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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: medinabuckeye1 on December 22, 2024, 11:11:24 AM
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Earlier this season the Ducks won by a point in Eugene when Ohio State ran out of time. What will happen in Pasadena?
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better clock management?
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My rankings of the final 8 in the playoffs
1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Arizona State
8. Boise State
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Earlier this season the Ducks won by a point in Eugene when Ohio State ran out of time. What will happen in Pasadena?
Buckeyes O-Line will run out of steam,I thought UTs d-line was good,we know the Ducks are. Last time they played their best lineman Jordan Burch was out.Will he be playing vs the Buckeyes as he has injured a knee a while back
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Vegas has Ohio State as a 1.5 point favorite. it's tough to beat a team twice. Ohio State's OL looks highly motivated and out to prove themselves after getting out-physicaled and bullied a little bit by Michigan's DL. They really brought it vs a very good Tennessee front that has NFL draft picks all over it. Will Howard had a big bounce back game in round 1 and last time he played Oregon he played them very well.
I think Ohio State wins by a 6 or 7.
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My rankings of the final 8 in the playoffs
1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Arizona State
8. Boise State
The team so nice you named them twice!
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This game is weird because from a strength of team/potential situation, these both probably should’ve been top four teams.
But from a raw “what did you accomplish?“ perspective, Ohio State probably didn’t earn its way into that top group. The seeding issue doesn’t help, but it’s not like there’s a great fix for keeping someone from playing the under-seeded buckeyes.
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This game is weird because from a strength of team/potential situation, these both probably should’ve been top four teams.
But from a raw “what did you accomplish?“ perspective, Ohio State probably didn’t earn its way into that top group. The seeding issue doesn’t help, but it’s not like there’s a great fix for keeping someone from playing the under-seeded buckeyes.
Reseeding would have at least helped.
This is ridiculously unfair to Oregon. I'm not saying that they Ducks will lose, just pointing out that their "reward" for what waa, by far, the best regular season is to be an underdog in their first game.
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Reseeding would have at least helped.
This is ridiculously unfair to Oregon. I'm not saying that they Ducks will lose, just pointing out that their "reward" for what waa, by far, the best regular season is to be an underdog in their first game.
agreed. what’s the point of getting the #1 seed if you don’t even get to host a playoff game AND you don’t get the most favorable path/matchup towards the Natty?
it’s almost better to not be the #1 seed. Penn State is case in point… they get to host a game vs a hopelessly overmatched SMU team and now they get to play Boise State…LOL.
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Reseeding would have at least helped.
This is ridiculously unfair to Oregon. I'm not saying that they Ducks will lose, just pointing out that their "reward" for what waa, by far, the best regular season is to be an underdog in their first game.
I mean, technically, Ohio State is the lowest remaining “seed,” so you would have to do something different.
there is a writer who says that every team in some ways is actually 12, the one that shows up for each game. Ohio State stacked the worst version of themselves and the best version of themselves in back to back games. It is just really hard to design seeding to account for those kinds of things
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agreed. what’s the point of getting the #1 seed if you don’t even get to host a playoff game
at least they got a bye and no one hurt - just win baby
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I mean, technically, Ohio State is the lowest remaining “seed,” so you would have to do something different.
I would reseed by final CFP ranking. Thus, the eight remaining teams (by seed) would be:
- 1 Oregon
- 2 Georgia
- 3 Texas
- 4 Penn State
- 5 Notre Dame
- 6 Ohio State
- 9 Boise
- 12 ASU.
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I would reseed by final CFP ranking. Thus, the eight remaining teams (by seed) would be:
- 1 Oregon
- 2 Georgia
- 3 Texas
- 4 Penn State
- 5 Notre Dame
- 6 Ohio State
- 9 Boise
- 12 ASU.
It feels like it would’ve just been easier to not give the conference champions any seeding difference to begin with, just a spot in the field.
Which after seeing this, I’d kinda be fine with.
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It feels like it would’ve just been easier to not give the conference champions any seeding difference to begin with, just a spot in the field.
Which after seeing this, I’d kinda be fine with.
Yup I support giving the conference champions a place in the playoff because I like that it makes conference championships meaningful.
But there was never any reason to give them high seeds or byes. That was just weird.
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I'm in a agreement with utee94 AGAIN????
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Yup I support giving the conference champions a place in the playoff because I like that it makes conference championships meaningful.
But there was never any reason to give them high seeds or byes. That was just weird.
