Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (OU just doesn't matter as much any more...)
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The 12 team CFP moves the cut line lower, and in doing so lessens the relevance? of late season matchups between undefeated or 1-loss teams. Everyone recognizes that, which is why there's been ongoing discussion of discontinuing conference championship games.
But Texas has had exactly 5 seasons with only one conference loss since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996. in each of those seasons, the single loss was to ou, not aggy. Tack on the two undefeated regular seasons of 2005 and 2009 and the Texas has found itself in a position where a rivalry matchup would have less meaning under the expanded CFP a whopping 25 percent of the time.
I love everything about our current trajectory and the incredible job Sark has done across nearly aspect of the program. But there is no evidence based on the relatively similar current postures of ou and aggy to suggest one rivalry game relative to the other has lesser (or greater) importance going forward. Rather, the more likely long term effect of Texas moving into a much more difficult conference is that all of our rivalry games - ou, aggy, piggy - actually increase in importance because having 1 or 2 losses in conference play would put us at or near the cut line.
The good thing is the games will be played and all of these various hypotheses will get tested against actual results.
In my profession, I fully and wholeheartedly agree with you. And 14 pages in and thousands? of words later, the vast majority of the responses demonstrate you have yet to persuade or make even a colorable argument to support your original contention.
Ya but the UGA game has much larger standings implications. You win that, you’re number 1. UGA is also at the top of the mountain. Aggy is in the foothills.
Where you from? You're an idiot. Beat the Hell out of OU. That never changes, Yankee.
I could not agree more. I'm not as worried about an injury to Hill or any of the DBs as finding defensive tackles who can shore up the middle and a Mike LB who can fill the gaps like Ford. Whatever position we call Hill, he will move around and run to the ball and not run stuff like Ford. I'm excited about the edge guys and young DBs too. We just have to get off the field on 3rd and 2.
It is pretty clearly the case. Just an NFL rivalry now. Am I happy when the Cowboys beat the Eagles? Hell yeah. Do I get a little more up for the game then most others? Yup, sure do. At the end of the day though if the Cowboys lost both games to Philly and made the playoffs, advanced a few games, or won the Super Bowl I wouldn't really think to much about it.
Of course if we lost both games and didn't make the playoffs then yeah suddenly I am thinking about Philly a whole lot. Although this kind of just drives the point home to me further with this type of thought. Making the playoffs is what its about now. Once you are there its winning one, two, how many ever and a natty is what matters and they aren't the most important check mark to get there. It still matters, has history, and all that.. but no way in hell its as important.
Of course if we lost both games and didn't make the playoffs then yeah suddenly I am thinking about Philly a whole lot. Although this kind of just drives the point home to me further with this type of thought. Making the playoffs is what its about now. Once you are there its winning one, two, how many ever and a natty is what matters and they aren't the most important check mark to get there. It still matters, has history, and all that.. but no way in hell its as important.
