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For the most part, it seems that OU fans understand that their anemic offense means that they will be walking a tightrope in any game they play. I don't think there would be much of a melt from the land thieves if Bama wins. They are just happy that Venables isn't looking like Gomer Jones anymore.

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ND isn't looking to join a conference in football. They want to join as a partial member and just a scheduling agreement in football. Since the SEC doesn't do partial memberships, I don't see any deal being made.

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I think the concept is that Notre Dame would join the Big East, which doesn't play football. If they do that, there's nothing wrong with considering a four game schedule agreement.

We already have a bunch of SEC teams signing deals with them. The difference here would be that we could work the calendar to both parties' advantage. Imagine replacing one of those cupcake games so many SEC schools play the Saturday before Thanksgiving with a game against Notre Dame. Combine that with two decent conference games, and you've got coverage for what is otherwise an embarrassingly weak slate of games. ND has a problem in that they can only schedule the Big Ten teams they traditionally play early in the season (Big Ten doesn't allow non-conference games once conference play starts, which is why their September TV schedule sucks arse even more than it does later in the year).

I agree that there is no way I'd take in Notre Dame as a partial member. But, if they park their other sports elsewhere, a scheduling agreement wouldn't be a terrible idea. Unlike the ACC, I wouldn't offer them a dime, just the opportunity to play us like any other non-conference opponent. The only twist would be working together on the schedule.

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Texas DPS was supposedly doing an internal affairs investigation into his behavior but the results of that sort of thing are never published.

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You could make a FOIA request to get that information if you really wanted, but they certainly don’t go out of their way to publish it, unless they are going to fire the guy and want everyone to know it. I used to handle police civil service matters, and I can pretty much guarantee you that nothing will happen here other than a letter of reprimand, unless he’s got a prior disciplinary record.

You gotta love it when some idiot looking for clicks takes Bevacqua's statement that, the only P4 commissioner he's talked with since Sunday is Sankey, and spins that into the SEC is talking with Notre Dame about taking them in as a member.

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I imagine the seniors from these 5-7 teams assumed the seasons were over and have been checked out of the programs for weeks. Not to mention the guys who plan to transfer.

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This. Pretty hard to change course on short notice.

Maybe. I'm not sold on Oregon.

In the latter years of OU's Big XII run, they did it mostly with offense in an offense oriented league. Tech is built rather differently. Maybe that will make a difference, maybe not.

So, this year it would be:

1. Indiana vs 16 JMU
2. OSU vs 15 Tulane
3. UGA vs 14 Vanderbilt
4. Texas Tech vs 13 Texas
5. Oregon vs 12 BYU
6. Ole Miss vs 11 Notre Dame
7. A&M vs 10 Miami
8. OU vs 9 Bama

Logistically, that’s a lot of travel, and finding TV windows would mean playing on Thursday and even Tuesday.

It’s not that hard. Maybe they spend five minutes discussing whether OSU or UGA should be 2, but they will go with OSU in all probability. The 4-8 seeds stay the same as last week, and 11 and 12 are Tulane and James Madison.

The rest of their time will be spent sorting Bama, ND, and Miami. They are not going to leave Bama out, so the question is, do they move Bama to 10 and put ND at 9, or do they leave Bama at 9, and swap Miami for ND, with BYU having excused itself from the conversation.

Tech's got some real first line talent on defense. What they don't have is a lot of depth. If they played an SEC schedule, that would show up more.

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Bama will be the 10 seed playing the 7 seed. So @ A&M. ND will be the 9 seed and play @ Oklahoma. That prevents re-matches too

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I wonder if that will factor into the decision as to whether Georgia should be two or three? If you put Georgia at 2 and Bama at 10, theoretically, they could meet again in the Sugar Bowl. Leaving the Big Ten loser at 2 would avoid that, and set up a likely Georgia-Ole Miss Sugar Bowl.

Perhaps not, but they have the better resume. When you are selecting the field for a playoff, resume gets you in, then there is room for some subjective evaluation of strength in setting the seeds.