That's a convenient argument when you ignore that Texas has a top-5 talent composite and will be favored in most of those games. Every contender faces a brutal stretch, look at Georgia's road schedule last year. The Longhorns' offensive line returns 4 starters and ranked 8th in pass block grade, they're built for those environments. Preseason rankings have to project team quality, NOT just schedule difficulty, otherwise you're just ranking schedules. Texas's roster, with a 93.5 average player rating, is designed to win those exact games. If they're truly a playoff team, they navigate that slate.