SB Nation User Blog: junglerules

OU Linebacker Balogun to miss 2009?

junglerules — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:40:02 -0000

OU Linebacker Balogun to miss 2009?

This is not meant to be some sort of indictment of OU or accusations of cheating. However, this could be an interesting development in terms of LB depth for OU if he is gone. I know he didn't exactly thrive last season, but it sounds like he was one of their primary backups heading into this season. Plus, if Ryan Reynolds struggles with health, I wonder if they'll start to lean on one of the highly touted freshmen coming in?

Some Serious Longhorn Love from Austin Murphy of CnnSI

junglerules — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:31 -0000

Some Serious Longhorn Love from Austin Murphy of CnnSI

Check this out....Austin Murphy's top 10 list of most thrilling college football athletes include two UT stars at the top. Hook 'em!! (Interesting list, although it's certainly something that lots of people would debate and argue about.)

Josh Smith leaving Colorado

junglerules — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:55:34 -0000

Josh Smith leaving Colorado

Why is this relevant to Texas? Well, a big part of Darrell Scott going to CU was to allegedly play with his uncle, Josh Smith. Fast forward one year, and Smith is leaving while Scott was pretty darn horrible his freshman season. It'll be interesting to see how Scott responds this year.

My Playoff Idea

junglerules — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:16:38 -0000

Hey, ladies and gents. Like everyone else, I despise the college football "end game" each year of inane bowls and unclear champions. So, this is the playoff system I came up with. I have it posted on my blog, and I'd love to hear what people think about the set-up. Personally, I like it, but I'd like to hear some "devil's advocate" to see if there are some important issues I'm overlooking.

All in all, it'll just be one more thing to discuss in this LONG offseason. So, please check it out at:

http://bilski2000.blogspot.com/

I'd appreciate any comments you have there.

Thanks!

Forgot we were supposed to play Utah this year

junglerules — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:25:20 -0000

http://blogs.sltrib.com/utes/2008/12/matchup-that-could-have-been.htm

Of course, this blog entry I posted above is all about "what if?" Utah had beaten Texas this year. I guess I'd be just as likely to say "What if Texas won in Utah?" That might have been the edge we needed to play in KC and Miami. Regardless, not here to play the "what if" game. Instead, this is actually the first I had heard that Urban Meyer dumped the game because he thought it would make their schedule too tough. Had this been common knowledge? If so, maybe I just missed it. Anyway, interesting to think about how this season would have been different if we played at Utah vs. UTEP this season.

Harris Poll is a joke, too

junglerules — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:19:40 -0000

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/HICFP_Individual_Rankings_Dec_7_2008.pdf

Browse through some of these beauties. You think ranked as 5 was a slap in the face? There are at least two voters in the Harris poll who have us ranked as 6 in the nation! Are you fucking kidding me? What a joke. Also a good amount of people who have us at 4 or 5, while OU sits at 1 or 2. What a piece of crap. Kudos to those voters who had us at #1, or at least ahead of OU in some way/ shape or form. For the rest of you- fuck you....

Corso to explain why he thinks Texas should be over OU on Gameday

junglerules — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:12:05 -0000

....coming up on Gameday this morning. Herbie thinks OU will stay ahead. We'll see! Good debate about the situation, and you gotta think it's good to hear the publicity for the situation, too. Fun to see some 45-35 representation at Gameday, too. I'm sure OSU fans are LOVING getting in on the argument, and rubbing 45-35 in Sooner's faces....Ha ha ha.... Come on Baylor, sack up and end all the insanity for the big 12.

3 teams in the BCS from one conference!

junglerules — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:30:13 -0000

BCS changes tune on possibility of three Big 12 teams

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 08:19 PM

This year’s Bowl Championship Series possibilities are so complex that the folks who run the system have had to come up with a new ruling for one scenario involving the Big 12.

The BCS rules say that the top two teams in the BCS standings must meet for the national championship and they also prohibit any one conference from having more than two teams in BCS bowls.

So what would happen if Missouri wins the Big 12 championship game and yet two other Big 12 teams (Texas, Oklahoma or Texas Tech) end up with No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS standings?

Bevo Beat asked BCS administrator Bill Hancock that question last month. We called it the Trubow scenario after Statesman beat writer Alan Trubow first came up with it.

Hancock answered our question then by saying that, in that three-team scenario, the Big 12 champion would not get a BCS bid. He said that under no circumstance could any one conference get three BCS bids and that getting a 1 vs. 2 matchup took precedence over all other rules.

But now the BCS has changed its tune.

When asked about the same scenario this week by the Los Angeles Times, Hancock said, “There would be three (Big 12) teams in that case.”

It seems these unusual times have forced the BCS to rethink its own rules.

I just wanted to post this from the Statesman's Bevo Beat. Turns out that there is a stipulation that allows 3 teams from one conference to make the BCS. Well, there's a stipulation when you make it up as you go, as the BCS is doing now. Sure, it's far-fetched. But if the BCS has taught us one thing, it's that the chaos and insanity of college football often leads to new scenarios on a weekly basis.

NCAA Player Ratings for Texas (and other top 25)

junglerules — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:10:11 -0000

http://www.easports.com/ncaa09/news.jsp?itemID=topplayer_ratings

The ratings for all the top 25 on EA Sports NCAA Football 2009 game were made available for download today. They might make for an interesting addition to the "Who's the best player on Texas?" discussion. I'll reserve judgment til I see it for myself, but did they not include Ryan Bailey, Sam Acho, Brandon Collins and Tray Allen on the game? I know you can't get everyone, but some of those seem like big omissions....