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Can Texas log a 3rd 27-24 loss in a row?

I can hear the "BUT ALL 3 OF THEIR LOSSES WERE BY UNDER 10 POINTS COMBINED!" screaming and crying from ESPN trying to push them into the playoff with 3 losses if that's what they finished with.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
Can Texas log a 3rd 27-24 loss in a row?

I can hear the "BUT ALL 3 OF THEIR LOSSES WERE BY UNDER 10 POINTS COMBINED!" screaming and crying from ESPN trying to push them into the playoff with 3 losses if that's what they finished with.
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The problem for Texas is going to be like a lot of other teams come selection day. More than 6 teams with 2+ losses for only 6 at large spots (ND has almost zero chance of missing their guaranteed spot even if they lose to Miami imo. They’d have to get a third loss)

The B12 could really throw a monkey wrench and have 2 non champ teams ranked high and only 1-2 losses

However it shakes out, I don’t think the SEC and B1G are just going to split up the 6 spots between them this year. The SEC non champs are all going to have 2 or more losses. The B1G non champs are also going to be very suspect especially if our QB situation takes OSU off the board.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
The problem for Texas is going to be like a lot of other teams come selection day. More than 6 teams with 2+ losses for only 6 at large spots (ND has almost zero chance of missing their guaranteed spot even if they lose to Miami imo. They’d have to get a third loss)

The B12 could really throw a monkey wrench and have 2 non champ teams ranked high and only 1-2 losses

However it shakes out, I don’t think the SEC and B1G are just going to split up the 6 spots between them this year. The SEC non champs are all going to have 2 or more losses. The B1G non champs are also going to be very suspect especially if our QB situation takes OSU off the board.
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The scenario that would really test biases would be UCLA going into the B1G title game with 1 loss and taking a 2nd loss there.

They put Bama in with 3 losses after losing their CCG last year without even much of a question.

I doubt UCLA would be given that same benefit of the doubt and there would at minimum be serious discussion about leaving them out for some 2 loss SEC team
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
The scenario that would really test biases would be UCLA going into the B1G title game with 1 loss and taking a 2nd loss there.

They put Bama in with 3 losses after losing their CCG last year without even much of a question.

I doubt UCLA would be given that same benefit of the doubt and there would at minimum be serious discussion about leaving them out for some 2 loss SEC team
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BuT ConFErenCe ChaMPiOnSHiP LoSsEs Ar'EnT sUPoSSed To MatTer!

unless you are the B1G loser and it's between you and the 23rd place SEC team.
 
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