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One thing being overlooked, schedule matters.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 6:58 am
Posted on 11/27/25 at 6:58 am
Ole Miss has played TWO currently ranked teams this year.
ND has played Three.
I didn’t check Texas Tech or BYU, etc. I’m sure it’s the same way.
LSU is about to play its FIFTH.
I think this is a part of the struggle. Just last year Ole Miss lost three games with their most talented team.
They lost to the only two ranked opponents they played in 2022.
2021 they lost five games.
It looks like the easier your schedule the more perceived success you have.
If we only played two ranked teams this year, we may be in the playoff hunt and the coach may not be fired. Maybe we don’t have so many injuries. Not defending BK. I just think who you play no longer matters.
ND has played Three.
I didn’t check Texas Tech or BYU, etc. I’m sure it’s the same way.
LSU is about to play its FIFTH.
I think this is a part of the struggle. Just last year Ole Miss lost three games with their most talented team.
They lost to the only two ranked opponents they played in 2022.
2021 they lost five games.
It looks like the easier your schedule the more perceived success you have.
If we only played two ranked teams this year, we may be in the playoff hunt and the coach may not be fired. Maybe we don’t have so many injuries. Not defending BK. I just think who you play no longer matters.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 7:08 am
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Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:02 am to dos crystal
That’s true in general, but we also scored 13 on WKU
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:14 am to dos crystal
Except... They beat us head to head so... not a great argument
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:26 am to dos crystal
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If we only played two ranked teams this year, we may be in the playoff hunt
23 points vs la tech
13 points vs wku
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:28 am to dos crystal
The huge conferences have somehow made it easier to duck big teams.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:31 am to dos crystal
the key to making the CFP is not playing any good teams.
But also being a good team and winning games usually hurts your opponents’s ranking
if we beat OM we’d be ranked right now with 3 losses most likely
But also being a good team and winning games usually hurts your opponents’s ranking
if we beat OM we’d be ranked right now with 3 losses most likely
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:33 am to dos crystal
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LSU is about to play its FIFTH.
Bama has also played 5 ranked teams. And won 4 of them.
We need to stop bitching about the schedule and just get our program to a place where we can compete with anyone and everyone.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:50 am to dos crystal
quote:
Ole Miss has played TWO currently ranked teams this year.
Three, two of them away, 2-1 vs currently ranked teams. Two top 10 teams.
Tulane - #24 (W)
@Georgia #4 (L)
@Oklahoma #8 (W)
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ND has played Three.
Four, two of them away, 2-2 vs currently ranked teams. One top 10 team (L)
@Miami - #12 (L)
aTm - #3 (L)
USC - #17 (W)
@Pitt - #22 (W)
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LSU is about to play its FIFTH.
Yep, four of them away, 0-4 vs currently ranked teams so far. They will have played four top 10 teams.
@ Ole Miss - #7 (L)
@Vandy - #14 (L)
A&M - #3 (L)
@Bama - #10 (L)
@OK - #8 (?)
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:02 am to dos crystal
Nobody I know overlooked Ole Miss’ schedule.
If BK had done his job, Ole Miss wouldn’t be a playoff team, and maybe LSU would be.
But Kiffin has Ole Miss playing at a level that’s consistently higher than they’re normally at. Within a score of UGA in Athens this year.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:04 am to dos crystal
The only good news about Verge being promoted is: the worst scheduler in the league has failed upward. Someone else gets to do the job.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:04 am to dos crystal
Normally I agree with you but this Lsu team is terrible. They couldn't score 30 points vs air.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:24 am to dos crystal
Our quarterback and O line are horrible. That’s why LSU is not going to the playoffs.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:46 am to dos crystal
Aggie too
Ultimately, their schedule was fairly easy with LSU being down
Ultimately, their schedule was fairly easy with LSU being down
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:49 am to dos crystal
quote:
Ole Miss has played TWO currently ranked teams this year.
To be fair, one of the reasons they’ve only played 2 currently ranked teams is because they beat us.
We’d be ranked had we won that one.
They also beat Oklahoma which is a really good win by any measure
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 8:52 am
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:12 am to dos crystal
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LSU is about to play its FIFTH
So if LSU somehow is able to win that fifth game against a ranked opponent, does that put the Tigers back in the mix for the playoffs? If not, then this whole schedule discussion is meaningless.
I see scenarios whereby Texas could finish 8-4 this season and still make the playoffs! Well, LSU can also finish 8-4-- what, no playoffs?
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:28 am to dos crystal
Even beating a ranked team doesn’t mean shite in all honesty. Teams are not really ranked by who people feel is the better team. They are ranked by results and records in a league where teams don’t play anything close to equal schedules.
For example,Pitt is ranked but are they really one of the best 25 teams or did they just playa. Shitty schedule?
The rankings themselves are completely flawed especially when they are based on preseason rankings.
For example,Pitt is ranked but are they really one of the best 25 teams or did they just playa. Shitty schedule?
The rankings themselves are completely flawed especially when they are based on preseason rankings.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 9:31 am
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:31 am to tarzana
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whereby Texas could finish 8-4 this season and still make the playoffs!
Only scenarios I have seen is them beating A&M, being 9-3 and making it in.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:21 am to dos crystal
It was never about the losses themselves. It was about how unprepared the team was. They were run off the field by Vandy and A&M in a non-competitive way. And, they only scored 13 against WKU.
This is a poorly coached football team that no schedule could have saved. The truth hurts.
Things will be better soon.
GEAUX TIGERS!
This is a poorly coached football team that no schedule could have saved. The truth hurts.
Things will be better soon.
GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:27 am to dos crystal
quote:This has been the Bama formula for years now.
It looks like the easier your schedule the more perceived success you have.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 3:29 pm to Geauxgurt
I agree 100%
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