Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed he is considering canceling the upcoming series against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

I guess big brother is the only one who can beat ND and make the CFP.

Do you have a credible source for this?
If so, do you have a link to an online reference to that source?

Charlie 31 said:

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Do you have a credible source for this?
If so, do you have a link to an online reference to that source?

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The idea that these two things exhibit any kind of intersecting veracity is laughable at best.

Oh no…we are mad at sips coach…news at 11eastern/10central…

LB12MEEN said:

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That's what Indiana is doing and they won it all last year.

I actually agree with this. The three non SEC games should be treated as preseason games to get you ready for SEC comp.

Sark though is talking way too much this offseason. It's getting annoying.

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Nope. The non-con is the only way we can evaluate the conference's against each other before the post season. Stop wasting 3 weeks of everyone's time on cupcake games that add a meaningless W. Who cares if you pickup an extra loss.

Imagine if the NFL played semi pro teams the first 3 weeks of the season and they counted towards W/L record so that at the end of the season that meaningless win actually affected the final standings. That is what you want CFB to be.

Bag said:

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Charlie 31 said:

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Do you have a credible source for this?
If so, do you have a link to an online reference to that source?

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this is texags bro...

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Yeah! We Know Stuff!!!

Indiana winning a NC destroys your nope.

AgDad121619 said:

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OldShadeOfBlue said:

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LB12MEEN said:

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That's what Indiana is doing and they won it all last year.

I actually agree with this. The three non SEC games should be treated as preseason games to get you ready for SEC comp.

Sark though is talking way too much this offseason. It's getting annoying.

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Nope. The non-con is the only way we can evaluate the conference's against each other before the post season. Stop wasting 3 weeks of everyone's time on cupcake games that add a meaningless W. Who cares if you pickup an extra loss.

Imagine if the NFL played semi pro teams the first 3 weeks of the season and they counted towards W/L record so that at the end of the season that meaningless win actually affected the final standings. That is what you want CFB to be.

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would be great but the current committee is not capable of distinguishing SOS when the formula is 90% based on W/L record which it is. The 10% side is only exercised when a blue blood is on the bubble

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Based on what exactly? Y'all saw 13-0 FSU miss the playoff a couple years ago right? We just put 5 teams in the playoff 2 years in a row and you're worried about what exactly? Without the crossover games tu and Notre Dame would have both made the playoff over Miami. If the SEC stops playing competitive non-con games everyone else will too and you'll have the same problem. We'll have 15 10-2 teams with no conference crossover. Back to the CFP committee using the eye test.

Doesnt the sec have a rule in place that you need to schedule at least 1 p4 OOC game or notre dame?

I guess they either have another p4 team scheduled or they will get a lesser one to replace notre dame?

With 9 conference games, there is no reason to play anything other than cupcakes for the other three games to the extent possible. The committee doesn't care about SOS if you win. They've proven it 100 times now.

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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LB12MEEN said:

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That's what Indiana is doing and they won it all last year.

I actually agree with this. The three non SEC games should be treated as preseason games to get you ready for SEC comp.

Sark though is talking way too much this offseason. It's getting annoying.

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Nope. The non-con is the only way we can evaluate the conference's against each other before the post season. Stop wasting 3 weeks of everyone's time on cupcake games that add a meaningless W. Who cares if you pickup an extra loss.

Imagine if the NFL played semi pro teams the first 3 weeks of the season and they counted towards W/L record so that at the end of the season that meaningless win actually affected the final standings. That is what you want CFB to be.

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It isn't what anyone wants CFB to be, its what CFB is.

Tech played no one in conference or OOC and got a free ticket.

Texas lost to Ohio St. and got left out...if they beat Tulsa or something that week, they are in.

Indiana played no one in the OOC, they got in.

Swap Notre Dame's two losses to us and Miami with wins over nobodies, they are in.

Swap our win over ND with a win over Abilene Christian, we are still in.

The reason to schedule these games is fan service and for the health of the sport...I do not think the people at the top really care about either and if it makes more sense $ wise and improves your odds to make the playoffs, everyone will only be playing bums in the OOC.

I agree with the OP's sentiment about Sark but isn't it ADs who make this call and not coaches?

Also, in any given year, SEC teams play 6-7 ranked teams. I just looked at their schedule and it's a nightmare. Depending on the preseason poll, it appears they play five top-10 teams, including #1 Ohio State and #3 Georgia.

If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be arguing that we should drop that game. The downside risk is not worth the upside benefit.

But, yeah, Sark is a b*tch. I hate his smug face.

Aggie Apotheosis said:

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I agree with the OP's sentiment about Sark but isn't it ADs who make this call and not coaches?

Also, in any given year, SEC teams play 6-7 ranked teams. I just looked at their schedule and it's a nightmare. Depending on the preseason poll, it appears they play five top-10 teams, including #1 Ohio State and #3 Georgia.

If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be arguing that we should drop that game. The downside risk is not worth the upside benefit.

But, yeah, Sark is a b*tch. I hate his smug face.

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Who gets paid more? That's who sets the schedule.

If teams are going to only play cupcake non conf the playoff needs to be larger.

Aggie Apotheosis said:

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I agree with the OP's sentiment about Sark but isn't it ADs who make this call and not coaches?

