THE College Football Playoff Rankings Thread [MICH,WASH,TEX,ALA]

[Thetexashammer 1062]

37 minutes ago, Jewish Wang said:

I’m done arguing with you dude. I even hope you’re 100% right on UGA not making it with a 3 point loss to Bama, and I pay you $100. Because that will mean we make it. But you’re extremely incapable of rational conversation. I’m not even saying you’re wrong. I’m saying I don’t know, versus your irreverent cockdaddy attitude. It’s tiresome. 

We are on the same team.

30 pages too late, my bro. 

[C-Man 27200]

6 minutes ago, Hondo said:

SEC Champ is in, whether UGA or Alabama

PAC-12 Champ is in, whether Oregon or Washington

If Texas gets in, it will be in the slot vacated by Big 10 or ACC with a Michigan or FSU loss.

 

SEC Champ

PAC-12 Champ

ACC/Big 10 Champ

Texas

 

If BOTH FSU and Michigan lose, then that's where a 1-loss non conference champ UGA or Ohio State starts coming into play.

Texas in one of those slots and UGA/OSU in the other.

 

SEC Champ

PAC-12 Champ

Texas

UGA or Ohio State

I think this is wrong in that if Bama beats Georgia, Texas would ultimately get the nod over Bama for the H2H and SEC is shut out. Of course Texas could get fucked in that scenario but I think common sense would prevail. There is no justification for Bama over Texas at that point based on September's result.

[jimmyjazz 45895]

51 minutes ago, immamac said:

texas didn’t beat #1 back to back champion Georgia.

You poormouth others for being "conspiracy theorists", yet you lean on a completely untested theory yourself.  What evidence do you have that 2021 and 2022 results mean anything to the committee?

I would say the fact that UGA is #1 is enough to skew opinion towards Alabama (should they win), but you keep putting out these opinions you claim are locks when in fact we are in fairly uncharted waters this year.

[89Horn 1514]

I don’t think we get in.  I’m not debating the what ifs, 100% or 0% chances/guarantees scenarios.  But, if we do get in, I want it to be by the skin of our teeth.  I want the committee to make it evident that we were reluctantly selected, but for another team losing out.  Then, I want us to win it all and shove it up their asses.

[dcar00 14159]

10 hours ago, C-Man said:

Counterpoint -- scheduling Bama OOC and winning that game is the ONLY thing that really gives us a chance at getting into the playoffs this year. (Now, if we, Bama and Georgia all end up 12-1 and one or both of those go ahead of us, then yes, it will prove that scheduling games like makes little sense.)

what about 12-1 Oregon?

[Sir Ulrich 5187]

Trying to find fuel to a Phil Knight/Nike Conspiracy. 

NC State- Just reupped with Addidas last year

Kentucky- Nike through 2025

Nevada- Adidas through 2024. Was Nike previuosly

Utah- Under Armour through 2027

Navy- Under Armour. Will always be 

Michigan- Nike. One of the largest Nike deals

Miami OH- Adidas? 

Nebraska- Adidas

Notre Dame- Under Armour

K State- Currently Nike but there will be a bidding "war" after this season

Virginia Union- Under Armour?

Montclair St U- Adidas

[Dahobbs 17529]

10 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Committee chair only talked about Bo Nix and his 78% completion, when confronted with Texas having a better resume (better win, SOS, and same opponent performance), only to say FSU is more the than their QB 2 minutes later. Hard to say WTF they are looking at

Here is the answer: the committee really doesn't do any hard thinking until the final rankings. Nothing until then matters. I guarantee you that every member of this board has thought more about the rankings than the committee has until this point. They will not start seriously thinking about it until like midnight on Saturday. 

[Codaxx 5731]

16 minutes ago, immamac said:

I think we are finally on common ground, but this is a chaos scenario that doesn’t really have much to do with Oregon or Texas as much as it does Bama Texas. 

