Will Texas Make the CFP?

Sean and Brian both hash out the different scenarios that can happen as we indulge further into the season and playoffs approaches.

Episode Transcript

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the vikings In Money Night Football twelveto ten, Let's talk college football.
Mike Elko now the head coach ofTexas A and M. Some incentives for
Mike Elko his base salary on sevenmil. He's got some postseason in centims.
If he makes the college football Playoff, he'll make a mill. If

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he advances to the College Football Playoffquarterfinals and or win the SEC conference title,
he wins one point five mill.So you're saying in a twelve team
playoff, he just needs to getinto that instead of a four team.
No. If he gets to thecollege football Playoff semifinals, he gets awarded
two mill If he advances the championshipgame, he gets two point five.
If he wins the national title,he gets three point five. So if

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he gets to the gets in it'sa mill yep, and then he wins
that round and moves on to thequarterfinals. To the quarterfinals, it's another
one point five. Correct gets tothe Semis. How much gets to the
Semis two, so that's one,that's two point five, that's four point
five. And then he wins anational title. If he gets to the
championship game, he wins two pointfive, and then if he wins it,

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that would be five. That's sevenmillion. And then if he wins
the national title, he gets threepoint five. So if they were to
win a national title, he hegets ten and a half million dollars bonuses
from the start of the playoffs tothe end, over and above his salary.
Some good incentive. Man, there'sa lot of reason to want to
get to the playoffs if you're justlooking for the financial part of it.

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Other incentive compensation hundred grand if heappears in an SEC championship game, if
he gets Coach of the Year forthe SEC, he gets fifty large National
Coach of the Year, he getsa hunted multi year APR of nine to
sixty or above. He gets fifty. He's got a salary pool for his
assistant coaches, analysts, operations,recruiting, and strength conditioning of eleven million

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dollars. They handed these key contractterms out at the press conferenceation nice got
a lot to work with. Andjust think fifteen years ago, college football
coaching salaries are less less than fifteenyears ago, guys were leaving college football
to go to the NFL because thesalaries were bigger for head coaches. No

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longer, I mean seven million bucksfor a college coach. Why would you
leave and go to the NFL.Is is this standard to where they hand
out these key contract terms or isthis kind of something Oh I don't I
rarely hear somebody talk about that.Maybe it's a next level of transparency to
show on here's what we have.And what you're actually doing too is putting
the coach on call. You areputting him on watch saying we gave you

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eleven million bucks for assistance distributed,how you see fit, get the best
people in here and let's go.That's one, But also when they know
that now. The pressure even fallsin right now, if you're the coach,
you'd probably not want people to knowthat. They know you're set right
because it's a public university. They'regoing to be able to find out anyway.
You can find out his salary,But when it goes through, how

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he's going to distribute it all,I don't know if that's normal. It's
a six years at least people youdon't have to ask the question. You
got it on a one sheet andyou're good to go. You know what,
they know what they're working with.So and Mike Elko did a really
good job at Duke. He's gotgreat reputation in college football, and he
he has the money to go getsome people. And we, like we
always said, Texas A and Mhas the money to pay it, and

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pressure on you said six or sevenyear deal, six year deal, six
for six for seventy years. Soit's like forty plus million plus bonuses.
Yep, that's a good that's anice upgrade for Mike. An impacted Duke
the right way. Now, Duke'sgotta go find their guy, and Texas
A and M has theirs. Nowit'll be interesting to see what kind of
staff he puts together. Yeah,the the yell leaders were pretty jacked up

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over this high and you want tohear from him, sure, but yeah,
this is what the yell leaders hadto say. That midnight yell outside
of Texas A and M YEP isnot the most popular thing. So regarding
so regarding some of those earlier midnightyells in the year, Yeah, I'd
like to take this time to apologizeto absolutely nobody. Damn if you don't

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like Texas A and M's traditions.Yeah, I got news for you.
Highway six runs both ways, andI heard that TU is gladly accepting to
you Tulsa Tulsa University, by theway, isn't it U? T It
is UT? Do you think hedid that on purpose or you do you
think he said to you on purposeor he thinks it's to you? Do

