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@rece_messmer @CFBwSam Yes, that is the challenge because I agree we want the teams represented to have maybe no more than one loss, but certainly no more than two. The problem is always the imbalance and strength of the leagues where the big 10 is clearly the best then the SEC.

@ShufeldtLA @CFBwSam True but it emphasizes the importance of winning your games and 95% of the time only having teams with 1 or less losses in is good

The solution to this current college football chaos is to expand the regular season and the idea and pride conference championships, not the postseason. Expansion is needed, just not in the way we are thinking.

@rece_messmer @CFBwSam There is an argument for that, but I still prefer 16. Some of that is because I am a Texas Tech alum and the big 12 would have less or no access whereas Ohio State is usually going to make any playoff format.

@ShufeldtLA @CFBwSam I like 6-8 because it’s ok to make the playoffs hard to make 12-16 is fine 16 max for me no more

@rece_messmer @CFBwSam Agreed. I like 16 not 24.

@ShufeldtLA @CFBwSam There will be for sure 2 losses or less is ok. But if the 24 team playoff was implemented in a year like 2018, there would have been Six 4 loss teams and a 5 loss northwestern team who lost to 4-8 Akron at home and to Duke by 14

@CFBwSam The previous Pac 12 teams are looking pretty good. Imagine instead of leaving if they had added Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State back in 2012 when there was the chance.

5 Big Ten teams: Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, and USC make the CFP, btw.

Patrick Mahomes needs 4,061 passing yards over his next 21 games to become the fastest player in NFL history to reach 40,000 career passing yards.

@rece_messmer @CFBwSam I actually agree with that, but if you have 16 teams, it’s reasonable to think there are plenty of one or two loss teams

@ShufeldtLA @CFBwSam Nah I’m sorry I don’t think 3-5 loss teams deserve access to a national championship they made their bed in the regular season. College football and college basketball are different for a reason

@btoppmeyer I’m an alum of a Big 12 school so no dog in the race but the B1G is clearly the best right now.

When I started to ask Sankey about the B1G surpassing the SEC in football, Sankey interjected and asked for the metrics behind my question. I noted the B1G's three straight national titles and 4-0 record vs. the SEC in CFP games the past three years. Sankey then responded.

@SleeperCFB @SSN_TTU @ttu_recruiting @RedRaiderSports @RedRaider_FB @gunsupnation @OldRowGunsUp Yup

Will Texas Tech win the Big 12 in 2026 with Will Hammond? 🌵

I'm such a @sportsiren Holly Rowe fan but I agree with Chris on this, and I'm Team Texas Tech. In football they spend less on their roster than Texas and several SEC teams yet all anyone talks about is them "buying players". Now I'm seeing the same thing in softball when anyone affiliated with the game of softball should be thrilled that any major university thinks enough of the sport to be investing heavily in the program. Texas Tech should be applauded instead of having people throwing shade their way simply because they are going all in and winning. For years in football the bluebloods of the sport used bagmen to help cement their rosters. Now that it's basically legal to do that the bluebloods of the sport can't stand playing by the same rules as everyone else. It looks like softball has a little bit of that same bluebloods arrogance, and the Florida Gator softball team should be embarrassed for the "sore loser" mentality they displayed today, and @bethmowins ought to be relegated to high school sports for sharing in their arrogance during the broadcast. I graduated from Michigan State, and we have a lot in common with Texas Tech when it comes to dealing with the arrogance from the blueblood UMs, OSUs, and Texas's of the world historically. Everyone is using NIL to compete for the best recruits these days, but no one is doing it better than Texas Tech. For Beth Mowins and anyone else covering their games, if you're not going to discuss how much Texas, Florida, or Ohio State are paying for their rosters then kindly STFU about how much Texas Tech is spending. #WCWS #RedRaiders #Gators #ESPN #NCAA #softball

Texas had two 10 win seasons in their last 6 years as a member of the Big12. Texas has had two 10 win seasons in their first 2 years in the SEC. The SEC is perennially overrated. Texas Tech would wipe the floor with Texas.

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@AriWasserman It will be interesting to hear all of those UT excuses for missing the playoffs again this season. Because you know they are going back to the Cheez it bowl.

Remember when Texas was in that conference and never went undefeated?

Taking a shot at another state school, one that your administration will not play unless it's the postseason, is a bad look.

Checks this past years NFL draft and laughs, checks this past years playoff bracket and laughs again.. #TrueStory

@TQ1598 @slmandel Texas probably enjoyed watching this from their couch where they will likely be watching the playoffs again this season.

@slmandel Tech against the only above average team they played last year.

Tech finished higher than Texas in every single opponent-adjusted power rating last year (SP+, FEI, etc.), some by quite a bit. twitter.com/JBellSATX/stat…

@Heartland_CS Weird how this Tech grad has had so many people from elite schools working for me. It’s almost like these opinions don’t matter.

Douchebag elitist Tom Brady called Texas Tech a "glorified community college" during the Georgetown University commencement speech.

@coopuhscoopuh Allen is spectacular but Mahomes is by far the best.

Mahomes has ALWAYS been the best QB of this generation. Even more so in the playoffs There isn’t a close 2nd by the way. It’s Mahomes and then everyone else. Box score watchers will try and argue tho