ou Clemson

[texasdalton]

While i hate aggy more, Ohwho? can choke on cow pies for all i care. I can never root for either team.

 

[Johnstark23]

While I was rooting hard for MSU. . . .I NEVER NEVER NEVER will root for OU. . . .even vs ND. . . . .vs aggie. . .well I simply don't care about that game and hope for a zero zero tie.

Only regret was Clemson not hanging another 10 on Land Thief High

Well put Chuck.

 

[Rotty22]

imo, it is a contradiction to want ones conference to be considered better than another conference or one of the elite conferences, if one wishes for ones conference-mates to lose against other conference teams.

 

[Epictetus]

Bowl thoughts....

Thought it was a bad idea to book the two semi-final bowl games on New Year's Eve.

I know Colin Cowherd gets a bad rep, but I just turned on my DVR of The Herd from earlier today, and he started the program with the same complaint. Play two top bowls during hours everyone is off the couch and partying. Late today...or since today is Friday... play those two games tomorrow, Saturday. He predicted the ratings would be way down. Just looked them up, and they were. The best overall schedule year-to-year for the semi-finals would be Jan 1st. Just learned that the Rose Bowl refuses to ever move off Jan 1st, so the other four (Sugar, Orange, Cotton, Fiesta) could shift so they join the Rose and play Jan 1st -- whichever are the two that get the semi's.

Here is the overnight ratings report:  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2604190-college-football-playoffs-2016-ratings-for-cotton-bowl-orange-bowl-revealed

The College Football Playoff committee raised some eyebrows

when it moved the semifinals from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve.

That risk didn't pay off from a ratings perspective.

According to John Ourand of SportsBusiness Journal, the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl

drew ratings of 9.9 and 9.7, respectively, down significantly from last season.

Compares to 15.5 and 15.3 for last year's games. (source: embedded tweet on that page).

Also... here is a far better lineup for the four finalists...

Alabama - Stanford

Clemson - Ohio State

OU and Michigan State looked weak as well water compared to the brutalizing play today of both Ohio State and now Stanford (35-0 halftime lead ... now 38-0 at 11:09 3rd qtr).

Each year this 4-team playoff looms as a bust in the matchups and games. Thought yesterday's two games were yawners. No energy.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

I root for 3 teams every week.

1. Texas

2. Whoever is playing OU

3. Whoever is playing a&m

 

[Epictetus]

LHN showing 2005 Rose Bowl.. Horns vs. Meat Chicken.

More exciting than the blowouts that have been on today.

Ah, the memories... also, the recruiting classes.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[Epictetus]

Two days of bowl games, the heavies. Ie., mostly traditional New Year's majors, prior BCS bowls, plus.

Jan 1st scores... 5 games

45-6  Tenn - N'western

41-7  Mich- FL

44-28  Ohio State - ND

45-16  Stanford - Iowa

48-20  Ole Miss - Ok State

totals: 223-77

avg. rounded: 45-15

Dec 31st... 3 games

37-17 Clemson-OU

38-0  Alabama-Mich-St

38-24 Houston-Fl State

totals: 118-41

avg. rounded: 38-14

Two-day avg:  41-15

27 pt. average differential.  Almost 4 touchdowns.

Winners that good?... Losers that bad?...

Mix-bag of incentives and long layoff from regular season, and new rankings and season goals from Oct onward, producing unpredictable focus and results. Those scoring averages read more like September non-conference schedules.

Losing teams scratched out two touchdowns per game. Hate to see the Box Scores.

 

[Epictetus]

Final bowl comment for the night.... 

Of the eight major bowls played on Dec 31st and Jan 1st... I pick Alabama and Clemson to be more the kind of program Texas is in position to build. And that I would prefer. Strong, fast, punishing. Solid defensive play. Add Stanford, especially their offensive line.. This was thrown up late in the 4th quarter of the Rose Bowl...

When it came to bowl time... and add Ohio State there as well... the stronger, line-of-scrimmage winners, prevailed for late season play.

For a long season and post-season, I'll go with what these programs showed me.  (granted I did not watch fully all games)

 

[Juan]

Baker Mayfield applied for an extra year of eligibility
The Big 12 denied

So, 2016 will be his last

 

[MikeV73]

Baker Mayfield applied for an extra year of eligibility

The Big 12 denied

So, 2016 will be his last

Heard family still hired a lawyer to fight this.
Hey, at least he didn't get locked in a shed while at TT.

 

[TeamMayhall]

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