Except with the ridiculous unbalanced schedules with the super conferences winning a conference is almost meaningless
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winning a complex tiebreaker to play in and win a conference championship game is almost meaningless
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I still see so much inconsistency in these teams. They can look like Ohio State last night and the next game look like Ohio State against that team up north.
UGA might be the worst example, if you catch "good UGA", they will be tough, even with the new QB. If you catch "bad UGA", a good team will blow them out (Ole Miss). I think we're into crap shoot time now, I favor Texas over ASU by a bit, but other than that ...
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Except with the ridiculous unbalanced schedules with the super conferences winning a conference is almost meaningless
Life is meaningless, except for the meaning you give it.
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I still see so much inconsistency in these teams. They can look like Ohio State last night and the next game look like Ohio State against that team up north.
UGA might be the worst example, if you catch "good UGA", they will be tough, even with the new QB. If you catch "bad UGA", a good team will blow them out (Ole Miss). I think we're into crap shoot time now, I favor Texas over ASU by a bit, but other than that ...
I feel like kind of everyone this year is not all that great? I might be romanticizing the past, but it feels like the entire top of the SEC isn’t up to the usual level for that conference. And chunks of the Big Ten might be the same.
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I think the upper level of the SEC is pretty solid, as in, they can beat you on any given day, and then lose to Arkansas or Vandy or Kentucky. I can't recall seeing so many pretty good but very up and down teams. Ohio State is the same, in my book, potentially a great team, and also a mediocre team on another day.
And of course UGA will be even less predictable with Beck our and Gunner Stockton at the helm, and I expect him to run more which increases injury risk, and their new backup is, well, inexperiened and then some. Their D looks great one week and can't stop the run the next. They nearly lost to Tech and Kentucky, and nearly beat Bama on the road, and of course had two close games with Texas. Even UMass run on their D.
Texas has the "potential" to win it all, but so do several other teams of course.
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Texas was the team that I thought would win it all but then Quinn Ewers got banged up….again…and hasn’t been as consistent as I thought he’d be and he hasn’t taken that catapult into greatness I thought he would. He’s still one of the best QB’s in college football but I really thought he was about to take off and be #1 overall draft pick good. He’s got legit arm talent he’s just never put it all together in the complete package for a full season.
And they still can win it all- especially if Ewers gets hot because when he’s hot…man he’s just dotting dimes all over the field. He’s had some great performances on his resume.
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Texas was the team that I thought would win it all but then Quinn Ewers got banged up….again…and hasn’t been as consistent as I thought he’d be and he hasn’t taken that catapult into greatness
You get a Yuengling my sentiments exactly,but the Dawgs putting it on them in Austin shook a little of that off then again at home. The Mighty Quinn just might come together at the right time.Just get past Kirby's spell
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Life is meaningless, except for the meaning you give it.
Thanks confusius (https://i.imgur.com/3xETxVi.png)
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The team so nice you named them twice!
6 should have been Penn State.
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I'm in a agreement with utee94 AGAIN????
Stop the insanity during the Holiday Season.Go have a couple of his eggnogs whilst down there that'll lift the fog
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Nubbz definitely in that 15-20% Kirk unloaded on...
https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsO/status/1870693611492475141
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btw that throw from Sayin....yikes....his arm really that weak? 247Sports comped him to JJ McCarthy....JJ is a twitched up athlete that can move and he's got a laser for a right arm....don't see that comp at all.....
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btw that throw from Sayin....yikes....his arm really that weak? 247Sports comped him to JJ McCarthy....JJ is a twitched up athlete that can move and he's got a laser for a right arm....don't see that comp at all.....
Don’t judge him from one throw. You know better than that.
He will not be nearly the runner mCCarthy was, but his arm Substantially better.
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btw that throw from Sayin....yikes....his arm really that weak? 247Sports comped him to JJ McCarthy....JJ is a twitched up athlete that can move and he's got a laser for a right arm....don't see that comp at all.....
That obviously wasn't a good throw but, sample size of one.
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Don’t judge him from one throw. You know better than that.
He will not be nearly the runner mCCarthy was, but his arm Substantially better.
highly doubtful that his arm is stronger than JJ's. JJ has a legit cannon and threw lasers in college, the only guy in the previous draft that threw the ball further and clocked faster on the radar gun at the combine than JJ was Joe Milton- and Joe Milton has freakish arm strength.
JJ's biggest problem as a passer in college was not layering the ball, putting air on it, changing up speeds, everything was a bullet.
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Not saying stronger arm. (although he does have a strong arm). He has incredible touch and accuracy.
