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Regarding the Big12: 1. Texas played like absolute cheeks vs ASU for most of the game and still won. Being able to play a D- to F game and still beating the Big12 champ doesn’t speak highly of that conference. You realize that, right? 2. Before CU got to the Big12, Texas and OU were a part of the Big12. Two blue bloods with a combined 11 national titles. The Big12 as it stands now has a combined 3 national titles all time (TCU 1939, BYU 1984, CU 1990) 3. CU played the 2nd worst regular season SOS of P4 teams, ahead of only UNC. Dodged the three best teams, played one ranked team all season (and lost). When they finally did play a top 3 Big12 team in their bowl, they had their worst game all season (go figure).

All of these examples are straw men. Of all of the guys you listed, I definitely do not like Rodgers or Cutler either. Jerks with bad attitudes. I’m not a a Brady fan, but I’ve never seen him throw a critical INT and then throw his teammates under the bus. There’s a saying about leaders: “In a win it’s “we”, in a loss it’s “me””. It very often seems the opposite for Shedeur Sanders, with the incident vs Nebraska being a clear example.

Think about it if the shoe was on the other foot. Dillingham went for it on 4th twice in field goal range, left 3-6 pts on the board that could have been the difference in what wound up being a tied game at the end of regulation. To do that and then collapse in OT like ASU did- I highly doubt people would be lauding Sark for out coaching Dillingham in that situation.

Go back and look at the Nebraska game. Threw a terrible pick 6 (all on him). Rather than taking responsibility, complained that he got sacked more than Raiola. Big12 is a G5 league now without Texas and OU, and Colorado even dodged the top 3 teams of that conference. So forgive me if I’m less than impressed with CU in the Big12 Dude has a bad attitude that comes out any time things don’t go his way. I know you probably think I’m making this about race- I’m absolutely not. I just really think he’s immature with a bad attitude that reminds me of Kyler Murray. And Kyler Murray has been a bust in the NFL imo

From the sounds of it, he sounded like he was doing so in the interest of “fairness to Notre Dame”. Makes me think he anticipates us losing and wants Notre Dame to have the best conditions for beating PSU so it’s not Big10 vs Big10 in Atlanta. Which definitely wouldn’t be a good look for the SEC.

Allar, Ward, Ewers, Sanders, Dart Dart’s intelligence is highly suspect to me. Sanders talents have been exaggerated by the media and lack of elite competition. He’s gonna have an ego crisis when NFL defenses expose him. I could see him throwing his team under the bus (OL, etc) and being the type to try to force a trade when the going gets tough

That is the way it worked out for the semis.

Texas/SEC should compile a list of all no calls that went ASU’s way and submit that in response.

Of course, we definitely wouldn’t want the team to be content. I’m just saying, win/lose/draw from here on out- this season is without question a success in my eyes. It was close! IMO, the whole season would have been an embarrassing failure if we lost to ASU. It would have been the most embarrassing way to end a season that I’ve witnessed in my lifetime.

My definition of “unmitigated success”: improvement from one season to the next. - Won 13 games this year, 12 last year - Beat all three of our rivals - Lost to 0 teams we “should have beat” this year (We lost to an inferior OU team last year; UGA or the teams left in the CFP are not inferior) - Even though we didn’t win our conference, we have beaten two P4 conference champions in the playoffs (including the champion of the conference we just left). Even if we lose the next game, it’s possible (and even likely) that we will be the only team to do that this season. Ohio State is the only other team with a shot to match- if they meet and beat UGA.

See the above. Nostalgia has given you rose colored lenses of the 2009 season. By the same grace you give Quinn, you should have been calling for Garrett Gilbert to start after Colt’s performances vs OU and Nebraska in 2009.

We played four ranked teams in 2009: OU, OkSt, Nebraska and Alabama. Obviously Colt didn’t finish the Bama game so I will focus on the other three. Of OU, OkSt and Nebraska that year, only OU and Nebraska could be said to have good defenses. Nebraska’s was very good. Here are Colt’s stats in those games: OU: 21/39, 127 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 33 yds rushing Neb: 20/36, 184 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT, -20 yds rushing Colt McCoy didn’t carry us in games against good teams with good defenses in 2009. He was arguably a liability in those games (much worse stats than Quinn has put up all year). Our defense carried us that year in games against good defensive teams.

