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Topic: Where is the Froth?

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Gigem

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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #70 on: January 08, 2021, 01:49:31 PM »
I admit I was super PO'd about being left out of the CFP but ending the season at #3 is a huge step forward for my program and a pretty darn good year to boot.  It worked out since I didn't think A&M could beat either Alabama or Ohio St in the playoff, but I feel that we were a much improved team from week 2 to the end of the year.  It would have been nice to go H2H again with Bama, maybe get lucky or something and make it to the title game.  Either way I'll take it.  
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #71 on: January 08, 2021, 05:14:54 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 08, 2021, 07:48:49 AM
Amending my "ranking" (of what I expect, not what I'd do), I'd find room for ND at 7 I think and Clemson at 5 and OU at 6, UGA at 8.

Such minor shifts obviously are not important.  Some teams like to claim a top ten finish, which is fine with me I suppose.

Has anyone ever seen 6 of the top ten lose in bowl games?  And we'll add one more technically.
Who's your amended #4?
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #72 on: January 08, 2021, 05:30:36 PM »
1.  Bama
2.  Ohio State (I'm presuming a Bama win)
3.  A&M
4.  Clemson
5.  OU
6.  ND
7.  UGA

8.  UC

« Last Edit: January 11, 2021, 12:16:46 PM by Cincydawg »
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #73 on: January 10, 2021, 11:47:39 AM »
That looks about right.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #74 on: January 10, 2021, 01:14:37 PM »
It's interesting I think that OU started out so badly and end up ranked top five, maybe.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #75 on: January 10, 2021, 02:35:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 10, 2021, 01:14:37 PM
It's interesting I think that OU started out so badly and end up ranked top five, maybe.
Lots of teams did this in 2020 due to the problems from the virus

lack of practice time etc
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #76 on: January 10, 2021, 05:11:10 PM »
Iowa State didn't start well
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #77 on: January 10, 2021, 06:50:26 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 10, 2021, 01:14:37 PM
It's interesting I think that OU started out so badly and end up ranked top five, maybe.
OU should have won both those games it lost.  Had it done so, and then run the table (no guarantee), it would have finished in the top 4 and made the CFP.  Where, if it had lost another semifinal, it would have finished 10-1 and probably about #4.
Not much difference.
I don't think this year's OU team was playoff-worthy or playoff-ready, despite the defensive improvement.  (Unless they got to play Notre Dame.)  The Sooners will finish about where they deserve to finish, IMO.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #78 on: January 11, 2021, 09:32:13 AM »
Quote from: CWSooner on January 10, 2021, 06:50:26 PM
OU should have won both those games it lost.  Had it done so, and then run the table (no guarantee), it would have finished in the top 4 and made the CFP.  Where, if it had lost another semifinal, it would have finished 10-1 and probably about #4.
Not much difference.
I don't think this year's OU team was playoff-worthy or playoff-ready, despite the defensive improvement.  (Unless they got to play Notre Dame.)  The Sooners will finish about where they deserve to finish, IMO.
Well yeah, an undefeated OU B12 champ absolutely would have made it into the CFP, and would have been ranked #2.  Ohio State would have been #3 and 1-loss Clemson #4 over Notre Dame, most likely.

OU was playing really good football at the end of the year, and I don't think I'd assume a loss to Ohio State in that instance.  Would have been a really good game I think.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #79 on: January 11, 2021, 10:55:33 AM »
Quote from: CWSooner on January 10, 2021, 06:50:26 PM
 The Sooners will finish about where they deserve to finish, IMO.
And they will finish about where they started, but not where they were after 3 games.

It's to their credit they didn't panic.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #80 on: January 11, 2021, 12:09:23 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 11, 2021, 10:55:33 AM
And they will finish about where they started, but not where they were after 3 games.

It's to their credit they didn't panic.
They started off with some youth and inexperience, including QB position.  

And they got better all season long.

I wonder what it's like, to see good coaching actually improve a team over the course of a season?  Must be nice.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #81 on: January 11, 2021, 12:17:56 PM »
Notre Dame is an interesting team I think in most years, good enough to post a gaudy record, and then they get thumped in a bowl/PO game.

It has to grind on their fans some.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #82 on: January 11, 2021, 12:30:35 PM »
Projecting the final college football AP Top 25 poll (247sports.com)

These guys have ND ahead of OU, but it's two early close Ls versus two thumpings late.
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Re: Where is the Froth?
« Reply #83 on: January 11, 2021, 01:18:26 PM »
I think the OU we saw at season's end would beat ND pretty handily.
« Last Edit: January 11, 2021, 01:26:31 PM by utee94 »
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