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you think he knows it's UT andhe just said that to Yes, you
got it right, right? Yeah? Yeah, but TU actually stands for
Tulsa. So well, let mego this. Let me go to this
Highway six. It runs both ways, runs both ways, it does thanks,
thanks, he really is it?I'm gonna tell you the toughness of
that. They don't care. Yeah, if you don't like their traditions,

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that's just you know what that is. That's a table setter, you know.
I suggest that's the standard you goby. The standard bearer. Texas
A and M makes everything about theUniversity of Texas. They should probably stop
doing that and win some damn footballgames. Well that doesn't Texas do the
same thing. No, they justkeep winning. Yes, they do over
at what do they call it theforty Acres? Yes, yes they do.
I think Texas makes it about No, Texas makes it the same way,

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do they? I don't know.Just like USC and UCLA make it
about each other, just like Auburnand Alabama. That's part of tradition,
rich history that we lost when itcame to rivalry. Oh, by the
way, get back Yeah, Novemberthirtieth the next year. Get all the
trash talking you absolutely want in.That's awesome. It's about time. So,

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while he's exactly right, most peopleoutside Texas A and M's program are
are a bit critical of some ofthe some of the Friday night yells and
the way they go about not gettingpeople together for the yell midnight Yell.
It's just maybe the verbiage that it'sthe way that those guys go about it.

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Yeah, the tradition is not theproblem. That's how it's presented,
which bothers people. But I don'thave a problem with them getting after UT
because they do and UT get afterthem. And it's going to heighten and
it should next year. November thirtiethis when they are scheduled to play University
of Texas and Texas A and M. It's not on Thanksgiving, and it's
not on the Friday after Thanksgiving.It's on It's on a Saturday, and

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I can't. It's good. Atleast we get it, and it'll be
one of those where everybody's watching andMike Kelko is going to get a nice
introduction to what it's like. AndSteve Sarkesian's never got that. He's had
Washington, Washington State when he wasa coach of Washington. He's dad the
USC, U, C, La U, s C, Notre Dame
when he was a coach at SouthernCal. He's going to love that one.
And it's going to be a longtime coming. I can't. I'm

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excited for it. And you gotto love that, man. I know
I'm talking for it. Yeah,I'm excited for Let's talk to an Aggie
alumni. Let's go out to Doug. Doug, what's up, boys,
How are you all, good man? What's on your mind? Hey?
I love the hire. I thinkthat we talked about it when Jimbo got
fired that I was thinking either Traileror Elko, But I just I honestly,

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I'm just still confused about the wholeMarks Dupe situation and how that came
about, and why we pivoted soquickly, and how Elco was still available
and interested because I'm sure he sawall the same stuff that Mark Stoops was
being hired, so all of asudden there was some sort of swell.

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I mean, I was asleep becauseI drank too much watch in the Haggies
that day, but evidently around midnightthat's when all this stuff started to happen.
Did y'all hear the same stuff?Yeah, Doug appreciate the call man.
Basically, what we heard is thatthey were set to hire Mark Stoops
and the fan base was not happywith that hire, and it got back

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to some high ranking folks. It'sTexas, A and M, and they
pulled the offer. And then justa little bit after that, Mark Stoops
came out and put up a tweetthat said that he was going to be
staying at Duke So I'm sorry atKentucky. So just some just the craziness.
I'm going to tell you this financialfinancially for Mike Elco since it happened

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so quickly on the changeover that youhad Stoops and then it fell apart,
and then you had to go toyour number. And the reason why Elko
jumped on it, there's about fortyplus million reasons why. And it's Texas
A and M. Even though youmay have finished second, it's okay.
Sometimes you finished second and well cJ. Stroud finished second. Who would

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you rather have right now? You'lltake your You'll take it too, right.
Yeah, So maybe this ends upbeing a great blessing for them,
But you know what happened. Listen, if you're a team that you have
possible egg on your face, theuniversity did it fell through because a fan
base you offered him this, theydon't want him. It started to go
haywire and you couldn't have that happenpost Jimbo Fisher in the situation they are

