SMUt getting owned by State

[Rudy]

1 hour ago, Coffee and TV said:

Imagine traveling the same day for your team's 11am kickoff and you're already a time zone behind. Private school tuition can't buy common sense I guess.

[Censored by Laurie]

2 hours ago, Coffee and TV said:

Imagine traveling the same day for your team's 11am kickoff and you're already a time zone behind. Private school tuition can't buy common sense I guess.

SMU having a "White Out" game?

[rcade]

SMU played like their paychecks bounced.

Good times.

[Meangreen Fight]

53 minutes ago, ADLER said:

Even the SMU fans know that it should have been Alabama in this game. Playing close against a Clemson team which didn't even deserve to be in the playoff was not a valid excuse to let SMU slip in. Alabama can slug it out with the big boys, tiny private SMU just gets embarrassed on this stage.

SMU's only victory may be their ability to deplete Penn State of fireworks.

A Big 10 vs SEC invitational College Football Playoff is of no interest to me.   This will be the 2nd time Tennessee and Ohio State have played in their history.  The Clemson vs Texas game will be their first matchup EVER.   That to me highlights the absurdity of the out of conference scheduling for the bigger brand teams.  And if Alabama went up to Penn State and got blown out exactly the same way nobody would mention it next year when they are in consideration for a wildcard spot with 2 (or maybe even 3) losses.  
 

[TheColonyEagle]

Look, as for SMU….they’re 30 minutes down the road. You can say “why are we talking about them” they’re in the top 12 playoff. We have to get over it. We’re college football fans. Of course SMU being in the playoff is going to be discussed. 
 

But as for their performance….it was expected. They got super lucky with their schedule this year. Just like Indiana. If you plugged Memphis or Tulane in their spot, they would’ve done the same thing. Their QB is no better than most QBs we faced in the AAC this year. Our QB was as good as him. That’s just the truth.  so they were a really good AAC team this year that got a super lucky schedule in a bad conference. I don’t hold anything against them for that.

BUT

We can’t really discuss them for much longer because the current college landscape is set up to make them a national powerhouse. They have a good coach. He is.  And he got them in the national discussion.  And they can take that with their money and go on an unbelievable run. Their QB won’t be here next year. Of course he won’t. They’ll pay a better one.  Their NIL will dwarf every team in the ACC. I would bet their NIL will be top 10 in the country. Maybe top 5. They’ll have more $$ available than Bama. Arguably UT. What do they need? 4 star DE? 3 top OL? QB? 2 WR? There’s no cap to what they can pay. 
 

So we have to move on from SMU. They will be in the playoff a lot. So of course we’ll talk about them because they’ll be in the playoff. But we have to get over it. Are they scum bags? Yes. Of course. They have too much money and they will win. The landscape has changed. And they will succeed because they can pay. 
 

We have to hope we break off and do our own thing 

 

 

 

[emmitt01]

28 minutes ago, Meangreen Fight said:

A Big 10 vs SEC invitational College Football Playoff is of no interest to me.   This will be the 2nd time Tennessee and Ohio State have played in their history.  The Clemson vs Texas game will be their first matchup EVER.   That to me highlights the absurdity of the out of conference scheduling for the bigger brand teams.  And if Alabama went up to Penn State and got blown out exactly the same way nobody would mention it next year when they are in consideration for a wildcard spot with 2 (or maybe even 3) losses.  
 

Here’s the thing, I don’t think even you believe they would have lost the way SMU did.   Penn State won by 28, but they could have made it more…SMU was NEVER in that game competitively…and they never should have been in it at all.   They dodged the only two “decent” teams in a VERY weak ACC during the regular season and lost anytime they played a decent team.  

Edited December 22, 2024 by emmitt01

[RBP79]

4 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

He may go to a bigger program, but he is not leaving Colorado for University Park.

To be honest I was just referring that Smut just wasn't  ready for all the glitter and hoopla of being in the College Playoffs. I'm  with you...Deion smarter than that.

