also drove me nuts sometimes. Colt is one of my all-time favorites at Texas. VY is VY.

CJ put data out there. The 8 game conference schedules already produce far more difficult strengths of schedule. Until and unless the committee comes up with something concrete to account for strength of schedule when looking at win-loss records and playoff seeding, I don't expect anything to change.

Texas coaches saw a problem at DT, so they resoundingly addressed it in the portal with 5 DT signings. The Texas coaches clearly didn't see a problem at OL, reflected by zero activity in the portal. To me, this signals the coaches like what they have at OL, which is good enough for me. This staff has earned my trust.

I don't get the venomous attitude some have about QE. One OTF host blasted him over the weekend, even before the Sunday game. Might as well pull out the list of UFAs and ridicule them for getting cut from the CFL and having to sell cars or coach middle school. Bobby keeps reeling people back with a "I wish the best for Quinn" while people pile on. I knew a Michigan fan back in the day bashing Tom Brady when he was drafted. Interestingly, stats were very similar: Games played: TB - 29 QE - 37 Completion %: TB - 61.9 QE - 64.9 Pass TD/INT: TB - 30/17 QE - 68/24 Passing yards: TB - 4,773 QE - 9.128 Team record: TB - 20-5 QE - 33-10 NFL draft: TB - 6th QE - 7th TB ended up being pretty good. Don't know if most Michigan fans hate on him for not winning a NC. I appreciate what QE did for Texas. Looking at the guys who left while he was here, could have been much, much worse. Quinn will probably be remembered for bringing Texas back from oblivion as a good college QB. If he's a career NFL backup making $1.2M a year, good for him. If people want to say he sucks, ok. That could be said of a lot of college or backup NFL QBs. Sam Howell/UNC, Malik Willis/Liberty, Taylor Heinicke/Old Dominion, Nick Mullens/Southern Miss, Tanner McKee/Stanford; all back-ups. Maybe they suck, I don't know. But maybe their college fan bases don't hate on them for it.

Oklahoma’s schedule is highly overrated. Tennessee will be average this year. Ole Miss and S. Carolina are no great shakes either.

Weak. Play 9 in conference like everyone else.

I’d love this if I could get all the games without having to have YouTube TV. I’d rather not spend $90 on something I only have to watch Texas football on.