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in right now. So I wouldimagine when you picked up that phone and
decided to pivot to Mike Elko.That the negotiations happened fast obviously, and
we're pretty easy. And if you'reMike Elkole, you're like, that probably
just went up a million bucks.Why because they're desperate, not desperate because
they hired Mike Elko, desperate forthe timing of when the media starts to

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talk. If they'd have waited anotherthree days, it'd be like, what
are you guys doing? What areyou guys doing? Now? You can't
give the job away. It's Aand M. You should be able to
give the job boy and Mike elkosOn. The negotiation probably went pretty swift
considering how quickly the turnover was fromStoops to Elco. And those are some
pretty great incentives, But seven millionreasons a year, why you'll you'll be

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the fifth guy and take that gig, especially since he and he's been at
A and M before as an assistant, he's never been outside of Duke.
What I'm talking about a powerful I'mtalking about a national championship type atmosphere.
While Duke's a great program and he'shelped you know, he coached him well
he now goes to A and M, which is all football. I mean,
while A and m's basketball and baseball. It's a good sports program.

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We know why he's here, andit's an opportunity to go from Duke d
A and M. It'd be likegoing Now, it's flip it. You're
the head coach at Texas A andM, no disrespect in basketball, and
Duke offers you the job. Whatare you doing? You're going to question,
sure you are, Why would you? That's so flip it? Now
you got A and M football andall that, and he's leaving Duke as

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a football coach. Yeah. Yeah, even if you finish fourth in line,
if that job gets to you,your take, you're still going.
Of course you are right, ofcourse you are right. It's like what
we talked about when it comes toUH managers in Major League Baseball. I
don't give a damn. If theOakland A's are going to offer you the
manager spot, if you have neverbeen a manager before, you're probably gonna
jump on that. Yeah, it'snot a probably, it's a guarantee,
right because those job three offers,right, because those jobs don't come often,

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don't come open very often. Let'skeep talking college football. The new
college football playoff rankings are going tocome out today. How do you rank
the one loss teams in America?Today? We'll discuss the next on Sportstock
seven ninety The Shawn Salisbury Show continued. Rockets Mavericks tonight off. The launch

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Battle start at six thirty. That'sright here on seven out of your home
for Rockets Basketball, Sean Bryan andTriple Year with you talking college football.
Mike Elcho introduced has a new headcoach for the Texas A and m Aggie's.
You have a still looking for theirhead coach. Name to watch for
that. This is coming from RandyMcVoy of KPRC two Sports. He said

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he heard from multiple sources that formerTCU head coach Gary Patterson is a name
to watch. Gary Patterson saying he'srecharged and ready to get back into coaching.
So I have to see what ChrisPeesman and the Cougars do with their
head coaching search. So with thecollege football playoff rankings gonna be coming out

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today, you got some one lossteams. Garry Patterson can coach. By
the way, former tc you coulddo a lot worse than him. Form
a TCU coach. Yes, verygood. Well let's see as it stands
right now in college football you havewell come on, man, my goodness

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love, when you're prep sheeting thing. There we go Georgia, Michigan,
Washington, Florida State of the APtop twenty five. Then you got Oregon,
Ohio State, Texas, Alabama.Those are the one loss teams.
So college Football playoffs dropped Florida Stateout right, Yeah, yeah, the

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state they were out before last week. They weren't in the final. They
weren't in Yeah, they were innumber five last week, I think correct.
So as with the AP, theywith Ohio State losing, they dropped
Ohio State four spots down to numbersix, and they bumped Florida State back
up to number four. So doyou think with the College Football playoff rings,

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you think they'll put them back upat number four? Oregon? They
may in anticipation of this week,but if Oregon beats Washington, they're jumping
Florida State. Even if Florida State'sbeats in Florida State beats Louisville, well,
the ones got one lot. Ibelieve the committee will have Oregon in

