Wednesday, October 26
Success Defined
What is a successful season? For the past five years, Texas has won nine, nine, eleven, ten, and eleven games. But all five of those seasons were tainted by losses to OU. We have cleared that hurdle this season. We are 7-0 with two victories over top 10 teams and the presumptive favorites for the Big 12 title and a berth in the national championship game. So far we have had nothing but success. Given the scenarios below would the season be successful?
A) Loss at Texas A&M followed by victories in Big 12 Championship Game and in the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame.
B) Beat Texas A&M but lose in the Big 12 Championship Game. Receive an at-large BCS berth and beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
C) Beat A&M. Win the Big 12 Championship but are left out of the Rose Bowl by the computers. Win the Fiesta Bowl over Penn State.
D) Beat A&M. Win the Big 12 Championship. A berth but a loss in the Rose Bowl to USC.
E) Win out for a 13 – 0 season and a national championship Rose Bowl victory.
I would say A & B are unacceptable at this point in the season. C would be a successful season. D would be successful but difficult to stomach. And obviously E is the goal.
What do you think?
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A) Loss at Texas A&M followed by victories in Big 12 Championship Game and in the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame.
B) Beat Texas A&M but lose in the Big 12 Championship Game. Receive an at-large BCS berth and beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
C) Beat A&M. Win the Big 12 Championship but are left out of the Rose Bowl by the computers. Win the Fiesta Bowl over Penn State.
D) Beat A&M. Win the Big 12 Championship. A berth but a loss in the Rose Bowl to USC.
E) Win out for a 13 – 0 season and a national championship Rose Bowl victory.
I would say A & B are unacceptable at this point in the season. C would be a successful season. D would be successful but difficult to stomach. And obviously E is the goal.
What do you think?
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I guess my definition of success is if we play to our abilities. Therefore, I would say that we have to win the rest of the Big 12 regular season and championship to be successful. This would guarantee us a BCS bowl (whether or not it is the Rose Bowl), and I would consider it a success if we won a non-National Championship BCS Bowl or made it to the Rose Bowl, win or lose.
I say anything less than a big 12 championship is a disappointment. Big 12 championship and no rose bowl would be disappointing, but still a successful season. Rose Bowl loss, disappointing loss, sucessful season. Rose Bowl win, ultimate season.
# posted by 
: 10/26/2005 2:37 PM
: 10/26/2005 2:37 PM
on this list of disappointments, you forgot to mention vince young having a season ending injury. Then that would make Texas about as average as oklahoma this season and playing for some (fill in the blank).com Bowl. Yeah, and that would definitely damage your program.
# posted by : 10/26/2005 3:17 PM
: 10/26/2005 3:17 PM
I think all of these SC fans want Vince to go down so they don't have to play him. The problem with their theory is that the defense still is solid and the offense has other weapons. They're just drawing at straws hoping... Keep hope alive SC. If that's what you need to make yourselves feel better, keep hope alive...
-John
-John
# posted by : 10/26/2005 4:46 PM
: 10/26/2005 4:46 PM
Wishing a season ending injury aside, I try not to do that, and even though Reggie Bush could be a deciding factor in the rose bowl this year, I still want him there and healthy when we beat them. I would say losing before the bowl game this year would be a disappointment. If D happens I will be distraught, but will be able to handle it. If C happens I will not have a problem, especially if we win a AP national championship, how could USC say that we were not co-championships with out taking away from their three-peat.
Jo_Blo.. Let's see... The entire offensive line (highly thought of as the best in the country), Jamaal Charles, Billy Pittman (not getting near the amount of cred as he deserves), Ramonce Taylor... All of which are on the field at the same time. I wouldn't compare them to SC, but our defense matches really well to Sc's offense. Sc's defense still wouldn't match well to UT's offense. Let's just say I wouldn't exactly lose hope.
-John
-John
# posted by : 10/27/2005 10:12 AM
: 10/27/2005 10:12 AM
Win out in the Big12, win the Big12 championship. We live by the BCS die by the BCS, but the jacked formula will not keep us out of the Rose Bowl.
D) Makes up for the last 5 years...
E) Makes up for the last 35 years!
Hook 'em.
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D) Makes up for the last 5 years...
E) Makes up for the last 35 years!
Hook 'em.
# posted by : 10/27/2005 10:26 AM
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