I know better than to think the CFP committee drops Oregon and takes Texas Bama over them. lol 

We disagree here, because now the committee is in a bind.. Usually a committee will take the path of least resistance. In that case the committee could come out and talk about SOS, which would heavily favor Bama and Texas. If the committee puts in Oregon in this scenario, they have to decide between Texas and Bama. Putting Bama in over Texas and ignoring a head to head (on the road) would be one of the most controversial decisions ever. Leaving the SEC out, would be unprecedented. The least controversial would be to say "screw it, lets go with resume and leave Oregon out" 

[mdmost 43001]

4 minutes ago, 89Horn said:

I don’t think we get in.  I’m not debating the what ifs, 100% or 0% chances/guarantees scenarios.  But, if we do get in, I want it to be by the skin of our teeth.  I want the committee to make it evident that we were reluctantly selected, but for another team losing out.  Then, I want us to win it all and shove it up their asses.

Well, we don't get in without FSU losing for sure. Bama winning could throw a kink in things.

And yes, the committee absolutely does not value the Big 12 at all.

 

[Red Five 40847]

Just now, Codaxx said:

We disagree here, because now the committee is in a bind.. Usually a committee will take the path of least resistance. In that case the committee could come out and talk about SOS, which would heavily favor Bama and Texas. If the committee puts in Oregon in this scenario, they have to decide between Texas and Bama. Putting Bama in over Texas and ignoring a head to head (on the road) would be one of the most controversial decisions ever. Leaving the SEC out, would be unprecedented. The least controversial would be to say "screw it, lets go with resume and leave Oregon out" 

And here's the thing... I think that would be the correct decision. Or the least bad one, in a spot where they'd be in a no-win situation. 

[C-Man 27200]

what about 12-1 Oregon?

I’m looking at it on a case-by-case basis. If you replace Alabama with Portland State or Illinois or whoever on our schedule — and we still have the loss to OU — then we are behind Alabama with no H2H Trump card to help us in a tie-break situation for the CFP. I can say with certainty that the win over Bama is the single-biggest card in our hand, followed by a potential Big 12 Championship.

Oregon has this narrative going about the depth of the PAC-12 this year that kind of falls apart when you look at it now and the Ducks played all of the conference’s worst teams and lost by three at Washington. They’ve got the “style” points that OU had in 2008.

[Dahobbs 17529]

7 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

We disagree here, because now the committee is in a bind.. Usually a committee will take the path of least resistance. In that case the committee could come out and talk about SOS, which would heavily favor Bama and Texas. If the committee puts in Oregon in this scenario, they have to decide between Texas and Bama. Putting Bama in over Texas and ignoring a head to head (on the road) would be one of the most controversial decisions ever. Leaving the SEC out, would be unprecedented. The least controversial would be to say "screw it, lets go with resume and leave Oregon out" 

Correct. And there really is no tradition of the Pac-12 being in the playoffs. No non-champion Pac 12 team has ever made the playoffs. And, of the power 5 conferences, the Pac 12 has gotten in the least amount of times. 

Pac 12 playoffs appearances: 2014 and 2016. That is it.  Notre Dame, OU, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, and Ohio State have each made the playoffs at least as many times as the Pac 12 as a whole.

Edited November 29, 2023 by Dahobbs

[hook me 2092]

10 minutes ago, joeycovers said:

All I hear is they want the "4 best teams" in the playoffs yet all they seem to focus on is the W/L column. Bama, UT, Oregon, Wash can all be debated endlessly but NOBODY with a straight thinks FSU is a top 4 team. Not without Jordan Travis. The only eye test they have is them escaping against a 5-7 team. 

It's because they're using different sets of criteria. If you're an undefeated P5 team then you're in. If you're a 1-loss team then it's simply a matter of who the committee likes more. They like UO most because Nix has looked incredible & they're giving the benefit of the doubt to the PAC this year (for some reason beyond our mere mortal comprehension). They like OSU more than UT for reasons that were unexplained but that one doesn't include completion percentage since QE has a better one than McCord. The B1G has gotten the benefit of the doubt since the CFP inception so I'm guessing that's why.

