CFP Thread

[MrNubbz]

lol
FSU missed a bowl by losing to Florida.
Texas missed the CFP by losing to Florida.

GO GATORS!  THE SWAMP.....ONLY GATORS GET OUT ALIVE!!!  (and Volunteers, this time)

Texas took down No3 A&M and No6 Dirt Burglars Hook'em

[MrNubbz]

I fear the balance between competition and entertainment is lost forever. 

Good Post I except your surrender 

[medinabuckeye1]

Well sure, but you either get punished for losing a CCG, or you don’t. 

Some do, some don’t.

I disagree. BYU didn't actually lose anything. They were out at #11 before the CG, got blown out, and are out at #12 now. I get your point in that dropping from 11 to 12 is technically a "punishment" but it was a meaningless punishment because both 11 and 12 are out and first team out vs second team out is a distinction without a difference. 

[FearlessF]

Is this more ND win h2h or ND join a conference?

H2H as you assumed - it's simple
because ND's total resume is much stronger

[FearlessF]

flashbacks of Lou Holtz lobbying for the MNC  'we beat the big 8 champ, we beat the big ten champ....'  (also that season,  he omitted 'we lost to Miami').

hah, boo hoo Lou in his neck brace

[medinabuckeye1]

I think it's awesome Autzen is hosting a playoff game.  I'm not stoked that it'll be an early-Septemberish blowout kind of game.
The tallest midget is still a midget.  We're rewarding mediocrity. 

On this subject I agree with you completely but that said consider two things that may help you accept it as I have:

• The teams left out aren't great. They have two or three losses so it isn't like they are blameless. 
• I think that basically everyone assumes that if they didn't give the G5 some chances they'd open themselves up to either Congressional oversight or an anti-trust suit. Either of those could and probably would lead to a result far worse than what we have now.

[FearlessF]

We have a 2-loss G5 team in the playoff.  What are we doing?

similar to a 3-loss P4 team - foolishness

[jgvol]

I disagree. BYU didn't actually lose anything. They were out at #11 before the CG, got blown out, and are out at #12 now. I get your point in that dropping from 11 to 12 is technically a "punishment" but it was a meaningless punishment because both 11 and 12 are out and first team out vs second team out is a distinction without a difference.

Rankings before the CCG’s — week 14.

Miami behind BYU, but now in the playoff.  Idle Miami moved up 2 spots.  BYU punished and put behind Miami.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Good Post I except your surrender

accept 

[ELA]

This.

I fear the balance between competition and entertainment is lost forever. 

Depends on where you value the entertainment.  You want "better" first round games to allow more P4 teams to get 4th chances

[FearlessF]

I guess a 2-loss American champ who lost to UTSA by 22 points earned it. 

they have lawyers and the G5 has threatened a HUGE lawsuit
EARNED it

[OrangeAfroMan]

Here's all we need to know about this stupid inclusive system:
Two of the playoff games have a 17.5 point spread and a 21.5 point spread.


WHAT ARE WE DOING!?!?

[FearlessF]

Another problem we can all agree on:  the committee is tasked with creating 4 first round games.....2 REMATCHES!!!

What in the actual fuck?

Bama "earned" theirs with their performance yesterday

[OrangeAfroMan]

Depends on where you value the entertainment.  You want "better" first round games to allow more P4 teams to get 4th chances

Actually, I want fewer teams in the playoff.