Also, in any given year, SEC teams play 6-7 ranked teams. I just looked at their schedule and it's a nightmare. Depending on the preseason poll, it appears they play five top-10 teams, including #1 Ohio State and #3 Georgia.

If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be arguing that we should drop that game. The downside risk is not worth the upside benefit.

But, yeah, Sark is a b*tch. I hate his smug face.

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If the HC says cancel the series, the series gets canceled.

Aggie Apotheosis said:

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I agree with the OP's sentiment about Sark but isn't it ADs who make this call and not coaches?

Also, in any given year, SEC teams play 6-7 ranked teams. I just looked at their schedule and it's a nightmare. Depending on the preseason poll, it appears they play five top-10 teams, including #1 Ohio State and #3 Georgia.

If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be arguing that we should drop that game. The downside risk is not worth the upside benefit.

But, yeah, Sark is a b*tch. I hate his smug face.

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I haven't looked at their schedule…do they have to play Florida again? Err mah gosh! That would be terrible

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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AgDad121619 said:

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OldShadeOfBlue said:

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LB12MEEN said:

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That's what Indiana is doing and they won it all last year.

I actually agree with this. The three non SEC games should be treated as preseason games to get you ready for SEC comp.

Sark though is talking way too much this offseason. It's getting annoying.

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Nope. The non-con is the only way we can evaluate the conference's against each other before the post season. Stop wasting 3 weeks of everyone's time on cupcake games that add a meaningless W. Who cares if you pickup an extra loss.

Imagine if the NFL played semi pro teams the first 3 weeks of the season and they counted towards W/L record so that at the end of the season that meaningless win actually affected the final standings. That is what you want CFB to be.

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would be great but the current committee is not capable of distinguishing SOS when the formula is 90% based on W/L record which it is. The 10% side is only exercised when a blue blood is on the bubble

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Based on what exactly? Y'all saw 13-0 FSU miss the playoff a couple years ago right? We just put 5 teams in the playoff 2 years in a row and you're worried about what exactly? Without the crossover games tu and Notre Dame would have both made the playoff over Miami. If the SEC stops playing competitive non-con games everyone else will too and you'll have the same problem. We'll have 15 10-2 teams with no conference crossover. Back to the CFP committee using the eye test.

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you proved my point - 13-0 FSU fell in the 10% - left out as an undefeated team to allow two blue bloods in. Hate to tell you but we aren't in that crowd as 2020 and last year showed. Objectively, the committee doesn't give a damn about a strong OOC opponent. Believe your eyes - they are are telling you the truth.

AgDad121619 said:

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OldShadeOfBlue said:

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AgDad121619 said:

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OldShadeOfBlue said:

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LB12MEEN said:

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That's what Indiana is doing and they won it all last year.

I actually agree with this. The three non SEC games should be treated as preseason games to get you ready for SEC comp.

Sark though is talking way too much this offseason. It's getting annoying.

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Nope. The non-con is the only way we can evaluate the conference's against each other before the post season. Stop wasting 3 weeks of everyone's time on cupcake games that add a meaningless W. Who cares if you pickup an extra loss.

Imagine if the NFL played semi pro teams the first 3 weeks of the season and they counted towards W/L record so that at the end of the season that meaningless win actually affected the final standings. That is what you want CFB to be.

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would be great but the current committee is not capable of distinguishing SOS when the formula is 90% based on W/L record which it is. The 10% side is only exercised when a blue blood is on the bubble

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Based on what exactly? Y'all saw 13-0 FSU miss the playoff a couple years ago right? We just put 5 teams in the playoff 2 years in a row and you're worried about what exactly? Without the crossover games tu and Notre Dame would have both made the playoff over Miami. If the SEC stops playing competitive non-con games everyone else will too and you'll have the same problem. We'll have 15 10-2 teams with no conference crossover. Back to the CFP committee using the eye test.

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you proved my point - 13-0 FSU fell in the 10% - left out as an undefeated team to allow two blue bloods in. Hate to tell you but we aren't in that crowd as 2020 and last year showed. Objectively, the committee doesn't give a damn about a strong OOC opponent. Believe your eyes - they are are telling you the truth.

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What four teams should have made the playoff that year?

Washington 13-0, beat top 5 Oregon twice

Michigan 13-0 Big 10 champ

Texas 12-1 Big 12 champ, beat the SEC champ

Alabama 12-1 SEC champ

Florida State 13-0 ACC champ..pretty dang easy schedule..best win 9-3 LSU

Georgia 12-1-coming off of two consecutive national championships, unanimous number one all year, went undefeated playing the hardest schedule by far of any team, lost SEC championship game against by far the most difficult championship game opponent

Edit to add-I would argue that the best body of work and four BEST teams at the end of the season were Michigan, Washington, Alabama and Georgia but I believe the committee was WAY too scared to select two SEC teams fearing they would be eviscerated nationally, accused of SEC homerism. If UGA had the luxury of playing Louisville for their conference championship game(like FSU) they would have been 13-0 and the favorite to win it all and a third consecutive national championship.

I saw a quote from his interview that said he wants to play big games. He just doesn't wanna be punished for losing. That's a pretty ridiculous thing to say. How many losses are OK before it's OK to punish you? Give me a break.