Houston recruiting rankings have averaged about 55 in the past 5 years...that's really impressive even if top 5 is really overrated
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Houston recruiting rankings have averaged about 55 in the past 5 years...that's really impressive even if top 5 is really overrated
Houston has received some BIG time transfers who were former highly rated 4star players. I believe their last recruiting class or maybe even two were top 30 also.
Houston deserves it right now. Unfortunately, they don't have a tough schedule and that will force them out of the playoff come the end of the season, even if they are undefeated.
If Louisville keeps playing well and becomes a force in the ACC, that is their only hope of staying highly ranked with a win over them.
Sat, Sep 3 vs Oklahoma W 23 - 33 Final
Sat, Sep 10 vs Lamar 12:00 PM
Thu, Sep 15 @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM
Sat, Sep 24 @Texas State 7:00 PM
Thu, Sep 29 vs Connecticut 8:00 PM
Sat, Oct 8 @ Navy 3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 15 vs Tulsa TBD
Sat, Oct 22 @ SMU TBD
Sat, Oct 29 vs UCF TBD
Sat, Nov 12 vs Tulane TBD
Thu, Nov 17 vs Louisville 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov 25 @ Memphis TBD
If Louisville keeps playing well and becomes a force in the ACC, that is their only hope of staying highly ranked with a win over them.
Sat, Sep 3 vs Oklahoma W 23 - 33 Final
Sat, Sep 10 vs Lamar 12:00 PM
Thu, Sep 15 @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM
Sat, Sep 24 @Texas State 7:00 PM
Thu, Sep 29 vs Connecticut 8:00 PM
Sat, Oct 8 @ Navy 3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 15 vs Tulsa TBD
Sat, Oct 22 @ SMU TBD
Sat, Oct 29 vs UCF TBD
Sat, Nov 12 vs Tulane TBD
Thu, Nov 17 vs Louisville 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov 25 @ Memphis TBD
If they go undefeated they will be in the playoffs. They are an exciting team to watch. To deny them a spot would be a crime. As odd as it may sound a key game will be to see how the do vs Navy.
Looking at that schedule is will be hard for them to NOT go undefeated. However, that doesn't mean that they make the play offs, the SOS is utter crap. They will finish in the top ten but not the top 4, not with that schedule.
Is there a reason why any of us should read or pay attention to any of the experts? Did any of them get the first week right? Most of them make Rutgersal look good.
That Louisville game looms large for them. Lamar Jackson is impressive.
Also, because of their offense and using Ward as a running weapon, Ward is susceptible to injury. Already got hurt in the Oklahoma game and is due back for the next game. If he's out for any extended time during the season, all bets are off. A lot can happen over the course of a season
Also, because of their offense and using Ward as a running weapon, Ward is susceptible to injury. Already got hurt in the Oklahoma game and is due back for the next game. If he's out for any extended time during the season, all bets are off. A lot can happen over the course of a season
Depends who else is undefeated. Undefeated Power 5 teams will bump them. And a one loss SEC team will bump them. Deserving or not, that's just how the world spins.
When Houston does not make the playoff due to their "schedule", well folks will be properly raising the desire for an 8 team playoff pronto !
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If you're a Houston fan, you have to root for every team on that schedule to have a very good year. I'm sure they'll be pulling hard for Louisville every week until that head to head matchup.
OU may still end up dominating the Big 12, which only would help Houston. That fourth playoff spot might come down to the Big 12 champion being weighed against Houston.
OU may still end up dominating the Big 12, which only would help Houston. That fourth playoff spot might come down to the Big 12 champion being weighed against Houston.
Houston's last two games are 10+ point wins over Florida St. and Oklahoma.
That is some resume right there.
That is some resume right there.
This is Herman's second year. So did his predecessor leave him a treasure trove of talent? Or is he doing it with 3-star players?
A crime? Lol. The crime would be playing teams like Lamar and Texas State, along with the AAC trash, and expecting to get a playoff berth. Not saying they won't deserve it, but am saying it'll depend upon the rest of the landscape. Agree that their fate is closely tied to Louisville's, the only other really impressive game on the schedule, at least as it stands now. Last year helped set them up, but not sure defeating two good teams and a bunch of nobodies = playoff lock.
Did you watch our game against Houston at all? They destroyed us every bit as badly as Washington (49 - 14, same differential and eerily close to Saturday's score), at our stadium (on homecoming), when they were new to a watered down league we thought we'd be dominating and not any kind of powerhouse, and before Flood even put his own special stamp on our recruiting.
So yeah, I'd say Herman had a few built-in advantages Ash didn't.
In the old BCS days, the powers that would never have let an undefeated team from a non-power conference into the top 2. But now they just have to get into the top 4. The selection committee would have a hard time justifying leaving an undefeated Houston out over 4 other teams, unless all those teams were undefeated as well.
Yeah, kinda rhetorical, but at the same time, these are second tier or maybe even third tier Texan players - the leftovers that didn't make it to Austin or College Station. That's why I raise an eyebrow when I hear that Rutgers can be a playoff contender if we kept the homegrown talent home. Yeah, Jersey has talented HS players but places like tdxas are crazy rich in that department.
Houston 2011 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 80
Houston 2012 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 63
Houston 2013 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 48
Houston 2014 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 77
Houston 2015 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 91
Houston 2016 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 41
Just wanted to post this to piggy back on what @zappaa mentioned in another thread...a QB goes a LONG way in making this team better...and we need one
Houston 2012 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 63
Houston 2013 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 48
Houston 2014 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 77
Houston 2015 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 91
Houston 2016 Rival Recruiting Ranking: 41
Just wanted to post this to piggy back on what @zappaa mentioned in another thread...a QB goes a LONG way in making this team better...and we need one
I very much dislike that a team like Houston, who of coarse wants into the P5, can not find a spot at the table, and then is penalized for not being in the P5.
I think with 2 legitimate ooc games , if they go undefeated, they should be in the playoff.
I think with 2 legitimate ooc games , if they go undefeated, they should be in the playoff.
Houston played well against Oklahoma, but their schedule is cupcake city.
it's basically a two game season. . . Beat Oklahoma and Louisville. . . both are home games.
Btw, Houston lost last year to Connecticut on the road.
there's no way that Houston should be in the playoff.
it's basically a two game season. . . Beat Oklahoma and Louisville. . . both are home games.
Btw, Houston lost last year to Connecticut on the road.
there's no way that Houston should be in the playoff.
