Bowl Season Days 7 and 8 (December 29-30, 2014)

[RealityCheck]

West Virginia vs Texas A&M, 1:00 CT Monday from Memphis, E$PN
Oklahoma vs Clemson, 4:30 CT Monday from Orlando, E$PN
Arkansas vs Texas, 8:00 CT Monday from Houston, E$PN
Notre Dame vs LSU, 2:00 CT Tuesday from Nashville, E$PN
Louisville vs Georgia, 5:30 CT Tuesday from Charlotte, E$PN
Maryland vs Stanford, 9:00 CT Tuesday from Santa Clara, E$PN

Conference bowl standings going into Monday's games (20 games to play) x--eliminated or ineligible
Pac 12 3-0 1.000 (5 games left)
$EC 1-0 1.000 (11 games left)
C-USA 4-1 .800
Big Ten 2-2 .500 (6 games left)
xSBC 1-1 .500 (1 game left)
xIndy 1-1 .500 (1 game left)
xACC 2-4 .333 (5 games left)
xMWC 2-4 .333 (1 game left)
xAAC 1-2 .333 (2 games left)
xMAC 1-3 .250 (1 game left)
Big 12 0-0 --- (7 games left)

Conference USA will finish with the best record if the conferences listed below still in contention lose the number of games listed:

Pac 12--2 losses in 5 games (2 vs Big 12, 1 vs Big Ten, 1 vs ACC, 1 vs MWC)
Big 12--2 losses in 7 games (3 vs $EC, 2 vs Pac 12, 1 vs ACC, 1 vs Big Ten)
$EC--3 losses in 11 games (4 vs Big Ten, 3 vs Big 12, 2 vs ACC, 1 vs AAC, 1 vs Indy)
Big Ten--1 loss in 6 games (4 vs $EC, 1 vs Big 12, 1 vs Pac 12)

[RealityCheck]

Another limited defense special has A&M up 28-27 on West Virginia as the 3rd quarter is about to start.

[RealityCheck]

Big 12 on its way to two-and-done...

A&M wins 45-37, and Clemson is threatening to haul Oklahoma behind the woodshed up 27-0 with 4 minutes left in the 1st half.

[KSDAWG]

That OU loss is really starting to make us look bad, of course they had Trevor Knight at the time.

[dawg80]

Big 12 off to a rough start.

Maybe Texas can salvage the day for 'em.

[RealityCheck]

Oklahoma is out back at 0-40 down and Sooner Nation is leaving the stadium before the 4th quarter even starts.

[KSDAWG]

Big 12 off to a rough start.

Maybe Texas can salvage the day for 'em.

You have jokes today.

[RealityCheck]

The schooner got taken out for a quick spin before the extra point was blocked...40-6 Clemson with under 7 left.

[RealityCheck]

Big 12 out as fast as it was in....40-6 Clemson beats Oklahoma.

Down to just the $EC, Pac 12, and Big Ten to challenge C-USA.

[KSDAWG]

Watching Dabo Sweeny interview makes me feel like I would pay him whatever he wanted to coach my school. That guy is a major class act.

[LT]

Big 12 getting beat like a pin~ata

[RealityCheck]

Hogs win 31-7.

Conference bowl standings going into Tuesday's games (17 games to play) x--eliminated or ineligible
Pac 12 3-0 1.000 (5 games left)
$EC 3-0 1.000 (9 games left)
C-USA 4-1 .800
Big Ten 2-2 .500 (6 games left)
xSBC 1-1 .500 (1 game left)
xIndy 1-1 .500 (1 game left)
xACC 3-4 .429 (4 games left)
xMWC 2-4 .333 (1 game left)
xAAC 1-2 .333 (2 games left)
xMAC 1-3 .250 (1 game left)
xBig 12 0-3 .000 (4 games left)

Conference USA will finish with the best record if the conferences listed below still in contention lose the number of games listed:

Pac 12--2 losses in 5 games (2 vs Big 12, 1 vs Big Ten, 1 vs ACC, 1 vs MWC)
$EC--3 losses in 9 games (4 vs Big Ten, 1 vs Big 12, 2 vs ACC, 1 vs AAC, 1 vs Indy)
Big Ten--1 loss in 6 games (4 vs $EC, 1 vs Big 12, 1 vs Pac 12)

[dawg80]

That OU loss is really starting to make us look bad, of course they had Trevor Knight at the time.

Which is why 2014 is NOT a great year for us. It was a good year, that ended on a VERY positive note, a bowl win. But the regular season was very, very mediocre. At the time we lost to OK and Auburn they were considered Top 5 teams. So, our being competitive was a good thing. Turns out that both OK and AU are down this year (by their standards). Many of us said it at the time, losing to NSU means you are not that good. We have had many, many, many Tech teams who did NOT bowl that would have hammered that NSU bunch.

In 2012 we took a legit Top 10 aTm to the wire. Trounced two other P5s and our only losses were to ranked opponents.

Now, not to rain on our parade. I am pleased with the bowl win. This season ended on a high note, no doubt about it. Now, let's see what Holtz can do about parlaying this into a truly GOOD 2015 regular season.

[T1]

Which is why 2014 is NOT a great year for us. It was a good year, that ended on a VERY positive note, a bowl win. But the regular season was very, very mediocre. At the time we lost to OK and Auburn they were considered Top 5 teams. So, our being competitive was a good thing. Turns out that both OK and AU are down this year (by their standards). Many of us said it at the time, losing to NSU means you are not that good. We have had many, many, many Tech teams who did NOT bowl that would have hammered that NSU bunch.

In 2012 we took a legit Top 10 aTm to the wire. Trounced two other P5s and our only losses were to ranked opponents.

Now, not to rain on our parade. I am pleased with the bowl win. This season ended on a high note, no doubt about it. Now, let's see what Holtz can do about parlaying this into a truly GOOD 2015 regular season.

Inconsistent. At times, we played like a Top 25 team (ULL, UNT, UTEP, Rice, WKU, Marshall), other times we played like a Bottom 25 team (NSU, ODU), and times we played mediocre (USM, UAB, Illinois, UTSA, Auburn, OU).

[KSDAWG]

We finished strong and that is what counts. 9 wins is 9 wins. We were young when we played Ou, they were healthy. Auburn is more of an inigma. They has a similar season to ours in that they were up then down then back up again. I just dont see the SEC losing any bowl games this year. I am sure I will be proven wrong but so far it doesn't look like it. The Big12 has only played the teams that had no business in a bowl this year. Their better teams will win, but not before the lower end teams prove that TCU and Baylor had no business in the playoff. The Big ten should do the same for Ohio State, but we all know that ESPiN won't prtray it that way.