9/15/2024 AP Poll Texas #1

[Giovanni Jones]

Not even close. 56-6 first place votes. Allsome.

Allsome, indeed. I was afraid that Oregon would be right on our tail after last night.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

 

[Giovanni Jones]

I’m grateful that we didn’t fall any further than we did.

 

[theiioftx]

Meat of the schedule is over - just trap games until Thanksgiving. Win them all and see what happens.

 

[WorsterMan]

About #5-6 is what I anticipated.

Horns need to refocus for Vandy and not let GA beat em twice.

Horns are far more talented but Vandy will be fired up and ready for another Bama type upset.

 

[HornHuskerDad]

Win them all and see what happens.

I'm all for that. Just have to play them one at a time - the most important game on the schedule is the next one. In this case, total focus on Vanderbilt.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

The women get it

 

[nashhorn]

Those ladies are awesome and fun to watch.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

Our trend backwards continues…

 

[mchammer]

Texas should sue the SEC for fraud. If you beat an SEC team, no way you drop in polls.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Texas should sue the SEC for fraud. If you beat an SEC team, no way you drop in polls.

Or call out where the real fraud is...

 

[horninchicago]

No one should be surprised that the standard changes for Texas once they join this joke of a conference. Decade plus ugly road wins against ranked teams have been lauded as big wins in the juggernaut SEC!

No one should be surprised.

 

[mchammer]

No one should be surprised that the standard changes for Texas once they join this joke of a conference. Decade plus ugly road wins against ranked teams have been lauded as big wins in the juggernaut SEC!

No one should be surprised.

Bama barely beat Auburn last year on a miracle last play and still made the CFP. Yes, different standards.

 

[militaryhorn]

I did not look at the rankings until after I read this thread.

Based on what I read, I thought we dropped out of the Top 10. We dropped one spot behind undefeated Miami...I am shocked I tell you.

 

[horninchicago]

I did not look at the rankings until after I read this thread.

Based on what I read, I thought we dropped out of the Top 10. We dropped one spot behind undefeated Miami...I am shocked I tell you.

Twice this season Texas has dropped after winning a conference game. Has that ever happened to an SEC! team?

 

[militaryhorn]

Twice this season Texas has dropped after winning a conference game. Has that ever happened to an SEC! team?

I agree we are getting treated differently than other SEC teams but like I was stating last night in the game thread...this poll is irrelevant. The real poll we should care about is the CFP poll where a rank of 5 - 8 is where we want to be if we don't win the conference.

 

[horninchicago]

I agree we are getting treated differently than other SEC teams but like I was stating last night in the game thread...this poll is irrelevant. The real poll we should care about is the CFP poll where a rank of 5 - 8 is where we want to be if we don't win the conference.

Yes, and like I said, I would think the Committee weighs the AP and Coaches polls heavily since most of them seem to know zero about football otherwise.

 

[militaryhorn]

Yes, and like I said, I would think the Committee weighs the AP and Coaches polls heavily since most of them seem to know zero about football otherwise.

I guess I don't get your point then. Unless you think we are going to win the conference, we are exactly where we want to be if the CFP poll will reflect the AP poll.

 

[havoc7701]

Honestly I’m hoping this dropping in ranking teaches our boys:
A) Learn how to NOT HOLD
B) Avoid stupid defensive penalties that negate TO plays would have resulted in points.
C) Make some damn points off TOs on the offensive side.

 

[horninchicago]

I guess I don't get your point then. Unless you think we are going to win the conference, we are exactly where we want to be if the CFP poll will reflect the AP poll.

It's a fan board. I don't have to make sense, just like the polls.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

Again, I’m grateful that we didn’t fall any further than we did. But this time it kind of sucks, seeing as how we won. An exceptionally ugly win, but a win nonetheless.

 

[horninchicago]

Again, I’m grateful that we didn’t fall any further than we did. But this time it kind of sucks, seeing as how we won. An exceptionally ugly win, but a win nonetheless.

And, to be fair, that is the kind of win where we should have dropped. Again, what I am pointing out is that Texas seems to be the only SEC! team I can think of that has dropped not once, but twice, after "ugly" wins.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

How many teams get automatic bids to 12 team playoff? Five? Six? If we drop any of the next 4 games, we’re in trouble of getting in. Conference champs and 1 loss teams will eat away the open slots. Anybody think a 2 loss Texas team gets in over a 2 loss Bama? This is why I hate playing two unimpressive games in a row. Teams are trending up (aggy) while we’re not passing the eye test.

 

[militaryhorn]

How many teams get automatic bids to 12 team playoff? Five? Six? If we drop any of the next 4 games, we’re in trouble of getting in. Conference champs and 1 loss teams will eat away the open slots. Anybody think a 2 loss Texas team gets in over a 2 loss Bama? This is why I hate playing two unimpressive games in a row. Teams are trending up (aggy) while we’re not passing the eye test.

From what I understood, there are five automatic entries. Spots 1-4 are given to the four highest ranked conference champions and the next or 5th highest ranked conference champion will be ranked somewhere between 5-12. The rest are at large entries.

 

[nashhorn]

Uh, I’d say we made Vandy impressive, and so did Bama. But Vandy struggled the week before us and Bama crushed their opponent this week. Just like you said it’s eye test time and we do not look pretty.

 

[militaryhorn]

Uh, I’d say we made Vandy impressive, and so did Bama. But Vandy struggled the week before us and Bama crushed their opponent this week. Just like you said it’s eye test time and we do not look pretty.

Did we and Bama make them impressive or did they just play well? One game I can buy but two games against top competition is hard not to error on the side as Vandy might be pretty good this year.

 

[WorsterMan]

Focus. Horns need to go out and CRUSH the Gators 44 -9 on Nov. 9th!!

 

[NJlonghorn]

Again, what I am pointing out is that Texas seems to be the only SEC! team I can think of that has dropped not once, but twice, after "ugly" wins.

The win-and-drop-once scenario is far from unprecedented in the SEC. It happened once in 2023 (Tennessee week 5) and twice in 2022 (Georgia week 5 and Alabama week 6).

I haven't looked back to see whether there is precedent for it happening twice to the same team. But that seems to be driven by the fact that the Horns under-performed in two games as big favorites, falling 2+ touchdowns short of covering the spread both times. If we played both of those games like a top-10 team, we wouldn't have dropped.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

Won't be surprised if they drop us again during our bye.

 

[mchammer]

Won't be surprised if they drop us again during our bye.

Last time we played Bye, we rose in the rankings. Why you hate Bye? Are you a Bye hater?