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Texas converts a 4th and 13 to stay alive and go into Double OT. This is the magic that the playoffs can bring.
 

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ASU looked like us out there at the end. 100% snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Completely crapped the bed. Unbelievable.
 

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Survive and Advance. This is what a Playoffs can bring. Without It you just have a nice Peach Bowl with Texas wrapping up a successful season. Now, they get to celebrate a hard fought victory and go home to the Cotton Bowl still having a shot at the ultimate prize.
 
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But but AQ’s shouldn’t exist
That is true. Same as the byes that go with them. But at 11-2 and beating 4 ranked teams... 3 in the final month should have been good enough to easily get in if such things mattered.
 

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But but AQ’s shouldn’t exist
Conference champs are always gonna get a spot. They won't get a bye going forward. You will see them in. But you will see a better computer ranking to allow more deserving at-large teams in. I mean 4 or 5 teams in via champions and still leave 7 at large bids. Only 2 or 3 teams can win it anyway. It's moving to a more basketball rpi system. But champions allow for the possible Cinderella runs. Rare but in football a team could win 1 or 2. No commissioner will vote to give up thier champions bid because a Conference could have a bad year and be left out. They will not forfeit the 4 million payout. That payout doesn't get split the team that goes gets it all.
 
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Yes, sadly, they will probably continue to insist that the ACC get in with the rest of the real football conferences. :rolleyes:

The good news for the team that plays them is they are receiving a de facto bye. :ROFLMAO:
 

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I can’t find where ONE person here has commented on the obvious targeting that very well may have ended with Texas losing in regulation.
 
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Conference champs are always gonna get a spot. They won't get a bye going forward. You will see them in. But you will see a better computer ranking to allow more deserving at-large teams in. I mean 4 or 5 teams in via champions and still leave 7 at large bids. Only 2 or 3 teams can win it anyway. It's moving to a more basketball rpi system. But champions allow for the possible Cinderella runs. Rare but in football a team could win 1 or 2. No commissioner will vote to give up thier champions bid because a Conference could have a bad year and be left out. They will not forfeit the 4 million payout. That payout doesn't get split the team that goes gets it all.
Your logic is sound but your math is flawed...... there's only 5 at large bids in reality...... 6 spots if Ohio St wins their conference.... that frees up a spot...

You're forgetting about why they expanded to 12 teams in the first place....... to ensure Noodle Lame and the Ohio St. Luckeyes a spot....regardless of their record.
 

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Texas converts a 4th and 13 to stay alive and go into Double OT. This is the magic that the playoffs can bring.
On the other hand...Ohio State up on Oregon 31-0 in the first half at Pasadena.
 
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I can’t find where ONE person here has commented on the obvious targeting that very well may have ended with Texas losing in regulation.
I didn't have a dog in the fight but it looked like there was a case to be made where Skattebo committed 2 OPIs and a facemask on the long pass play to him where they called DPI and defensive facemasking. Would have resulted in offsetting fouls and a do-over.

Seen a lot of curious officiating in the post-season... continuing a season-long trend.
 
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ASU looked like us out there at the end. 100% snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Completely crapped the bed. Unbelievable.
I think that, had it gone the other way, Texas would have crapped the bed after being up 24-8 in the fourth.
 

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Conference champs are always gonna get a spot. They won't get a bye going forward. You will see them in. But you will see a better computer ranking to allow more deserving at-large teams in. I mean 4 or 5 teams in via champions and still leave 7 at large bids. Only 2 or 3 teams can win it anyway. It's moving to a more basketball rpi system. But champions allow for the possible Cinderella runs. Rare but in football a team could win 1 or 2. No commissioner will vote to give up thier champions bid because a Conference could have a bad year and be left out. They will not forfeit the 4 million payout. That payout doesn't get split the team that goes gets it all.
Put the computers to work to settle both participants and seeding. Let the computers determine the fitness of everyone in there.

This current system is designed to be egalitarian, to fluff conference's nuts; it shouldn't be. Strength on strength.
 

