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Topic: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large

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utee94

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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #252 on: June 27, 2021, 12:22:25 PM »
Quote from: bamajoe on June 27, 2021, 12:02:39 PM
Auburn clobbered LSU last year. Those X-Div match ups may be more equitable than you think.
Well LSU was downright terrible last year, that's for sure. Was it an aberration?  I guess we'll see.
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Brutus Buckeye

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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #253 on: June 27, 2021, 12:32:31 PM »
If you are bellyaching about your conference crossover slate, then you are most likely a pretender and not a contender. 
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #254 on: June 27, 2021, 12:38:46 PM »
I agree, to an extent.

not completely
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Brutus Buckeye

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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #255 on: June 27, 2021, 12:40:49 PM »
You rarely if ever see a Clemson fan like "OMG, we have to play Virginia Tech and Pitt, while Florida State gets to play Miami and Duke!" or an OSU fan "Holy Hell, we draw Wisconsin and Iowa this year, while Penn St gets Illinois and Purdue. Might as well just go ahead and give the trophy to the Lions!" 
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #256 on: June 27, 2021, 12:42:55 PM »
that's cause the Tigers and Bucks haven't been upset by a cross division foe lately
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #257 on: June 27, 2021, 12:47:49 PM »
The ACC is terrible outside of Clemson.  There's no reason for Clemson to bellyache because there's nobody that can compete with them.

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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #258 on: June 27, 2021, 01:09:06 PM »
You're right.  Ignoring context is best.  
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #259 on: June 27, 2021, 01:11:15 PM »
Quote from: bamajoe on June 27, 2021, 12:02:39 PM
Auburn clobbered LSU last year. Those X-Div match ups may be more equitable than you think.
So you chosen to suggest here that Auburn > LSU = Alabama > Arkansas
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Fantastic.
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Brutus Buckeye

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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #260 on: June 27, 2021, 01:37:28 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on June 27, 2021, 12:42:55 PM
that's cause the Tigers and Bucks haven't been upset by a cross division foe lately


I don't see much bellyaching out of Bama either. "Oh geez, we gotta play Georgia and LSU gets to play Kentucky."

The real title contenders don't do this. Teams that are kinda good and hoping to catch a bunch of breaks do this.
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #261 on: June 27, 2021, 02:07:28 PM »
LSU does it basically every year, since around 2009 when it was evident that Tennessee was going to be an annual layup for Bama.
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And I do love how pointing out something in one post = bellyaching 
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #262 on: June 27, 2021, 02:09:48 PM »
You may not see such "bellyaching" from B10 fans because only OSU has won a NC in these player's lifetimes.  4 different SEC teams have, and playing 2 of those 4 in any given season is an extra hurdle.
But I know, I know, shhhhhh.
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #263 on: June 27, 2021, 02:17:31 PM »
Yes, LSU bellyaches about it, not Bama. Bama is a perennial title contender, while LSU is a really good team hoping to catch a bunch of breaks. Thanks for illustrating my point so beautifully. 
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #264 on: June 27, 2021, 02:23:16 PM »
Even take the Big 12. You aren't going to see Oklahoma like "Crap, we have KSU and OSU2 on the road, while Iowa State gets to play them at home!" but you would see Iowa State saying that if the situation were reversed. 
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Re: SI Says 12 Team Playoff Likely w/ 6 At-Large
« Reply #265 on: June 27, 2021, 02:36:26 PM »
Noting the schedule as a factor is simply that.  Turning it into belly aching is not really needed in my book.  I'd rather have UGA's crossover schedule this year than Florida's, it is not the case every year of course.

It's also true that elite teams don't much care.  UGA isn't there.
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