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the four. I do if Washingtonwins, It's a no brainer. Washington's
sitting where right now? Washington iscurrently number three and Michigan's two in Georgia
one correct. I was asked yesterdayon a show as in the do On
mondays, who I think right nowthe four best teams in the country are

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you know? You know, letme back back up just one second.
What bothers me is when people don'tlend credence to early season wins, don't
we count them all? So whydoes a win in against like Alabama?
Why does a win I understand that, Well, you want to catch Alabama
early, just like you want tocatch Philadelphia the first game of the year

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or something. And in the NFL, I get it, or mahomes before
they get their rhythm and all that, or before Milroe becomes settled in.
But why in the world are wediscounting? Why do we shrink September wins
or we raise that the September loss, Well, it's not as important as
September as it is. Why I'venever understood we play twelve of them,

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and if you're fortunate enough to goplay more, Why in the world am
I? Why am I shrinking Texas? If I'm the Committee or anybody else
for beating Alabama then and not now. Well, because they played them then,
wouldn't they be given credit to Alabamaif they'd have beat Texas? And
they say, hey, Alabama's undefeatedtheir schedule. They took care of Texas
early in they September. So Idon't understand why we shrink the Longhorns.

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I mean, it's like, andI think people respect Texas, But why
in the world we're even having thisconversation that a win by Texas in September
doesn't hold as much water with theCommittee as it, you know, as
it would in November. Well,I've said that that's the case, and
I do, but it is afact. We've seen it. But why

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why why is it? I'm notmarking them down now. Do I think
Alabama would get beat by two touchdownsby Texas today in Tuscaloosa? That answers
absolutely not. Do I think Texascould beat Alabama in tescals Tuscaloosa? I
absolutely do, maybe a different score, but I do think they can.
To me, the teams playing thebest right now Georgia, Michigan, Texas,

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and the conversation comes down to Alabamaor Oregon for the I'm talking about
playing the best. I'm not talkingabout the overall bodywork, playing the best
the last six weeks. But it'sa full season we got to take into
account. Now. I know thatFlorida State probably thinks they're getting discounted,
but I don't think a lot ofpeople hold the ACC in the highest regard
this year. And I don't thinkbecause Clemson's been down North Carolina. You

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know there's good teams, but Idon't think in miami's not the exact same
as they've been. Right, I'mjust going through the thought process. Yet,
we know that Louisville's good and they'regonna go undefeated, and there's still
a chance they're not gonna make it. I do believe a one lost Georgia
town. I think Georgia unless theyget boat race this weekend, I don't
think the committee is going to takethem out of it. But playing the

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best right now, Texas has gotto be in the category. I guess
close. You can argue Texas,Alabama, Oregon, Washington. Oregon's playing
better football right now than Washington is, but Washington should be ranked higher because
why they got the undefeated record.So I think that it's obviously unless Michigan

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gets beat Biowa, that can't happen. I guess it can. I think
that the winner of the SEC titlegames in. If it's Alabama, it's
still a no brainer. And Idon't think that. I believe the only
non conference, the non winning conferenceteam that has a chance. If Washington
loses to Oregon by a point,they're out. If Georgia loses by a

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point and they have one loss andthey're not the conference champion, I think
they're in because I believe they'd befavored over every team on the schedule even
with the loss. Does that makesense? I'm just looking at it from
a committee standpoint. I said yesterdaythe teams that I feel are playing the
best right now that if it endedtoday, the four best teams to me
are Texas, Oregon, Michigan,and Georgia. But is Alabama been kicking

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ass? We know how good Washingtoncan be, and Florida State probably deserves
more respect than we give them onthe national front. But I just can't
put them ahead of those teams becauseI think Ohio State beats Florida State right
now. I agree, so Ithink Florida State's gonna get left out even
if they go undefeated. I do. I just don't see how you can

