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NOT good news for the Sun Devils’ receiving corps.
The Sickos Committee Aggies graphic gave us an idea.
Sorry Oklahoma State fans.
"Dear Lord, I've seen what you've done for others....." This committee has got to stop playing around. The Big 12 disrespect needs to stop. No more Tulane's of the world being ranked over MULTIPLE Big 12 schools.
One of my followers (@DirtySouthScout) posted this on X & I thought it was brilliant. Having each team's ranked wins & SOS listed alongside their ranking makes it easy to understand why the CFP Rankings have been so scattershot thus far.
It also shows how schools like SMU, Indiana, Miami, Iowa State, & even Clemson won't finish the regular season with a ranked win on their resume. They will all have played a ranked opponent during the season, but they all lost those games. I mean, Indiana is just gonna skate right into the playoffs having proved NOTHING other than they can run the score up on bad teams, but cant hang with a good one.
It's also understandable to me now why Alabama, Ole Miss, & S. Carolina were ranked higher than every Big 12 team despite having 3 losses. I still think it's bullshit, but I see now why they went abt it that way. Those 3 schools' SOS + having 2-3 ranked WINS a peice justifies them being highly regarded. However, I'd like to see BYU, who has a top-10 victory over SMU, be ranked higher than 3 loss S Carolina, who's ranked wins are all in the #20's; Texas A&M might even fall out of the rankings completely on Tuesday which further weakens their resume.
I still have a funny feeling that the committee is gonna try to sneak Miami in as an at-large. They have ZERO ranked wins & a weaker SOS than BYU while having the same record. Miami shouldn't be any higher than wherever BYU is ranked. I also think Bama is IN no matter what happens
For lack of better ways of saying this, why are they so expensive? 70k stadium capacity, and I highly doubt theres that many Iowa State / ASU fans making the trip, though I’m sure many will.
How likely is Former Arizona State coach Todd Graham to be in the mix for UCF opening? He’s a proven winner, has a huge pipeline in Texas and to a lesser extent California and Arizona and clearly knows how to surround himself with the right people (Gus Malzahn, Dan Lanning, Mike Norvel, Kenny Dillingham to name a few). Obviously he’s probably not the first choice but at the relatively young age of 59, how unrealistic is he as an option?
From 16th to 1st or 2nd. Go Sun Devils.
Early prediction, but ASU is looking solid.
BYU fans - cheer for K State (and BYU) CU fans - cheer for Houston ASU fans - cheer for TCU
That flow chart was a bit chaotic and hard to follow for me so I put this together.
Big 12 is the conference that’s soft on bad coaches.
How many more chances does Mike Gundy need? If he was coaching at an SEC school he’d have been fired after his weak 3rd year going only 7-6. Yet here he is still employed 17 years later after a humiliating defeat yesterday.
Sonny Dykes destroyed what Gary Patterson built at TCU. Still employed. Would have been fired after last Georgia game in SEC.
Whittingham fell off a cliff ever since the new rule changes and still employed. Even as he sticks with the same terrible strength coach. Would have been fired at least midway through this season in SEC.
Brent Brennan takes a 10 win Arizona team with top 10 qb and top 3 WR coming back and turns them 4-7. Would be fired after 1 year in SEC.
Gus Malzahn at UCF would have been fired in SEC halfway through last year.
It's my understanding that if the Big 12 Champion gets a top-4 seed in the CFP, it would go to the Fiesta Bowl CFP quarterfinal.
My team has a decent chance of doing that. I'm thinking of buying Fiesta Bowl tickets right now while the teams are unknown and the tickets are relatively inexpensive. Even if my team doesn't make it, I could either relist the tickets (maybe at a profit?) or just enjoy the first-ever CFP quarterfinal, whoever happens to be in it.
What am I missing or not thinking about? What are the risks? Is it possible that Fiesta Bowl tickets get really cheap right before the game? If so, should I just hold off until the day of? I live in the Phoenix area so I could theoretically go to the game on very short notice.