OT: College Football Playoffs First Round 12/20-12/21 Fri-Sat
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They should've called the mercy rule, or just shortened the game to 3 quarters. Both teams are pulling starters and running out the clock.
It was a good set up before realignment which concentrated the best teams in 2 conferences. If the PAC and B12 existed as they were, Oregon, Texas, UGA, PSU would’ve been the top 4 seeds and there wouldn’t be an issue.
Expansion to 14 could fix it somewhat too as then the top 2 seeds are likely to be from the B10 and SEC so the byes wouldn’t be as big a deal as well. Then just seed the rest by rank.
That's a great point and just getting to this point was brutal to begin with. Making changes now will take another five years of bickering and jockeying.
While I totally get your point in terms of making the first round more competitive - I would keep the conf champs at byes. Those teams earn that spot. They had to play championship weekend and others didn’t. They stumbled along the way ( tOSU) or couldn’t win the championship.
We see teams steal bids all the time in the NCAA bball championship by winning the conference tournament.
I also think the home games had a lot more to do with the blowouts than the teams being bad.
Thanks for your spot forecast. You missed my point, overnight the low is predicted to be 33-35.
This is so dumb, is the selection supposed to be based on who matches up well with their opponent so it’s a close game? Four really good teams shit the bed, Alabama and Ole Miss would have had their drawers blown clear into orbit if they played instead. Who cares what the outcomes were, next year will be different. Seeding could be improved though.
The SEC chanting by OSU fans is hilarious
You're right. I've been on the Oregon boards and they were pulling for Tenn and did not want to play OSU again
One thing this first year has shown is 12 teams is too many. They need to make it eight teams, make this week the first round, New Years Day the second round, and the Championship game a week later. Make it so the conference champions from the four big conferences are automatic entry, all undefeated teams from outside the power conferences get an automatic entry (at most it will be one in a year) and then the next highest ranked teams (according to one of the polls) round out the eight teams. Get seven bowl tie-ins and rotate them as the seven playoff games.
This year, you'd have:
(1) Oregon vs. (8) Ohio State
(4) Clemson vs. (5) Texas
(3) Arizona State vs. (6) Penn State
(2) Georgia vs. (7) Notre Dame
If a non-power conference school wants into the tournament? Sorry, you have to go undefeated or be ranked in the Top 8.
This year, you'd have:
(1) Oregon vs. (8) Ohio State
(4) Clemson vs. (5) Texas
(3) Arizona State vs. (6) Penn State
(2) Georgia vs. (7) Notre Dame
If a non-power conference school wants into the tournament? Sorry, you have to go undefeated or be ranked in the Top 8.
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Only thing that would have made OSU routing Tenn better is if that douchnozzle Sean Mcdouough had been doing the play by play.
B1G is a bad conference? What does that make the mighty SEC and ACC?
B1G is a bad conference? What does that make the mighty SEC and ACC?
So the #2, 3, or 4 B1G team beat the 3rd SEC and the 2nd ACC team.
In case you didn't notice the ACC was eliminated yesterday, one curbstomped by a B1G team.
Did you hear McDouough Friday?
OSU receiver gets mugged in end zone, officials rule an interception. Later the softest roughing the passer call negates an Igbinosun pick. This game could have been a near shutout and OSU could have put up 50+. Just pulling starters in 4th quarter should be a wake up call for the SEC superiority stuff.
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More importantly, they need to cut the playoffs down to 6 teams (or go back to 4). No need to see uncompetitive teams play against the big boys.
I think you keep it the way it is for a few years.
1) The 4 team model concentrated talent amongst 4-5 team (tOSU, LSU, Clemson, Bama, Oregon, etc.) so the ability for more teams to access the playoff combined with NIL will take some time to level out the playing field.
2) I don’t think critics of the current approach are giving enough credit to the home game atmosphere. There is a reason why teams in the NFL want home field advantage in the playoffs. Combine that with the layoff to get healthy and game plan and the home teams should win like they did yesterday. We’ve all seen too many neutral site bowl games which were more competitive than expected because both teams are playing away.
1) The 4 team model concentrated talent amongst 4-5 team (tOSU, LSU, Clemson, Bama, Oregon, etc.) so the ability for more teams to access the playoff combined with NIL will take some time to level out the playing field.
2) I don’t think critics of the current approach are giving enough credit to the home game atmosphere. There is a reason why teams in the NFL want home field advantage in the playoffs. Combine that with the layoff to get healthy and game plan and the home teams should win like they did yesterday. We’ve all seen too many neutral site bowl games which were more competitive than expected because both teams are playing away.
I said that when it was announced. Too many. People using the NCAA Basketball tournament as a reason to expand to 12 are just stupid!
Now we are stuck with first round, home games that will be a dull as the 4 we just saw this weekend. Some years it was hard enough to get a 4th great team but they went for the complete money grab and went to 12.
Interesting argument. You want less teams making the playoffs. How does that help Rutgers? If the games are dull you can just do/watch something else.
Losing by 50 to the #6 team in the first round of the playoffs once every 30 years doesn't help Rutgers either.
That ship not only sailed, it sunk.
You're more likely to see teams added than subtracted .
2023 had the winner (Georgia) of the NC game score 63 against TCU's 3 in a 4 team playoff.
There will always be blowouts and teams playing like they didn't deserve to be included
examples
| 2016 | Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0 |
| 2017 | Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington 7 | Playoff Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0 |
| 2019 | Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3 |
You could say no matter how many are chosen, someone left out will be claimed a better choice.
It's never a conversation with you without calling people stupid or just plain arguing,unreal, Lol
