If we can eat some clock with some long possessions, score some points, and give the defense some rest, we might be in pretty good shape this year! That was one of my gripes with the Kendal Briles’ O, our defense never had the opportunity to catch their breath.
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Recruiting rankings never meant that much and mean even less in today’s game. It is about what you put on the roster and transfers count as well.
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I hope that translates into wins with great coaching.
https://twitter.com/billyembody/status/1412457686164283395?s=21
Might be a while before we beat smu again lol
https://twitter.com/skhanjr/status/1412958973117050883?s=21
I told you guys, Dana is confident in the Oline.
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Geez how bad has Temple got???
9-3 and wins over SMU and Memphis? I’ll take that right now no more questions asked and I’ll be saying it looks like Dana has righted the ship at least for this season.
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In case anyone wants to see what ESPN has predicted for G5 vs. P5 matchups this year, here’s their current percentages:
*Win % is for G5
| G5 Conference | P5 Conference | Date | Home | Away | Neutral | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 28-Aug | UCLA | Hawai’i | 11.7% | |
| American | Big Ten | 2-Sep | Rutgers | Temple | 19.0% | |
| American | ACC | 2-Sep | NC State | South Florida | 14.5% | |
| Mid-American | SEC | 2-Sep | Tennessee | Bowling Green | 2.4% | |
| Conference USA | ACC | 3-Sep | Charlotte | Duke | 38.5% | |
| Conference USA | ACC | 3-Sep | Wake Forest | Old Dominion | 3.8% | |
| FBS Independents | Pac 12 | 4-Sep | BYU | Arizona | * | 83.9% |
| Mid-American | ACC | 4-Sep | Ohio | Syracuse | 56.6% | |
| Conference USA | Big 12 | 4-Sep | Illinois | UTSA | 42.0% | |
| American | Big 12 | 4-Sep | Houston | Texas Tech | * | 35.8% |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 4-Sep | California | Nevada | 34.0% | |
| Mid-American | SEC | 4-Sep | Missouri | Central Michigan | 20.5% | |
| Sun Belt | Big 12 | 4-Sep | Texas State | Baylor | 19.9% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 4-Sep | Michigan | Western Michigan | 16.5% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 4-Sep | Washington State | Utah State | 15.7% | |
| Mid-American | ACC | 4-Sep | Georgia Tech | Northern Illinois | 13.9% | |
| American | Big 12 | 4-Sep | Tulane | Oklahoma | 11.0% | |
| Sun Belt | Big 12 | 4-Sep | Texas | Louisiana | 10.9% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 4-Sep | Mississippi State | Louisiana Tech | 7.4% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 4-Sep | Florida | Florida Atlantic | 7.3% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 4-Sep | USC | San Jose State | 6.9% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 4-Sep | Oregon | Fresno State | 6.8% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 4-Sep | Arkansas | Rice | 6.3% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 4-Sep | Kentucky | UL Monroe | 3.4% | |
| Mid-American | SEC | 4-Sep | Texas A&M | Kent State | 2.1% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 4-Sep | Pittsburgh | UMass | 1.4% | |
| Mid-American | SEC | 4-Sep | Auburn | Akron | 1.0% | |
| Sun Belt | Big 12 | 10-Sep | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | 90.1% | |
| Mountain West | SEC | 11-Sep | Colorado State | Vanderbilt | 60.6% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 11-Sep | Arizona | San Diego State | 55.8% | |
| FBS Independents | Pac 12 | 11-Sep | BYU | Utah | 52.5% | |
| American | SEC | 11-Sep | East Carolina | South Carolina | 31.6% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 11-Sep | Nebraska | Buffalo | 31.5% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 11-Sep | Oregon State | Hawai’i | 23.1% | |
| Sun Belt | ACC | 11-Sep | Miami | Appalchian State | 20.5% | |
| American | Big 12 | 11-Sep | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | 15.3% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 11-Sep | Minnesota | Miami (OH) | 11.7% | |
| American | SEC | 11-Sep | South Florida | Florida | 10.3% | |
| Mid-American | FBS Independents | 11-Sep | Notre Dame | Toledo | 9.8% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 11-Sep | Penn State | Ball State | 9.6% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 11-Sep | Wisconsin | Eastern Michigan | 9.1% | |
| Sun Belt | ACC | 11-Sep | North Carolina | Georgia State | 7.5% | |
| Conference USA | ACC | 11-Sep | Virginia Tech | Middle Tennessee | 7.0% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 11-Sep | Georgia | UAB | 6.1% | |
| FBS Independents | Big Ten | 11-Sep | UConn | Purdue | 5.5% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 11-Sep | Arizona State | UNLV | 4.0% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 11-Sep | UMass | Boston College | 3.9% | |
| American | ACC | 17-Sep | Louisville | UCF | 43.4% | |
| FBS Independents | Pac 12 | 18-Sep | BYU | Arizona State | 54.5% | |
| American | Big Ten | 18-Sep | Indiana | Cincinnati | 45.5% | |
| American | SEC | 18-Sep | Memphis | Mississippi State | 42.9% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 18-Sep | San Diego State | Utah | 29.7% | |
