Inspired73

Sorry, I am not into conspiracy theories. Fact: if we had gotten rid of our training wheels a little earlier none of this would even matter. Right now my focus is on 2 big bad 3 techniques, a road grader guard and a number 1 receiver that can actually catch the ball..............maybe that isnt Fact............ it is probably a Santa item

Whoa on Yurachek! Wait a moment. I am not giving him a pass. HOWEVER: The decisions were made by the "committee". Yurachek is just the voice. Let's face it. If Texas played everyone in the playoffs, they would be favored against all but 3 teams.....the top 3. ND would be favored only vs. the current bottom 2-3 teams. Miami is probably a split right down the middle. Frankly, allowing teams from non-power-four conferences in the tournament, is what screwed the thing up. Now that ND has been "offended" maybe there will be enough outcry to have a playoff with the 12 best teams (16 team with no byes like the other levels is a better format).

I am assuming that this comment is tong-n-cheek? If not, my thoughts are ............................. stopping now - don't need a banishment email from Bobby

Why would you "hope" that he, or anyone else would fail?

I'm with you.

Orlando is a good trip for the boys, band and whole entourage. As for Michigan, they don't excite me at all. The best game would be Horns v Canes...............of course i would rather play someone we can beat bad and play a lot of guys.

I zapped the record information from Marathon's analysis for brevity. I think he really hit the nail on the head....... the "committee" looks at won/loss records. That is the flaw. College football is NOT the NFL! The differences between the best and worst teams in the NFL are small. Won/Loss records are a valid analysis. This is not true in college ball. There is a huge difference between the top 20 schools and the bottom 70 schools. The Committee and other pundits that use only W/L which is insane. Finally, what makes the football tournament so frustrating is that it doesn't even follow the same logic format as all of the other NCAA sports. I am sure Jeff or someone can elaborate, but the final tournament rankings do not value wins against cream puffs and assign a + value to games with the highest ranked teams. Basically, the people that control football are idiots. Ultimately these guys will force a 48 school (or less) national league upon us. This will kill the Texas States, James Madisons, etc. I need to stop now.

People tend to look at records, then draw their conclusions. If you win, you are a good coach. If you lose, you are a poor coach. In the old days......ie, before UIL (and ignoring bagmen issues) this was probably a reasonable assumption. Sadly, today it isn't as much about coaching as it player purchases. I am an idealistic old man. It is hard to rationalize why a kid would go to SMU when they could go to Texas, or Stanford, or Michigan, etc. I rather image that there are folks in West Virgina regretting their decision.

Looking at that schedule, it is a face that only a mother could love. And the attendance will be? AU vs ASU= full house BYU at home=full house UH at BAYLOR=25% capacity (trying to be positive here) ALL Others=less than 50% (what else is there to do in West Virginia?)

The OTF staff has a better view, but here is the Primer: 1. NCAA now allows schools to allocate up to 21 million per year to NIL. HOWEVER, these funds must be shared among all sports. It sounds like a big number, but it really is not. 2. Collectives still exist and provide the real money. This is why all Horns need to contribute to Texas One. 3. Then there are the individual deals.........Think Warbi Parker................not sure whether these go through T1 or not. 4. Anything that goes through 2 or 3 must be approved by clearing house.

As for the Waltons. Don't they own the Broncos? And, some of the immediate family lives in DFW area. I don't think that family has the big emotional ties that a jerry jones might have. Arkie's real issue is LSU and Missouri. LSU mines northest texas and piney woods. Missouri now plays in the St. Louis and Kansas City playground. Arky should hire Traylor, if he would go. He speaks East Texas.

I am not sure of the "why" of this thread. But, in my evaluation of the Chipper, he is what he is. Or, beware of what you ask for.

Not to argumentative, but we also decreased seating with our South End Zone changes.........actually a super move because those seats were literally out of the stadium. The trend now is to cannibalize the cheap seats and replace with lux boxes. I think Northwestern has the right idea. Especially if you are a niche market. Personally, I think we should tear out the top 20 rows of the West upper deck. Add a "short sun canopy" that reduces afternoon sun and increases crowd noise. Just another good idea that CDC hasn't asked me about!

Not bad idea. I think if CDC offers a tall blond on a Harley, we may can swing it.

Unless QB is a defensive position that I am not aware of, It's trash comments like this that made me change from the last "service". We no longer have an offensive issue. Once all the receivers execute their allotted 1 dropped ball per game, we roll pretty good. Now if you want to discuss our overall 'bend and then break' defensive philosophy, we may have something to discuss.

I can only assume that you are a younger man than I. Let me bring you up to speed. When Duffy Daugherty was head football coach, MSU football adopted the Nascar Philosophy......"if you ain't cheatin, you ain"t tryin". Lo and behold, football played for a Natty. The entire athletic department then embraced the concept. Here you can insert football, basketball, gymnastics, et. al. It is now cultural. Probably a 3 hour credit course. UM, on the other hand, stayed with low level, under the table stuff. You know, the standard way of doing business in college athletics up until NIL. Just small stuff kept under the table. One final thought: MSU, or course, isn't the only culprit. There are others, but the Spartans seem to be solid in their long-term commitment. Bros?: If you rearrange the initials, you get SMU.................is that weird, or what?

Not a bad idea. That would certainly keep the ball rolling in Waco. I like predictability.

After looking at the list Jerry provided, I must say that I am shocked at the heights for these gals.

Agree. You may also remember that the Baton Rouge Coffee Club wasn't too nice to Big Ed either. I wouldn't count out Jimbo on this deal. He has no conscience or morals, and he truly believes he is an elite football coach. Then throw in A/M paying part of his salary......just sayn.

Technically you are probably correct. But you can never forget that the party is in Louisianna. It will probably have an LSU alum as judge and everyone in the jury wearing purple and gold. This will not be an issue of Spanish law..................this will be LSU law.

I love numbers, but this year's group is so heckle/jeckle. It would probably be interesting to add in a "by-quarter" layer. This year's group tends to start off a bit timid gaining confidence as the contest evolves. I bet the differences between Q1 and Q4 are staggering.

I am not sure whether we are weighing in on coaches (esp. Traylor) or the AlamoDome. I will speak to each. I gave up my DKR seats after 4X years because of Austin traffic before and after games. I replaced my football fix with UTSA. It is 15 minutes from my house to my seat in the AD. Yes, the PA announcer and the noise volumes are horrific. I never leave a game without a headache. As for Traylor, he is an exceptional coach. Whether he can be an exceptional "ring master' at a major university is unknown.

I am picking on you, but most of the folks on this thread just do not understand how the coaching gig works. First, you are an assistant. Then, you are a coordinator. Then, you go to a smaller (ie less well known) school. Then, after you make your mark at these levels, you go for the annuity. If i was Collin, I would take OSU in a heartbeat. But I think they will look for HC experience....... Major would be a good choice there. he is toiling in a cesspool now.

I get the dark humor, but in Woodward's defense, the contract he gave out was the standard head coach deal. In truth everyone in Cajun country, from Monroe to Morgan City was giddy. The real issue here is reality. In this year's hiring rampage of 10 or so "big time coaches", only 1 will be brilliant..........the others will be fiscally irresponsible.

Yes this is super sad. The guys discussed this at length this morning. Frankly, there just are not any really large exclusive viewing areas for these schools. I not sure that the states of Kansas, Colorado or Utah have that many TV's. The MetroPlex is still big for Tech, but UT and Oklahoma generally prevail. In Houston, its Texas, LSU, and TA/M. All I really say for sure, is that Cody is thinking with his heart and not his head.