If you follow college football or don’t live under a rock then you are familiar with the BCS. There are several determining factors that go into the selection for one of the 5 major BCS bowl games. Some of the things that are taken into consideration are things like..
Style Points (Anyone that says how much you run up the score against teams isn’t considered is full of sh*t)
Poll’s (BSC, AP, Coaches)
Computers (a shameless cover up for a bunch of millionaires sitting around smoking cigars, drinking brandy, and trying to determine which team has the best *traveling fans* and which teams will be the best match up, not for the best game, but for the most money.
Strength Of Schedule (simply put who did you play, and how good was that team. Also Home/Away is taken into consideration)
The Longhorn 2009 schedule is a joke to say the least. I went through and did some comparisons between 2 of the powerhouses in the Big 12 being Texas and Oklahoma. I also went with Oklahoma because of the drama that came up at the end of last season for the Big 12 Championship and National Championship. Also Oklahoma is the BIGGEST game on Texas Schedule. Some would argue that Texas A&M would be the biggest game. Being the biggest rival, and biggest game are two totally different. Lets face it Oklahoma is a National Championship contender every season, and well Texas A&M haven’t been relevant since the days of R.C. Slocum. Sorry Aggie fans no offense intended, just being honest. I have broken down my comparison between schedules as such..
-Teams
-Overall season standings from 2008 season
-Conference, Non Conference Game (Each team is given 4 non conference games each year(unless your Notre Dame), and can pretty much pick who they play)
-Home or Away game
Texas Longhorns 2009 (11-1)
Louisiana Monroe (4-8) Non Conference
@Wyoming (4-8) Non Conference
Texas Tech (11-2) Conference
UTEP (5-7) Non Conference
Colorado (5-7) Non Conference
Oklahoma (12-2) Conference (Neutral Site)
@Missouri (10-4) Conference
@Oklahoma State (9-4) Conference
UCF (4-9) Non Conference
Baylor (4-8) Conference
Kansas (8-5) Conference
Texas A&M (4-8) Conference
Oklahoma Sooners 2009 (12-2)
BYU (10-3) Non Conference
Idaho State (1-11) Non Conference
Tulsa (11-3) Non Conference
@Miami (7-6) Non Conference
Baylor (4-8) Conference
Texas (11-1) Conference (Neutral Site)
@Kansas (8-5) Conference
Kansas State (5-7) Conference
@Nebraska (9-4) Conference
@Texas A&M (4-8) Conference
Texas Tech (11-2) Conference
Oklahoma State (9-4) Conference
Oklahoma plays 3 non conference teams with winning records, where as Texas plays ZERO non conference teams with winning records. I would like to hope EVERY Texas fans keeps this in mind at the end of the season. IF there is a debate about who should go where, and the records are similar, please don’t whine and complain when Oklahoma gets the nod. Remember that 45-35 is history, and your Texas Longhorns control who they play 4 weeks of the season. They continue to schedule lesser opponents. This year as always strength of schedule is something Mack Brown and the rest of his coaching staff are clueless about. Thanks Mack!
This post was written by a die hard Longhorn fan!
6 responses so far ↓
1 Bean // Jul 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Wow! Sobering look from a Texas fan.
2 Liverdamage // Jul 2, 2009 at 5:06 am
That schedule is shameful. I will not watch a game to see if Texas beats the spread. LA Monroe, Wyoming, and UTEP?!? I’ll have better things to do. Now OK vs Miami sounds like a hell of a game (I know Miami hasn’t been good for a while, but they still have high level talent going there.)
3 Markamuss66 // Jul 2, 2009 at 7:21 am
I believe TU schedules these light weight opponents to pad Browns record. TU should be thinking about the fans hard earned $ and putting something worth the price of a ticket on the field.
4 Ick // Jul 2, 2009 at 10:09 am
@Bean – I figured you would enjoy that being a Sooner fan and all :)
@Liverdamage – I was shocked when I saw that BS schedule. I may only be watching one game this season!
@Mark – Agreed…
5 Lajitas // Jul 7, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Maybe Mack will wake up someday. You don’t get respect whuppin’ the weak sisters of the world. You can make a case most of the time that schedules are made out so far in advance that you can’t really tell how good the team will be when you play them, but in this case, none of these schools would make the top 25 next year or in 10 years. Save the ticket price, dude.
6 Ick // Jul 8, 2009 at 9:02 pm
This schedule is complete garbage, WTF was Mack and his staff thinking??? I just don’t get it. The only reason the conference games are a saving grace for both teams, is the Big 12 wasn’t a joke last year. *shakes head*
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