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RINGING THE CARILLON
I spent last weekend gallivanting around New Orleans with seven Aggies and one fellow Longhorn. I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel a little bit of happiness at their loss, as I’m sure they felt for ours. I am lucky enough to be blessed with Aggie friends who are able to understand the difference between rivalry and stupidity, so we made light-hearted jokes about how far the Aggies would fall in the rankings. We assumed they’d drop 2 whole spots in the polls, and there’s one reason for that we could all agree on:
The SEC gets favoritism in the rankings.
They’re the self-prescribed ‘powerhouses of college football’, and while many of their teams have won national championships, I wouldn’t say that they are a collection of the best teams in the league. The teams are talented, but so are many of the teams in collegiate football that don’t bear the SEC logo.
Since the loss of some of teams in the Big 12, it’s common to hear that “the Big 12 is failing†as a conference. While the SEC boasts more titles and some very strong teams, to say that our conference is failing is an exaggeration. I’ve heard people decline to believe that Baylor is a strong team simply because they don’t come from a “powerhouse†football school. Looking at the rankings, that’s a false assumption.
“But Baylor doesn’t play any difficult teams.†- also an incorrect statement. The Big 12 has risen in the polls consistently as many have fallen. TCU and Oklahoma State, for example, started the season unranked and are now number 9 and number 16 respectively. To say that the Big 12 isn’t a difficult conference is a gross understatement.
That being said, UT has the chance to prove themselves this weekend. OU may have lost last week, but they’ll be looking to run all over the Longhorns in Dallas. We can’t give them that opportunity. Now is as good a time as ever to reestablish ourselves as a member of one of the strongest conferences in college football.
Texas/OU dredges up a huge amount of emotions from fans. The Red River Rivalry is the week that true Longhorn spirit shines from students. We paint coolers, we take charter buses, we pay obscene amounts of money for football tickets even if the Longhorns are expected to lose.
This weekend is important for students. Do we have what it takes to give OU a run for their money? Or will we be disappointed in the 3rd quarter (which seems to be a pattern)?
I’ll be at House of Blues sporting as much Longhorn gear and spirit as possible and partaking in the national beer of Texas, Lonestar, while probably yelling backhanded comments at OU fans. This is not the weekend to try to make nice with me, I can tell you that.
I spent last weekend gallivanting around New Orleans with seven Aggies and one fellow Longhorn. I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel a little bit of happiness at their loss, as I’m sure they felt for ours. I am lucky enough to be blessed with Aggie friends who are able to understand the difference between rivalry and stupidity, so we made light-hearted jokes about how far the Aggies would fall in the rankings. We assumed they’d drop 2 whole spots in the polls, and there’s one reason for that we could all agree on:
The SEC gets favoritism in the rankings.
They’re the self-prescribed ‘powerhouses of college football’, and while many of their teams have won national championships, I wouldn’t say that they are a collection of the best teams in the league. The teams are talented, but so are many of the teams in collegiate football that don’t bear the SEC logo.
Since the loss of some of teams in the Big 12, it’s common to hear that “the Big 12 is failing†as a conference. While the SEC boasts more titles and some very strong teams, to say that our conference is failing is an exaggeration. I’ve heard people decline to believe that Baylor is a strong team simply because they don’t come from a “powerhouse†football school. Looking at the rankings, that’s a false assumption.
“But Baylor doesn’t play any difficult teams.†- also an incorrect statement. The Big 12 has risen in the polls consistently as many have fallen. TCU and Oklahoma State, for example, started the season unranked and are now number 9 and number 16 respectively. To say that the Big 12 isn’t a difficult conference is a gross understatement.
That being said, UT has the chance to prove themselves this weekend. OU may have lost last week, but they’ll be looking to run all over the Longhorns in Dallas. We can’t give them that opportunity. Now is as good a time as ever to reestablish ourselves as a member of one of the strongest conferences in college football.
Texas/OU dredges up a huge amount of emotions from fans. The Red River Rivalry is the week that true Longhorn spirit shines from students. We paint coolers, we take charter buses, we pay obscene amounts of money for football tickets even if the Longhorns are expected to lose.
This weekend is important for students. Do we have what it takes to give OU a run for their money? Or will we be disappointed in the 3rd quarter (which seems to be a pattern)?
I’ll be at House of Blues sporting as much Longhorn gear and spirit as possible and partaking in the national beer of Texas, Lonestar, while probably yelling backhanded comments at OU fans. This is not the weekend to try to make nice with me, I can tell you that.
