Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[TrippieRedd]

yeah that looks about right, honestly

ASU getting Skattebo back from injury will help them tremendously.

Only game I honestly give a chance at an upset, sadly. Florida has one as well, but I can’t see them pulling it out

 

[Jackcrevol]

Real men of genius.

We salute you Mister shopping-cart-tethered-to Ebike.

Red light, schmed light. Laws dont apply to you, Capt Bravado. Unlike that cig in your mouth, the future is in your hands.
#Murca

We salute you, Mister truck-full-of-ladders man. Your ascent to heaven will be the stuff of legends. You have so many ladders, even your ladders have ladders, yet you found a place for them all.

You could've opted to rent a lift. But that would have taken time out of the 3 days you spent packing these ladders.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I believe Indiana is in no matter what.
It is entirely possible for ND to lose one.

I would be surprised if they stay in, mostly because of how far a single loss dropped BYU.

Big 10 will protect their brands...and if the debate comes down to a 1 loss Penn State or 1 loss Indiana I think we all know who they'll push forward.

 

[screenthis]

See I don't know if that's true...because the SEC championship game loser could have 3 losses.

Indiana at best will be a 1 loss team with 0 quality wins. I don't think they'll stay in the playoffs because of how bad their resume is. They have to beat Ohio State and finish regular season undefeated to get in, IMO

Notre Dame has to play Army (neutral field) then at USC to end the season, if they lose either game they're out. 2 losses, no conference championship and a terrible resume.

ACC has 2 teams in the mix (SMU & Miami) if neither loses again they'll have to face in title game and 1 will get eliminated with 2 losses because both have terrible resumes.

Big 12 will only get their conference champion in. They have 2 teams with just 1 loss in conference play, Colorado & BYU. BYU has to play at Arizona State (8-2) if they lose that game they might not even play in the title game, but them losing to the Sun Devils means at best Big 12 will end the season with a 2 loss champion.

Welp, I've completely ignored the ACC. I didn't even know SMU was part of that conference.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Honestly the easiest path for us to get in, assuming we win out.

Florida upsets Ole Miss
Texas handles A&M
Arkansas wins out

That'll leave 4 SEC teams, Texas with 1 loss, Georgia, Bama, Vols all with 2 losses. And then even if the 3 loss SECC loser is put in we should still get a spot.

 

[BigSteve09]

ASU getting Skattebo back from injury will help them tremendously.

Only game I honestly give a chance at an upset, sadly. Florida has one as well, but I can’t see them pulling it out

our fans are going to be glued to 20-ish games over the next two weeks and championship week. lot of gut punches and cup checks coming.

all we need is a couple to go our way, but this has "last hour in Vegas" vibes and we're rubbing our chips together

 

[BigSteve09]

@peaygolf -- I didn't realize how many AP players followed that coach to UTEP

they'll have that chip on their shoulder again

 

[UTSuave’]

I believe Indiana is in no matter what.
It is entirely possible for ND to lose one.

Personally. just like every year the media hypes one of these favorites up to win and they always lose.Notre dame is one of those teams..and if you think about it they’re not in a conference technically or didn’t use to be and play nobody which makes them a liability betting on because nobody really has statistics grading them against top tier competition consistently during their season..something to consider

 

[TrippieRedd]

our fans are going to be glued to 20-ish games over the next two weeks and championship week. lot of gut punches and cup checks coming.

all we need is a couple to go our way, but this has "last hour in Vegas" vibes and we're rubbing our chips together

Definitely BVS. Seen this movie before. I’ll cover my eyes this time

 

[peaygolf]

@peaygolf -- I didn't realize how many AP players followed that coach to UTEP

they'll have that chip on their shoulder again

Screw all of them, and the horse they rode in on..........

Hoping for a 70 on the scoreboard...............

 

[JCP201]

Texas losing to A&M is likely unfavorable to us.
Indiana losing to Ohio St doesn’t guarantee us.
Conference Game losses won’t eliminate teams in our favor.

We need Bama or Ole Miss to lose.

Get rid of Notre Dame

 

[peaygolf]

I want this poster..........Find your mascot.

Can't find my Governor

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I mean honestly I'd love to see us in for the first year of the 12 team...

but if we end up 10-2 and miss the playoffs over some BS and then smoke someone in the bowl game I'll still feel Nico's first year starting was a success and a better result than expected in the pre-season.

 

[85SugarVol]

I tried multiple times to not answer you, because you do this crap, and you kept badgering me. Then I try to give you an answer, and you're still pestering.

it's a meme dude, it ain't that serious

Lol do you have me confused, or are you still making things up?

It was never about a meme. If you didn’t want to answer you could have gone with a simple - “I don’t care what they said”.

You weirdly chose to bang out a bunch of lines about fallacies and internet memes.

 

[knoxvol52]

I want this poster..........Find your mascot.

Can't find my Governor




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Right hand edge little over quarter of the way down?

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

One thing I think that needs a closer look as far as the playoffs are concerned is Ole Miss and Tennessee specifically. Lets look at these two team's best and worst losses and compare. Also keep in mind where you play the games also matters and strength of schedule.

Lets start with the losses:
Tennessee lost to a 3-4 in league play Arkansas team in Arkansas.
Ole Miss lost to a 1-6 Kentucky team at home.
Result: advantage Tennessee. Ole Miss has the worst lost of these two teams.

The wins:
Tennessee beat a highly ranked Alabama team at home.
Ole Miss beat a highly ranked Georgia team at home.
So of these two teams, Alabama and Georgia, who is the better team. Since Alabama beat Georgia head to head, Alabama is the better team.
Result: advantage Tennessee. Tennessee has the best win of these two team.

Strength of schedule:
My source used was College Football Network and they list oddly enough as Tennessee at 49 and Ole Miss at 50 in their metrics.
Result: No advantage for either team.

Tennessee should be ranked above Ole Miss in the rankings however they are not. the committee has give multiple conflicting answers as to why teams are ranked where they are. Just my two cents....

 

[knoxvol52]

Welp, I've completely ignored the ACC. I didn't even know SMU was part of that conference.

Did you know Stanford and California are part of the ACC now?

 

[TrippieRedd]

Did you know Stanford and California are part of the ACC now?

The one without the stache?

 

[TrippieRedd]

I want this poster..........Find your mascot.

Can't find my Governor




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Whose mascot is the KFC colonel?

 

[peaygolf]

Right hand edge little over quarter of the way down?

Smokey was easy to find..........Still can't find The Governor

 

[peaygolf]

Whose mascot is the KFC colonel? View attachment 699372

Eastern Kentucky.........

 

[BigSteve09]

I mean honestly I'd love to see us in for the first year of the 12 team...

but if we end up 10-2 and miss the playoffs over some BS and then smoke someone in the bowl game I'll still feel Nico's first year starting was a success and a better result than expected in the pre-season.

11-2
9-4
11-2 or 10-3

first 30+ wins in 3-year stretch since 1998-2000

 

[knoxvol52]

The one without the stache?

Yes...

 

[TrippieRedd]

Smokey was easy to find..........Still can't find The Governor

Found em

 

[knoxvol52]

Found em

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Yep, that's the Governor's