I mean it’s just reality. We don’t have a P5 conference long term. It will turn into P4 and if you are not in one of the bigger 4 you are pretty much out of it.
Texas forums/CF agree: new big 12 is 2nd tier G5 (edit)
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We have to make the most of what we’re given. I don’t ever expect an invite to another conference. The AAC is going to be equal with the Big 12 in the future unless the Big 12 can hang onto the P5 status. Eventually the other conferences are gonna vote it out because the Big 12 will be costing them spots in bigger bowl games and they will deem the conference lesser.
But why can’t the committee acknowledge that Ohio State was playing poorly at the beginning of the year or that Oregon has a loss to a 3 win Stanford team with a really weak schedule. The only thing propping up Cincy is their road win at Notre Dame. Without that and a bunch of wins against a new Big 12, they aren’t ranked near as high.
TCU became mediocre because their coach has been there 20 years and decided he wants to be in a rock band. It's hard work being good in college football. It can either consume your life or you can lose.
In a rebuilding year BYU is 4-0 against the PAC.
New Big 12 and the PAC aren't on the same planet. New Big 12 is light years better. The new big 12 teams don't NEED to make a big "P5 jump" for the league to better than the PAC. That's the thing. It's already better as-is. Cincy doesn't need to make a big jump. They beat ND this year and gave Georgia it's best game in the past two years outside of 2020 Florida and Alabama.
Nobody in the media or elsewhere is pretending the PAC isn't garbage. If Oregon had beaten the University of Ohio in week 1 they'd probably be ranked in the 20s. A win in the horseshoe is probably overvalued, but it's a big time win.
Texas does not subscribe to the "process". Like the Yankees, they just try to buy immediate solutions to their problems.
They're now looking to the transfer portal for quick fixes, hoping to pick up Rattler and other stars who prefer to play for the name on the back of their jersey rather than the front.
With the new NIL rule, I'm sure Texas will be able to buy some quality talent. However, you can't buy quality culture. It has to be earned the hard way.
They're now looking to the transfer portal for quick fixes, hoping to pick up Rattler and other stars who prefer to play for the name on the back of their jersey rather than the front.
With the new NIL rule, I'm sure Texas will be able to buy some quality talent. However, you can't buy quality culture. It has to be earned the hard way.
Why do you say OSU was playing poorly? They haven't had a win by less than two scores all year. Maybe Oregon is just good and beat them.
I would not say Cincy is being "propped up." Would they be undefeated in a P5 conference? Probably yes if the PAC 12 or ACC, but who knows? Forgive them if they go on cruise control and win some games that are closer than they should be. It's not like they are escaping with wins against Kansas or Tulane like Oklahoma has done.
Everybody thought they were a fraud last year and they gave Georgia everything they could handle and looked the part. There was nothing fluky about it.
BYU loses their QB in the first round of the draft and is 4-0 against the PAC.
Great analogy. Oklahoma would be Tom Hanks, solid leading man that everyone respects and will miss when theyre gone. Texas right now is Sharknado era Tara Reid.
Cincinnati would be Liev Shreiber. BYU would be John Goodman, Houston would be Sam Rockwell, UCF would be Peter Storemare. We are Steve Buschemi.
You're not wrong. It's pretty crazy but I think our best chance for promotion is the SEC expanding to 24 teams and hoping we make the cut. Culturally and academically they're our best fit (out of the other P5s)
Equal?? We just took the AAC's top programs and look what they replaced them with.
Lesser than who besides B1G & SEC? Step away from the ledge.
Speaking of the SEC, loved the chant towards the end of the game
I hate that this thread is 50% realignment talk, but here I go, about to contribute to it.
The other conferences can’t/won’t vote the Big 12 out of the autonomy conferences, for the same reason the Big 10 can’t vote out Rutgers in 10 years for being past their usefulness. The lawsuits would be massive. Never mind that I think that whole outlook is overly pessimistic. But we’ve covered that ad nauseam.
The other conferences can’t/won’t vote the Big 12 out of the autonomy conferences, for the same reason the Big 10 can’t vote out Rutgers in 10 years for being past their usefulness. The lawsuits would be massive. Never mind that I think that whole outlook is overly pessimistic. But we’ve covered that ad nauseam.
The football will be just fine in the new conference, it’s just whether or not we get paid for it.
that's the thing...I don't hate OU nearly as much as Texas because OU often backs up their arrogance...Texas does not. They are an arrogant fan base with nothing to back it up
I think the actual quality will be fine, the hard part will be getting the respect from the media that we deserve (assuming the new conference executes).