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leave Georgia out if they lose toAlabama. I don't think you're going to.
I just hear twenty one seventeen twentyfour to twenty three, thirty one
thirty type game and they get beat. I think that Georgia has a pretty
and they'll make their case for we'restill the best team in America. They
will make that case. I thinkGeorgia in a close I don't think Georgia

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get left out and the winner ifit's Alabama, Alabama's going the champion from
the SEC is going for the teamsthat are on the periphery, like Florida
State, like Texas, possibly Oregon. Like I said yesterday, you are
begging, begging for Georgia to beatAlabama. The two things you want,
and then the rest will take careof itself. Any Georgia to beat Alabama

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and you want Louisville to beat FloridaState because those two then will be eliminated.
And if that happens, Michigan willslide into the one hole. Yep,
uh, Texas will. It'll endup Michigan Texas the winner of the
PAC twelve and Georgia. Well,if Georgia win's I Georgia stand in the

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one hole. Michigan will be two, and then you'll battle between It'll be
Texas and Oregon or Texas and WashingtonsingtonRight. If for Texas and or for
Texas and the PAC twelve to besecure, Michigan take care Aisle, Georgia
beat Alabama and Florida State lose toLouisville. And those are very real possibility
because both of those teams are goingto be favored. I don't I don't

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even know what the Florida State Sofor me that point spread Florida State and
Louisville. Florida State's probably still goingto be favored, even without their quarterback.
It'll be close. But you're Texas, your Oregon, You're Washington.
You're begging, begging for a Georgiaand Louisville win this weekend. Florida State
two and a half point favorite.There you go. You're begging for a
Louisville and Georgia win this weekend becausethat eliminates Florida State and Alabama completely.

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The wild card is if Alabama winsand Florida State wins. Now you're splitting
hairs and the sixth team is goingto be awfully pissed. Yeah, the
sixth team is going to be pissed, let alone the fifth. So with
these college football playoff rankings coming outtoday, do we see any shift outside
of the top four. Let's lookat Alabama, Texas, Oregon, Ohio

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line seven one three two point twofive seven NINEY. Let's go to Biscuit
Biscuit. Good morning, Hey,Top of the morning, my brothers.
Hey, Searon, Lolima, Uh. I think this this college football thing,

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it could be get very intriguing.And Sean, I think you.
You did pick the game that hasthe most ramifications on what's gonna happen,
and that's the Alabama Georgia game.But Sean, I differ from you and
who benefits from who win and whodoesn't win. Here's my here's my take
on the Sean that committee always talksabout they love conference champions, but they

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also talk about the eye test andyou know who who look like they playing
the best ball. So here's mytake, Sean. If Alabama wins,
you team benefits because now that Alabamawins looks even better. You see what
I'm saying. So they cannot putAlabama in and not put you team in.

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Yeah, but here's the deal.Well you can, But here's the
deal with that Biscuit. I'm Gary, You're almost you beat. Take care
of Oklahoma State and Georgia wins.You're see, we're the difference. What
we're different on this is I don'tthink they respect the committee respects the early
season win enough because I think they'regonna say Alabama playing better now than they

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did then, so they're gonna tryto discount that a little in that room.
I think the Georgia win although althoughthe signs what you're saying, and
I've thought about this at nauseum thatif Alabama wins, that bodes well because
Texas beat them, if they'd havebeat them six weeks into the season,
your point is one hundred percent correct. But because they beat him in week
two early in the season and wentthere and they were struggling with their quarterack,

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they're gonna read into all that.To me, what happens Georgia wins.
I don't think they want any partof Florida state in the final.
I don't care what Florida state,but they're gonna get. It's gonna guarantee
Texas's in. If they win andGeorgia wins, Texas is not gonna be
left out. They'll still take intoaccount the Alabama win, No doubt they'll

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take it into account. But Ithink a Georgia win affects Texas's chances better
for them than an Alabama win becausethey were so far apart. Georgia wins
in Texas takes care of their business. You can't put Oregon in ahead of
Texas. You can't put Florida Stateeven as an undefeated team. Texas is
playing better football. I test everythinginvolved and beating Alabama. I'll take the