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Something that I think will be a key in this game is Ohio State's ability (or lack thereof) to exploit Oregon's weakness defensively against the run.
In the first game Ohio State was only somewhat successful against the Ducks on the ground. As a team, the Buckeyes had 33 carries for 141 yards (4.3 avg) with a couple TD's. However, they weren't actually very successful outside of a few plays. TreVeyon Henderson hit a 53 yarder, Egbuka had 13 on a sweep, and Howard had 12. Those three runs accounted for 66 of tOSU's 141 yards (46.8%). Not counting those three plays, Ohio State had 30 carries for 75 yards (2.5 avg).
Penn State ran all over the Ducks in the B1GCG. Penn State lost because their defense gave up damn near half a hundred and because Allar and the PSU passing game were mediocre but they were GREAT running. They had 297 yards on 34 carries (8.7 avg) and even if you take out the longest of the runs, it is still pretty good:
- Kaytron Allen's long was 32
- Nicholas Singleton's long was 41
- Allar's long was 22
- Beau Pribula's long was 18
- Total of the above, 113 on 4 carries
Even taking those four carries away, PSU still had 30 carries for 184 yards (6.1 avg).
If Ohio State has success on the ground, I think that Oregon is screwed. If they have to bring their safeties up to contain Ohio State's rushing game, the tOSU WR's will maul them in single coverage.
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Nubbz definitely in that 15-20% Kirk unloaded on...
https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsO/status/1870693611492475141
Speaking of lunatics, first take lost their minds over that mild jab, which was little more than a free promo for their stupid debate show. "Last week they had him fired, let's all tune in Monday to see what they have to say this time around."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpseNvorLQw
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JJ has a legit cannon and threw lasers in college, the only guy in the previous draft that threw the ball further and clocked faster on the radar gun at the combine than JJ was Joe Milton- and Joe Milton has freakish arm strength.
JJ's biggest problem as a passer in college was not layering the ball, putting air on it, changing up speeds, everything was a bullet.
C'mon homer knock it off Give me a source other than you that measured JJs arm strength against in 2024 Draft or the previous draft. Conveniently you list another michigan guy as the strongest arm quit slurping the trough water. Jim Jones and L.Ron Hubbard think you need to dial back the cult worship. These guys all drafted in '24and he has the strongest?
Caleb Williams
Jayden Daniels
Drake Maye
Michael Penix
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No way OSU beats Oregon!
Oregon's rooster is just as talented as OSU and they have the best QB. This game has Vince Young Texas vibes for me; OSU gets a small lead in the 4th and Gabriel marches down the field to break The Buckeyes hearts.
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per Nick Saban, unquestionably the greatest college football coach of all-time, Ohio State fans should be focused on Oregon and winning a Natty but they have a psychotic obsession with Michigan and need therapy. Nick knows ball. have to agree with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm6JLlSpK6c
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No way OSU beats Oregon!
Oregon's rooster is just as talented as OSU and they have the best QB. This game has Vince Young Texas vibes for me; OSU gets a small lead in the 4th and Gabriel marches down the field to break The Buckeyes hearts.
Yeah - no idea. They were evenly matched the first time around. Burch playing this time for the Ducks so their defensive line will be even better. Plus, Ohio State is down too offensive lineman from the first time they played so that will be worse. On the other hand, the home-field advantage played a big part in that first matchup as it caused Ohio State several fall start and offsides penalties so who knows
i’m actually toying with the idea of going. There are tickets available. The last time I was there was 2010 when the buckeyes beat Oregon. there’s nothing quite like the Rose Bowl.
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per Nick Saban, unquestionably the greatest college football coach of all-time, Ohio State fans should be focused on Oregon and winning a Natty but they have a psychotic obsession with Michigan and need therapy. Nick knows ball. have to agree with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm6JLlSpK6c
Yes- he does have a point. But there are loonies in every fan base. I distinctly remember the screaming for Harbaugh’s head when he started oh and five against the buckeyes.
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Yes- he does have a point. But there are loonies in every fan base. I distinctly remember the screaming for Harbaugh’s head when he started oh and five against the buckeyes.
touche :)
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Yeah - no idea. They were evenly matched the first time around. Burch playing this time for the Ducks so their defensive line will be even better. Plus, Ohio State is down too offensive lineman from the first time they played so that will be worse. On the other hand, the home-field advantage played a big part in that first matchup as it caused Ohio State several fall start and offsides penalties so who knows
i’m actually toying with the idea of going. There are tickets available. The last time I was there was 2010 when the buckeyes beat Oregon. there’s nothing quite like the Rose Bowl.
get in there!
