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FINAL 2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #4 /#3 (CFP/AP/Coaches)

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I've heard it's possible for Army/Navy to literally play in the AAC Title Game, and THEN play the storied Army/Navy game the week after that...

 

Just silly

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    Bill Lumbergh

    I'd rather stay behind Georgia until they come to Austin.  Same way I felt about being behind SC in 05.  I'd rather have something to prove than something to defend.

  • closetojumping
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    You say a lot of stupid shit and you do it at a rapid, voluminous rate. You’re like a shit howitzer, just fucking blasting the board with constant bullshit. 

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I love watching Army and Navy play and root for them. But do you guys think its an indicator that the overall quality of play in college football has diminished? Army and Navy are essentially always the same team year in year out. The teams they play seem to have gotten much much worse.

College football is still great regardless, and the drama and passion and atmospheres remain top notch

1 minute ago, cmontexas said:

I love watching Army and Navy play and root for them. But do you guys think its an indicator that the overall quality of play in college football has diminished? Army and Navy are essentially always the same team year in year out. The teams they play seem to have gotten much much worse.

College football is still great regardless, and the drama and passion and atmospheres remain top notch

I think it is the opposite. We’re seeing better play across the board because of the portal and NIL. 

Now, neither of those things applies to Army or Navy. I think what you’re seeing with those two is that the QB play for both this year has been phenomenal and that is guiding their records as much as anything. 

On 10/15/2024 at 12:17 PM, Pimphand said:

Isn't really poll related but I don't know a better thread to tuck it in.. holy fuq we tend to oscillate between great and busted dog shit
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1940-1947 dominance outside of 1946
1948-1958 rapid fire puke
1959-1983 the golden era minus DKRs mid 60s pre-wishbone melt & mid 70s malaise
1984-1997 two decent years in a morass of shit
1998-2009 the second golden age just way too short
2010-2022 two neutral years in a morass of shit
2023-beyond hopefully the 3rd golden age

Need to dig the winning % back up near the .7289 mark we peaked out at in 1983 vs this .704 dungheap we currently have.

Only need to win the next 128 games in a row 😉

That seems like a minor ask

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I think it is the opposite. We’re seeing better play across the board because of the portal and NIL. 

Now, neither of those things applies to Army or Navy. I think what you’re seeing with those two is that the QB play for both this year has been phenomenal and that is guiding their records as much as anything. 


I think you’re on the right track, but can’t help to wonder if maybe talent being paid for (through NIL) upstream isn’t having an effect on the lower end. Combined with the portal and players moving up. In turn, leaving less talented players towards the bottom.

 

3 hours ago, Drew said:

I've heard it's possible for Army/Navy to literally play in the AAC Title Game, and THEN play the storied Army/Navy game the week after that...

 

Just silly

Literally?

I think you are right. Think the lower conferences have become very lopsided. The playoffs will tell the tale.

25 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Literally?

quite so

3 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

That seems like a minor ask

The highs get shorter and the lows get lower just look Mack Brown didn't return us to DKR+Akers levels and instead put us on a downward spiral that left us worse off than when he arrived.

I think parity has remained roughly the same.  Lower FBS teams pulling up talent from FCS and D2 has even things out, and there are arguably more opportunities to improve at that level than there are portal CUSA players making a difference at Texas.

 

Now the delta between B1G/SEC and ACC/B12 has become giant now, but that's due to teams moving, not players.

On 10/16/2024 at 5:26 PM, Pimphand said:

The highs get shorter and the lows get lower just look Mack Brown didn't return us to DKR+Akers levels and instead put us on a downward spiral that left us worse off than when he arrived.

This is really revisionist IMO.  we were better off than when he arrived.  mackovic was a disaster at the end. 

the problem was we were only reasonably better off(because Mack had basically run out the string) and then we hired a coach who didn't know his own zip code or his QB's name.  had we hired even James Franklin he would have kept us treading water at late Mack levels and probably improved a bit.  

Franklin would have recruited well.  He would have taken to being OU's bitch pretty easily though.

On 10/16/2024 at 1:07 PM, cmontexas said:

I love watching Army and Navy play and root for them. But do you guys think its an indicator that the overall quality of play in college football has diminished?

No. Navy was ranked 4 seasons in 5 from '15 to '19.

Army was ranked in '18 and '20.

It could have easily happened around that window, too.

On 10/16/2024 at 5:26 PM, Pimphand said:

Mack Brown didn't return us to DKR+Akers levels

Huh? Mack was a clear step up from Akers. 

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Huh? Mack was a clear step up from Akers. 

Jesus Christ look at the graph 

1 minute ago, Pimphand said:

Jesus Christ look at the graph 

Akers followed DKR. Mack had to follow 11 seasons of dogshit. Also the scale of that graph is miniscule. Under Akers we peaked at like .728 - Mack got it all the way back to .720 before his last few seasons.

12 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Franklin would have recruited well.  He would have taken to being OU's bitch pretty easily though.

sure.  He would have had an actual offense and probably kept us at 8-5, 9-4 levels.

Akers was the source of maybe my favorite bumper sticker of all time:
Turn the page, Fred

Though Visualize Whirled Peas is also on the short list.

