trueblue82 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I'm saying that media have been saying it could be possible for Stanford to have jumped into the playoff over Oklahoma or MSU if they committee liked them enough. I'm saying that of the top 4( Clemsom, OU, Alabama, Michigan State) that Alabama has the least impressive resume so why wouldn't it be the them. I think the correct teams are in. I really don't get your bias against Alabama. No one who isn't in has a better "resume" as you put it. Out of the four, I think OU is playing the best football right now. A month off can change a lot. Right now, I'm picking OU and BAMA in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 At least Houston gets a winnable bowl bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSimmons Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 They could have pulled the team out of a hat for drawings and I would have been fine with it. Best 4 teams are in. That is the only relevant thing. The number to the left is now irrelevant. The 4 seed is favored over the 1 seed - that fully proves the numbers don't really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Who cares if Michigan State is 2 or 3 at this point?! It doesn't matter at ALL...Including principal! Michigan State opponent if #2 - Alabama Michigan State opponent at #3 - Alabama Doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Who cares if Michigan State is 2 or 3 at this point?! It doesn't matter at ALL...Including principal! Michigan State opponent if #2 - Alabama Michigan State opponent at #3 - Alabama Doesn't matter. Their seed doesn't change the location at all, either. The #1 seed gets to choose the game they want to play the #4 seed in. Clemson would have been stupid to choose to play OU in Arlington. Choosing Florida takes away the home field OU would have enjoyed. That leaves the 2 and 3 seeds with the second choice. Both sites are pretty neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Houston is already paired with Florida State in the Peach Bowl. Texas Tech is already set up for the Texas Bowl. Now we wait and see if A&M will accept this matchup, or if they refuse it like they did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Houston is already paired with Florida State in the Peach Bowl. Texas Tech is already set up for the Texas Bowl. Now we wait and see if A&M will accept this matchup, or if they refuse it like they did last year. I was under the impression it was Tech/LSU in the Texas Bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Guess it didn't take long for that answer..... LSU will play TT in the Texas Bowl. Texas A&M will play Louisville in the Music City Bowl....2nd time in as many years they've refused a Big 12 match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Fornette may run for 500 yds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Guess it didn't take long for that answer..... LSU will play TT in the Texas Bowl. Texas A&M will play Louisville in the Music City Bowl....2nd time in as many years they've refused a Big 12 match up. Louisville? Are you kidding me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Louisville? Are you kidding me? Yup, Louisville...not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Yup, Louisville...not kidding. Did the SEC or A&M make that decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAFan11 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Did the SEC or A&M make that decision? SEC makes all bowl decisions for their conference except playoff teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 SEC makes all bowl decisions for their conference except playoff teams. Sounds like the SEC is trying to help Sumlin save his job. Anyway you shake it that's a terrible opponent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Did the SEC or A&M make that decision? There was a report this last week that said A&M would refuse the matchup. If you remember, this was also the case last year when the possible matchup was Texas. They ended up saying then too that it was the SEC's doing. Either way, I think it's pathetic that 2 years in a row, a matchup against the Big 12 has been purposely avoided....regardless who's responsible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Yeah refused riggghhtt 2 years in a row the matchup was supposed to be against a Big 12 team from Texas. Both times reports indicated ahead of time that A&M would refuse them, then they didn't happen. Pretty clear cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I highly doubt music city bowl wanted Lsu two years in a row. Oh no not facts , A&M is scared. Man you guys come up with the dumbest stuff sometimes. Because the same team has never played in the same bowl in consecutive years, right? For the last few years, we've heard Aggies say they're not running from anything. And the fact is, Lion, A&M has now had 2 opportunities they could have played a Big 12 team, also from Texas, in a bowl game. Both times there were reports that A&M would refuse the match up...by the way, YOU don't have to have heard it for it to be true. Both times, A&M has NOT been paired up with a former Texas rival. Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cats69 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It'll be Clemson v. Alabama for the Ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cats69 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 And on the A&M thing...as an Aggie fan i'll be real and completely honest with you. It's sad. It really shouldn't come down to this. Yes it's ultimately the SEC making the call...but don't kid yourself for one second if you don't think A&M had some pull on this decision. Are they scared of Texas or Tech? I wouldn't go that far. But are they scared of the possible ramifications of a loss to either of those teams after all the momentum they built upon leaving the Big 12? Absolutely. Especially this season..Due to the fact that Tech can score points and lots of them. Sumlin and Spavital have A&M going backwards already and a loss would be a huge and likely the thing that sends it over the edge for them. Again, it shouldn't even come down to this but it has. All the money in the world, 5 star quarterbacks...you name it. But when you underperform year after year you get yourself in these types of situations. