Why would anyone not play OOC cupcakes now?

[burntoc]

We've entered the era of NIL and 11-15 team playoffs (plus a handout). The punishment for losing to the #1 team in the country this year, in week 1, will be to miss the CFP (yes, with the other body of work, which would otherwise still place us top 10). 

I get why we did it, and I've enjoyed the matchups. But CDC should cancel the Ohio State, UM, and ND games coming up if that committee keeps us out. There is simply way, way more downside than upside, and you're going to get those great matchups in the playoffs instead.  #changemymind

Edited 7 hours ago by burntoc

[Roy Hinojosa]

How much money did Texas and Ohio State generate playing in that opener? The committee is going to water down college football, and it's going to hit it where it hurts most, everyone's wallet. If we do cancel this game, I don't want to hear anything about it from the national media either. They made their bed when they incessantly attacked Texas all year. 

[SCHorn803]

As long as I have been watching college football the criteria to determine whether or not a team was good has always been how many loses do you have and when did you lose. Unfortunately, both of those do not work in our favor. We beat 2 top 10 teams in November and we are barely going to be a top 15 team to end the month. A loss to Georgia at the end of October gives us time to change the narrative. Where a loss to Georgia in the middle of November impacts us way more than beating 2 top 10 teams. 

Do I agree with this methodology, no. But that is how college football is and I doubt that will change anytime soon. Until that methodology changes and who you beat matters more than who you lose to, the solution is not to get rid of the big marquee game in September but to move a cupcake non conference game to November. This increases our chances to go undefeated in November which should always be the goal in November. 

Big non-conference matchups in September help set the tone for the season and if we win those games allows us to control our seeding as long as we win the games we’re supposed to win. 2023 and 2024 are perfect examples of this. 

Does it suck that we are going to miss out on the playoffs, yes. Most of us expected that after watching how bad we were against UTEP and Florida. Add in how up and down we were on offense and defense throughout the year most argued how we weren’t a playoff team. 

My hope is that missing the CFP will change how this staff approaches this offseason. The changes this staff did this past offseason was a regression compared to 2023 and 2024. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

When the playoff goes to 16 teams ... none of the non-con talk will be a subject or matter any longer. 

Just need to get to 16 teams sooner, rather than later. 

[SchoolColors]

10 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

When the playoff goes to 16 teams ... none of the non-con talk will be a subject or matter any longer. 

Just need to get to 16 teams sooner, rather than later. 

It still will because of hosting round 1 games. Would you rather host round one or travel up north and play in potential snow?

[JMarquette]

15 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

When the playoff goes to 16 teams ... none of the non-con talk will be a subject or matter any longer. 

Just need to get to 16 teams sooner, rather than later. 

Do you think 16 kills the AQ bids?

[Joe Zura]

I wish I was a mod so I could delete the same thread that keeps being made cancel so and so how about we quit crying we lost 3 games and a bad loss to Florida it is what it is at this point. How many more threads are going to be made like this it’s like 5 already? 

[Oldest Horn]

20 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

When the playoff goes to 16 teams ... none of the non-con talk will be a subject or matter any longer. 

Just need to get to 16 teams sooner, rather than later. 

Hard to see a 16 team format with these CCGs in place. Will the conferences give these up? Outside of the SEC I don’t think they’re big moneymakers. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

13 minutes ago, SchoolColors said:

It still will because of hosting round 1 games. Would you rather host round one or travel up north and play in potential snow?

People will always be able to point at something as a negative. If December weather becomes the next talking point, be good enough to host is what I would say. 

But going to 16 playoff teams will keep the meaningful games on the schedule. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

4 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

Hard to see a 16 team format with these CCGs in place. Will the conferences give these up? Outside of the SEC I don’t think they’re big moneymakers. 

Think they will go away ... in terms of top 2 in a conference. 

May be replaced with essentially play in games, so still make the CCG TV contract money

[SchoolColors]

2 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

People will always be able to point at something as a negative. If December weather becomes the next talking point, be good enough to host is what I would say. 

But going to 16 playoff teams will keep the meaningful games on the schedule. 

Posted in another thread but we’re giving ourselves little room for error with sec moving to 9 conference games. But it will be the typical Texas fan expectation of being happy to make the playoffs when we do but not demanding it 

[Oldest Horn]

1 minute ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Think they will go away ... in terms of top 2 in a conference. 

May be replaced with essentially play in games, so still make the CCG TV contract money

That would make sense, especially if the Big 2 have four or more spots each. 

[TooBrokeToPayAttention21]

I think tough non conference opponent game like Ohio St should be on a year to year basis until we get to 16 CFP teams. So I would absolutely cancel or reschedule the Ohio State game to another year when we think the CFP will be at 16 teams. Just my opinion 

Edited 28 minutes ago by TooBrokeToPayAttention21

[BevoTenn25]

23 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

I wish I was a mod so I could delete the same thread that keeps being made cancel so and so how about we quit crying we lost 3 games and a bad loss to Florida it is what it is at this point. How many more threads are going to be made like this it’s like 5 already? 

100% agree. We shouldn't have lost to Florida. And we also got handled by Georgia very recently. Just not our year to be in. 

[Texas fan in Georgia]

40 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

When the playoff goes to 16 teams ... none of the non-con talk will be a subject or matter any longer. 

Just need to get to 16 teams sooner, rather than later. 

And my guess with the teams that will get left out this year including Texas will be pushing for it all offseason. The G5 being guaranteed a spot has to be addressed.

[Texas fan in Georgia]

1 minute ago, BevoTenn25 said:

100% agree. We shouldn't have lost to Florida. And we also got handled by Georgia very recently. Just not our year to be in. 

I think a lot of people realize the fact that out of the entire projected field, Texas has already beat 3 of the teams. Add on the fact that on a neutral site they are probably favored over another 4 or 5. Anybody not named Georgia or Ohio st. 

[SchoolColors]

4 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

And my guess with the teams that will get left out this year including Texas will be pushing for it all offseason. The G5 being guaranteed a spot has to be addressed.

The funny thing this year is they could get 2 spots haha. I think the BCS rule was fantastic about g5 teams and that being you had to be in the top 16

[BevoTenn25]

12 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I think a lot of people realize the fact that out of the entire projected field, Texas has already beat 3 of the teams. Add on the fact that on a neutral site they are probably favored over another 4 or 5. Anybody not named Georgia or Ohio st. 

Texas got some great wins this year. They just didnt get it done in the loss column this year.