Lets play the schedule game

[MBHORNSFAN]

The main question I get on the Orange Report every week is how long will it take for UT football to be a contender again. I have tried to answer this question several ways but last night I answered it playing the schedule game. So here it is, pick out a team & predict how Texas would do this season with their schedule. I did it for a few  different teams and lets just say it was not good. Now I know many of you think I am being negative however that is not my goal. Hell I want us to win every damn game & I feel we are finally headed in the right direction however I am convinced that this is a major rebuilding job for Strong & his staff. So with that said since I know we all love to talk about aggy I am going to use their schedule for my game. Now pick your team & go.

Thu, Aug 28  LOSS @

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• South Carolina

    Sat, Sept 6    WIN

• vs
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• Lamar

    Sat, Sept 13   WIN

• vs
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• Rice

    Sat, Sept 20   WIN

• @
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• SMU

    Sat, Sept 27  WIN

• vs
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• Arkansas*

    Sat, Oct 4     LOSS

• @
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• Mississippi St

    Sat, Oct 11   LOSS

• vs
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• Ole Miss

    Sat, Oct 18   LOSS

• @
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• Alabama

    Sat, Nov 1    WIN

• vs
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• UL Monroe

    Sat, Nov 8  LOSS

• @
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• Auburn

    Sat, Nov 15  LOSS

• vs
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• Missouri

    Thu, Nov 27  LOSS

• vs
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• LSU

   
5 & 7 Is what I got if we played aggy schedule. The game I consider to be a toss up is Mississippi State so with that as a win I see 6 &6 at best. So back to the original question how far are we from being a contender? I think Strong & staff have their work cut out for them.

 

[streettopeschel]

how are you projecting aggy against that schedule? i'll assume it's better than 5-7. 

next, how would you project aggy v UT on a neutral field? 

just curious.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I say we go 8-4 or 9-3 with A&M's schedule.

Wins: Miss St, Ole Miss, Mizzou, LSU (toss up)

 

[streettopeschel]

now that the spurs game is over, i've come up with a better question...what does the schedule game have to do with determining anything? you seem to have drawn the conclusion that strong has a real uphill climb. maybe, but your methodology is near worthless. 

let's play the auburn 2013 schedule game. coming off a 2012 3-9 season and winless in conference, what would you have guessed their record to be in 2013? 4-8? 5-7? 7-5 best case ?  probably not 11-1 with a conference title and a berth in the NC game i'll assume.

point is, stuff like this is semi-interesting message board fodder, but nothing else.

 

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

...and who would've predicted the 2012 aggies going 11-2 in the SEC with wins over Bama and OU?

Absolutely no one, including 99.9% of the maroon-colored glasses wearing farmers.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

And that's why we play the game.  Man, jonesing for football.  Hope summer goes by fast.