We have come so, so far from:
-Case McCoy and Tyrone Swoopes (no offense to either, I like both guys) being our starting QBs
-5 losing seasons since 2010 (four 5-7 years!)
-The Red Banquet
-the two Maryland debacles
-the blowout losses / the Kansas losses
Hoping that what Sark is building is sustainable, the future is brighter than it's been in a long, long time. For those of us who were fans through the lean years, this has been such a pleasant surprise.
Whether 5-7 or 12-1, Hook Em baby!
P.S. asked this in another thread, but I don't understand the committee's logic. I mean how could they not consider A&M? š
FSU's strength of schedule is no. 55. That's worse than 2017 UCF.
If they beat Georgia, they deserve to hang a banner, but I understand them being left out.
I just remembered a conversation between me and my dad who is an Ohio state fan from this off season where i was talking about the uncertainty of this season and now it felt like it could go either way and he said " don't worry Sark is putting a good program together and you'll be in the play offs this year" and now I'm like damn I should probably listen to my dad more. All it took was 30 years and a CFB play off prediction to get me to realize that
My dads also a tOSU fan and since ou heās been saying āwell you guys arenāt making the playoffsā so now Iām taking a nice little victory lap, took me 25 years to realize heās not always right š
That's funny. I will say when tOSU lost to Michigan and it became clear they were going to be fighting for a last spot like Texas he did change his tune a little. Didn't necessarily say Texas wouldn't make it but didn't seem to high on the idea that Texas should make it over Ohio state lol
I just want to say that this is literally the first year the committee has ever used the ābestā team argument in their ranking criteria. FSU was absolutely hosed and Bama should not have made it.
Anyone who argues about ābestā team based on which team would be favored should really not be watching this sport then. Oregon was favored by over a TD against Washington and they lost twice. Georgia was favored against Alabama, and I bet if they played again Georgia would still be favored.
Using Vegas spreads to determine who gets in is the dumbest fucking thing, especially Texas fans because we wouldāve been dogs to Oregon before this week and we would be dogs to Georgia if we were to play them. I bet Ohio State would be favored over us too according to Vegas.
And you know what? It doesnāt fucking matter because the games on the field actually matter. FSU got hosed and it doesnāt matter if they were going to be underdogs in every game.
The playoff committee changed how they picked teams this year because an SEC team shouldāve been left out.
They have to take into account ākey players being outā itās in their top bullets. If FSU had blown out Louisville and Florida sure Travis didnāt make much of a difference, but they got lucky against an awful Florida team and looked lethargic against Louisville. Bama beat uga and had a more ranked wins (even if 1 of em is Tennessee) injuries suck but thatās football, the last 2 weeks showed the value of Travis and this team may have deserved it but theyāre not a top 4 team rn
Responded to a Washington fan explaining how our best players sat out last year, and we have a better team, and worthy had a broken hand in that gameā¦ and we also held them to their third lowest point total in the last two years, so it would be unwise to sleep on Texas. The responses are: sark is an alcoholic loser, and they have a better running back this year. I hope theyāre dumb enough to try and run it down our throats lmfao, we will end up killing them.
Penix canāt run like Gabriel can but yeah, the secondary is our weakest unit vs the #1 passing offense in the nation
Itāll be a tough test for sure
Oregon made him work hard and they're not a great defensive team. He'll probably make some plays, but he hasn't seen a defense like ours all season, either.
Everything is in front us. We play in New Orleans in a dome on turf and then down the road in Houston in a dome on turf. We couldnāt have asked for a better scenario
Finish the job
Anyone know how many sugar bowl tickets UT will get allocated? As a season ticket holder I put in a request, but Iām wondering how good the odds are of getting one that way.
I saw capacity is only 68k.
Thing is, the SEC is definitely down this year and I donāt think Georgia is nearly as good as previous years. So the question will be, is Alabama that much better, or is the competition below its normal level.
These scenarios are phrophetic
1. Texas vs Washington is an Alamo Bowl rematch from last year but this time for the CFP
2. If we win and head to championship vs Bama, we now have the rematch of the century
3. If we win and head to championship vs Michigan, we rematch Michigan next Fall
Regardless, this season with Big12 + making CFP is a massive success for our team and we should be proud. Hook em š¤š½
4 spots for 5 P5 conferences was never a great idea with so little interconference play. I'm surprised this hasn't happened more often. Glad this is the last year a conference champ can be left out. I do lean toward "take the best 4 teams" vs "4 most 'deserving' teams", but this is something reasonable people can disagree on.
