We are the Joneses - The Official Texas Longhorns Athletics Thread
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It's better than complaining being ranked behind FSU and a Oregon team that barely beat Tech
Let's just take care of our business and get our New Year's Day game
The easiest path is for FSU to lose. Then whatever happens in the SEC championship game doesn't matter. But you are right, if Bama wins that should put us in, however expect a lot of campaigning and handwringing over how Bama should get in and the SEC champ can't be left out. As I see it, if records are equal, if they put Bama in they have to put us in too.
This is from the pdf on the cfb selection committee website. It specifies head-to-head when teams are similar. I think we're in good shape if Bama somehow pulls off the upset.
CFP Selection Committee Protocol (PDF) - College Football Playoff
CFP Selection Committee Protocol (PDF)
collegefootballplayoff.com
When circumstances at the margins indicate that teams are comparable, then the following criteria must be considered:
• Championships won
• Strength of schedule
• Head-to-head competition (if it occurred)
• Comparative outcomes of common opponents (without incenting margin of victory)
I know @Numpsay don't want to hear this, Quinn is defintely a better QB talent than Ehlinger was, but objectively Ehlinger was a better QB than Quinn has been so far. As we've seen the last couple games, Quinn still struggles with the tradtional dropback passing game & needs Sark to scheme up easy reads for him. Ehlinger was very good in the dropback passing game & had a better command of the overall offense. IMO, UT would probably be a better RedZone offense if Ehlinger was the QB becuz of Ehlinger being a dual-threat QB & him being a way better dropback passer than Quinn.
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Ehlinger played in a different system that was perfect for him. He could play all the hero ball he wanted. Sam also was not a better drop back passer than Ewers and never really went past his first read either. The difference is Sam would just take off and run. You keep harping on dual threat QBs and we are having our best season in years without one, and a dual threat QB hasn't won a championship in some time. Have an athletic QB is a bonus but we don't need a true dual threat. Sark also coaches his QBs to stay in the pocket and go through their reads. Sam would look much different in this offense.
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This rush defense is so beautiful to watch
I want a pick 6
I want a pick 6
We did it brehs 
and got TF outta there!!!!
they got brooks in that was a nice gesture
congrats guys I've hated on texas for a while but they are [sam] back [/ehlinger]
sarkisian got them boys happy
sarkisian got them boys happy
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lol got the big 12 and then wave goodbye at the conference.
Haven’t followed NCAAF since I was in college, but congrats Longbrehs
Football is better when Texas elite
Football is better when Texas elite