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Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:19 pm
by Webmaster
Per a story today in theathletic.com

"Only one team in the country has outscored conference opponents by a larger margin [than SMU]: No. 3 Michigan, which has dominated Big Ten foes 229-31."

"If the Ponies get there without another loss and are sitting at 10-2, it’ll be interesting to see whether a win over Tulane could boost them over Air Force for that New Year’s Six berth..."

https://theathletic.com/5022648/2023/11/02/texas-football-longhorns-aggies-smu-takeaways/?access_token=7936153&redirected=1

Also, the surging Mustangs are sitting at #3 behind only Texas and TAMU in The Athletic's Texpert Power Rankings.

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:40 pm
by Terry Webster
It would help a whole bunch if someone could knock off AFA.

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:59 pm
by Dukie
Terry Webster wrote:It would help a whole bunch if someone could knock off AFA.

UNLV and Boise are both decent and traveling to Hawaii always sucks. I think they’ll lose one, or more. They haven’t played anyone worth a damn, either.

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:16 am
by shadowman
Dukie wrote:
Terry Webster wrote:It would help a whole bunch if someone could knock off AFA.

UNLV and Boise are both decent and traveling to Hawaii always sucks. I think they’ll lose one, or more. They haven’t played anyone worth a damn, either.


Plus the Mountain West Conference Championship.

While it would be nice to host the conference championship game, I would rather Tulane win out and be highly ranked facing a 10-2 SMU team that will also be ranked. You have to figure if it aligns that way, the winner of that game gets the NY6 bowl, regardless of what AFA does. Of course, it would be great to not even worry about it and have AFA lose one game, which I think they will.

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:16 am
by Bergermeister
Beat Rice!

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:38 am
by max the wonder dog
AFA did their part.

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:41 am
by Ikus
Army did its part :wink:

Re: Don’t count SMU out of the New Year’s Six

PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:57 am
by mtrout
There are still a bunch of G5 teams ranked ahead of us in the AP/coaches polls. Beating the sh** out of NTSU would help our cause...

Tulane
Liberty
Air Force (still)
Fresno State
Toledo
James Madison (ineligible)