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per Nick Saban, unquestionably the greatest college football coach of all-time, Ohio State fans should be focused on Oregon and winning a Natty but they have a psychotic obsession with Michigan and need therapy. Nick knows ball. have to agree with him.
and Nick knows what we're thinking collectively? Maybe focused on Day beeing a dweeb perhaps, because Tress/Urbs hell even Earle win that game
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i meant to ask this before, but is this the sexiest RB ever?!?
It's both an all-Big Ten matchup in Pasadena AND a traditional Pac vs Big Ten matchup!!! That's got to turn you guys on, right!?!?
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Big Ten CCG should be in the Rose Bowl.
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Big Ten CCG should be in the Rose Bowl.
After ravaging the PAC, it might as well be. You're not infringing on anyone.
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i meant to ask this before, but is this the sexiest RB ever?!?
It's both an all-Big Ten matchup in Pasadena AND a traditional Pac vs Big Ten matchup!!! That's got to turn you guys on, right!?!?
If Oregon doesnt come out with their yellow helmet jersey from earlier this year, they should start the game with a 15 yard penalty
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A traditional Rose Bowl.
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My random RB thought is how sad it is that Arizona never even got to play in it. Not once. Not even when they went 12-1. Not even when they had the best run D of all time.
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My random RB thought is how sad it is that Arizona never even got to play in it. Not once. Not even when they went 12-1. Not even when they had the best run D of all time.
Good.
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HA!!! Bragging rights
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Big Ten CCG should be in the Rose Bowl.
I would have it alternate I think.
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I'd place it in Soldier Field for as many seasons as the traditional B1G teams had to travel to Pasadena to assure UCLA, USC, Washington, & Oregon don't have an advantage
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If they are constantly changing, are they really uniforms?
Uniform Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uniform)
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So rhe Ducks wear disguises?
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They wear ugly.
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better than anyone
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Defenses show up
Oregon 24, Ohio State 21
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Jordan Burch will be playing and the Buckeyes are down 2 more offensive lineman since then(3 in all).
34-21 Ducks
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Feeling old.
This sweatshirt is from the RoseBowl that I attended . . .
28 years ago.
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I've got some golf shirts from the 2002 Rose - only 22 years ago
bought them the 2nd in Pasadena for a bargain
3 for $21
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I've got some golf shirts from the 2002 Rose - only 22 years ago
bought them the 2nd in Pasadena for a bargain
3 for $21
My t shirt from the 1980 rose bowl has long ago worn away
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My t shirt from the 1980 rose bowl has long ago worn away
I missed that one . . .
I was only four.
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slacker
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Oregon vs. Penn State was the first time thinking it was cool to see an end zone painted in the Rose Bowl for a team like Oregon. Northwestern a couple years later was the second time.
For those who think the romance is fake, I remember in college, watching the Michigan-Texas Rose Bowl, my roommate said, can you imagine what it would be like just to see MICHIGAN STATE painted across this end zone in this game?
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My t shirt from the 1980 rose bowl has long ago worn away
so have I
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Great News the local ABC affiliate isn't carrying the Rose Bowl like previous games involving tOSU. Don't have cable and not ponying up for streaming extortion.Hope the ratings take a dive the twats don't know when to quit trying to pry every last dollar out of the common fan
The games are usually transmitted under the ESPN on ABC deal with ESPN Announcers. The ABC Games are always simulcast on ESPN
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Ebuka is like HEY GUYS, REMEMBER ME?!!?
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Quack Quack! Should have worn maize & blue!
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Big Ten champs getting boat raced.
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31-0
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That Michigan loss woke up a monster.
Makes me feel better about our shellacking.
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Why isn’t Day running it into the middle of the line every play?
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This game is far, far from over. Gabriel is a magician
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Did the committee err putting an undefeated Big Ten champ in the playoff.
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For no reason at all I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Ohio State’s opponents have not been called for holding since the first quarter against Marshall on Sept\. 21
Just a fun little stat\!
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For no reason at all I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Ohio State’s opponents have not been called for holding since the first quarter against Marshall on Sept\. 21
Just a fun little stat\!
That’s hilarious.
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Did the committee err putting an undefeated Big Ten champ in the playoff.
This certainly exposed the issue with seeding
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Ohio State WR Smith should forgo his sophomore season and declare for the NFL. He’s more than ready.
