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Let's take a look at Texas' schedule

Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:28 am
Posted by bigDgator
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:28 am
Texas Football Schedule 2024

Aug. 31 vs. Colo. State - W
Sept. 7 at Michigan - W
Sept. 14 vs. UTSA - W
Sept. 21 vs. UL Monroe - W
Sept. 28 vs. Mississippi St. - W
Oct. 5 Idle
Oct. 12 vs. Oklahoma - W
Oct. 19 vs. Georgia - L
Oct. 26 at Vanderbilt - W
Nov. 2 Idle
Nov. 9 vs. Florida - W
Nov. 16 at Arkansas - W
Nov. 23 vs. Kentucky - W
Nov. 30 at Texas A&M - L

Texas is going 10-2 and will play in the SEC championship game. Man that schedule set up nicely for you guys. Michigan is down. State and Fla suck, Arky is down. Georgia at home is a winnable game, as is A&M on the road, I just think the Ags are gonna pull the upset here, so I went with my gut. Of course the RRR can always go either way.

What sez the rant? Will Texas have a banner year in its maiden SEC season?
Posted by 1BIGTigerFan
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:31 am to
Big 12 schedule.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:31 am to
quote:

What sez the rant? Will Texas have a banner year in its maiden SEC season?


they will, not only because they are legit a very good team but they've been gifted about the best possible SEC schedule you could hope for.

They play 4 of the 5 worst teams in the conference. They have 3 true SEC away games, 2 of which are at those awful teams. They avoid Bama, LSU, and Ole Miss. OU is neutral and UGA is at home.

They should absolutely go no worse than 9-3, which they could probably do without even trying too hard. They are practically a lock for the playoffs, IMO.
Posted by n64ra
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:34 am to
10-2 is a good guess with 1 loss to Georgia. The other could come from anyone that views us as a rival so OU/Arkansas/aggy.
Posted by bamameister
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Member since May 2016
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:38 am to
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Michigan is down.


Then again, as the shorthorns prepare for a new conference, Michigan takes sole aim at the shorthorns because they don't play much of a schedule either. If Sarkisian doesn't win that one, in the Big House, every misstep in the SEC becomes magnified.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
18005 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:39 am to
I think they beat UGA at home. That is going to be an unreal weekend in Austin with UGA and the Grand Prix. Texas will almost certainly put all of their eggs in that basket.

I would go as far as to say they lose to Oklahoma and beat UGA.
Posted by Hawgeye
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 8:42 am to
quote:

Man that schedule set up nicely for you guys. Michigan is down. State and Fla suck, Arky is down. Georgia at home is a winnable game, as is A&M on the road, I just think the Ags are gonna pull the upset here, so I went with my gut. Of course the RRR can always go either way.


A couple of things that you will soon learn about Texas joining a league you are in...

1) Arkansas and aTm are both losable games for Texas: The hatred in these rivalries did not just start this year. The hatred goes back over 100 years.

2) Texas quite often, finds a way to frick it up. Just to put it mildly.

Posted by SneezyBeltranIsHere
Member since Jul 2021
3087 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:04 am to
Texas is the only school in the country playing the teams that have won the last 3 national titles.

Texas plays 3 huge rivalry games and none of them are at home.

Texas is playing an SEC schedule.

When you see people saying Texas has an 'easy' schedule, you are seeing people with a bias against Texas who are already laying a foundation of propaganda, because they are worried Texas might have a nice season.

Posted by Corriente Kid
Central Texas
Member since Aug 2021
483 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:04 am to
As a Texas fan I have learned over the years that there are no schedules that set up nicely for Texas. Texas could beat the Super Bowl champs but lose to both West Indiana State and my sons 8th grade football team.
Posted by 49 to nada
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:06 am to
The "Michigan is down" stuff I'm not really buying. Sure they're breaking in a new QB, (coach isn't really new, he stood in for suspended Harbaugh last season) but they return most all the defense that was the real strength of the team last year.

Having said that, last season myself and many Longhorns thought we matched up better with Michigan vs having to play Washington. I think we can win this for sure, (game 2 last year was at Bryant Denny, ain't scared of big houses) but it won't be as easy as some seem to think.
Posted by mortgageman82
Austin. TX
Member since Jul 2021
263 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:15 am to
I don’t particularly disagree with this take. With 2 losses it’s really just a crapshoot on making the SEC title game though. At best you’re stuck in a multi-way tie you have to win and that’s hoping something like a one loss Missouri doesn’t get in, etc.

If I were to create a metric on difficulty/win percentage of our games Georgia and @A&M would be graded closely and @Michigan and neutral site OU would be graded similarly but a little tier below.

You take a good tick down on difficulty rating once you descend past those four games.

I would go with 11-1 but I haven’t chosen where the loss will come - but I’d be more inclined to have it at A&M. Really has nothing to do with Georgia. That road Aggie game at the end of the year just feels like one of those games you will be fighting against many things. No matter where exactly the teams lie in the SEC standings that last week Kyle Field should be insane. I think there’s still a decent chance that both teams could be in playoff hunt, but A&M would most likely be more in the position of having to win then Texas if that were the case.
Posted by FootballFrenzy
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:18 am to
Lol, Texas ain't winning at Piggy's house.

And to those of you who say that they're going to beat Georgia...you know nothing about football. Smart's going to have his Dawgs ready to put the Hornies in their place, and you can bet they will.
Posted by GiveHimSix
God's country AKA Knoxville
Member since Jul 2024
835 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:13 am to
They got lucky to with Michigan losing so many contributors. I have Texas by 10 points in that one.

UGA, Oklahoma and Aggies will all beat them though imo. 3 losses won't get them in.

That game with the aggies will be must sse TV imo. Get em aggies. Horns down.

Posted by JacieNY
Member since Jul 2024
107 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:32 am to
Whorns are loaded, got it.

Schedule favors them, got it.

There is an intangible that could pour some cold water on their season, however.

How will Sarky handle being single?

Is he getting the monkey spanked or not?

Will he miss having a confidant to open up to at night?

Did he forget how to dress himself after 3 years of not having to make any of those decisions?

Is he eating a lot more fast food than he used to?

A single Sarky is a vulnerable Sarky, prone to making mistakes or rash decisions.

He'd have been better off breaking in a coordinator than losing a wife.
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23928 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 11:14 am to
Sept. 28 vs. Mississippi St. - W
Oct. 5 Idle
Oct. 12 vs. Oklahoma - W
Oct. 19 vs. Georgia - L
Oct. 26 at Vanderbilt - W
Nov. 2 Idle
Nov. 9 vs. Florida - W
Nov. 16 at Arkansas - W
Nov. 23 vs. Kentucky - W
Nov. 30 at Texas A&M - L

That’s a weird SEC slate.
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 12:44 pm to
When Ewers gets benched this year the crystal ball sees his future

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Posted by PrattvilleTiger
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Member since May 2020
1966 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 1:52 pm to
Wow! Texas could coast into Atlanta with that schedule!
Posted by AulderMagee
Dallas
Member since Mar 2024
3087 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 3:40 pm to
What a shitty schedule those asshats got gifted for their inaugural year.
Posted by ColoradoElkHerd
USA
Member since May 2014
3039 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 11:22 pm to
Very easy schedule for SEC but blow u will beat them.
Posted by Bubbles Up
Member since Jul 2011
2910 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:48 am to
I hope everyone takes a look at that schedule for them. They have just 2-3 really tough games.

Get used to it. They will always be given an easy schedule. The cancer that they bring is real.
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