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Topic: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas

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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #140 on: December 01, 2025, 01:24:34 PM »
A hypothetical couple of elite teams play in a season, they each schedule another elite program OOC.  One loses, and then two more in conference, one wins, and then two more in conference.

Maybe the first is left out and the second gets an 8 seed?  At 16, as you say, the calculus recalculates.

There are only 7 slots in the playoff now aside from conference champs.  That would change to 11.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #141 on: December 01, 2025, 01:26:57 PM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on December 01, 2025, 02:19:29 AM
I think its probable that Texas will not be in the playoffs

If I were in charge of scheduling for Texas Id make sure no blue blood team was ever scheduled for the first game.  the reward just dosent add up

Id adapt the Alabama approach schedule 3 cubcakes at the beginnng of the season and a 4th cubcake towards the end of the season

anyway its a shame to have to do this but the current system requires it
In recent years, Alabama has been one of the better programs in the SEC in terms of scheduling at least one presumably tough OOC game each year.

This year, Alabama played @ Florida State in its opening game. And lost.

In 2024, Alabama played Wisconsin in the 2nd game and South Florida, which occasionally jumps up and bites, in the 3rd game.

In 2023, Alabama played Texas in the 2nd game and South Florida in the 3rd game.

In 2022, Alabama played Texas in the 2nd game.

If you want to call Texas a cupcake . . . .
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #142 on: December 01, 2025, 01:31:57 PM »
You schedule programs, not teams.  

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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #143 on: December 01, 2025, 01:35:00 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on December 01, 2025, 01:26:57 PM
In recent years, Alabama has been one of the better programs in the SEC in terms of scheduling at least one presumably tough OOC game each year.

This year, Alabama played @ Florida State in its opening game. And lost.

In 2024, Alabama played Wisconsin in the 2nd game and South Florida, which occasionally jumps up and bites, in the 3rd game.

In 2023, Alabama played Texas in the 2nd game and South Florida in the 3rd game.

In 2022, Alabama played Texas in the 2nd game.

If you want to call Texas a cupcake . . . .
They also hosted Wisconsin this season, which, at the time it was scheduled, looked like a challenging game.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #144 on: December 01, 2025, 01:37:39 PM »
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #145 on: December 01, 2025, 01:38:22 PM »
Bama does not shy away.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #146 on: December 01, 2025, 01:41:08 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 01, 2025, 08:54:11 AM
Yeah Alabama played Florida State. Presumably that game was scheduled well before FSU sucked.

How on earth did Alabama lose that game?

Maybe the same way that Texas lost to Florida?
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #147 on: December 01, 2025, 01:43:01 PM »
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #148 on: December 01, 2025, 01:44:17 PM »
Alabama looked listless against FSU, little effort was apparent, fans were ready to fire that boring fellow.  Then somehow they got their feet under them and started playing much better, still lost to OU (turnovers were a factor), but beat UGA in Athens.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #149 on: December 01, 2025, 01:44:59 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on December 01, 2025, 01:38:22 PM
Bama does not shy away.
neither does Texas but their coach is ready to change that

teams like Ole Miss and others shy away, I don't blame them
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #150 on: December 01, 2025, 01:47:33 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on December 01, 2025, 01:41:08 PM
Maybe the same way that Texas lost to Florida?
Maybe so but I think Florida is much better than FSU and the head-to-head would support that.

I also think Alabama is better than Texas despite their embarrassing loss to the Sooners... ;)
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #151 on: December 01, 2025, 01:48:31 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on December 01, 2025, 10:02:28 AM
It will be interesting, the final selections.  It all hinges on the competition wrt teams like Vandy and Texas and OU et al.  I predict the selections will be criticized, along with the rank ordering.

I'm a bit amused at the UGA position, being 3 now, and would be 3 later had they missed the CG (or if they win, might be 2).  If they lose in the CG, their 2/3 slot drops to ... 6?

It would simplify things--and probably be a net benefit competition-wise--if we were to drop the CCGs.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #152 on: December 01, 2025, 01:52:03 PM »
Maybe CGs could be treated like bowl games were back pre1966 or whenever.

Have'em and ignore'em.
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Re: What should the committee do with Michigan and Texas
« Reply #153 on: December 01, 2025, 01:54:45 PM »
really hard to ignore those outcomes

you could schedule them after the playoff
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