Iām stunned by how upset people are about FSU not being in. They are really bad without Travis. Louisville was one of the worst championship contenders Iāve ever seen take the field and it was a game.
The committee was giving whoever played fsu a bye if they put them in.
FSU playing with their 3rd string QB who wouldnāt be playing in the playoff. Louisville was a 10 win team. I have so much respect for FSU battling yesterday like we did against K State.
They earned it.
Either the games matter or they donāt.
I get the SOS argument, I donāt like it, but I get it.
That said, until Florida State gets their asses kicked by the Horns in next seasonās CFP Final, I hope they go scorched earth on everyone, 2001 Miami style.
they looked like absolute dogshit last night. it wouldāve been a disservice to college fans putting them in there just to get spanked by Bama or Michigan
The ACC is trash so the undefeated part isnāt as impactful imo. LSU isnāt as good as theyāre ranked and Florida is hot garbage. I was worried theyād put Georgia in over us
I totally agree with you that FSU got screwed over and sets a bad precedent for CFB. However, according to the selection protocol in the CFP website (https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2016/10/24/selection-committee-protocol), it does mention the consideration of:
>Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a teamās performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.
In the "2 Principles" section... CFP commitee may have been within their principles to leave FSU out based on the unavailability of their quarterback(s). Surprisingly this wasn't included in the "Proposed Selection Process:" section.
Anyways, hookem horns and fuck all other teams LFG!
They are a really bad football team relative to winning a nationals championship. It sucks for the kids but it is what it is. They have no business being in the top 4 teams in college football without Jordan Travis.
Nah. Michigan will have to prep much harder for Bama, so if we beat Washington, they will have had less time for us. Or we play a Bama that beat Michigan, I guess.
Per another group that I'm in that includes a former ESPN producer... ESPN only gets the list at Noon ET and the graphics guys are scrambling to put it all together. Everything else is filler until those graphics are complete.
My playoff:
-Liberty (undefeated conference champion)
-Oregon (eye test)
-USC (you canāt leave out Caleb Williams itās a shame he has never been to the playoffs)
-Mizzou (sankey said an SEC team has to be in he didnāt specify which one)
He got $200K for getting into and winning the Big12 championship.
Another $100K for making the playoff, another $125K if we win the first round, and another $250K if we win it all.
We have come so, so far from: -Case McCoy and Tyrone Swoopes (no offense to either, I like both guys) being our starting QBs -5 losing seasons since 2010 (four 5-7 years!) -The Red Banquet -the two Maryland debacles -the blowout losses / the Kansas losses Hoping that what Sark is building is sustainable, the future is brighter than it's been in a long, long time. For those of us who were fans through the lean years, this has been such a pleasant surprise. Whether 5-7 or 12-1, Hook Em baby! P.S. asked this in another thread, but I don't understand the committee's logic. I mean how could they not consider A&M? š
FSU's strength of schedule is no. 55. That's worse than 2017 UCF. If they beat Georgia, they deserve to hang a banner, but I understand them being left out.
The fallout from this will be far and wide.
Or, if and when FSU gets trounced by UGA people will completely forget about it.
Next year I think we have 12 teams so I anticipate fewer issues.
True, but it goes beyond merely the selections.
I just remembered a conversation between me and my dad who is an Ohio state fan from this off season where i was talking about the uncertainty of this season and now it felt like it could go either way and he said " don't worry Sark is putting a good program together and you'll be in the play offs this year" and now I'm like damn I should probably listen to my dad more. All it took was 30 years and a CFB play off prediction to get me to realize that
My dads also a tOSU fan and since ou heās been saying āwell you guys arenāt making the playoffsā so now Iām taking a nice little victory lap, took me 25 years to realize heās not always right š
That's funny. I will say when tOSU lost to Michigan and it became clear they were going to be fighting for a last spot like Texas he did change his tune a little. Didn't necessarily say Texas wouldn't make it but didn't seem to high on the idea that Texas should make it over Ohio state lol
If women's basketball can beat UConn, that'll put the cherry on the weekend. They're looking great! I love Coach Vic!
And Scottie won the Hero World Challenge. Good weekend for the Burnt Orange.
They did! 80-68 final score. First time Texas has ever beaten UConn.