[dcar00 14159]

6 hours ago, LateAughtsHorn said:

In the 12 team playoff era, playing tough OOC games will probably be more beneficial from a team development standpoint. Teams will start taking more of an NFL mindset of prepping for the "real season" instead of focusing so much on the beauty contest. 

They rank teams by number of losses just like in the poll era.  look at 1-12 right now.  chalk down to #13 LSU 9-3 and #14 Louisville 10-2.  and that is only because LSU is SEC and Louisville is in the shittiest P5 conf.

you don't get credit for SOS(even if it is 40-50 spots different and a team above you played FCS Portland State) obviously.  It would take too much brain power for these morons on the CFP committee to look at that.

There is no reason whatsoever to give yourself a chance at a loss in games you get to pick to play.

and I'm not sure what you mean about NFL mindset.  The NFL office sets the games and the starters hardly even play in the preseason games.

Edited November 29, 2023 by dcar00

[Hondo 682]

11 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I think this is wrong in that if Bama beats Georgia, Texas would ultimately get the nod over Bama for the H2H and SEC is shut out. Of course Texas could get fucked in that scenario but I think common sense would prevail. There is no justification for Bama over Texas at that point based on September's result.

I don't disagree with the rationale.  I simply don't see them leaving the 1-loss SEC champ out of the playoff. 

A CFP without "2x Defending National Champion UGA" or the "1-loss team that knocked off the 2x Defending National Champion UGA to win the SECCG" ... which in this case is already "Nick Saban's Alabama"...?  File it under "things that are probably not gonna happen" for whatever the reason.

Obviously, that's a situation where I'll be thrilled to be proven wrong.

[chemHORN 1239]

1 hour ago, immamac said:

For those that want to say but what about 1 loss Oregon Alabama and Texas!!! 
 

texas didn’t beat #1 back to back champion Georgia. There is no fucking world where I would even pick the longhorns to go over Alabama in that scenario. Stop it. 
 

Texas plays #18 OK State. And Lost to #14 Oklahoma or something. 

Alabama plays #1 and lost to #7 

Oregon Lost to #3 and can revenge it. 

this isn’t fucking hard stop being conspiracy theorists. We aren’t playing undefeated #2 Oklahoma in a revenge game. 

Completely disagree with this take.  If Bama beats Georgia, Georgia would then be ranked behind Alabama.  Texas would have a win on the road by double digits against the higher ranked team.  Also I don't think the committee will set the precedent that head to head doesn't matter.  If they do that, there is no reason to play tough OOC games for any power 5 team anymore.  Everyone should pull an SEC and schedule at least 2 FCS teams, and 2 games against bottom feeders.  

[utee94 15810]

3 minutes ago, hook me said:

It's because they're using different sets of criteria. If you're an undefeated P5 team then you're in. If you're a 1-loss team then it's simply a matter of who the committee likes more. They like UO most because Nix has looked incredible & they're giving the benefit of the doubt to the PAC this year (for some reason beyond our mere mortal comprehension). They like OSU more than UT for reasons that were unexplained but that one doesn't include completion percentage since QE has a better one than McCord. The B1G has gotten the benefit of the doubt since the CFP inception so I'm guessing that's why.

This one's just a throwaway for clicks and eyeballs.  tOSU is done at 12 games, they're 11-1 and they can't do anything to change their position.  If Texas beats OkState then Texas has an extra win and a conference championship, which immediately puts Texas above tOSU.  If Texas loses then the Horns are a 2-loss non-champ that would be behind Ohio State regardless.  Ohio State's position is completely irrelevant with respect to Texas' chances at the CFP.

[Jewish Wang 111]

24 minutes ago, Thetexashammer said:

30 pages too late, my bro. 

This time I really really really mean it. 

23 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I think this is wrong in that if Bama beats Georgia, Texas would ultimately get the nod over Bama for the H2H and SEC is shut out. Of course Texas could get fucked in that scenario but I think common sense would prevail. There is no justification for Bama over Texas at that point based on September's result.