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Georgia win for Texas more than Iwill the Alabama win since they happened so
far apart. I don't know.Shot, I disagree with me to it,
but let's go even Florida State shouldbe going in ahead of Texas.
Well, that's what I'm saying.That's the point I'm getting to. Let's
go step further. Okay, ifGeorgia blows out Alabama, let's just say
that happens. Georgia beast Alabama abouttwo seventeen points, and Florida State goes

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up and rolls up Louisville. Yougot an undefeated Florida State team against the
one lost UT team and they bothconference champions. I don't know, man,
I don't know about that shot.And then on the other side of
it, Oregon to me Oregon needsGeorgia to win because if Oregon be for
Washington and Georgia beats Alabama, thenI think they would take Oregon over Florida

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State and UT because they're gonna havemore. Yeah, I said Oregon benefits
from Joe. That's why I saidthe playoff for teams that are on the
fringe, and I believe Texas isstill the same. I believe Georgia.
I believe that Oregon wanted is beggingfor Georgia to win as well, and
the Texas I understand your point ofwhen it had with the committee. I'm

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just going by committee now with you, and I think the committee because I
think the committee probably expects Georgia towin by a touchdown in a field goal.
So I don't think going in they'regonna punish UT because of the distance,
just like I don't think they're gonnahold it in the highest regard either
way they should because the September winmatters. I think either way they're gonna

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say, well it matters, let'slook at it, but that wasn't the
Alabama team, And then they're gonnalook at it, well, but Alabama
played Georgia. George is just thatmuch better than everybody else. That's why
I don't think George is going tomiss out whether they win or lose.
I think Texas and we can bothbenefit from it. Yeah, but what
I'm saying to you know Sean isright now and Lolima you can correct me.
Right now, Florida State is ahead of UT. So how does

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UT don't Florida State? If FloridaState doesn't lose. To me, the
only way they can do it isit for Alabama to win. But that
Alabama nothing. The committee last weekhad who ahead of who? You have
Florida State was ahead of Texas.But the point is they had that committee
right after the quarterback was hurt.They dropped Florida State. After the quarterback

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hurt, they dropped out of thetop four the committee. We're not talking
about the power ranks the committee,talking about the committee that meets today.
If I'm not mistakes, is ittoday? Yes, tonight for on the
show. So I get what you'resaying. I don't think the Committee eye
test is going to give Florida Statethe credit they probably deserve. I just
don't. I don't. I don'tthink UT gets left out if Georgia wins.

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I don't now. I personally thinkFlorida State is going to struggle against
Louisville anyway. They would have ratherhad Louisville win last week than lose.
I think I think Louisville is goingto be ready to play. It's going
to make for an argument. Andthere's a lot of people that don't think
it's the Alabama thing affects the Texas, you know what they think. There
are people I've talked to that thinkit's Oregon and Texas that we're going to

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be comparing. If Oregon wins andTexas wins, that Texas should be hank
ranked ahead of Oregon. But thePAC twelve winners going because it's either going
to be an undefeated I think,depending on more than likely the PAC twelve
winner is going. And if Washingtonwins, it's a no brainer. They're
undefeated. But I don't think they'regoing to give Florida State the same undefeated

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credit that they give Washington. I'mjust going from committee in the past they
do. We say they cherished conferencechampionships and an undefeated conference champion should,
by by right, should they getto go. Yeah, probably an ACC
conference champion, but who you taking. Let's say it gets down to Georgia
losing a game in Florida State.Let's just say it came down to that.