Especially should ISU stumble, Boise could potentially get a bye and force the b12 champ to slide into the 5th champion spot.

3 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Akers was the source of maybe my favorite bumper sticker of all time:
Turn the page, Fred

Though Visualize Whirled Peas is also on the short list.

My fave:

EARTH FIRST!

We'll stripmine the other planets later

On 10/16/2024 at 8:14 AM, Alien Octopus said:

Would love to see Army v Boise in playoffs. A ground game buffet.

Jeanty wouldn't even need a line and would massacre them like it was 1888.

4 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

Titty Bingo 

Great band name. I'd love to see them team up with the Butthole Surfers. 

13 hours ago, ztejas said:

Akers followed DKR. Mack had to follow 11 seasons of dogshit. Also the scale of that graph is miniscule. Under Akers we peaked at like .728 - Mack got it all the way back to .720 before his last few seasons.

I didn't talk about the situation they inherited. 1983 was the peak winning percentage for the program all time.

Mack started trending upwards and got close but that petulant bitchass left us in a death spiral where our winning percentage was worse than it was in 1997

DATA HOW DOES IT WORK??????

Stop being an emotional retard lol

Down to #6 in the FWAA-NFF poll

https://footballfoundation.org/news/2024/10/20/football-2024-week-8-fwaa-nff-super-16-poll.aspx

1. Oregon 852 44 2
2. Georgia 773 10 5
3. Penn State 707   4
4. Ohio State 681   3
5. Miami (FL) 640   6
6. Texas 626   1
7. Tennessee 478   9
8. Clemson 411   8
9. LSU 395   10
10. Iowa State 345   11
11. BYU 301   13
12. Indiana 281   15
13. Notre Dame 277   12
14. Texas A&M 173   14
15. Alabama 154   7
16. Ole Miss 52   16

Edited by satyanash

2 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Down to #6 in the FWAA-NFF poll

https://footballfoundation.org/news/2024/10/20/football-2024-week-8-fwaa-nff-super-16-poll.aspx

1. Oregon 852 44 2
2. Georgia 773 10 5
3. Penn State 707   4
4. Ohio State 681   3
5. Miami (FL) 640   6
6. Texas 626   1
7. Tennessee 478   9
8. Clemson 411   8
9. LSU 395   10
10. Iowa State 345   11
11. BYU 301   13
12. Indiana 281   15
13. Notre Dame 277   12
14. Texas A&M 173   14
15. Alabama 154   7
16. Ole Miss 52   16

Miami and Penn st are frauds. Disgustingly weak schedules and shitty teams. 

1 hour ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Miami and Penn st are frauds. Disgustingly weak schedules and shitty teams. 

Why stop at Miami and Pedo State? Oregon, Georgia, Texas and OSU are the only teams who can argue straight faced that they aren't frauds. Every one else in that top 16 have either looked like shit, played a shit schedule, or have a bad loss. Some hit the trifecta 

4 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

#25 Vanderbilt 

Cracking Up Lol GIF by NBA on TNT

I mean they beat Bama, Sark better not take them lightly and let Georgia beat us twice 

6 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:

I mean they beat Bama, Sark better not take them lightly and let Georgia beat us twice 

They also got beat by Georgia State. Let's not pretend Vandy is actually good. Sark could start Swoopes and beat Vandy by 20

10 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:

I mean they beat Bama, Sark better not take them lightly and let Georgia beat us twice 

Something tells me this team will be laser focused in Nashville.

 

top 25 match up IN Nashville this weekend

#5 Texas vs #25 Vanderbilt 

Thought we'd be seeing more of this as the season went on with Vandy, Ark, Kentucky and A&M looking better but maybe just Vandy and A&M 

1 minute ago, satyanash said:

Miami fans will be mad.

then again, Miami loses to Cal and VT with fair officiating so fuck 'em.

Certainly the most fraudulent top 10 team. 

54 minutes ago, FORTY NINE TO ZERO said:

good  less chance we overlook them if they are ranked ( not that it should matter)

I think Alabama took care of overlooking Vanderbilt a couple of weeks ago.

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Something tells me this team will be laser focused in Nashville.

Let’s hope our QB is a bit less laser focused on his safety values. 

"Vanderbilt was last ranked in the AP Poll during the 2013 season, where they reached as high as #23 in the final rankings. Prior to their ranking on October 20, 2024, Vanderbilt had not appeared in the AP Poll since then, making this a significant moment for the program."

 

Cool, we've added another "ranked" team to our schedule.  
It's hard to believe this is only the second time in their history that they've been ranked though.  

How did they even get into the SEC.

49 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

"Vanderbilt was last ranked in the AP Poll during the 2013 season, where they reached as high as #23 in the final rankings. Prior to their ranking on October 20, 2024, Vanderbilt had not appeared in the AP Poll since then, making this a significant moment for the program."

 

Cool, we've added another "ranked" team to our schedule.  
It's hard to believe this is only the second time in their history that they've been ranked though.  

How did they even get into the SEC.

There's nothing hard to believe about that. 

SMU goes to Stanford and doubles up the spread and drops a spot.

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