Kalbear Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Other topic reached 400 posts. On the topic subject: Marcus Mariota is really, really good. I'm going to be doing a highlight post every day to showcase how awesome he is. First up: his first 6 games of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Least controversial Heisman winner in quite a while, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 And from the prior topic:I don't think it's some disaster if an 8-4 team gets in once every 5 years or something. They're almost assuredly going to get the piss beaten out of them by the #1 team on that team's home field in the first round, so it's not going to be a non-factor most of the time, and a nice reward for finishing number 1 overall in those random years. And if an 8-4 team beats, say, Alabama, Ohio State and Oregon in three straight weeks, well, then maybe you need to look into what factors led them to be 8-4 (maybe they're conference was a lot toughter than thought, for example). The only time the power 5 conferences have produced a champion with more than 2 losses in the last several years is when Wisconsin won the Big 10 after finishing third in their division, because Ohio State and Penn State were both on probation. 95%+ of power five conference champions finish with 2 or fewer losses.I'm much less worried about a champion sucking and much more worried about teams letting up the gas if they've got the championship in the bag. Having a team that is 8-4 get into the playoffs is a feature, not a bug (provided that they were a good team that got unlucky). Letting a team in that lost because they rested their starters sucks hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 And from the prior topic: I'm much less worried about a champion sucking and much more worried about teams letting up the gas if they've got the championship in the bag. Having a team that is 8-4 get into the playoffs is a feature, not a bug (provided that they were a good team that got unlucky). Letting a team in that lost because they rested their starters sucks hard. I agree that it sucks, but I don't think it will happen too often, and I think it's much, much less of an issue than leaving a conference's worthy champion out of the playoff, which is going to happen almost every single year, and sometimes multiple conferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I agree that it sucks, but I don't think it will happen too often, and I think it's much, much less of an issue than leaving a conference's worthy champion out of the playoff, which is going to happen almost every single year, and sometimes multiple conferences.I agree with you, I knew if everyone won out, the BIGXXII would be setting there scratching their head. And its all because the never played a championship game. Now, it will probably be hard to add two schools. Even if they do, it will be 2-3 years before the can move to the Conf. There's talk the might petition to change the amount of teams needed for a Conf. championship, I don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Even though Mariota wins in a landslide, it's ridiculous that Boykin didn't get an invite to New York. Aside from Mariota, he's the most electric player I've seen all year, and the player who made the biggest difference to his team. On top of that, he's coming off a career day - 30/41 for 460 yards, 4 TD/1 INT, 44 rush yards, and a 55 yard TD reception. In happier news, TCU cleaned house in awards:- Patterson wins national COTY, almost certainly Big XII COTY although not yet announced. - Boykin is Big XII OPOTY- Paul Dawson, LB, is Big XII DPOTY (this is a converted WR who has worked his way up from zero draft prospects to fourth or fifth round this season)- 2 safeties on first-team all-conference defenseLots of players are finalists for other awards, and I expect a few (especially Dawson) to make All-American team. Boykin probably second team. We only lose a single starter on offense for next season. If we can reload on defense, which hasn't typically been a problem for us, we should be a top contender next season as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I hope Samaje Perine makes second team All-American. J.T. Barrett will probably get freshman of the year, but Perine would win it in most years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Baylors schedule for the next 6 years is LLOLOLOLOLOLOLhttp://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/mac-engel/2014/03/baylors-non-conference-football-schedules-are-officially-insensitive.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I hope Samaje Perine makes second team All-American. J.T. Barrett will probably get freshman of the year, but Perine would win it in most years.100% agree. Second best RB in the country IMO. Was he on the All conference team? I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 100% agree. Second best RB in the country IMO. Was he on the All conference team? I can't recall. Yeah. It was a really bad year for RBs in the conference, so it was a no brainer. Offensive newcomer of the year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixodes Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I was not aware that there was a school named Incarnate Word. Coach Briles better watch out for smiting.Not to take anything away from Baylor, but they are for shit when trying to defend against the smite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 I keep thinking it's like power word: kill. http://www.uiw.edu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I do think the Big XII is going to tell Baylor to step their game up non-conference scheduling wise, or else pass a rule that disallows scheduling FCS programs. Because Baylor's non conference schedule screwed the conference this year in a big way. The fact that the committee had shown that they were going to punish Baylor for their non-con painted the conference into a corner on naming a champion. I think had the roles been reversed and TCU won the head to head with Baylor and the committee had shown TCU respect, they would have supported TCU. But Baylor was never getting into that playoff because of their non conference schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 If that happens then the playoffs have already been a force for awesome. Second Mariota gif-fest is up if anyone's interested. I get to experience rage again at De'Anthony Thomas for not blocking. Why, DAT? WHYYYYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reny of Storms End Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 If that happens then the playoffs have already been a force for awesome. Second Mariota gif-fest is up if anyone's interested. I get to experience rage again at De'Anthony Thomas for not blocking. Why, DAT? WHYYYYYYeah that was a tough one. I had almost forgotten about it. Gotta say I love the gif-fest. Also Melvin Gordon said he's going to the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I do think the Big XII is going to tell Baylor to step their game up non-conference scheduling wise, or else pass a rule that disallows scheduling FCS programs. Because Baylor's non conference schedule screwed the conference this year in a big way. The fact that the committee had shown that they were going to punish Baylor for their non-con painted the conference into a corner on naming a champion. I think had the roles been reversed and TCU won the head to head with Baylor and the committee had shown TCU respect, they would have supported TCU. But Baylor was never getting into that playoff because of their non conference schedule. The Big XXII has no right to correct Baylor for anything. As a matter of fact, I can not think of a time where a conference has screwed over a program in a larger fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Stone Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Where is the gif fest? Why no linky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The Big XXII has no right to correct Baylor for anything. As a matter of fact, I can not think of a time where a conference has screwed over a program in a larger fashion. No, Baylor screwed themselves by playing a schedule so bad they had no shot at the playoff. They forced the conferences hand to tacitly support TCU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Oh, sorry - here's the gif fest for part 2 of 2012 and the first half of 2013. If you end up liking the story stream you'll get updated whenever it gets updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixodes Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Baylor has skills and talent to compete on a national level but the coach is making some perplexing decisions about their schedule. The road to respect and reputation for their football program does not go through schools they are choosing to schedule. The same year Baylor lined up Incarnate Word, TCU scheduled Ohio State. Which team gets more national respect? Which game gets national ratings? These things matter to the playoff committee. Like it or not, Baylor is going to have to play to the whims of the committee or they're going to get dismissed year after year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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