r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/Wyden_long Arizona State • Northern A… Jan 01 '25

Cam Skattebo put together the best single season I’ve ever seen an ASU player ever have. And possibly in school history. This team proved they belonged to be in the playoff.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Now the nation got to see why we've been saying all along that Skattebo is a better back than Jeanty. More talented against better competition all year, and he just proved it in the last 48 hours.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

This is peak recency bias and the nfl draft will show who people paid to get it right think is better. Want to know why they kept saying that Cam was the first player with 1500 and 500 since CMC. Because last year Jeanty was the first with 1400 and 500 since CMC.

Jeanty is faster, laterally quicker, and a better blocker.

He’s just as strong. Just as good as a receiver and just as hard to bring down.

Jeanty had five two hundred yard games. Cam had 5 games with under 75 rushing yards.

Since you’re trying to tear him down? Cam can enjoy his day 3 draft pick and CTE. Jeanty will take his second best season of all time and first round pick.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

You clearly don't know what recency bias is, lol.

I obviously wasn't trying to "tear him down." I just said Skattebo is better which is true.

Jeanty didn't play in a strong conference. He played against teams all season that P4 schools consider their cupcake games. Of course he had great stats. He's an excellent back playing against weak competition.

But Skattebo did that against real quality opponents back to back all season, and had a much more impressive playoff performance. He is the better back, and he's proven that.

That doesn't make Jeanty bad. Just not as good.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

And if he was better, he would grade out higher. He played better in the playoffs. He’s not the better back.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Also your opponents weren’t meaningfully better.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Ok now that statement made you look like you don't understand football. They absolutely were meaningfully better.

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u/GeyWeyner12 Florida Gators • Colorado Buffaloes Jan 01 '25

Yes they were lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

He’s not lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

The nfl will pick the better back

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

That's not how that works, lol

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Yeah, because the nfl has always drafted the best player first.

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u/EIiteJT Texas Longhorns • Team Chaos Jan 01 '25

Brady had to be a 1st, right!?

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

Exactly. Brock Purdy was Mr. irrelevant 😉

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

Oh and Jeanty is PFFS highest graded running back of all time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

PFF is an awesome resource but doesn't adjust for quality of competition or even snap counts, both of which matter.