Not only will this not happen (SEC ain’t getting left out), but I also don’t personally agree with it. 

[dcar00 14159]

12 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I’m looking at it on a case-by-case basis. If you replace Alabama with Portland State or Illinois or whoever on our schedule — and we still have the loss to OU — then we are behind Alabama with no H2H Trump card to help us in a tie-break situation for the CFP. I can say with certainty that the win over Bama is the single-biggest card in our hand, followed by a potential Big 12 Championship.

Oregon has this narrative going about the depth of the PAC-12 this year that kind of falls apart when you look at it now and the Ducks played all of the conference’s worst teams and lost by three at Washington. They’ve got the “style” points that OU had in 2008.

my point is that we should already be above Oregon based on SOS difference of 40 spots+ with the same record and loss to OU.  we beat the other teams on our schedule which was much harder.  If Oregon plays our schedule they lose 2 games at least.

[BlackCat 426]

PAC 12 winner is in (horseshit but it is what it is)

SEC winner is in

FSU is in if they win. 

Michigan is in if they win. (They aren’t losing)
 

So it’s basically all down to the ACC championship for us. I don’t think they would put in one loss Georgia over us since they didn’t win their conference. 

[Jersey Man10 3528]

We’re gonna lose to Ok State anyway so none of this matters.

[jimmyjazz 45895]

7 minutes ago, Jewish Wang said:

Not only will this not happen (SEC ain’t getting left out), but I also don’t personally agree with it. 

You disagree with head-to-head results, given two P5 conference champs with identical records?  OK, I guess.

[joeycovers 391]

10 minutes ago, chemHORN said:

 I don't think the committee will set the precedent that head to head doesn't matter.  If they do that, there is no reason to play tough OOC games for any power 5 team anymore.  

I hear this a lot. Honest question.. Does the precedent matter anymore after this year? Will the playoffs next year be selected the same way?  or will the debate next year just be 11,12,13 seeds and H2H etc?

[chemHORN 1239]

Let's face it guys this all comes down to one thing.  Whether or not the K State Athletics director is going to go to bat for us in that room to get the conference members money, or if he is gonna throw us under the bus just because he can.  

[Murfdogg21 4412]

Has @hookem17 let the coaches know they need to skull fuck Oklahoma State?

[chemHORN 1239]

Just now, joeycovers said:

I hear this a lot. Honest question.. Does the precedent matter anymore after this year? Will the playoffs next year be selected the same way?  or will the debate next year just be 11,12,13 seeds and H2H etc?

The answer will be the same as it is now.  Sometimes there will be no head to head to consider, and sometimes it will matter for those last few spots.  The 12 team playoff will still have discussions like this it will just be further down the list.  

[utee94 15810]

2 minutes ago, Jersey Man10 said:

We’re gonna lose to Ok State anyway so none of this matters.

Ha!  Certainly possible, of course.

I have been wondering when someone was going to chime in with some brilliance like, "I sure hope the team is more focused on OkState than the fans are."

 

 

[immamac 42838]

2 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

PAC 12 winner is in (horseshit but it is what it is)

SEC winner is in

FSU is in if they win. 

Michigan is in if they win. (They aren’t losing)
 

So it’s basically all down to the ACC championship for us. I don’t think they would put in one loss Georgia over us since they didn’t win their conference. 

so this is what was pissing me off earlier because people are conflating a few things that aren't necessarily true and I was rightfully flamed for this because I was arguing a different argument (specifically against Oregon v Texas getting in)

Pac12 winner is in (committee fuckery, but whatever it's a known thing) <-- This is where people are trying to debate, but it makes no sense at all for THIS SPECIFIC COMMITTEE to not put one of these 2 teams in. Leaving FSU out is easier than not putting one of them in. 

MICH B1G winner is in with win, which is more of a rubber stamp than anything anyway <-- You lose to the worst offense in the NCAA you don't get to play with the big boys. Won't happen, but needs to be said. 