| Mountain West | Big 12 | 18-Sep | Kansas State | Nevada | 27.4% | |
| Mountain West | Big 12 | 18-Sep | Boise State | Oklahoma State | 27.1% | |
| American | SEC | 18-Sep | Ole Miss | Tulane | 26.0% | |
| Mountain West | Pac 12 | 18-Sep | UCLA | Fresno State | 21.6% | |
| American | ACC | 18-Sep | Temple | Boston College | 18.0% | |
| Mid-American | ACC | 18-Sep | Pittsburgh | Western Michigan | 17.8% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 18-Sep | Arkansas | Georgia Southern | 17.8% | |
| Sun Belt | Pac 12 | 18-Sep | Washington | Arkansas State | 10.3% | |
| Mid-American | SEC | 18-Sep | LSU | Central Michigan | 9.8% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 18-Sep | Michigan | Northern Illinois | 8.0% | |
| Conference USA | Big 12 | 18-Sep | Texas Tech | Florida International | 7.4% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 18-Sep | Iowa | Kent State | 6.7% | |
| American | Big Ten | 18-Sep | Ohio State | Tulsa | 3.5% | |
| Mountain West | Big 12 | 18-Sep | UNLV | Iowa State | 3.4% | |
| Conference USA | Big 12 | 18-Sep | Texas | Rice | 2.0% | |
| Mountain West | SEC | 18-Sep | Texas A&M | New Mexico | 1.5% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 24-Sep | Syracuse | Liberty | 57.6% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 25-Sep | Alabama | Southern Mississippi | 0.9% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Ohio State | Akron | 0.3% | |
| American | Big 12 | 25-Sep | TCU | SMU | 17.2% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Maryland | Kent State | 16.1% | |
| Conference USA | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Western Kentucky | Indiana | 15.9% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Northwestern | Ohio | 10.7% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 25-Sep | Auburn | Georgia State | 8.4% | |
| Mountain West | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Iowa | Colorado State | 6.8% | |
| Mid-American | Big Ten | 25-Sep | Minnesota | Bowling Green | 2.7% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 2-Oct | South Carolina | Troy | 38.9% | |
| American | FBS Independents | 2-Oct | Notre Dame | Cincinnati | 26.8% | |
| Conference USA | Big Ten | 2-Oct | Illinois | Charlotte | 26.4% | |
| Conference USA | Big Ten | 2-Oct | Michigan State | Western Kentucky | 11.4% | |
| FBS Independents | SEC | 2-Oct | Vanderbilt | UConn | 11.2% | |
| Conference USA | ACC | 2-Oct | NC State | Louisiana Tech | 9.5% | |
| Conference USA | SEC | 9-Oct | Missouri | North Texas | 16.0% | |
| FBS Independents | Big 12 | 16-Oct | Baylor | BYU | 41.5% | |
| FBS Independents | Big Ten | 16-Oct | Wisconsin | Army | 12.5% | |
| FBS Independents | Pac 12 | 23-Oct | Washington State | BYU | 64.7% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 23-Oct | Army | Wake Forest | 38.6% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 23-Oct | Florida State | UMass | 1.6% | |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 30-Oct | BYU | Virginia | 62.7% | |
| FBS Independents | SEC | 6-Nov | Ole Miss | Liberty | 14.6% | |
| American | FBS Independents | 6-Nov | Navy | Notre Dame | * | 3.3% |
| FBS Independents | ACC | 13-Nov | Clemson | UConn | 0.2% | |
| FBS Independents | SEC | 13-Nov | Alabama | New Mexico State | 0.1% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 20-Nov | Tennessee | South Alabama | 6.9% | |
| Sun Belt | SEC | 20-Nov | LSU | UL Monroe | 1.9% | |
| FBS Independents | SEC | 20-Nov | Kentucky | New Mexico State | 1.1% | |
| FBS Independents | Pac 12 | 27-Nov | USC | BYU | 31.2% |
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Will be horrible
The second worst team in the Big-12(projected) has an early 7 point line against us. In Houston. Man.
We got this. No way we lose to Tech. They know nothing. Dana gets us there this season.
If we can’t beat the 2nd worse team in the big 12 than we are nowhere near where we need to be
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They may not be the 2nd worse because I do think there will be some good competition for the bottom but still don’t think they are good.
We should win this game!
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Lose to Tulsa and Tulane and beat SMU and Memphis? 
If I were a betting man, I’d bet the house on that not happening.
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As much as this hurts to say it: Just remember the Big 12 went undefeated last year in Bowl Games.
Funny you say this. Tech fans feel the same way about the matchup from their side. The 1st game is always a crap-shoot and typically says more about the level of preparation than it does overall strength of the team for a given year. But it can also be a springboard or kick in the pants depending on how it turns out.
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The thing is we tend to talk a lot of trash about the big 12, saying we belong there, that AAC just as good as the big 12 if not better. I’m guilty of it and a lot of you are. But if we can’t even beat one of the worst teams in the Big 12, we belong nowhere near a P5 conference
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Again that is pretty much nonsense way of thinking about it
There is a reason tcu, bu and TT don’t want us on even grounds.
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