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I didn't have a dog in the fight but it looked like there was a case to be made where Skattebo committed 2 OPIs and a facemask on the long pass play to him where they called DPI and defensive facemasking. Would have resulted in offsetting fouls and a do-over.

Seen a lot of curious officiating in the post-season... continuing a season-long trend.
I agree. It’s been poor across most games. That was just a clear “to me” targeting call on Texas that was reviewed and waived off. It’s hard to tell what the dang rules are anymore when the calls are so inconsistent. I didn’t have a dog in the fight either. I just love football (at least as I remember it). I won’t even get started about our game. It would sound like the blame game when we could’ve made adjustments to win comfortably.
 
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I think that, had it gone the other way, Texas would have crapped the bed after being up 24-8 in the fourth.
Fair point.

RE: OSU - Oregon , you know that proverbial "Buzz saw" ?? I'm pretty sure Oregon found it...... :ROFLMAO:
 

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Your logic is sound but your math is flawed...... there's only 5 at large bids in reality...... 6 spots if Ohio St wins their conference.... that frees up a spot...

You're forgetting about why they expanded to 12 teams in the first place....... to ensure Noodle Lame and the Ohio St. Luckeyes a spot....regardless of their record.
No 5 conference champs. 7 at large. If Notre Dame is high enough in tbe ranking they get a spot. The spot to highest rated non power conference is that 5th spot. Also those Luckeyes are about to your national champions. No one not UGA is beating them. Since Michigan they are playing up to thier own talent. Scary
 

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Your logic is sound but your math is flawed...... there's only 5 at large bids in reality...... 6 spots if Ohio St wins their conference.... that frees up a spot...

You're forgetting about why they expanded to 12 teams in the first place....... to ensure Noodle Lame and the Ohio St. Luckeyes a spot....regardless of their record.
Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t it our SEC commissioner that wanted 12 spots so we could get 4 or more teams in? Maybe the same for B1G? Then four for everyone else?
 

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No 5 conference champs. 7 at large. If Notre Dame is high enough in tbe ranking they get a spot. The spot to highest rated non power conference is that 5th spot. Also those Luckeyes are about to your national champions. No one not UGA is beating them. Since Michigan they are playing up to thier own talent. Scary
You missed my point..... Noodle Lame could lose 492 games in a row and still be ranked top 10. It's absurd. I have no idea why the media and talking heads slobber all over them every year. They play absolutely nobody.
 

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Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t it our SEC commissioner that wanted 12 spots so we could get 4 or more teams in? Maybe the same for B1G? Then four for everyone else?
No idea. I just know there is a national conspiracy to slobber all over Noodle Lame every single year, even though they play absolutely nobody.
 

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No idea. I just know there is a national conspiracy to slobber all over Noodle Lame every single year, even though they play absolutely nobody.
There was pressure to get Bama in too but they screwed it up losing to Vandy and a bad Sooners team. We would never get that kind of consideration.
 

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That is true. Same as the byes that go with them. But at 11-2 and beating 4 ranked teams... 3 in the final month should have been good enough to easily get in if such things mattered.
We just got beat by Illinois. You are making yourself look stupid
 

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Fair point.

RE: OSU - Oregon , you know that proverbial "Buzz saw" ?? I'm pretty sure Oregon found it...... :ROFLMAO:
They've got the ball now to start the second half. If they could score again, then the complexion changes a little - at least for awhile.
 
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When you look back on it, the committee got the selections about right. You just shouldn't have a Mountain West Team as a #3 seed. Seed them at #11 or #12 and let them prove it. The SEC teams didn't really make themselves look too good in Bowl Season. So, what are we talking about. Sellers and our program have a bright future
, but I never felt comfortable that we were quite there yet.
 

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When you look back on it, the committee got the selections about right. You just shouldn't have a Mountain West Team as a #3 seed. Seed them at #11 or #12 and let them prove it. The SEC teams didn't really make themselves look too good in Bowl Season. So, what are we talking about. Sellers and our program have a bright future
, but I never felt comfortable that we were quite there yet.
"About right" is correct. But they can get it completely correct if conference nut-fluffing is discontinued and digital methodologies are adopted.