Well they would be about 7.5 point favorites on a neutral field. And yes, yes they would.
Wins over Iowa and Texas Tech....
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Well they would be about 7.5 point favorites on a neutral field. And yes, yes they would.
7.5? I'd say it would be about 3.5. Maybe.
I will put $250 down on 3.5! :smile:
FYI Texas A&M as bad as they have choked, and god have they choked! Here are the teams they have choked against......
#2 Okie State
#6 Arkansas
Missouri
#13 Kansas State
other loss is to #5 Oklahoma.
4 out of 5 losses to teams ranked in top 13. Little different than getting pounded by Nebraska and Notre Dame this year like Michigan State has
#2 Okie State
#6 Arkansas
Missouri
#13 Kansas State
other loss is to #5 Oklahoma.
4 out of 5 losses to teams ranked in top 13. Little different than getting pounded by Nebraska and Notre Dame this year like Michigan State has
Losing at home three times, and getting throttled on the road doesn't mean they are a good team.
How's this, who have they beat that would make you think they could beat MSU, let alone destroy them? Is it SMU? Idaho? Tech? Baylor? Or ISU? Their best wins are ISU and Baylor.
Baylor is ranked higher than any of MSU's wins according to Sagarin.
And despite 5 losses Sagarin still has A&M has 9th. Are they the 9th best team in the country? Obviously not, but if they were in the Big 10 they would win whatever division they were in IMO
Ratings according to RPI (somebody else other than Sagarin)
I'll use these ratings to prove my point that: No, they wouldn't
Big Ten
12 MSU
15 Nebraska
16 Wisconsin
19 Michigan
20 Penn State
43 Illinois
47 Ohio State
49 Iowa
74 Purdue
79 Northwestern
112 Minnesoa
135 Indiana
Big 12
2 Okie State
4 Okie
17 KSU
25 Baylor
26 Texas
33 TAMU
37 Mizzou
55 TTU
58 ISU
107 KU
TAMU would place 6th in the Big Ten, according to RPI
And for the record, I definitely agree that the B12 is far better this year (at least, from what they've proven on the field thus far). And I agree that any of the top 3 teams in the Big 12 would be able to compete with, and have a good shot at beating any team in the Big Ten on a neutral field. I'll even concede that TAMU would probably have their way with Illinois on down the ratings. I just don't see them putting up many points against OSU, MSU, or Penn State, and I don't see them stopping the Badger rushing attack.
i'd consider going to a place that we've never won before, against a team we had a 2-7 record against, and not just beating them back to back years but killed them. idk it may just be me that i'd definately consider that significant
