Who should Texas fans be rooting for around the country the next few weeks?

[TheEyesAreUponUs]

Given how the past few weeks have shaken out for us and the rest of the SEC, which teams should we be rooting for or against over the next few weeks to give us the best shot at making the SECCG and the CFP?

Obviously, winning out would be the biggest help, but I'm curious which other games and outcomes would help us the most, both in terms of SEC tiebreakers and our overall playoff chances.

[charlie990]

The CFP has been pretty respectful of head to head so Ohio state losing would only help us move up relative to them. 

[Battrayal]

I would say root for Big 12 cannibalization. While I think a 2 loss team makes it over a 1 loss non-champ, not sure about a 3 loss team. Hope for all but the champ to have 2 losses.

Otherwise root for no weird conference champs (like Duke last year). Hope Miami wins the ACC.

While I hope the committee would put in a 3 loss SEC team over a two loss Notre Dame (say they lose to Miami, and their best win is against Wisco and SMU), we all know everyone loves ND for some reason and their dumb auto bid being in the top 12 gets them in. So hope they drop one more game.

Just a few off the top of my head

[HonkEm]

Root for chaos everywhere except Austin.

That's basically the playoff strategy at this point. Every time I think I've figured out the SEC tiebreakers, somebody posts a new spreadsheet proving we're either 2nd, 7th, or somehow playing in the Sun Belt Championship. 

[HonkEm]

36 minutes ago, Battrayal said:

I would say root for Big 12 cannibalization. While I think a 2 loss team makes it over a 1 loss non-champ, not sure about a 3 loss team. Hope for all but the champ to have 2 losses.

Otherwise root for no weird conference champs (like Duke last year). Hope Miami wins the ACC.

While I hope the committee would put in a 3 loss SEC team over a two loss Notre Dame (say they lose to Miami, and their best win is against Wisco and SMU), we all know everyone loves ND for some reason and their dumb auto bid being in the top 12 gets them in. So hope they drop one more game.

Just a few off the top of my head

Hope Notre Dame drops one more game" might be the one thing every fan base in America can agree on". 🤣

Notre Dame could have the same record as an SEC team with half the résumé and we'd still get a 30-minute TV segment explaining why the Irish deserve the benefit of the doubt

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[Alex Butler]

1 minute ago, HonkEm said:

Hope Notre Dame drops one more game" might be the one thing every fan base in America can agree on. 🤣

Notre Dame could have the same record as an SEC team with half the résumé and we'd still get a 30-minute TV segment explaining why the Irish deserve the benefit of the doubt

Notre Lame is the biggest load of crap in CFB right now. Force them to join an actual conference or keep the OUT of the playoff. This independent crap has run its course. They’re already in the ACC for everything and play an ACC light schedule as part of that deal for other sports. Time to drop this charade and play in the same sandbox as everyone else. Last year was comical hearing the justification for why they deserved to be in over Miami who they lost to head to head and had the same record as. “They outscored common opponents by more than Miami.” Well they didn’t outscore Miami when they played them so…sorry. Their temper tantrum declining a bowl was pure crybaby bull$hit too. 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Root for Texas to win their last five regular season games.

[Bobby Burton]

- Notre Dame losing two more.

- All 2 loss teams in the SEC losing.

- Northwestern to lose.

 

[4thandFive]

Still ridiculous Notre Dame gets in no matter what if they’re in the Top 12