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utee94

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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #84 on: November 01, 2018, 05:02:56 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on November 01, 2018, 04:59:08 PM
it's not annual, but it's not "Gone" either

9 conference games doesn't mean ya can't schedule some heavy hitters for the fans and the networks
I don't think that's the issue. For example, Texas currently has scheduled in the current and upcoming ten years of OOC: USC, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, and Alabama.
It's not a question of not wanting to play a heavyweight OOC, but rather the issue is that with 9 conference games, and only 3 OOC games, tying up one of your precious OOC slots with the same team every year becomes more problematic, especially when that one team is a regional rival,  in an era where teams are striving toward having more national exposure.
 
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #85 on: November 01, 2018, 05:09:13 PM »
I'm just saying, Bammer, Auburn, and the other SEC programs could easily go to 9 conference games and still play another heavy hitter.

Other programs in the Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 12 do it.  But, they choose not to.

I'm not blaming those SEC programs or the SEC commish.  They seem to be doing alright.

If the B!G and PAC don't like the unequal playing field they can easily level it up.

It would be nice if the committee rewarded SOS enough to make it matter.  But, that's not the case.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #86 on: November 01, 2018, 05:15:20 PM »
I think if UGA was faced with 9 conference games, I think they'd have to drop Georgia Tech.  As it is now, they have years with only 6 home games in Athens (because of the WLOCP).  The AD wants to play other P5 teams in addition to Tech, as it stands.  Losing one of the two remaining games against pastries would be difficult.

I have drifted into the group in favor of dropping Tech as an annual series.  Kobayashi Maru.

Gesundheit.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #87 on: November 01, 2018, 05:21:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on November 01, 2018, 05:15:20 PM
I think if UGA was faced with 9 conference games, I think they'd have to drop Georgia Tech.  As it is now, they have years with only 6 home games in Athens (because of the WLOCP).  The AD wants to play other P5 teams in addition to Tech, as it stands.  Losing one of the two remaining games against pastries would be difficult.

I have drifted into the group in favor of dropping Tech as an annual series.  Kobayashi Maru.

Gesundheit.
Weird, I'd figure you of all people would value the tradition enough to want to continue playing the annual game against GaTech.
Are you saying you'd be for dropping it IFF the SEC went to 9 conference games?  Or that you're in favor of dropping it in general?
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #88 on: November 01, 2018, 05:23:17 PM »
If faced with 9 conference games, drop Tech.  Otherwise, fine, but schedule another P5 team OOC as well.

Play ten P5 teams each year.  The Dawgs usually do, but not this season.

I don't much like these one and done things, but I can abide them, they are kind of growing on me, a little.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #89 on: November 01, 2018, 05:25:15 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on November 01, 2018, 05:23:17 PM
If faced with 9 conference games, drop Tech.  Otherwise, fine, but schedule another P5 team OOC as well.

Play ten P5 teams each year.  The Dawgs usually do, but not this season.

I don't much like these one and done things, but I can abide them, they are kind of growing on me, a little.
I loathe one and dones, Home-and-home is so much better for the regular fans.
And ten P5 teams should be easy and pretty much expected. Texas has played 11 P5 teams the past two seasons.  If we didn't suck so much, it'd make for a lot of great football games! :)
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #90 on: November 01, 2018, 06:02:36 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on November 01, 2018, 03:35:24 PM

Might be the best team in the country end of the year, but ...
Ugghhhh….my least-favorite phrase in college football.  
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #91 on: November 01, 2018, 06:05:47 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on November 01, 2018, 05:15:20 PM
I think if UGA was faced with 9 conference games, I think they'd have to drop Georgia Tech.  As it is now, they have years with only 6 home games in Athens (because of the WLOCP).  The AD wants to play other P5 teams in addition to Tech, as it stands.  Losing one of the two remaining games against pastries would be difficult.

I have drifted into the group in favor of dropping Tech as an annual series.  Kobayashi Maru.

Gesundheit.
With 9 SEC games and uGA dropping Tech, then it would only be a matter of time before the WLOCP became home-and-home.
And then all that thar tradition would be warrrshed away.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #92 on: November 01, 2018, 10:48:59 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on November 01, 2018, 06:05:47 PM
With 9 SEC games and uGA dropping Tech, then it would only be a matter of time before the WLOCP became home-and-home.
And then all that thar tradition would be warrrshed away.
I think it might depend on how the SEC (if they went to nine games) balanced the home/road games.  
In the B1G we alternate.  This year all the B1G-E teams have two home and one road game against B1G-W foes and all B1G-E teams have five total home games and four total road games.  In the B1G-W it is the opposite.  They all have two road and one home games against B1G-E foes and all B1G-W teams have four total home games and five total road games.  
If the SEC did that, it would really hurt the chances of maintaining the WLOCP because the team that gave up a home game when they only had four home games would have a really weird schedule where they alternated between:
  • 3 home, 5 road, 1 neutral, and
  • 5 home, 3 road, 1 neutral.  
Meanwhile the team that gave up a home game when the had five home games would have a much more reasonable situation of always having four home, four road, and one neutral site game.  

However, if the nine-game SEC schedules were set such that UF and UGA were on opposite rotations they could each always have four home, four road, and one neutral SEC games.  Then they could each keep their instate rivalry as a H&H.  
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #93 on: November 01, 2018, 10:52:55 PM »
If they'd let them, Alabama would just play 9 neutral site games.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #94 on: November 02, 2018, 06:53:07 AM »
UGA is trying to play a P5 team OOC in addition to Tech each year (not this year obviously).  Do the math.    They really would need to drop Tech to play opponents more interesting for the fans.  The fans are eager to travel, and will, obviously.

They aren't too excited about traveling to Atlanta.  Most of'em live there anyway.  The state has around 10 million residents and 6.7 million live in the greater ATL region.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #95 on: November 02, 2018, 09:50:50 AM »
Eh, if MSU is only going to play one OOC P5 every year, I'd rather play Notre Dame every year than mix it up.  I'd also rather see Georgia-GT, Clemson-SC and Florida-FSU, but maybe that's quickly becoming unreasonable.  I love the non-conference protected rivalries.
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #96 on: November 02, 2018, 10:03:41 AM »
It seems odd that Georgia fans in Atlanta would object to having a game closer to home. 
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Re: Initial Playoff Committee Rankings
« Reply #97 on: November 02, 2018, 10:14:31 AM »

When the Utes joined the Pac 12, they canceled the BYU series for similar reasons. 

But then they thought about it the right way, and put it back on the annual. 
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