So A&M didn’t get credit for beating Mizzou because they had a backup qb?
But they did give it to Indiana for beating Penn State…..who had a backup qb
Penn State and Missouri can't be viewed in a vacuum; this is a body-of-work argument. However, Rhoades mentioned the third-team QB situation at Missouri but didn't acknowledge that Penn State is in a far worse spot: 3-6, on its backup QB and has an interim head coach.
@CarterKarels These people don’t watch the games. He just said the Missouri win isn’t the same because they were playing a backup QB.
Meanwhile Indiana was playing a *checks notes*.. a backup QB AND an interim coach.
@TexAgs The double standard is insane.
Last week, Indiana needed a miracle to beat Penn State, while Texas A&M body bagged one of the committee’s ranked teams.
A close win over 3-6 PSU is a plus for IU, but a close win over 2-7 Arkansas is a stain on A&M’s resume… make it make sense.
I’ll give you Oregon, but you picked the whole cherry tree on that second premise. A&M has played 6 SEC teams so far.
Combined record of those six SEC opponents entering their games vs Texas A&M: 22 wins – 13 losses. See how other facts matter as well?
What about ESPN Strength of schedule giving edge to TAMU?. Show we throw that out?
Y’all are straight trippin’ over this. Just stop.
@slmandel Doesn’t SOR and SOS already account for quality of opponent? If so, A&M ranks 1 better than IU in SOR and 18 spots better in SOS, both of which factor in their conference foes’ combined record. Why tout the importance of these 2 metrics if you “eye test” your way out of them?
@slmandel Haha. A&M continues to be penalized for destroying opposing programs, getting their coaches fired, and sending their seasons into tailspins!
And Penn State is a six-loss team. And they were starting a freshman back up quarterback. And Marcel Reed and A&M won by 21 points and didn’t take a miracle catch to win (and did it against a ranked team on the road).
The disrespect from the committee should not surprise anybody. We’ve seen it before in football. We’ve seen it in basketball. We’ve seen it in baseball. A&M has to earn anything they get from selection committees, and it has been like that for years.
Just. Keep. Winning.