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by RBP79

[NT93]

6 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Here’s the thing, I don’t think even you believe they would have lost the way SMU did.   Penn State won by 28, but they could have made it more…SMU was NEVER in that game competitively…and they never should have been in it at all.   They dodged the only two “decent” teams in a VERY weak ACC during the regular season and lost anytime they played a decent team.  

They were a bad pass/dropped pass from going up 7-0.  I think that would have changed the game considerably.

I’m not going to defend SMU because I agree that they had a very favorable ACC schedule, but they didn’t play well today and I think their inexperience on the big stage was a factor.  That shouldn’t prevent them (or any other team) from getting the opportunity.  
 

If the seedings were done correctly, Clemson would have likely been playing Arizona St. and SMU would likely have been playing Boise St. which probably would have been more competitive games.  I don’t think Boise or ASU have quite the home field advantage that Penn St and Texas do…especially Penn St in late December.

I can’t believe how many fans of a G5 team seem to want a playoff consisting of the SEC vs the B1G.  I love what Sean McDonough said last night: We need to stop assuming the SEC and B1G are the best conferences.  Not a direct quote, but that’s the gist.

[Censored by Laurie]

20 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Here’s the thing, I don’t think even you believe they would have lost the way SMU did.   Penn State won by 28, but they could have made it more…SMU was NEVER in that game competitively…and they never should have been in it at all.   They dodged the only two “decent” teams in a VERY weak ACC during the regular season and lost anytime they played a decent team.  

The only reason you’re saying that is bc it’s SMU. When it was UCF or Cincinnati or Boise, everyone hypes up the little guy bc they delude themselves that maybe in the right universe that could be UNT. 

[L Ron Studdard]

Straight up got their asses kicked. As everyone knew they would.

[NT93]

1 minute ago, Censored by Laurie said:

The only reason you’re saying that is bc it’s SMU. When it was UCF or Cincinnati or Boise, everyone hypes up the little guy bc they delude themselves that maybe in the right universe that could be UNT. 

Truth.

I’m a fan of the underdog in March Madness and I feel the same about the CFP.  The upsets are the special moments of the tournament.

[ADLER]

Kudos to SMU. They were more competitive today than just about anybody thought they would be.

Congratulations on a good season.

[CMJ]

I guess Tennessee didn't deserve to be in the tournament either.  Maybe the SEC was only top heavy with Georgia and Texas.

I'm obviously being facetious. What I said earlier is true...you can't give too many hot takes or give reasonable judgements about teams being deserving or not because of one game. Sometimes blowouts happen in big games even when teams are well matched on paper.

Edited December 22, 2024 by CMJ

[NT93]

42 minutes ago, CMJ said:

What I said earlier is true...you can't give too many hot takes or give reasonable judgements about teams being deserving or not because of one game. Sometimes blowouts happen in big games even when teams are well matched on paper.

Exactly.  Sometimes games just go south, especially when the QB play is bad as was the case for both Indiana and SMU (though the D-lines of ND and Penn St. had something to do with their bad play).

[NT80]

1 hour ago, L Ron Studdard said:

Straight up got their asses kicked. As everyone knew they would.

$mut's money can't buy them sympathy from the sports world. 

Wait...I think Penn State just scored again...... lol

[UNTLifer]

Best headline goes to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. 

Well, I can’t get the link to post. Oh wait, here you go. 

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/12/21/billionaires-grounded-mustangs-routed-at-penn-state?ref=home_feature_article

Edited December 22, 2024 by UNTLifer

[NT80]

34 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Best headline goes to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. 

Well, I can’t get the link to post. Oh wait, here you go. 

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/12/21/billionaires-grounded-mustangs-routed-at-penn-state?ref=home_feature_article

"Billionaires grounded, Mustangs routed out of CFB Playoff"

[NT93]

2 hours ago, CMJ said:

I guess Tennessee didn't deserve to be in the tournament either.  Maybe the SEC was only top heavy with Georgia and Texas.

I'm obviously being facetious.

