Texas is 4 points away from being undefeated…instead, they are a two-loss team that could become a test case of what The College Football Playoff Committee is supposed to be, humans, seeing past numbers in a computer like The BCS. Quinn Ewers (pictured above) didn’t finish the one-point loss to Alabama or the three-point overtime loss at Texas Tech. If (a big IF) Texas runs the table with a healthy Ewers…what do you do with Texas? Obviously, it depends on what Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, and USC do the rest of the way. We’ve never had a 2-Loss Team in The CFB Playoffs, Auburn would have been that team in 2017 if they had beaten Georgia for the second time in The SEC Championship Game. The door is still cracked for Texas in the playoffs with some help. The Horns become an interesting test case to watch at the midway point of the season. – Jim Dunaway
THURSDAY GAMES TO WATCH: (All Times Central)
MLB: Mariners at Astros 2:30 pm TBS (Houston 1-0)
CFB: Baylor at West Virginia 6:00 pm FS1
CFB: Temple at UCF 6:00 pm ESPN
MLB: Guardians at Yankees 6:30 pm TBS (New York 1-0)
NFL: Commanders at Bears 7:15 pm Prime Video
ON THE SHOW THURSDAY: (All Times Central)
9:45 am THURSDAY TRADITION presented by Baumhower’s Victory Grill
10:25 am STAN WHITE, Auburn Analyst
11:00 am BUSTER OLNEY, ESPN/MLB presented by AAATix
11:30 am TRASH with LT presented by Mortgage Right
12:00 pm ERIK AINGE, Tennessee QB/Analyst
TOP LINKS THIS MORNING: ($$=Subscription may be Needed)
- KEVIN SCARBINSKY: Saban broke Tennessee once, can he do it again READ
- WEEK 7: ESPN puts together Key Storylines on CFB Biggest games READ
- BRANDON MARCELLO: 10 Most Interesting Games of The Week READ
- IVAN MAISEL: End of a long career, Penn St. QB ready for Big House READ
- MATT HAYES: Mid-Season Report Card around The SEC READ
- BRYAN HARSIN: Auburn Coach shares how he stays motivated READ
- JOEL KLATT: Texas Could Run The Table (my thoughts above) READ
- TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: How does this roller-coaster season send? READ
- DAILY BRIEFING: Oklahoma Recruiting and Big10 still thinking West? READ
- DENNIS DODD: Will Deion Sanders lead a Power 5 Team in 2023? READ
- APOLOGY TO PRIME: Alabama State Coach on why he apologized READ
- BRAVES EVEN SERIES 1-1: Wright was the right guy to stop Phils READ
- FOLLOW UP STORY: Fisherman caught cheating, charged by Police READ
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jerry Rice 60, Jerry Jones 80, Michael Dyer 32, Paul Pierce 45, Nancy Kerrigan 53, Paul Simon 81, Marie Osmond 63, Ashanti 42, Kate Walsh 55, Doc Rivers 61, Chris Petersen 58,