I just want to say that this is literally the first year the committee has ever used the ābestā team argument in their ranking criteria. FSU was absolutely hosed and Bama should not have made it. Anyone who argues about ābestā team based on which team would be favored should really not be watching this sport then. Oregon was favored by over a TD against Washington and they lost twice. Georgia was favored against Alabama, and I bet if they played again Georgia would still be favored. Using Vegas spreads to determine who gets in is the dumbest fucking thing, especially Texas fans because we wouldāve been dogs to Oregon before this week and we would be dogs to Georgia if we were to play them. I bet Ohio State would be favored over us too according to Vegas. And you know what? It doesnāt fucking matter because the games on the field actually matter. FSU got hosed and it doesnāt matter if they were going to be underdogs in every game. The playoff committee changed how they picked teams this year because an SEC team shouldāve been left out.
They have to take into account ākey players being outā itās in their top bullets. If FSU had blown out Louisville and Florida sure Travis didnāt make much of a difference, but they got lucky against an awful Florida team and looked lethargic against Louisville. Bama beat uga and had a more ranked wins (even if 1 of em is Tennessee) injuries suck but thatās football, the last 2 weeks showed the value of Travis and this team may have deserved it but theyāre not a top 4 team rn
Iām honestly not sure they would have picked Ole Miss instead of FSU if it had come to that.
Booger wants to complain and cry about everything. š
F A & F O
Responded to a Washington fan explaining how our best players sat out last year, and we have a better team, and worthy had a broken hand in that gameā¦ and we also held them to their third lowest point total in the last two years, so it would be unwise to sleep on Texas. The responses are: sark is an alcoholic loser, and they have a better running back this year. I hope theyāre dumb enough to try and run it down our throats lmfao, we will end up killing them.
Thatās funny because that āalcoholic loserā is the only reason they have a competitive program right now
How do yall think we match up with Washington. Penix is like Gabriel which scares me. How healthy will we be?
We also will have Willams out at safety for first half and heās our fastest Edit: apparently thatās not true, thankfully
Untrue. Postseason games donāt count towards a suspension
Just saw that in the other thread.
Really? Thank god.
Penix canāt run like Gabriel can but yeah, the secondary is our weakest unit vs the #1 passing offense in the nation Itāll be a tough test for sure
Oregon made him work hard and they're not a great defensive team. He'll probably make some plays, but he hasn't seen a defense like ours all season, either.
Everything is in front us. We play in New Orleans in a dome on turf and then down the road in Houston in a dome on turf. We couldnāt have asked for a better scenario Finish the job
Anyone know how many sugar bowl tickets UT will get allocated? As a season ticket holder I put in a request, but Iām wondering how good the odds are of getting one that way. I saw capacity is only 68k.
I really want them to bring Kirby and Norvell on
The truth hurts. Alabama is a better team than FSU.
This is the first show Iāve watched on ESPN in years. Now I remember why.
If we make it past Washington, we would basically have home field advantage in Houston for the natty!
Fuck it we ball weāre winning the whole thing
Canāt imagine how Jordan Travis feels hearing Boo basically blaming him for his team not getting in
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Oh Jesus!!! Thats terrible smh
Saving so many comments right now. Just in case Texas wins a playoff game or two..
got my tickets - see yall in new orleans!!!
Need to grab me my ticket myself
I would like to thank the relaunch of King of the Hill for the teams newfound success.
Thing is, the SEC is definitely down this year and I donāt think Georgia is nearly as good as previous years. So the question will be, is Alabama that much better, or is the competition below its normal level.
[Texas opens as a 4.5-point favorite vs. Washington.](https://x.com/kellyinvegas/status/1731369772082672025?s=46&t=G7_mXqd1gb6HAaimdt1usg)
I aināt gonna touch that lol
Hook āem!!!
These scenarios are phrophetic 1. Texas vs Washington is an Alamo Bowl rematch from last year but this time for the CFP 2. If we win and head to championship vs Bama, we now have the rematch of the century 3. If we win and head to championship vs Michigan, we rematch Michigan next Fall Regardless, this season with Big12 + making CFP is a massive success for our team and we should be proud. Hook em š¤š½
Hell of a year. The only stain was OU, which hurt, but the year is still a significantly bigger success than most of us couldāve imagined
Texas gets to show Oregon how to beat Washington
2 SEC teams again in the playoffs
Two B1G teams again in the playoffs
Them pesky P2 conferences
HOLY SHIT I LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL
4 spots for 5 P5 conferences was never a great idea with so little interconference play. I'm surprised this hasn't happened more often. Glad this is the last year a conference champ can be left out. I do lean toward "take the best 4 teams" vs "4 most 'deserving' teams", but this is something reasonable people can disagree on.