Or maybe you were being serious.🤣🤣

[NorthTexan95]

Not only did SMU keep Alabama out of the playoffs, they let us watch them get destroyed in the playoffs.  Thank you, SamU!

[DentonStang]

We got whooped. At least the offense did, the defense did a great job.

Regardless, there are playoff blowouts every year.  Alabama on the receiving end too.  Narrative is stupid.   Alabama "would have" beat PSU about like Alabama "would have" beat Vanderbilt and Oklahoma this year. 

 

[Dannymacfan]

7 hours ago, DentonStang said:

We got whooped. At least the offense did, the defense did a great job.

Regardless, there are playoff blowouts every year.  Alabama on the receiving end too.  Narrative is stupid.   Alabama "would have" beat PSU about like Alabama "would have" beat Vanderbilt and Oklahoma this year. 

 

How dumb was your QB to tell gameday that Penn State was “no problem”!

Even Coach Saban mentioned that dumb comment in the playoff selection section of the program.

The problem with BUYING a team is you have no chemistry.  That was evident yesterday.

That said I do congratulate you on getting into the first playoffs.

[meaniegreenie]

1 hour ago, Dannymacfan said:

How dumb was your QB to tell gameday that Penn State was “no problem”!

Even Coach Saban mentioned that dumb comment in the playoff selection section of the program.

The problem with BUYING a team is you have no chemistry.  That was evident yesterday.

That said I do congratulate you on getting into the first playoffs.

Correct, just as many of us have been complaining how this makes it true for every team, which hurts the game.

The worst part is that some teams have to shop at the Dollar Store while others will be shopping at the Galleria.

[NT80]

9 hours ago, DentonStang said:

We got whooped. At least the offense did, the defense did a great job.

Regardless, there are playoff blowouts every year.  Alabama on the receiving end too.  Narrative is stupid.   Alabama "would have" beat PSU about like Alabama "would have" beat Vanderbilt and Oklahoma this year. 

 

Did you make the trip?   

The environment of 100K opposing fans (when you're used to 10K home fans) had to have rattled them.

[scratch1976]

Phony up! 🤣😂😅

[Meangreen Fight]

21 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

I don’t think even you believe they would have lost the way SMU did.

If everything will go the way you think it will go then why do we play the games or even schedule games with spreads over 14 points?  
 

The underdogs in College Football are in a perpetual no win situation.  Get the upset there in the regular season are a ton of excuses and devaluation of what your program accomplished.  Close loss then the naysayers devalue that also (SMU vs Clemson and the push to shoe in Alabama a team that lost to the Tennessee team that got blown out by Ohio State).  
 

I want teams to prove it on the field.  And since the big brand teams have always been invested in scheduling the easiest path to the post season.  NOT EVEN APPEARING in your conference championship game should be majorly punitive.  So I don’t give a crap what people think Alabama (or anyone else would do).  They lost to Vandy  and a bad OU team.  And they could have scheduled a decent FBS team instead of home scrimmages against Western Kentucky and Mercer.   Or they could kept a SEC conference membership where they play more than half of the teams in the conference in a season.  The worst aspect of boxing that killed it popularity was the ranking organizations a chicken hearted scheduling.  
 

I hate subjectivity in sports that have easy scoring rules.  And putting in a team that didn’t appear in their conference championship game in a better playoff position than a conference champion or championship game loser is 100% based on subjectivity if the teams did not play head to head and have the same win/loss record.  
 

Maybe I will be in the minority of College Football fans over 35.   But I will have no interest in the opening round of CFP if they start routinely subjectively punishing Conference Champions over teams that failed to appear in their conference title game.  
 

Go look at the SEC standings; even arguing Alabama over Ole Miss getting that spot is subjective garbage.  Both are 9-3 overall and 5-3 in SEC play.  But almost universally people are lamenting Alabama not being included.  The stupidity and greed of the SEC had border state rivals in the same conference not play each other this year.  🙄. To me that is the outrage.  Maybe if they had played each other we one of them would be in the playoff and SMU fans couldn’t have had a reasonable protest if that happened.