Despite the loss to finish, it was a historic year. Winning the Sun Belt, making it the College Football Playoff. Just truly historic
Thank you to all who made this a reality. Being along for the ride has been the best.
If you think Group of 5 teams don’t belong in the College Football Playoff, you don’t actually love college football.
Group of 5 teams belong in the CFP if they earn it.
JMU and Tulane earned their way in.
Anyone trying to gate keep the CFP and keep Group of 5 teams out is carrying water for the wrong people.
Football fans love underdogs. Sports fans love Cinderellas. If they get crushed in the game, that’s okay.
We’ve seen perennial powerhouses get crushed in the College Football playoffs and those same voices didn’t say those teams didn’t belong in consideration for the CFP ever again.
-Alabama lost 44-16 to Clemson in 2019
-Oklahoma lost 63-28 to LSU in 2019
-Ohio State lost 31-0 to Clemson in 2016
-Ohio State lost 52-24 to Alabama in 2021
All are in the CFP this year because they earned it.
We’ve seen Cinderellas beat the big dawgs throughout College Football and College Sports history.
So whether JMU and Tulane get blown out, hold their own, or win their games in the CFP, the result shouldn’t be used against all group of 5 teams to keep them out of the CFP.
An undefeated or 1 loss Group of 5 conference champion earns their way into the CFP.
The size of your brand shouldn’t determine your spot in the CFP.
Winning games matters.
If you’re gonna carry water for anyone, carry it for the PEOPLE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. They don’t all live in 2 conferences.
#TSU#texasstate#bobcats Ater a few hours of looking back at yesterday's game , I don't see us going to a bowl game this year. We will be lucky to win 3 more games this year. 🙁🤕🤬
After reviewing statements made by a @txst professor at a recent conference, I determined that he engaged in serious professional misconduct. Advocating for violence is contrary to TXST values. I cannot tolerate such behavior. Effective immediately, his employment is terminated.
The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day:
If you go to 218 E El Paso Street in Brackettville, Texas you'll find a small stone house that was built in 1852 as a stagecoach stop for the San Antonio-San Diego stage. This photo shows the house as it appeared in 1978. After this, it fell further into disrepair and was close to being lost, but it was purchased and has been beautifully restored. It's now a guest/holiday house that can be rented out. This page exists partly to advocate for the preservation of historic Texas structures, so I'm elated to learn about this. At 172 years of age, imagine the stories it could tell.
Thanks so much to Traces of Texas reader Susan Hughes for letting me know about this. Where would this page be without y'all? And thanks to the The Portal to Texas History for preserving this photo of the house.
Alright Texas—Where *THE BBQ spot in the Lone Star state? And what makes it great?
I just stopped at @blacksbbq in Lockhart/Austin as I was told it is “the best” —It was magnificent.
I also love Ziggy’s BBQ in Brackettville!
So please gimme your spots so I can go try them out!
My requirements:
Fall off the bone pork ribs 🤤
*And no liars either! They all say that!*
Ready… Go.