3 Playoff scenarios to watch after this weekend - Has college football ever been better than this?

[Kevin C]

The Florida loss still stings no matter how we look at it and it only looks worse the further we get into the season.   Ok, move on.   Texas is climbing and building momentum in Nov as we tackle the toughest 4-game stretch in recent memory.   Which scenario will take further shape after this weekend?
 

First, before going there, a quick flashback.   it was only 2 1/2 weeks ago that Texas trailed by 17 pts going into the fourth quarter against Miss St before Arch decided it was time to do his thing, the defense went into lockdown and Niblett proved he can again change any game in 8 secs.   Texas outscored MSU 31-7 in Q4 and OT, marking the most impressive comeback in the past 20 yrs.  We have life!!!  

Going into the Vandy game, lots of questions for #20 against an impressive #9 Vandy.   which version of Texas would show up?   Texas dominates Vandy on offense, looks vulnerable on defense without 3 starters in the secondary but begins to look like a team who could get on a roll (if everyone gets healthy), jumping from #20 to #10 over the past 2 weeks.   Holy $hi+, a lot has changed since our anemic showing against Kentucky late last month.

How can you not love this team and their fight?   How can you not love college football and all the different scenarios that could still unfold.   
 

3 scenarios I’m interested to watch on Saturday.   All of these assume OU loses to Bama earlier in the day as Mateer hasn’t been the same since his thumb injury.   
 

1) Favorite - Texas goes into Athens and pulls a ‘23 Bama 2.0, looking explosive on offense, overpowering on defense, game changing on ST and pulls off a 30-20 upset win, making it clear that Texas is a legit playoff contender and likely favorite against A&M in 2 1/2 weeks. 

2) Most Likely - Similar to the SEC championship, Texas comes out strong and gets off to early lead but Kirby does his thing and Georgia pulls out close win, 27-23.    

3) Least Likely - Similar to the beat down we took from Georgia last fall in Austin, our OL gets overwhelmed, Arch is running for his life all night, 4 sacks and we get punished 34-17.   

 

In scenario  1, the stage is set for evenly matched game against A&M (Texas favored by 4pts) then on to play Bama in SEC Championship, winning our first SEC championship in year 2.   On path to play Ohio State in College Foitball NC for epic rematch, Arch wins ‘player of the game’ as Texas wins it all.   Unlikely but still possible and  fun thought to imagine, especially given all the early season struggles.   

In scenario 2, Texas still has very real chance to beat undefeated #3 A&M, giving us 3 high quality wins and enables Texas to sneak into the #11 spot of the playoffs     We go on a run early in the playoffs but lose again in the semi-finals but this time it’s Oregon.   

In scenario 3, we lose to A&M as well, finish 8-4, miss the playoffs and the team is filled with fire to never let that happen again.    No one likes how it ended, everyone comes back and 2026 is set for Texas to win it all as a much more seasoned team, ready to explode on Ohio State in Austin next Sept. 

Which scenario will unfold on Saturday?   Lots of other scenarios with other teams also will unfold over the next 3 weeks.   Has college football ever been better?   Loving it!!

Hook em!! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Kevin C