OT: College Football Playoffs Quarterfinal Games 12/31-1/1 Tues-Weds

[ashokan]

Revenge is a good motivator in football.
Lots of players and moving parts.
An emotional focus on past humiliations stokes the fires and can create a tribal juggernaut .
I don't see quite the same thing in other sports where more skill is needed

 

[shields]

Almost 400 yards in first half.

 

[RUinOhio]

Goodness no OSU. Their fan base is awful. This game sucks

 

[rutgersguy1]

 

[RUinOhio]

Imagine if Ohio had Ewers

 

[Knight Shift]

I guess Oregon shouldn’t have been picked in the top 12 either?

Don't tell rutgersal, but it's because their practice facility is behind schedule-it will be a few more years before they sniff the semifinals or finals when their facility is completed:

The original plan to have the facility built by this year was probably overly optimistic. Although the plan had the backing of the Eugene City Council, the formal land swap to make it happen was not approved until January of this year. That means we’re probably a few years from seeing it go up.

Oregon Football Indoor Facility Update

There’s stuff going on that we thought you should know about

www.addictedtoquack.com

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Imagine if Ohio had Ewers

Imagine heisman hopeful Wimsatt 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌰🌰🌰🌰🌰🌰🌰

 

[ashokan]

Imagine if Ohio had Ewers

..or McCord lol

 

[rutgersguy1]

Oregon finally crosses the 50 lol

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Knight Shift]

Arizona State has a smart pay package, but Dilligham just inked a new deal with no details public yet.

 

[LotusAggressor]

This first half is ugly-ass.

 

[ashokan]

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Great shot every year.
Last night I was watching a 30 for 30 about the Buffalo Bills.
One of the Bills interviewed said he remembered watching the losing FG slice off-target at last second.
He said it was like a wind blew it off course and he thought maybe it was one of the Apache helicopters at the game .
I think he was serious

 

[RUGuitarMan]

Sugar Bowl has been re-scheduled at 4:00 pm ET tomorrow. Teams wanted extra time for some recovery, winner will play against PSU on Thurs night. 1/9 against PSU.

 

[RUGuitarMan]

Revenge is a good motivator in football.
Lots of players and moving parts.
An emotional focus on past humiliations stokes the fires and can create a tribal juggernaut .
I don't see quite the same thing in other sports where more skill is needed

To a degree, but generally I think it is overrated as a predictor. OSU was not humiliated against Oregon in Oct. They lost by 1 point with multiple lead changes. Talent is more important. I’m not a gambler but I pay attention to Las Vegas. There is a reason OSU has consistently been one of two or three teams favored to win the NC throughout the season. Most talent evaluators think they have the most talented roster in college football.

 

[newell138]

The playoffs are over. OSU is going to roll everyone.

The way they look tonight they would beat the Giants

 

[newell138]

Almost 400 yards in first half.

Herbie said almost 1000 yards in their last 6 quarters

 

[Mr_Twister]

Is this another season where the Ohio State offensive line does not get whistled for a holding infraction?

 

[rutgersguy1]

 

[Mr_Twister]

Are fans of UCF and Oklahoma rooting for Dillon Gabriel?

 

[rutgersguy1]

If they can get a stop and another TD they could actually have a realistic shot. Need to be within 2 scores by the 4th imo.

 

[RUAldo]

Are there any players in these games that didn’t transfer to these teams LOL? Crazy number of starters purchased straight from the transfer portal store.

 

[rutgersguy1]

Oregon had a potential opening there but OSU defense kept it closed

 

[RU848789]

If they can get a stop and another TD they could actually have a realistic shot. Need to be within 2 scores by the 4th imo.

They've at least made it interesting at 34-15 with ~5 left in the 3rd. Still unlikely to come all the way back, but crazier things have happened, especially if they can get a TO.

