(10-11-2020 06:35 PM)Fear The Beak 2 Wrote: (10-11-2020 04:33 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: You need to the read official Texas Title Thread. The title is linear. The lineage of the title is well documented. Simply put, "You have to beat the man to be the man".
We’re supposed to go find and read another thread to understand your thread? Sorry, no. If you’re thread can’t stand on it’s own then it shouldn’t be its own thread.
It goes back years. Here's a rundown of the title as it has changed hands over the years...
Rice (Nov. 23, 2019- current)
North Texas (Nov. 24, 2018-Nov. 23, 2019) -367 Days
UTSA (Oct. 21, 2017-Nov. 24, 2018) -399 Days
Rice (Nov. 19, 2016-Oct. 21, 2017) -337 Days
UTEP (Nov. 6, 2015-Nov. 19,2016) -380 Days
Rice (Nov. 21, 2014-Nov. 6, 2015) -351 Days
UTEP (Oct. 25, 2014-Nov.21, 2014) -28 Days
UTSA (Nov. 23, 2013-Oct.25, 2014) -337 Days
North Texas (Oct. 31, 2013-Nov. 23, 2013) -24 Days
Rice (Aug. 31, 2013-Oct. 31, 2013) -61 Days
I can't speak to how Rice first got the title in 2013 (maybe someone else can), but the way it works is that they held it that year for 61 days until they lost to UNT. North Texas then held it for 24 days until we beat them. We then held it for 337 days until we lost to UTEP. UTEP then had it for 28 days until they lost to Rice, and so on.
Like SSJ said, a C-USA Texas team holds the title until they're beaten by another C-USA Texas team. Once they lose, the team they lost to holds the belt until they're beaten by someone else, and so on. It's the same format that's used for boxing, wrestling, etc. It was kept simple because if you try to do it by who had the best year or something similar, it creates a potential Gordian Knot due to all the different variables that could come into play.