2008 NCAA Football

[OHNOITSJESS]

that flow chart is awesome!
thanks!!

eta: Question: what if TTU beats OU but not OSU, then UT goes on to lose to TAMU? [its possible] what is the scenario then?

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by OHNOITSJESS

i must say [after being at the Tech game last night...]
it was one freaking incredible game... [i rushed the field the LAST time, when time expired, i can read the game clock.

but i am praying [really really hard] that we don't get cocky....

Well, the rushing the field thing was really, really embarrassing for Tech. I gotta say. I obviously root for UT, but my boyfriend grew up in Lubbock and both of us rather like Lubbock, Tech, and the Tech campus except when it comes to Tech sports. But for example we'd root for Tech against any other Big XII team except Texas. We really felt the rushing the field thing was just classless. I do think that getting cocky is going to be a concern... OU looks pretty good after Nebraska, and OSU doesn't look half bad either.

Originally Posted by srmom

Thanks for that flow chart Kevin. I have saved it and will send it to my son and husband who have been discussing the possibilities.

Wow, what a game Saturday night. I jumped from my seat when I thought that Gideon (that poor true freshman safety for texas) caught the interception, but then dropped it. I'm sure he's lost a lot of sleep since then But, certainly Tech deserved it, Texas shouldn't have spotted them 19 points in the first half of the game, they are too good of a team to make up that difference.

We missed the first 1/2 because we were at my son's highschool game, which was a DO or DIE to make the playoffs for the 3rd straight year, and WE DID!!! Woohoo! We then hurried home to watch in amazement as Texas went down

My oldest though, who goes to Florida and had 1st row seats in the endzone, was happy as punch!! If someone can tell me how to post a picture, I can post the one he texted me of Tebow scoring!!! Woohoo!!

If, somehow, Florida ends up playing Texas, I don't know what we'll do, but we sure as heck will break open the piggy bank to go as a family with one son wearing blue and orange and one son wearing burnt orange. Wow!!

I'm sorry to say to those Nittany Lion fans, that if they make it to the national championship and go up against any of these teams at the top from the big 12 or the sec, they are going to lose. It would be one more travesty of not having a playoff system. At least it won't be perennially over-rated USC!!!

I had the same reaction to the supposed Gideon interception. The commentator called out "INTERCEPTION" and my boyfriend and I were jumping up and down and hugging and freaking out. What a disappointment! Man oh man. I know we let Tech get up too much in the first quarter, but we made two HUGE mistakes there at the end with Gideon not getting the interception and the other guy missing what should have been an easy tackle on that last Tech pass.

Originally Posted by OHNOITSJESS

that flow chart is awesome!
thanks!!

eta: Question: what if TTU beats OU but not OSU, then UT goes on to lose to TAMU? [its possible] what is the scenario then?

I don't think it's really possible. I can buy the scenario of TTU losing to one or the other or both of OU and OSU. But UT losing to TAMU? Unlikely. First off, we lead the series with them by like a ridiculous amount. I know people always say "oh, it's a rivalry and anything can happen blah blah blah" but frankly TAMU has been sucking it up this year and UT has been looking pretty darn good.... I mean, yes, anything is possible, but I really do think UT will win out now.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I don't think it's really possible. I can buy the scenario of TTU losing to one or the other or both of OU and OSU. But UT losing to TAMU? Unlikely. First off, we lead the series with them by like a ridiculous amount. I know people always say "oh, it's a rivalry and anything can happen blah blah blah" but frankly TAMU has been sucking it up this year and UT has been looking pretty darn good.... I mean, yes, anything is possible, but I really do think UT will win out now.

Don't you think that UT has enough key injuries to give TAMU a fighting chance? The strength of UT's defense is its line -- and both of your best linemen are out with injuries. Is there enough depth so that their presence won't be missed? Is that even possible considering the two guys I'm talking about are probable first rounders?

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Don't you think that UT has enough key injuries to give TAMU a fighting chance? The strength of UT's defense is its line -- and both of your best linemen are out with injuries. Is there enough depth so that their presence won't be missed? Is that even possible considering the two guys I'm talking about are probable first rounders?

I think there will be an effect, sure. You're going to notice those guys gone on the defense.

Consider also that the game is in Austin, that we're coming out of a 2-year losing streak in a series where we have historically predominated, that we're going to be fighting hard to survive, and that A&M's record is 4-5 and 2-3 in the conference.

A&M just plain sucks this year, sorry to say.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

A&M just plain sucks this year, sorry to say.

That's the thing about these rivalry games, they can (and have in the past) been huge upsets, since A&M has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[kddani]

Wow, Cincy shit the bed in the last two minutes of the game. Can't believe WVU tied it up.

[DoubleTDG]

I must say that I am proud of my Red Raiders after today's game against OSU. I would like to point out that Texas beat OSU by a mere 4 points while the Red Raiders beat OSU by 36 points. Texas didn't get 36 points on Baylor.