texpat-ute
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Looks like TCU might have a new non-conference opponent just 70 miles down the road. The Texans will be in the Western Athletic Conference for other sports and be independent in football.
I don't think Tarleton has enough convicted felons on their team to qualify as a Baylor non-conference opponent. Although Texags did have a thread mentioning them as a possible opponent.Have aggy or Rape U scheduled them yet?
This is why I hate the FCS/FBS crap. The ncaa likes to call them both division 1. So dumb.
My understanding is they will be FCS, so not division 1. Yet, the media keeps pushing in their headlines that Tarleton will be Division 1.
Given what I saw of some fan reactions on reddit, half their fan base thought they would soon be playing against Bama and TCU and UT. Womp womp.
Not sure if serious.This is why I hate the FCS/FBS crap. The ncaa likes to call them both division 1. So dumb.
My understanding is they will be FCS, so not division 1. Yet, the media keeps pushing in their headlines that Tarleton will be Division 1.
Given what I saw of some fan reactions on reddit, half their fan base thought they would soon be playing against Bama and TCU and UT. Womp womp.
Not sure if serious.
FCS is division 1. Formerly 1-AA versus our 1-A but both were D1 and are still D1.
Yes, but for basketball, it’s all called Division 1.D-1AA has never been division 1. They may call it that, but there is and has been only one division 1, the Division 1...not 1-aa, not 2, not any other junk, just plain old division 1.
Coming to a TCU season-opener near you... Let's not laugh at Baylor's schedule when we pull this garbage every year. I love GP, but I absolutely hate the logic of scheduling one pointless home game a year.
The only problem I have with FCS or weaker FBS teams is that we do not have what I call a "bully" mentality, like Baylor had under Briles and aggy under Sherrill/Slocum. They actually seemed to look forward to playing a much weaker team and running up a score. GP's teams have more of a bored, lackadaisical attitude, thus an occasional close game or even loss to a much weaker team. At least for teams with a bully attitude, an easy non conference game seems to help: undefeated with impressive scores (on paper), confidence builder and lots of players get experience with less injuries to starters. I remember watching some Briles Baylor teams against the cupcake teams and they threw the kitchen sink at them. No holding back for fear of showing their offense, no experimenting on defense....it was obvious they played to make the game virtually over after the first quarter, then still poured it on to post an "impressive" score. The only downside is they have not been pressured early. And did not improve that much late in the season.
But, I have yet to see a team losing ranking and be excluded from top bowls or the playoffs due to a cushy non conference schedule. Wins, or rather lack of losses, and blowing out teams get the high rankings. Plus, of course having a "name" helps.
Don't know how the whole season would play out but there would be a lot less of Kansas-2018 and SMU-2019 games. I never saw a flat Briles team vs an FCS team.I kinda wish we would bully teams more often, if we're able to.
Don't know how the whole season would play out but there would be a lot less of Kansas-2018 and SMU-2019 games. I never saw a flat Briles team vs an FCS team.
I think we probably just weren't watching them closely.Don't know how the whole season would play out but there would be a lot less of Kansas-2018 and SMU-2019 games. I never saw a flat Briles team vs an FCS team.
The point is...is that it is a home game...little brothers will come here for an allowance...big brothers (coughOhioState) won't come here....
Coming to a TCU season-opener near you... Let's not laugh at Baylor's schedule when we pull this garbage every year. I love GP, but I absolutely hate the logic of scheduling one pointless home game a year.
Fearful peer...The point is...is that it is a home game...little brothers will come here for an allowance...big brothers (coughOhioState) won't come here....