they are trying to analyze their way into the bcs. the bottom line is this. texas has beaten every opponent except top ten teams on the road. LSu has beaten every opponent except top ten teams on the road. the only difference is LSU has played two of these and texas has only played one. if texas had played another top ten team on the road they would have lost. so i analyze saying LSU is a good as texas and should go to the rose instead of texas. this makes as much logic as texas saying they are as good as cal and should go to the rose bowl.
One of their own is voting for Cal over them in Austin. Also, a writer in Dallas and San Antonio votes are for Cal rather than TX. I agree that LSU and TX are simular this year. We just have a better D.
I also live in austin and heard somebody on the radio saying that he is voting cal ahead of texas and he said that it rubs him the wrong way that mack brown is wanting people to vote for texas just because they are from the area.
No it does not. Here is the logic. Cal has beaten just ONE team with 7 wins this season. Texas has beaten FIVE. Cal beat Arizona State 27-0 at home. Texas beat Texas Tech 51-21 in Lubbock. Colorado 31-7 in Boulder. Oklahoma State 56-35 at home. Texas A&M 26-13 at home. North Texas 65-0 at home. (yeah, they suck...but they somehow won 7 games) Both teams are 10-1, except Texas plays in the tougher conference (and best division in college football) and has played a much tougher schedule. I wouldn't say that they're that similar. Texas has been much, much more consistent in the running game, putting up points, yards, and limiting the turnovers. And the defense thing is debatable. Texas gave up 14.9 PPG this year while LSU gave up 15.3. Both had one major breakdown. Texas' was the first half of the OSU game (but in the second half, OSU only had one or two first downs and did not actually really gain a yard until the middle of the 4th quarter) and LSU's was the Georgia game. LSU's is probably a little better, but it's fairly close. But back to the original point, you make it sound like that Texas isn't even close to Cal. They have the same record, each lost a close game to a top 2 team, but one has played the toughet schedule.
Mack has an enviable record the last 4 years, no doubt. Rather than whining about being left out of the big bowls, he needs to concentrate on beating Oklahoma. When he does that, everything else will be available for the taking. Mack needs to forget about a high dollar bowl game and work on winning his conference. :shock:
Heck, if I were Mack I'd probably lobby for votes too as that is the way the system plays out and he wants the ebst for his players, coaches and himself, it's only natural if you ask me. The debate about who deserves to go between UT/Cal is just as close as the AU/OU/USC one. They both lost 2 the best team on their scedule but Cal played a much better game. Texas appears to have played a harder schedule but we won't really know that until after the bowl season if we ever really know. Last year it looked like the Big 12 was good but then they loss most of their bowl games, it could happen again this year. Texas just has had really bad luck the past 2 years with K St upsetting OU and the big national push afforded Utah this year.
the original point is LSU is as good as Texas because they both beat everyone except top ten teams on the road
according to the our own "BCS Guru", Texas would beat LSU 33-7. ISLSTL, have you lost your mind? I'm glad the games are played on the field and not in his calculator. I'm probably one of few LSU fans who really wanted to play Texas in the Cotton. I'ts probably better for the program that Cap 1 invited us (if au wins this weekend).
Close? Na man... Look at the stats. I mean, yeah it was a 12 point game, but at no time during the game did Texas ever look like they could win it. You were shut out and had only 240 yards offense. As much as I hate the PAC-10, Cal had a much "closer" loss to a top 2 team...
The LSU team that played up until the Arkansas would lose 31-13 (love how you can't remember my score). The team that played Arkansas stands a decent chance at beating Texas, as it would be a very close game. Does Randall amd the O-line have yet another good game in him? If not, then the 31-13 score stands.
