Playoff with two losses
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I don't get all the love for Alabama. They easily could have 4 losses. What's their best win? Ole Miss, MSU?
They’re Bama. They have been so dominant over the last decade that they get the benefit of being Bama. That’s all there is to it. Nobody bets against them.
Fox sports should not have allowed Saban to make his pitch at half time. Saban’s pleading basically made the case for Penn State.
-Bama won they’re last 3 (one being an FCS school) PSU won their last 4.
-Young was injured. PSU had a revolving door of lineman other than Skruggs the last month and lost the top WR and CB.
-Bama lost to two teams in the top ten. PSU did the same and both are probably after today, in the CFP.
-Bama is the 4th best team in their conference. PSU is the 3rd best in theirs.
-Bama won they’re last 3 (one being an FCS school) PSU won their last 4.
-Young was injured. PSU had a revolving door of lineman other than Skruggs the last month and lost the top WR and CB.
-Bama lost to two teams in the top ten. PSU did the same and both are probably after today, in the CFP.
-Bama is the 4th best team in their conference. PSU is the 3rd best in theirs.
You're neglecting the fact that all Notre Dame fans have already claimed the national title, because of their selfless schedule that includes the Service Academies, because all of their coaches and players attend Mass daily, because their 4 losses were so much better than the 5 or 6 losses they should have had, and because Rudy.
Bama didn’t even win their conference. If Bama gets in and PSU didn’t in 2016 when they were a conference champ with 2 losses, will be a damn shame and sec bias.
It can take its time. If there are possibly one or two teams being provided an opportunity they shouldn’t have, handing out eight more participation opportunities is only going to be worse.
And tcu isn’t a conference champ either. I don’t love bama, I just think tcu is mediocre. Giving Michigan a bye to title game
So then reward Georgia with TCU at #4 and tOSU at #3. Michigan shouldn't get a bye playing TCU in the semis.
My scenario had Bama winning it all. Yes, they’d likely meet in the semis based on ranking, but the nightmare scenario holds. Bama got two do overs and GA gets none. It’s awful form for a committee tasked with crowning a clear champion.
I don't understand why so many are opposed to TCU in the playoff. If a school with a name like Oklahoma or Texas won that conference, I don't think people would have much of a problem with them getting in.
I have a bit of an issue with these conference championship games. The consensus yesterday was that TCU will not be penalized for losing in their game because the committee won't want them at #4 since that would mean Ohio St. and Michigan playing again. I heard a number of times that Michigan and Georgia still get in if they were to lose yesterday. Another announcer argued that Ohio St. should not get rewarded for not playing so you can't penalize TCU for playing and losing.
I just don't get it. Losing is losing and the entire record should factor into how these teams are ranked, not the TV match up or reputation. I know it's not that simple, but why continue to play these conference title games if they don't mean anything?
I just don't get it. Losing is losing and the entire record should factor into how these teams are ranked, not the TV match up or reputation. I know it's not that simple, but why continue to play these conference title games if they don't mean anything?
Why no love for pitt? They have a solid 8-4 record with wins over Western Michigan, Rhode Island, Vo Tech, Virginia, etc. Why not the pitters?
I have no idea what Fox was thinking to allow Saban on their network pitching for Alabama over Ohio State. Fox is the B10 network, especially as we move into next year. Fox has nothing to do with the SEC which is involved in a love triangle with sEcSPN and CBS.
To put it in perspective, do you think that CBS would have allowed CJF on their Georgia-LSU game to pitch why Penn State should be selected instead of Alabama? It could be reasonably argued that Penn State has a better resume than Alabama this year. Yet, you would never see CBS agreeing to that type of interview.
Common sense has left the building with a lot of issues involving college football.
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They didn't win their conference. They lost to a 9-3 team that won the conference.
Of course. Fewest losses has consistently been the main first criteria for CFP selection.
They lost in overtime on 2 consecutive bad calls. That gives them 1 loss. But using your logic, who would be ahead of them? Two-loss Alabama, who lost to a 4-loss LSU team that didn't win the conference? Two-loss Tennessee, who lost to a 4-loss South Carolina team that didn't win their conference? Two-loss Penn State? Two-loss USC? They lost 1 game, if you don't think they deserve to get in, then who should?
I just want the 12 team playoff ASAP. That's all. We'll get to see how good K State is against half of Bama's starters.
That is bad and what certain auto restrictions create. The one good thing is PSU would probably only have dropped to #10.
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