 

[rutgersguy1]

 

[rutgersguy1]

That’s it, what little hope they may have had is gone now

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

To a degree, but generally I think it is overrated as a predictor. OSU was not humiliated against Oregon in Oct. They lost by 1 point with multiple lead changes. Talent is more important. I’m not a gambler but I pay attention to Las Vegas. There is a reason OSU has consistently been one of two or three teams favored to win the NC throughout the season. Most talent evaluators think they have the most talented roster in college football.

Aren't they favorites because the bettors betting money make them the favorite? Isn't that how it works? And Las Vegas oddsmakers predict what the bettors will bet based on their odds and lines.. forget vegas.. focus on the polls of experts and your talent evaluators instead.

I suppose it could be said that the team with the best vegas odds to win has the most money bet on them by people willing to put their money where their opinion is. That would be fair.

But consider Texas.. another favorite.. lots of people put a lot of money on them to win by 12.5 or so. What do they know?

 

[RUAldo]

Ryan Day looks like he draws his beard on his face with a sharpie marker.

 

[ru109]

Are there any players in these games that didn’t transfer to these teams LOL? Crazy number of starters purchased straight from the transfer portal store.

I think OSU only has 2 transfers on D so yeah 9 of the players weren't purchased from the portal.

 

[Knight Shift]

Oregon looks pedestrian. Rutgers is going to roll the Ducks next year. Will check with rutgersal.

 

[RocktheRac]

Don't know if it's me imagining but I know players aren't allowed to do the slashing motion on their neck but I see a lot of them are doing the hand across their mouth slash. Does this really make a difference?

 

[RUGuitarMan]

Aren't they favorites because the bettors betting money make them the favorite? Isn't that how it works? And Las Vegas oddsmakers predict what the bettors will bet based on their odds and lines.. forget vegas.. focus on the polls of experts and your talent evaluators instead.

I suppose it could be said that the team with the best vegas odds to win has the most money bet on them by people willing to put their money where their opinion is. That would be fair.

But consider Texas.. another favorite.. lots of people put a lot of money on them to win by 12.5 or so. What do they know?

They know a lot. Much more than most football fans. The RU o/ u for wins this year was 6.5. , they won 7. Many RU fans thought 8 or 9 wins was likely. Establishing the initial number requires a good deal of knowledge. No different than any business expertise, they are not always right but most of the time they know what they are doing .

 

[WhiteBus]

Goodness no OSU. Their fan base is awful. This game sucks

They all have sucked except the Texas win. Perfect example why more isn't always better.

 

[APKnight]

These announcers are horrendous. So annoying. Shite instead of sh*t. Wow, so cutting edge. Fire these clowns.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[cicero grimes]

So far the the three teams who had the bye have all gotten out of the gate slowly. We will see how UGA comes out tomorrow night but a long layoff may not be an advantage in this format. I would rather see the committee go to 16 and no byes.

 

[RU Cheese]

Playoffs suck - bring back BCs

 

[rutgersguy1]

 

[rutgersguy1]

From an Athletic article I posted after the first round.

Though last year’s semifinals were close, in the four-team Playoff era (2014-23), the average margin of victory in the first round was 17.9 points. Add national title games, and the margin was 18.6.

The average spread in this year’s first round was 19.3 points. Worse, but not drastically different. The difference in yardage this weekend (121.8 per game) was actually closer than the first round in the last model (125).

And it’s not unique to college football. The average margin of victory in the Wild Card round of last season’s NFL playoffs was 17.3 points. Was anyone grumbling about whether the Philadelphia Eagles deserved to make the field after their 32-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

The lopsided results don’t lend themselves to easy big-picture takeaways.

If any fans are clamoring for the older system, those days weren’t much better. From 2014-23, there were almost as many blowouts of 20-plus points (22) in CFP/New Year’s Six bowls as there were games decided by single digits (26). The average national title game in the BCS era was decided by two touchdowns.

 

[RUforester72]

Oregon looks pedestrian. Rutgers is going to roll the Ducks next year. Will check with rutgersal.

Agreed. Making my plans for a trip to RU in October!