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Do you think the committee's taken aone lost Georgia team or an undefeated
Florida State team? But John,did this not happen last year? Didn't
they just I'm see you over overwho? Didn't they just pick TCU over
a one loss team last year becauseTCU was undefeated. Yeah, but you
remember, though you're you're not,You've got to take into the count.
Wasn't Dougan still playing? Weren't theyone of the highest scoring offenses in the

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country. Wasn't the Optics? Anddidn't the whole country jump on their their
their nizz zuts and ride teach?What a story? How many times have
you heard that with Florida State thisyear? The narrative? What a story?
Not very often. You may heardit on college game day. They're
the team of all hell. OhioState's getting more loved than an undefeated Florida
State team is right now. Andyou know damn well that if the first

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eight teams, Florida State would bethe dog against seven of them. And
you and I know that I'm notdisc I'm talking. I'm looking for the
committee. I see. That's whythis committee's gonna sit in there. There
are gonna be two people who aretalking like you and I. You think
Alabama win benefits them more. Ithink a Georgia win because of the distance
between the two. I'm not sayingit's right. I think the distance between

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the two makes the Big Twelve championfeel more meaning Texas if they win,
because if Oklahoma State wins, OklahomaState's not going if Texas wins there,
I don't know. Had I haveto watch college game day in herbsheet.
It's almost an afterthought that Texas isgoing to be in judging from them,
But it's the committee and I'm notsure what they're gonna do. Florida State
will have a gripe if they beatLouisville, a big one. I just

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don't know if the eye test withouttheir quarterback tells you that you can put
them in even if it's a onelost Georgia team. But that Oregon Texas
Florida State thing the winner the SECis going and if the runner ups Georgia,
I think you're gonna have a hardtime leaving them out. We know
Michigan's gonna you know, maybe anugly game, but they're gonna beat Iowa
because Iowa can't score. Appreciate abiscuit. He makes a great point.

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Yeah, so what do you whatyou tell me real quick? Yeah?
Does the I'm talking about from acommittee stamp and not how you and me
and Biscuit feel because I'm on Biscuitsame page with this about conference champion and
about the initial thought for me isyou beat Alabama in week two? Alabama
beats Georgia. But I'm telling youright now, the committee looks at Alabama
one thousand different than they did inweek two. Now they were ranked third.

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I'm talking about coming out of weektwo and the way they you know
what they thought, Oh Court,it will hit them that wasn't Nick Saban's
team. They got them at theright time, and they're going to justify
in their mind that if they wereplaying Alabama now, Texas may not beat
them. The Georgia win over Alabama, I don't think it's gonna hurt Texas
because at the time, people forgetand it's wrong. Like I said to

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start the show, why do weforget nine weeks ago? Ten weeks ago.
So I think you're gonna look atit. I think you're gonna have
both there. There's gonna be somethingthat in that meeting room they're gonna side
with Biscuit and say Alabama one.That's a favor for Texas. But all
the matt I think Georgia winning isjust going to validate the Tech. This
has had a good season. Theeye test tells me Texas belongs well.
If they keep talking about this eyetest, which we've heard year in and

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year out with the College Football PlaoffCommittee. If you're looking at the eye
test, Florida State, Florida Stateis not in right. It doesn't matter
if the Conference Championships interview, theydon't have their quarterback and they're not one
of the best fourteen and alls yougot to do is what Mike Norvel's done
in Florida State's phenomenal. I'm justtalking about think about Texas Tech. I
mean Texas TCU's narrative last year andeverybody riding them senselessly, right, I'm
talking about how great they are.Duggins the Heisman candidate, they lost their

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quarterback. Just the narrative on bothteams is different. At this time of
year TCU Flores. That's why Ican't judge a year to year like well,
the last year they did it,I think they had a wild hair
in a good way for TCU,and everybody thought they were going to get
boat raced in the title game.I don't think that same wild here for
Florida State. I almost feel likethey say, how is Florida State here?

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Which they deserve more respect than that, And so I think it's interesting.
I think you're gonna get both.I think a Georgia win gives Texas
an advantage since it happened. Ifthat loss would have happened, if they'd
beat Tech Alabama October twenty eighth,we'd be having a different conversation. We'd
be saying Texas Alabama wins, that'sgreat for Texas. I think a Georgia
win also is really good for Texasbecause I think that eliminates two teams from

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the SEC going. I know itdoes if Georgia wins. Yeah, let's
look at some of these matchups thisSaturday. It's a big one in college
football. It's next on Sports TalkSeve ninety