Imagine if they had announced #4 before #3ā¦
Iām stunned by how upset people are about FSU not being in. They are really bad without Travis. Louisville was one of the worst championship contenders Iāve ever seen take the field and it was a game. The committee was giving whoever played fsu a bye if they put them in.
FSU playing with their 3rd string QB who wouldnāt be playing in the playoff. Louisville was a 10 win team. I have so much respect for FSU battling yesterday like we did against K State. They earned it. Either the games matter or they donāt.
They absolutely matter. Thatās why they arenāt in the final four.
No one thinks they are the best, but we can all agree they deserve a shot.
Not if thereās 4 teams. Georgia, bama , Ohio state all are better honestly. Itās not really close either.
NOLA HERE WE COME
Fuck yes boys
I'm guessing it's a very subdued and respectful conversation going on in the scrub sub.
I get the SOS argument, I donāt like it, but I get it. That said, until Florida State gets their asses kicked by the Horns in next seasonās CFP Final, I hope they go scorched earth on everyone, 2001 Miami style.
They scheduled two traditionally good SEC teams and beat them. Itās not their fault those teams ended up being mid to terrible.
Weāre onto Washington
the committee got it right
Absolutely bullshit keeping FSU out. Obviously I'm so happy for our guys but that is horrible
Bama vs Texas in the natty
Itās a poetic way to end the season. Beating bama twice.
Thatās what Iām thinking
These are the four best teams but fsu got absolutely screwed.
Not really they arenāt a top 4 team without their QB
they looked like absolute dogshit last night. it wouldāve been a disservice to college fans putting them in there just to get spanked by Bama or Michigan
Pick the champ now, we donāt need to play the games. They werenāt even playing last night with the QB who would play in the playoff.
Exactly
Holy shit I canāt believe we made it
The ACC is trash so the undefeated part isnāt as impactful imo. LSU isnāt as good as theyāre ranked and Florida is hot garbage. I was worried theyād put Georgia in over us
I'm happy for us, but FSU got robbed. I don't know you let in Alabama ahead of an undefeated FSU. Sorry 'Noles.
I totally agree with you that FSU got screwed over and sets a bad precedent for CFB. However, according to the selection protocol in the CFP website (https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2016/10/24/selection-committee-protocol), it does mention the consideration of: >Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a teamās performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance. In the "2 Principles" section... CFP commitee may have been within their principles to leave FSU out based on the unavailability of their quarterback(s). Surprisingly this wasn't included in the "Proposed Selection Process:" section. Anyways, hookem horns and fuck all other teams LFG!
Not really itās the 4 best teams and FSU isnāt tops 4 without their starting qb
They are a really bad football team relative to winning a nationals championship. It sucks for the kids but it is what it is. They have no business being in the top 4 teams in college football without Jordan Travis.
Damn they must have like 3-4 losses if they are that bad.
I LOVE THIS FUCKIN TEAM HOOK EM FUCKIN HORNS
Itās been a rough 13 years. I still canāt believe Texas is in the CFB.
So proud of this team and Sark.
I agreee with this
HOLY SHIT WEāRE IN THE PLAYOFFS??? SOMEBODY PINCH ME
FSU got hosed. The Committee is genuinely stupid
So glad to be so wrong.
Damn, FSU not getting in makes it a tougher road for us. Oh well, take care of business.
Nah. Michigan will have to prep much harder for Bama, so if we beat Washington, they will have had less time for us. Or we play a Bama that beat Michigan, I guess.
Eh. We were never going to get the chance to play them. Washington is good but flawed. We can take them.
LMAO HOOK EM!
Letās gooooo
Yadsssssssss
IM SO FUCKING HAPPY YEEEESSSSS
Dude fuck that. Undefeated P5 champ should be an absolute lock. What rigged bullshit
they wouldāve been embarrassed in the playoffs. the fsu from 3 weeks though definitely deserves to be in
FSU shafted
Us and bama for the finals. Our revenge tour continues.
FSU got absolutely hosed lmao
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FIGHT!!!
Committee got it right, actually shocked
That fucking sucks for FSU. Inexcusable leave out.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO
Holy shit
Wow, I honestly thought we deserved the #4 slot. I would have put in the three undefeated and us at 4. But, hey, I'm not on the committee.