Quinn had 49 yds passing and a 5 yd rushing TD on a drive that began with 41 seconds left in the 3rd, so good try. You clearly have selective amnesia for facts that don’t suit your narrative. The top 2 things that plagued our offense this game: OL and playcalling. #1 thing that won the game for us on offense: Quinn Ewers

You know what you’d be saying if the roles were exactly reversed? You’d be complaining about all of points and field position that the HC left on the board going for it on 4th down. Since when is leaving points on the board and losing a game in OT an example of “out coaching” the opponent? Because never in Texas’ history has that been an argument our fans have made

Johntay Cook must not understand how well Steve Sarkisian is connected and respected in college and pro football. He is seriously burning bridges

Fair enough- although I think UGA’s schedule strength is very well documented. UGA for sure has had the toughest schedule of anyone in the country. My overall point though: MSU’s SOS is stronger than CU’s and it’s not close. And I’m sure there are other instances of that in the SOS rankings. Which makes the disturbingly common argument “the committee should favor SOS over overall record” that much more worrisome, when there are clear flaws in the outlooks and formulas for determining SOS.

That matches reality significantly more. Colorado has gotten a bump from their bowl game, but before ESPN had their SOS as the second easiest of any P4 ahead of only UNC. Which makes total sense- CU had the easiest schedule of any team in the second to worst P4 conference and UNC had the easiest schedule in the worst P4 conference.

Even this one- there is no chance in hell Colorado had the 26th toughest schedule or had a schedule tougher than Michigan State. The hardest games you can play are against playoff teams, ranked teams and/or the top teams in your conference. I repeat: Colorado played zero playoff teams, one ranked team and dodged all three of the three best Big12 teams. Michigan State played THREE PLAYOFF TEAMS and 6 of the best 7 Big10 teams. I haven’t exhaustively looked, but I’m fairly confident no other team in the country played more CFP teams than MSU. The fact that there isn’t a big gap between CU and MSU’s SOS in this ranking proves my point: there should be a big gap! MSU’s SOS was leaps and bounds tougher than CU’s. ESPN’s SOS gets it right: has Colorado the 2nd worst SOS of any P4 ahead of only UNC.

ESPN has Colorado’s SOS at 77th- 2nd lowest of any P4 program ahead of only North Carolina. Looking at North Carolina’s SOS and how close almost all of their losses were, it’s tempting to say that they likely would have been a CFP team with a healthy QB1. Mack Brown has to be one of the most unlucky coaches ever when it comes to key injuries and situations working out against him. Like he sold his soul to the devil for that 2005 championship or something.

Any SOS ranking that has Colorado’s SOS higher than Michigan State’s is only good for wiping your butt with. Take for example this one: https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other Has Colorado’s SOS (“44th”) higher than Michigan State’s (“59th”). Colorado played 0 of the Big12’s top 3 teams. 6 of the Big12’s bottom 7 teams. One ranked team all season (KSU, lost). Their toughest OOC opponent was the Big10’s 13th best team (Neb, lost big). Played 0 teams that made the CFP. Meanwhile, Michigan State played 6 of the Big10’s best 7 teams (3 of which made the CFP). Truly egregious.

Look at Colorado’s conference schedule. Two thirds of their conference schedule came against 6 of the worst 7 teams in conference (bottom 7 minus Houston). Their other 3 games were against KSU, Baylor and TTech. Lost outright to KSU, Baylor choked the game away on a last second CU Hail Mary where BU decided to only rush 3 against CU’s porous OL. TTech’s defense couldn’t stop a pop warner offense. Then there’s the whole 28-10 dismantling by the Big10’s 13th best team. Colorado is most certainly a fraud. The most fraudulent 9 win team in college football without a doubt.

I’ve always wondered how dumb someone has to be to try to punch someone with a football helmet on 🤦‍♂️

Ultra-compelling football on the CW

4-2 is the record of the 6 bowl eligible teams we’ve played that have played their bowl games so far. The two losses are OU and TAMU. I’ll take it! We still have CSU vs M-OH tomorrow and MICH vs Bama on 12/31. Hopefully they can make it 6-2