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Ya,anyone in that position should IMHO I recall Jake Butt and Jaylon Smith getting hurt in their last collegiate games there were more but they come to mind. If I was a parent or agent of the player I would advise them to. Not right that Networks/Universities rake in coin while exposing players to more opportunity for injury. While they lose nothing but respect(maybe). IMO will John Johnson bailed this season as did Jaxon Smith-Njigba 2 seasons ago in C-Bus preserving their future football worth
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This certainly exposed the issue with seeding
Yes and no?
I have a Duck fan friend who was obviously livid. And this would’ve saved them.
But OSU would’ve been sixth in straight seeding, so it’s not like you can totally predict a team absolutely getting its shit together in a profound way.
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I commented before how teams can look awesome one week and incredibly inept the next this season. Maybe OSU lays a big egg unaccountably.
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eggzactly
just because a game gets lopsided, doesn't mean a team wasn't worthy
sometimes a good team will get clickin and the other good team has an off day or the ball just bounces one way
but people are stoopid like Finebaum
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I am a bit surprised that the Big wasn't given the same protection as the SEC of seeding to avoid conference matchups
I suppose it's a bit tougher when you have 4 conference teams in the field
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I am a bit surprised that the Big wasn't given the same protection as the SEC of seeding to avoid conference matchups
I suppose it's a bit tougher when you have 4 conference teams in the field
Yes scavenging each other and all that
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I am only a bit surprised, cause the SEC runs the proceedings
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Of course
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Oregon has had a lot of very good seasons lately, just not a breakthrough.
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A year ago last night's game wouldn't have happened - and that's the way it should be. The season has to count for something before handing out invites to unfortunates who previously wouldn't have made the cut. But a 1pt win at home didn't indicate the Ducks were better,but the Bucks tanking against the least potent Michigan squad since the 2020 covid model or 2011 certainly didn't help their cause either. I still like the original 4 + 2 at most in the CFPOs
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Michigan was impotent this season, but not as impotent as Bama
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When you'se impotent..........
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eggzactly
just because a game gets lopsided, doesn't mean a team wasn't worthy
sometimes a good team will get clickin and the other good team has an off day or the ball just bounces one way
but people are stoopid like Finebaum
Just try and remember this when it happens to a team you don't like... :-)
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My memory is imperfect, but I'm better at that than most
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did he mention stirring the pot - i missed that
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I'll stand here and advocate for the 12-game playoff.
(1) We already made the switch to a playoff format, where teams would get second chances against teams they had lost to earlier in the season. That came about with the conference championship games, and was reinforced with the four-team playoff.
(2) For all the talk about how Arizona State (B12) didn't belong, they sure look liked they belonged against the loser of the SEC championship game. That's not nothing. The bigger point is that the big conferences have always argued that their teams are far superior to everyone else--and to parrot the Big Ten and SEC, even the Pac 12, Big 12, and ACC didn't belong. (Let's try to overlook that a Pac 12 team stepped into the Big Ten and dominated it.) Clemson won several national championships recently, Tennessee, Alabama, aTm, and South Carolina haven't exactly shown just how amazing the SEC is relative to everyone else. The reality is that the margins between these teams, even across conferences, is smaller than the fans of the helmet schools want everyone to believe. The 12-team playoff gives the ASUs and BSUs a chance. As Oregon just demonstrated, the fact that they lost doesn't mean they shouldn't have had that chance. Could it have worked as 8 teams? Sure. But 12 isn't necessarily wrong just because we've had a few uncompetitive games.
(3) We all know that winning a game by a couple of points doesn't mean that team is necessarily the better team. It was better on that day, but we've had this discussion over and over again. So if we're trying to find the best teams, we shouldn't punish a team (too much) for one or two small losses.
I wish we could go back to the NCAA/bowl system, but that's probably more nostalgia than anything else. What I really wish is that Wisconsin was one of the teams that made it into the 12-team playoff. :-)
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No playoff can determine any "best team". It determines a playoff winner, that might be the best team, but often is not.
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I would disagree more strongly with that, but the man does know a little something about being famous just because he is pretty.
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I'll stand here and advocate for the 12-game playoff.
(1) We already made the switch to a playoff format, where teams would get second chances against teams they had lost to earlier in the season. That came about with the conference championship games, and was reinforced with the four-team playoff.