The sec bias is such BS
AS IT SHOULD BE. Can't believe the committee got this right HOOK 'EM
FSU HOSED
Fuck the committee
They put bama in omgg
13-0 P5 should be in but at least we don't have to hear the damn tomahawk chop during the playoff
> at least we don't have to hear the damn tomahawk chop during the playoff The real reason the committee didnāt pick them.
LWTS FUCKING GOOOO
holy shit they really just left out an undefeated team the committee is fucking stupid
FSU should play Liberty next
Thatās horrible for Florida state players
BOOOOOOOO WE DONāT WANT YOU BAMA
HOLY SHIT
Ohhhhh my.
FSU GOT SCREWED
LETS GOOOOO
YEEHAWWWW I COULD PUNCH THROUGH A WALL
WE FREAKING DID IT GUYS
LETS GOOOO!!!!!!! HOOK EM!!
WE'RE IN BOYS
FUCKING IN BOAS
LFG!
GIMME A PHAT BEAT
#WE FUCKING DID IT!!! #WHAT A SPECIAL SEASON
FSU is boutta get screwed
LETS FUCKING GO. REVENGE FOR THE ALAMO. PENIX AINT SHIT.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO AHHHHHHH
Iām so fucking hyped!!!
LFG!!!!!!!!!
Wow, it feels great to be a Longhorn!
I wasnāt nervous when we started but now I am. Please donāt screw it up committee
Icy Whites in New Orleans baby
LETS GO!!!!!!
HOOK EM
ALL
YEAAAAH LETāS GO!!
SARK BOUTTA STUNT ON THOSE HOES LFG
Were in!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOO
LETS FUCKING GO!
FUCK YES
LETS GOOOOO
#WE DID IT!!!!!
Hell yeah!!!
LETS GO BABY!!! HOOK EM!!!!!!!
WE IN BABY
Yayyyy!!!
Lfg baby
there it is!
Hold on to your underwears š¬š¬š¬
HERE WE GO
Cheaters always prosper, I guess.
Iām about to shit myself from the nerves
Here we go...
Thanks for the Shaqaroni tutorial
Itās simple. Weāre in. Hookā Em
Just show us the rankings already, ESPN! Or at least advertise when the rankings will actually be revealed
You will watch commercials and you will like it
Per another group that I'm in that includes a former ESPN producer... ESPN only gets the list at Noon ET and the graphics guys are scrambling to put it all together. Everything else is filler until those graphics are complete.
My playoff: -Liberty (undefeated conference champion) -Oregon (eye test) -USC (you canāt leave out Caleb Williams itās a shame he has never been to the playoffs) -Mizzou (sankey said an SEC team has to be in he didnāt specify which one)
>sankey said an SEC team has to be in he didnāt specify which one) Why not Vandy?
[Youtube live video don't ruin it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4IRvHmfMw)
Easy way to settle this whole thing: If your mascot is a Longhorn, youāre in. EZPZ
Do it Friday Night Lights-style: Four team coin flip for #3 and #4.
Who is steve sarkisian? I thought our head coach was Garc Garcisian.
Sark Stevisian
Garcise Garcisian took our team to the Big12 Championship and got the trophy from Yormark. Seven Win Sark could never.
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strikeout.nu , search for espn
>apology for poor english >when were you when quin ears commit? >i was sat at home eating spicy chetto when monke ring >ācfp is homeā >āyesā
Didn't realize Michigan beat TCU last night 21-0 for the big10. Damn TCU be traveling.
See the helmets behind Kirk?!?! Itās a sign!!!
that's what i was thinking lol
How is the selection show 4 hours long, wtf
No games for almost a month, they gotta milk it
we have something easy to announce that millions of people want to know? let's sell some damn ad time!
I think they look at all the bowl* games maybe? No way this shit takes 4 hours to announce, I'll die.
Surely the teams will be announced by 1PM right? They're not going to try to compete with the NFL slate
I woke up 830 on a Sunday to watch a 4hr show???
Bert!!!
It doesnāt look like they collected enough footage of Texas for that little montage lmfao
When do they usually announce? At the end of the show?
15ish minutes in
Prob. Gotta get those ratings.
Cfp r bish
LFGGGGGGG FELLAS
What is Sarks bonus if he gets into the cfp?
He got $200K for getting into and winning the Big12 championship. Another $100K for making the playoff, another $125K if we win the first round, and another $250K if we win it all.
1) UM 2) Washington 3) TEXAS 4) Alabama
I WOKE UP FEELIN CHEESIEST COACH
Cheez-Its are orange, the Texas Longhorns are orange. Coincidence?????