Do we open up in the top 25 next year?

This year we will end around 25 and next year we will start the season in the top 20.

https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeFootballPoll

1. LSU
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia
5. Oregon
6. Florida
7. Oklahoma
8. Alabama
9. Penn State
10. Minnesota
11. Wisconsin
12. Notre Dame
13. Baylor
14. Auburn
15. Iowa
16. Utah
17. Memphis
18. Michigan
19. Appalachian State
20. Navy
21. Cincinnati
22. Air Force
23. Boise State
24. UCF
25. Texas

Others receiving votes:
Texas A&M 54, Florida Atlantic 46, Washington 39, Virginia 28, USC 16, San Diego State 13, Arizona State 12, SMU 10, Tennessee 8, California 6, Louisiana Tech 2, Kentucky 2, Kansas State 2, Louisiana-Lafayette 2

I wonder when the last time two service academies finished ranked?

I knew it! I fricking knew it

But I'm actually madder get left Boise State in that's a joke.

What a joke

Based on this list and who I think we should beat if we played our best and opponent did same, we should be around 12-14 on this list.

mustang1234 said:

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list is a joke in the bottom 10. Lil 12 wins 1 bowl game and sips get in with 5 losses

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They also dominated a top 10(at the time) Utah. We scraped by a barely ranked OSU

Cstrickland05 said:

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mustang1234 said:

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list is a joke in the bottom 10. Lil 12 wins 1 bowl game and sips get in with 5 losses

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They also dominated a top 10(at the time) vastly overrated Utah. We scraped by a barely ranked OSU

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FIFY

We will be top 10

God, I'm so glad this season is over

Callate Donnie said:

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Cstrickland05 said:

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mustang1234 said:

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list is a joke in the bottom 10. Lil 12 wins 1 bowl game and sips get in with 5 losses

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They also dominated a top 10(at the time) vastly overrated Utah. We scraped by a barely ranked OSU

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FIFY

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I don't disagree. Utah being considered for the playoffs was a joke.

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https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeFootballPoll

1. LSU 0
2. Clemson +1
3. Ohio State -1
4. Georgia +1
5. Oregon +1
6. Florida +4
7. Oklahoma 0
8. Alabama -4
9. Penn State -1
10. Minnesota +8
11. Wisconsin -2
12. Notre Dame -1
13. Baylor +3
14. Auburn -1
15. Iowa -1
16. Utah +4
17. Memphis +4
18. Michigan -6
19. Appalachian State +6
20. Navy +4
21. Cincinnati +9
22. Air Force +7
23. Boise State +9
24. UCF -1
25. Texas -10

Others receiving votes:
26. Texas A&M 54, -7
27. Florida Atlantic 46, +15
28. Washington 39, -11
29. Virginia 28, +5
30. USC 16, -4
31. San Diego State 13, +20
32. Arizona State 12, +5
33. SMU 10, +12
34. Tennessee 8, +1
35. California 6, +6
36. Louisiana Tech 2, +44
37. Kentucky 2, -4
38. Kansas State 2, -11
39. Louisiana-Lafayette 2 +4

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Added the difference between the polls and computer rankings to see which teams get preferential treatment. (+1 is one spot higher than the computer rankings, or overrated by one spot)

Most glaring thing is when you look at schools that polls overrate by 5 or more spots:

10. Minnesota +8
19. Appalachian State +6
21. Cincinnati +9
22. Air Force +7
23. Boise State +9
27. Florida Atlantic 46, +15
29. Virginia 28, +5
31. San Diego State 13, +20
32. Arizona State 12, +5
33. SMU 10, +12
35. California 6, +6
36. Louisiana Tech 2, +44

Playing a very easy schedule and getting a bunch of wins is very highly rewarded by the voters. Getting a single quality win with a crap schedule is also highly rewarded. Conversely, a whole bunch of losses to really good teams is penalized by the human voters.

Also note that the computers rank t.u. higher than us. They kept the LSU game close which helps to make up for their crap losses.

Auburn loss really hurt us. The other 4 losses were to teams that are legit top 5.

Texas ranking a bunch of bull*****

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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Now we know: Schedules do not matter. L's do not matter. How many W's do you have. That's all voters care about.

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It's all Sport Politics

OU at 7 with that ass raping they took from LSU......laughable. Baylol best team in years, loses to Georgia's 2's and are still ranked up there.

In your face Florida Atlantic!

Winning takes care of this issue.

Why is Baylor still in there?

Texas finishes the season as the best 5 loss team in the Country.

Texas is BACK!

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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Now we know: Schedules do not matter. L's do not matter. How many W's do you have. That's all voters care about.

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This is common sense. No one really cares about who you lost to.

Weird. You didn't show up during or after Baylor got their heads caved in by the 3rd best team in the SEC's backups. Why is that I wonder?

Bo Darville said:

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Weird. You didn't show up during or after Baylor got their heads caved in by the 3rd best team in the SEC's backups. Why is that I wonder?

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Bo,

Based on the AP top 25 Poll Texas A&M would have finished as the 4th best team in the 2019 BIGXII behind OU, Baylor and Texas.

WHich is more or less exactly what A&M did when they were in the BIGXII. A&M has always been middle of the road with the occasional above average season.
Nothing has really changed

Texas close loss to LSU and stomping of Utah is more impressive than anything that A&M did in 2019.

Baylor and A&M have similar talent, but Baylor is way better coached.
Rhule has a $60 million contract to coach in the NFL, while I do not see NFL teams knocking down Coach Jimbo's door.
Baylor would have kicked the chit out of you guys last year purely based on their coaching and defense.

Baylor smoked Okie St in their home stadium while you guys beat them by 3 points in San Antonio, TX.
Baylor would have done the same thing to your team that they did to Texas.

I didn't see anything out of you guys in 2019 that was impressive until the Alamo Bowl.

There's so much fail in this

Kellso said:

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Bo Darville said:

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Weird. You didn't show up during or after Baylor got their heads caved in by the 3rd best team in the SEC's backups. Why is that I wonder?

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Bo,

Based on the AP top 25 Poll Texas A&M would have finished as the 4th best team in the 2019 BIGXII behind OU, Baylor and Texas.

WHich is more or less exactly what A&M did when they were in the BIGXII. A&M has always been middle of the road with the occasional above average season.
Nothing has really changed

Texas close loss to LSU and stomping of Utah is more impressive than anything that A&M did in 2019.

Baylor and A&M have similar talent, but Baylor is way better coached.
Rhule has a $60 million contract to coach in the NFL, while I do not see NFL teams knocking down Coach Jimbo's door.
Baylor would have kicked the chit out of you guys last year purely based on their coaching and defense.

Baylor smoked Okie St in their home stadium while you guys beat them by 3 points in San Antonio, TX.
Baylor would have done the same thing to your team that they did to Texas.

I didn't see anything out of you guys in 2019 that was impressive until the Alamo Bowl.

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Baylor essentially lost to a 4 win Texas Tech team and had to be bailed out against a 5 win TCU team. A&M played Georgia's starters much closer than Baylor played Georgia's second team. There is not one team A&M lost to that Baylor would have beaten.

IF we keep okie lite out of the endzone at the end of the game and win by 10, we finish ranked. We were the better team and Vegas knows it. It is what it is.