(2) For all the talk about how Arizona State (B12) didn't belong, they sure look liked they belonged against the loser of the SEC championship game. That's not nothing. The bigger point is that the big conferences have always argued that their teams are far superior to everyone else--and to parrot the Big Ten and SEC, even the Pac 12, Big 12, and ACC didn't belong. (Let's try to overlook that a Pac 12 team stepped into the Big Ten and dominated it.) Clemson won several national championships recently, Tennessee, Alabama, aTm, and South Carolina haven't exactly shown just how amazing the SEC is relative to everyone else. The reality is that the margins between these teams, even across conferences, is smaller than the fans of the helmet schools want everyone to believe. The 12-team playoff gives the ASUs and BSUs a chance. As Oregon just demonstrated, the fact that they lost doesn't mean they shouldn't have had that chance. Could it have worked as 8 teams? Sure. But 12 isn't necessarily wrong just because we've had a few uncompetitive games.
(3) We all know that winning a game by a couple of points doesn't mean that team is necessarily the better team. It was better on that day, but we've had this discussion over and over again. So if we're trying to find the best teams, we shouldn't punish a team (too much) for one or two small losses.
I wish we could go back to the NCAA/bowl system, but that's probably more nostalgia than anything else. What I really wish is that Wisconsin was one of the teams that made it into the 12-team playoff. :-)
They didn't dominate in Madison.
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Just like the last time the Badgers didn't go to a bowl game: at least they were competitive against a really good Oregon team.
Sigh.
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They didn't dominate in Madison.
they also didn't dominate the Buckeyes in the first contest
I wouldn't say they dominated Penn St.
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They went undefeated in conference, including games against Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State (the conference's helmet schools). That feels pretty dominant. The only game that was close was when they hosted Ohio State. Penn State was competitive, but Oregon was in control of that game throughout the second half.
That is dominating the conference.
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OSU totally took them to the woodshed
the Ducks must have been over confident on their earlier close win. they just got schooled in how tough the Big Ten really is.
next season might not be as easy for them
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Ohio State WR Smith should forgo his sophomore season and declare for the NFL. He’s more than ready.
dude is a 1st round pick right now today if he was allowed to come out. said the same thing after Will Johnson's true freshman year.
some guys are just built different. Smith is built different.
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And if "can't go pro until 3 years have passed" was an NCAA rule, I'd guess it would result in a lawsuit and the NCAA would get their hands slapped HARD. A player like Smith could just declare for the draft and dare the NCAA to find some way to enforce it, and then sue, and win.
But it's an NFL rule. Which means he can't just declare for the draft and sue the NFL if they won't accept his declaration and allow him into the draft, because if he loses the lawsuit that could impact his NCAA eligibility. Which he'd probably have to sue over, and then could be left out in the cold for two years if he loses that one too.
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https://twitter.com/sarge__msu/status/1874594744250270196
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https://twitter.com/sarge__msu/status/1874594744250270196
That seems crazy...
Until you realize that 5 years is standard in CFB with a redshirt (which would put Smith in his Sr year in HS in Gabriel's 5th year), and then there was the COVID year, and then there are medical redshirts and other exceptions (not sure which Gabriel benefits from, but suspect it's the extra COVID year plus a medical(?) redshirt in 2021 when he only played 3 games due to injury)...
And Smith being a freshman in college when Gabriel is in his 6th year in college isn't ALL that surprising at all.
This isn't one of those examples of some dude who is in their 8th or 9th year when accounting for medical redshirts/exemptions.
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https://twitter.com/pennsylvolnia_/status/1874619183188889867?s=46
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Oregon lost because they wore cheap shoes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC00dw5yndk
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Are you using rabbit ears on a 1966 Sylvania 25" Deluxe? Install some tubes and replace a capacitor or two
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I only buy TVs that my Atari can hook up to.
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I think most would agree Ohio State has looked most impressive thus far, perhaps trailed by Notre Dame, Penn State then Texas in that order.
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We also know that looking impressive thus far has very little to do with the next performance
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We also know that looking impressive thus far has very little to do with the next performance
Actually, seems like looking impressive meant a lot for next performance, considering all 4 teams who did so, also won their 2nd game.
4 teams are 2-0, 8 teams are 0-1
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well then, put the farm on Ohio St.
the Horn's didn't look so good
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We also know that looking impressive thus far has very little to do with the next performance
"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?"
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There are of course games where random(ish) events put you behind the 8 ball and you can't recover.
You fumble late in the half deep in your own territory and give up a quick 7 and then give up a kickoff return for another 7 starting the second half. Both things are rare and unexpected, and might not happen, but did.
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I didn't get to watch the game ESPiN saw to that - when was Beck hurt?
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I didn't get to watch the game ESPiN saw to that - when was Beck hurt?
Last play of the half against Texas in the SEC CG.