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No home games for anyone. Just use the bowls. 1 and 2 get byes. 3 v 6 and 4 v 5.
Oregon and Georgia are the only legit teams this year. Texas at #3.
If the 4th best team in the SEC (bama) wanted to be in the playoffs... Then don't lose 2 games to 6-6 teams... Indiana may not have a marquee win... But they had zero bad losses... And were pretty dominant against everyone else...
Chalky weekend is to be expected. Wont judge the expanded format until after the next round. I’d rather be watching these games than 5th rate bowls this weekend
The whole thing stinks and none of these games have been interesting.
TV and money rule the day, I get that, but I still think the BCS was the best system.
They said expanded playoff wouldn't dilute the regular season - it has. They said limiting to 4 is too few and there wouldn't be arguments over top 12. There are. They said it wouldn't destroy the bowls. It completely has and no one cares about most of them.
TV and money rule the day, I get that, but I still think the BCS was the best system.
They said expanded playoff wouldn't dilute the regular season - it has. They said limiting to 4 is too few and there wouldn't be arguments over top 12. There are. They said it wouldn't destroy the bowls. It completely has and no one cares about most of them.
Ohio State might break 100 points in this game. What will the talking ESPN heads have to say about the B1G tonight?
Completely disagree, the regular season was one of the most memorable in recent history. So many games across all conferences that actually meant something. Made watching CFB fun again.
I don't care that these haven't been all that close. I think the 12 team playoff is a great development for college football. Home field advantage, maybe that is a bit much for this round, but the better seeding should result in a benefit.
Bad games > no games. They won’t be bad every year
Where did I say that I did?
Championship weekend was GREAT this season because most of those games MATTERED for the playoffs. If it was a four game playoff, how many of them would have been meaningful? SEC, B1G, and that might have been it. Oregon and Georgia would have been in, with an argument about OSU, PSU, Texas, and Notre Dame for the last two spots. Been there, seen that.
Hmm I wonder if anyone will write similar articles about Southern football, after the ACC looks like a Mid Major and OSU blows the doors off Tennessee. Sadly I doubt it, but Indiana and the BIG10 deserve apologies.
None of these first round games were very good, they were all bad match ups. Every higher seed won including OSU spanking Tennessee tonight. What it shows is that going to 12 team from 4 was a mistake. Probably should have expanded to only 6 or 8, then you'd likely have better quality games.
OSU fans doing the SEC Bronx cheer.
SEC team getting blown out more than anyone.
SEC team getting blown out more than anyone.
Someplace I've seen him before! That is a very familiar face!What's ESPN's ACC narrative now?
I guess Tennessee didn’t belong either based on this ridiculous analysis.Indiana's loss to Notre Dame was College Football Playoff mistake that can't happen again
Indiana's loss to Notre Dame was College Football Playoff mistake that can't happen again — USA TODAY
Forget about the meaningless late touchdowns, Indiana didn't belong in the College Football Playoff at Notre Dame. The mistake can't happen again.apple.news
IU did the best of the losers this weekend in addition, played OSU far better than TN
pretty sure the narrative is shot down as IU definitely belonged
pretty sure the narrative is shot down as IU definitely belonged
They shouldn’t have home games. I get why they do but in almost every case- when you get to this level, these home teams have always been almost impossible to beat on their home turf
Wait till the coming week and Arizona State and Boise State get roasted for having 1st round byes. The complaints will continue and rightfully so. Initial 12-team playoff idea in theory is a good one I think, execution stinks!
I’m just glad we don’t have to hear about Alabama. OSU did everyone a favor by blowing out Tenn.
Is it better to determine Indidna didn’t belong by playing a game or having a bunch of people in a room decide? I don’t know why anyone wants sports to determined by a committee rather than on the field actually playing the game.
Rutgers was handed a gift schedule this year. If they had gone 11-1 you are telling me it is better for a comittee, some who whom never even played the game determine weather Rutgers deserved to be in? You would prefer that over actually giving Rutgers a chance to prove they belong? You would rather see a 11-1 Rutgers team play say a 3 loss sec team in some bowl where all the star players opt out? You know it would happen because Schiano style of play is not going to pass the looks test that the committees love.
I don’t care if SMU deserved or didn’t deserve to be in. I got to spend another weekend watching the game that I love with my dad rooting for the team that we love. A game that both teams had a reason to play and both teams gave their all. I will take that any day then determining who plays in a hotel ballroom.
No having kids work their tail off to win 11 games only to have a comittee made up of people who haven’t even played the game decide if they belong on look tests is sad. I would rather sit through a hundred blow outs than take the chance away from those who play the game.
It all comes down to would you rather have it decided on the field or in a posh hotel ballroom in Grapevine Texas?
You know there is a quote button so you’re not posting the same comment in different posts?
The only ones complaining are those left out. No system is perfect but this is pretty good. Indiana vs ND just about shut down the state with interest. I’m sure SMU, Tenn, and Clemson fans were plenty interested. Winner moves on. Eventually the teams playing the best at that moment will win.
Butt hurt Kiffin is all over twitter complaining. Joel Klatt shot him down very well.
Indiana whooped a lot of good and mediocre teams. They played 2 top teams and got beat up. With a 12 team playoff the bottom half are not going to be as good as the top half. But on any given day upsets can happen.
I didn't like the seeding with Boise and ASU getting bye weeks. I know that happens in pro sports but this is not the pros. There are 2 really strong conference and the Top 4 teams should get the byes. Next team should play the weakest remaining team and so on.
I didn't like the seeding with Boise and ASU getting bye weeks. I know that happens in pro sports but this is not the pros. There are 2 really strong conference and the Top 4 teams should get the byes. Next team should play the weakest remaining team and so on.
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