Texas entering into Steve Sarkisian’s fifth season on the Forty Acres as the No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 doesn’t guarantee anything. Still, the history of preseason No. 1 teams since 1998 — the first season in which the Bowl Championship Series decided college football’s national champion — is a sign that the Longhorns can almost bank on a prosperous season. The proof will be in the pudding, whether Texas is destined for a third consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff under Sarkisian. Regardless, there’s a baseline level of success that the previous 27 clubs voted No. 1 in the preseason by AP Top 25 voters has reached. — Only one of the 27 previous preseason No. 1 teams failed to win 10 or more games. USC opened the 2012 season ranked No. 1 by the AP (LSU was No. 1 in the Coaches Poll) and went 7-6 with a loss to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. Lane Kiffin’s last full season as coach of the Trojans saw USC join Ole Miss (1964) as the only preseason No. 1 teams in history to not appear in the final poll. — Texas will attempt to join Florida State (1999), USC (2004) and Alabama (2017) as the only preseason No. 1 teams in the BCS/CFP era to win a national championship. — In the BCS era (1998-2013), four preseason No. 1 teams — Miami (2002), Oklahoma (2003), USC (2005) and Ohio State (2006) — reached the national championship game. The Hurricanes, Trojans and Buckeyes won their respective conference championships; the Sooners lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 title game. — While Alabama (2017) is the only preseason No. 1 to win a national championship in the CFP era (since 2014), nine other No. 1 teams made it to the CFP: Florida State (2014), Alabama (2016, 2018 and 2021), Clemson (2019 and 2020) and Georgia (2023 and 2024). Of those eight teams, four (Alabama three times and Clemson in 2019) reached the national championship game. — Nick Saban’s 2017 Crimson Tide won the national championship with a walk-off victory over Georgia, but the Bulldogs won the SEC title with a win over Auburn. Of the 27 previous preseason No. 1 teams, 14 won at least a share of a conference championship, while Oklahoma (2003), Florida (2009) and Georgia (2023) lost their respective conference title games. — Eleven preseason No. 1 teams since 1998 didn’t win a conference championship, reach the BCS title game or make the CFP: Nebraska (2000), Florida (2001), Georgia (2008 and 2023), Florida (2009), Alabama (2010, 2013 and 2022), Oklahoma (2011), USC (2012) and Ohio State (2015). The 2015 Buckeyes, the 2022 Crimson Tide and the 2023 Bulldogs are the only AP preseason No. 1 teams since 2014 to not qualify for the CFP in the four-team format. — Georgia was No. 1 to open the 2024 season, the first in the 12-team CFP format. The Bulldogs went 11-3 and won the SEC championship with an overtime win over Texas before falling to Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl in the CFP quarterfinals. Final results for preseason AP Top 25 No. 1 teams since 1998 2024: Georgia (11-3, SEC champions, lost in the CFP quarterfinals to Notre Dame) 2023: Georgia (13-1, lost the SEC championship game to Alabama, Orange Bowl champions) 2022: Alabama (11-2, didn’t make it to SEC championship game, Sugar Bowl champions) 2021: Alabama (13-2, SEC champions, Cotton Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Georgia) 2020: Clemson (10-2, ACC champions, lost in the CFP semifinals to Ohio State) 2019: Clemson (14-1, ACC champions, Fiesta Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to LSU) 2018: Alabama (14-1, SEC champions, Orange Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Clemson) *2017: Alabama (13-1, didn’t make it to the SEC championship game, Sugar Bowl champions, CFP national champions) 2016: Alabama (14-1, SEC champions, Peach Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Clemson) 2015: Ohio State (12-1, didn’t make Big Ten championship game, Fiesta Bowl champions) 2014: Florida State (13-1, ACC champions, lost in the CFP semifinals to Oregon) 2013: Alabama (11-2, didn’t make SEC championship game, lost the Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma) 2012: USC (7-6, didn't make the Pac-12 championship game, lost the Sun Bowl to Georgia Tech) 2011: Oklahoma (10-3, Insight Bowl champions) 2010: Alabama (10-3, didn’t make the SEC championship game, Citrus Bowl champions) 2009: Florida (13-1, lost the SEC championship game to Alabama, Sugar Bowl champions) 2008: Georgia (10-3, didn’t make SEC championship game, Citrus Bowl champions) 2007: USC (11-2, Pac-10 co-champions, Rose Bowl champions) 2006: Ohio State (12-1, Big Ten champions, lost BCS national championship game to Florida) 2005: USC (12-1, Pac-10 champions, lost Rose Bowl/BCS championship game to Texas) *2004: USC (11-0, Pac-10 champions, BCS national champions) 2003: Oklahoma (12-2, lost the Big 12 championship game to Kansas State, lost the Sugar Bowl/BCS championship game to LSU) 2002: Miami (12-1, Big East champions, lost the Fiesta Bowl/BCS championship game to Ohio State) 2001: Florida (10-2, didn’t make the SEC championship game, Orange Bowl champions) 2000: Nebraska (10-2, didn’t make Big 12 championship game, Alamo Bowl champions) *1999: Florida State (12-0, ACC champions, BCS national champions) 1998: Ohio State (11-1, Big Ten co-champions, Sugar Bowl champions) View full news story

The idea that Ohio State is going to score 31 points on this Texas D is wishful thinking at best.

Also, good luck to South Carolina and Oklahoma during these month long stretches.

Nice report, Jeff. Personally, I'd really like to be 3 or 4 just to keep the headlights out of their eyes. But it does my ego a real swell. One game at a time. Each game is critical to team develop as the season progresses.

I need help finding a place I can get a new Saturday shirt for this season. I’m having issues finding a longhorns fishing style shirt in 3XLT that ships to Hawaii. Any of my big and tall brothers help me out? Lol