FSU ACC winner is most likely in with win, but it's not certain because they are so dogshit and played a joke of a schedule and don't have their MVP. <-- This cleans up a lot of the debate and only makes FSU big mad, but who cares fuck them.

SEC winner in with GA win, questionable with Alabama win because of H2H with Texas. <-- This is where the real debate lies, do you ignore the H2H and if so, why? 

I think the thread has gotten to the debate that matters now instead of "OMFG OREGON AND tOSU AHEAD OF TEXAS LGKNBOLIKHNEQWOPINHLSBHJZ"

 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21877]

I'm rooting for total chaos

Texas Wins

Bama Wins

Iowa Wins

Louisville Wins

Bo Nix (and his 78% completion rate) get knocked out for the season, but Oregon hangs on for the win

[Frank Drebin 5662]

Just now, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I'm rooting for total chaos

Texas Wins

Bama Wins

Iowa Wins

Louisville Wins

Bo Nix (and his 78% completion rate) get knocked out for the season, but Oregon hangs on for the win

Yes sir.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10231]

33 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I think this is wrong in that if Bama beats Georgia, Texas would ultimately get the nod over Bama for the H2H and SEC is shut out. Of course Texas could get fucked in that scenario but I think common sense would prevail. There is no justification for Bama over Texas at that point based on September's result.

Yep, it would be same criteria of why Texas gets in over 1 loss Georgia, Texas would have Conf championship. Georgia would have better loss, but wouldn't matter.

Conf champ is 1 of 4 criteria when comparing close teams. H2H is another and why we would get in before Bama.

It would be like us arguing against a 1 loss OU for CCG... but we beat Bama and OU going but we beat you.

[immamac 42838]

This is the correct scenario for everyone to be rooting for. 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

57 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Iowa 1st half pts is even money at 0.5 pts, so I dont have much faith in Iowa winning

What does 2.5 pay?  Only takes one play on offense or defense to set up a field goal. 

[hook me 2092]

11 minutes ago, utee94 said:

This one's just a throwaway for clicks and eyeballs.  tOSU is done at 12 games, they're 11-1 and they can't do anything to change their position.  If Texas beats OkState then Texas has an extra win and a conference championship, which immediately puts Texas above tOSU.  If Texas loses then the Horns are a 2-loss non-champ that would be behind Ohio State regardless.  Ohio State's position is completely irrelevant with respect to Texas' chances at the CFP.

By slotting OSU between us the committee has made its plan clear w/ regards to championship weekend. For those saying "these rankings don't matter until the last one" you're just wrong because the committee is going to base their next set of rankings off of this one + new results. Will we jump OSU with a win? Most likely yes, but they've eliminated any debate that we could have had over whether or not we could win impressively enough to jump UO should they win in an ugly manner. Their reasoning? Because UO dispatched of Oregon St. with ease which is another PAC team that the committee really respects. How do we know that? Because they were ranked 11 a couple of weeks ago before their close loss to UW (and because the CFP chair literally said so). The committee isn't setting us up for a complete upheaval of the top 5 this week unless complete chaos ensues. We know exactly where everyone stands & the only result that may change things is a Bama upset over UGA. Otherwise you're going to get UM, UW/UO, FSU/UT, & UGA. And UT better not limp to the finish line vs. OKST because it's pretty clear that they don't respect UTs SOS as it is.

[immamac 42838]

2 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

3 hours ago, immamac said:

There is a 0.0% chance Texas is in over a 12-1 Oregon Pac12 champ. Pull your head out of your ass. 

Someone edit this to show me how Texas makes the playoff without Oregon with an Oregon win in the P12CCG. 

[joeycovers 391]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is the correct scenario for everyone to be rooting for. 

2.6% chance of happening. I like our odds

[LateAughtsHorn 588]

29 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

They rank teams by number of losses just like in the poll era.  look at 1-12 right now.  chalk down to #13 LSU 9-3 and #14 Louisville 10-2.  and that is only because LSU is SEC and Louisville is in the shittiest P5 conf.

you don't get credit for SOS(even if it is 40-50 spots different and a team above you played FCS Portland State) obviously.  It would take too much brain power for these morons on the CFP committee to look at that.