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 And on the A&M thing...as an Aggie fan i'll be real and completely honest with you. It's sad. It really shouldn't come down to this. Yes it's ultimately the SEC making the call...but don't kid yourself for one second if you don't think A&M had some pull on this decision. Are they scared of Texas or Tech? I wouldn't go that far. But are they scared of the possible ramifications of a loss to either of those teams after all the momentum they built upon leaving the Big 12? Absolutely. Especially this season..Due to the fact that Tech can score points and lots of them. Sumlin and Spavital have A&M going backwards already and a loss would be a huge and likely the thing that sends it over the edge for them. Again, it shouldn't even come down to this but it has. All the money in the world, 5 star quarterbacks...you name it. But when you underperform year after year you get yourself in these types of situations. Great post! And I agree with every part of it. And for the record, I never said the Aggies were scared (that's not directed at you), but I do agree with you cats69 that they could be concerned with the ramifications of losing to a Big 12 team from Texas. Recruiting in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawemoff Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 And on the A&M thing...as an Aggie fan i'll be real and completely honest with you. It's sad. It really shouldn't come down to this. Yes it's ultimately the SEC making the call...but don't kid yourself for one second if you don't think A&M had some pull on this decision. Are they scared of Texas or Tech? I wouldn't go that far. But are they scared of the possible ramifications of a loss to either of those teams after all the momentum they built upon leaving the Big 12? Absolutely. Especially this season..Due to the fact that Tech can score points and lots of them. Sumlin and Spavital have A&M going backwards already and a loss would be a huge and likely the thing that sends it over the edge for them. Again, it shouldn't even come down to this but it has. All the money in the world, 5 star quarterbacks...you name it. But when you underperform year after year you get yourself in these types of situations. Nothing to win, everything to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFootball Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I mean, A&M played OU, who won the Big XII, with no problem. A loss to OU would've been crushing for A&M and the SEC. People would've said, "Oh... A&M did well in the SEC, their QB won the Heisman, etc.... But this just shows the Big XII is better and that A&M hasn't made any forward progress". But A&M and the SEC accepted that game... I heard a report that Texas was scared to play A&M in a bowl, so they just didn't qualify for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawemoff Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I mean, A&M played OU, who won the Big XII, with no problem. A loss to OU would've been crushing for A&M and the SEC. People would've said, "Oh... A&M did well in the SEC, their QB won the Heisman, etc.... But this just shows the Big XII is better and that A&M hasn't made any forward progress". But A&M and the SEC accepted that game... I heard a report that Texas was scared to play A&M in a bowl, so they just didn't qualify for one. A&M had a Heisman QB and was arguably the hottest team in the country. Everyone I know fully expected A&M to win that game. OU wins, and A&M lost to the Big 12 champion, no big deal and certainly not "crushing" for A&M or the SEC. A&M wins, they beat the Big 12 champion. Nothing to lose, everything to gain. Completely different scenario than a struggling A&M losing to a struggling Texas/Tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFootball Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 A&M had a Heisman QB and was arguably the hottest team in the country. Everyone I know fully expected A&M to win that game. OU wins, and A&M lost to the Big 12 champion, no big deal and certainly not "crushing" for A&M or the SEC. A&M wins, they beat the Big 12 champion. Nothing to lose, everything to gain. Completely different scenario than a struggling A&M losing to a struggling Texas/Tech. I dunno about that. I think A&M were 3 point favorites against OU, and many of us thought that if there were ONE team that could beat us, it'd be OU. The win wasn't guaranteed, and regardless, people would've said, "Welp, A&M still can't compete with the upper echelon of Big XII teams". It wasn't exactly nothing to lose. But you're right- playing a middle of the road Big XII team is different from playing the champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo97 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I mean, A&M played OU, who won the Big XII, with no problem. A loss to OU would've been crushing for A&M and the SEC. People would've said, "Oh... A&M did well in the SEC, their QB won the Heisman, etc.... But this just shows the Big XII is better and that A&M hasn't made any forward progress". But A&M and the SEC accepted that game... I heard a report that Texas was scared to play A&M in a bowl, so they just didn't qualify for one. I don't know that losing to another Big 12 team outside the state of Texas would have the same affect as losing to a fellow in state team from the Big 12. That doesn't mean I'm right, just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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