Charlie Strong raised some eyebrows earlier this year when he stated the obvious by saying that Texas “will not be in the national championship game” this year.
That made sense on multiple levels, including the fact that the Longhorns have a 30-21 record over the last four years and simply don’t have the talent yet to compete with the game’s heavyweights. Don’t, though, tell that to UT’s starting quarterback.
Despite the 1-2 start to the season that includes a 37-point blowout loss at home to BYU, Tyrone Swoopes maintains very, very lofty goals for the Longhorns in 2014. A goal that most, even those wearing burnt orange-colored glasses, would find irrational and downright laughable.
Texas QB Tyrone Swoopes said he "expects to be in the College Football Platyoff." This year, he said.
— Kirk Bohls (@kbohls) September 22, 2014
To be clear, Swoopes brought up playoff unprompted. All I asked was if he expected to make a bowl.
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) September 22, 2014
OK then. Are we sure the right Texas quarterback retired from the game because of concussion issues?
Either Swoopes doesn’t understand how the new system of determining a national champion or how many teams are involved, or he’s transferring because there is no way in hell UT is qualifying for this year’s College Football Playoff. Well, I guess there’s a chance the Longhorns could run the table on the remainder of their schedule, which includes Top 10-ranked Oklahoma and Baylor, and Florida State, Alabama, Oregon, Auburn, Texas A&M, etc. could all stumble twice each, clearing the way for Swoopes to make a liar out of Strong’s preseason proclamation... sorry, couldn’t finish typing that sentence with a straight face.
It’s one thing to be confidant in yourself and your teammates; it’s another to turn a blind eye to the reality of your situation. Or, as Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News put it...
Texas was one game away from a Big 12 title last year with the most irrationally confident QB in history. So Swoopes is on the right track.
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) September 22, 2014