Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[Soldierhorn]

I don't know how they will be able to justify putting a one loss Alabama team ahead of us if we have only one loss. Head to head would be the ultimate tiebreaker...

If UGA runs the table it is a moot point but if Bama run the table, they will have a better resume than Texas. The head-to-head matchup goes a long way but the power rankings will favor Bama over the loss to Texas (#15 Miss, #17 Tenn, #13 LSU, rivalry Auburn, #1 UGA). The B12 is down this year and that hurts both 0U & UT.

 

[Soldierhorn]

Using only one power ranking for comparison (the committee will have others)...

ESPN FPI Rankings - 2023

THROUGH WEEK 9

AVERAGE
29.9 - SEC (11.1)
39.7 - Big 12 (7.9)
42.1 - Pac 12 (7.3)
45.5 - ACC (5.9)
46.5 - Big Ten (7.0)

1. Ohio State 27.5
2. Michigan 26.8
3. Alabama 23.5
4. Oregon 23.3
5. Penn State 23.2
6. Georgia 23.1
7. Florida State 22.9

BIG 12
8. Oklahoma 22.6
9. Texas 22.4
12. Kansas State 18.9
28. TCU 9.2
30. Oklahoma State 8.5
35. Kansas 7.0
36. Texas Tech 7.0
37. UCF 6.5
38. Iowa State 6.4
42. West Virginia 4.7
62. Cincinnati 0.9
66. BYU 0.6
70. Houston -0.3
83. Baylor -3.7

 

[NEOkHorn]

Other teams will falter along the way. Win out and we are in. It's always been about taking care of our business.

As for this week, I think this week and next were the games that were a significant focus of the bye week. JMHO.

 

[Ntx dog]

Can we stop talking about all the crazy scenarios and just get by KState ? Geez

 

[TFloss32]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

If UGA runs the table it is a moot point but if Bama run the table, they will have a better resume than Texas. The head-to-head matchup goes a long way but the power rankings will favor Bama over the loss to Texas (#15 Miss, #17 Tenn, #13 LSU, rivalry Auburn, #1 UGA). The B12 is down this year and that hurts both 0U & UT.

If the Big 12 is down as you say they are, then why wouldn't that loss to Big 12 Texas, at home, seem so much worse?

Auburn is crap, not sure why you even mentioned them. LSU will probably beat Bama. Tennessee isn't very good or at least not as good as they were last year.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Auburn is crap. They always play Bama tough and some times upsetthem. The old super bowl theory.

 

[PTA]

I'm predicting that MM will have his best week of practice this week.

 

[TFloss32]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Happy Birthday @echeese !

 

[Hiwood]

Lets play WHAT IF.....what if Austin Westlake hometown boy Cade Klubnik decided to leave the Clemson dumpster fire before it gets worse, knowing what we know about him and assuming QE leaves as most of you anticipate he will, would Sark be interested

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Lets play WHAT IF.....what if Austin Westlake hometown boy Cade Klubnik decided to leave the Clemson dumpster fire before it gets worse, knowing what we know about him and assuming QE leaves as most of you anticipate he will, would Sark be interested

Perhaps, but you're talking about a QB who is leading that program into its first losing season in years.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Lets play WHAT IF.....what if Austin Westlake hometown boy Cade Klubnik decided to leave the Clemson dumpster fire before it gets worse, knowing what we know about him and assuming QE leaves as most of you anticipate he will, would Sark be interested

It may just be me, but I'm trying to figure out why Sark would have any interest in Klubnik.

 

[Hiwood]

Perhaps, but you're talking about a QB who is leading that program into its first losing season in years.

have you watched their games, Dabo no longer has the NFL bound defensive guys from before, and Cade doesnt have the talent around him, maybe just maybe Dabo cant sell it anymore and his schtick aint working, Klubnik still has a gun for an arm and he will play on Sundays

 

[Hiwood]

It may just be me, but I'm trying to figure out why Sark would have any interest in Klubnik.

2 yrs of experience on what was once a national program, I was never a big Clemson fan but always followed Klubnik because I like to pull for Austin home guys....the kid was the #1 rated QB in the country coming out of HS

 

[Sirhornsalot]

have you watched their games, Dabo no longer has the NFL bound defensive guys from before, and Cade doesnt have the talent around him, maybe just maybe Dabo cant sell it anymore and his schtick aint working, Klubnik still has a gun for an arm and he will play on Sundays

Every year Clemson is in the top 5-6 recruiting classes, landing a lion's share of 5-stars.

So why suddenly can they not win? The players? Can't say Dabo, he's the one who brought the program out of the ashes. He took them to multiple national championships.

 

[dssl]

Lets play WHAT IF.....what if Austin Westlake hometown boy Cade Klubnik decided to leave the Clemson dumpster fire before it gets worse, knowing what we know about him and assuming QE leaves as most of you anticipate he will, would Sark be interested

Sark has a pretty nice pipeline of QBs thar he hand picked. The only ways I could see him taking a QB from the portal is if the attrition was higher then expected, or if someone failed to develop.

 

[Hiwood]

Every year Clemson is in the top 5-6 recruiting classes, landing a lion's share of 5-stars.

So why suddenly can they not win? The players? Can't say Dabo, he's the one who brought the program out of the ashes. He took them to multiple national championships.

of their losses this year they lost to FSU in OT, Miami in OT and UNC by 7, had they knocked off FSU we would be loving some Dabo

 

[Baron]

Lets play WHAT IF.....what if Austin Westlake hometown boy Cade Klubnik decided to leave the Clemson dumpster fire before it gets worse, knowing what we know about him and assuming QE leaves as most of you anticipate he will, would Sark be interested

I don't know what the Clemson problem is, but Klubnik just doesn't look that great. I would not take him considering what's in the pipeline.

 

[TFloss32]