There is no reason whatsoever to give yourself a chance at a loss in games you get to pick to play.

and I'm not sure what you mean about NFL mindset.  The NFL office sets the games and the starters hardly even play in the preseason games.

I meant that in the sense that it's acknowledged that even the best NFL teams are going to have a loss or two in the regular season.

With the new super conferences, I think the result is going to be that the big boys start taking a loss or two more than has been normal historically; due to the fact that they're in a conference with even more big boys (still nowhere near the parity in the NFL, obviously). With the 12 team playoff, however, having a single loss isn't going to keep any team in the new SEC or Big 10 out of the playoffs. 

In this case, from a team development standpoint, I'm thinking that scheduling a premier OOC opponent could prove beneficial down the line in the playoffs. 

[Codaxx 5731]

6 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is the correct scenario for everyone to be rooting for. 

Texas is out of the top 4 currently, so they need spots to open up. Texas fans should root against every undefeated team, because there is  0 argument for Texas to get in over a undefeated team (maybe with FSU, snowballs chance in hell type o thing).. Rooting for Michigan and Washington does not help.. Texas fans need to root for Iowa, Oregon, and Bama. Chaos is a friend of Texas

Edited November 29, 2023 by Codaxx

[hook me 2092]

3 minutes ago, joeycovers said:

2.6% chance of happening. I like our odds

[Beau Vine 54209]

42 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

You poormouth others for being "conspiracy theorists", yet you lean on a completely untested theory yourself.  What evidence do you have that 2021 and 2022 results mean anything to the committee?

Look at the results for 2023 Georgia and explain why they're ranked #1.

[C-Man 27200]

36 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Well, we don't get in without FSU losing for sure. Bama winning could throw a kink in things.

And yes, the committee absolutely does not value the Big 12 at all.

 

Based on that chart posted last night (and, yes, I understand that is that pundits best guess as what would happen), there are several scenarios where Texas could still get in even if FSU wins. They're not as likely to happen as other scenarios but these could get Texas in without a Louisville upset:

• Michigan, Texas, Oregon, FSU and Bama win = Michigan-FSU-Oregon-Texas in CFP (this is if committee would dare shut out SEC)
• Michigan, Texas, Washington, FSU and Bama win = Michigan-Washington-FSU-Texas in CFP
• Iowa, Texas, Oregon, FSU and Georgia win = Georgia-FSU-Oregon-Texas in CFP (narrator: Iowa won't win
• Iowa, Texas, Oregon, FSU and Bama win = FSU-Oregon-Texas-Bama in CFP (narrator: Iowa can't win)
• Iowa, Texas, Washington, FSU and Georgia win = Georgia-Washington-FSU-Texas in CFP (not included in chart)
• Iowa, Texas, Washington, FSU and Bama win = Washington-FSU-Texas-Bama in CFP (not sure about this one -- it wasn't included in the chart either)

These are listed in order of likelihood of happening.

[joeycovers 391]

1 minute ago, LateAughtsHorn said:

. 

In this case, from a team development standpoint, I'm thinking that scheduling a premier OOC opponent could prove beneficial down the line in the playoffs. 

I cant think of one situation where scheduling tough OOC games has helped the team that won make the playoffs. It has only hurt them when they lose.  Maybe Ohio St/Ou the year they split is the only one but not sure. 

 

next year for example the Mich game will be awesome. If we lose that game though along with say UGA and Fla and have 3 losses we are going to be in this same shitty scenario. We have the best win all year my many opinions and it still likely wont be enough. 

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2937]

1 minute ago, Codaxx said:

Texas is out of the top 4 currently, so they need spots to open up. Texas fans should root against every undefeated team, because there is  0 argument for Texas to get in over a undefeated team (maybe with FSU, snowballs chance in hell type o thing).. Rooting for Michigan and Washington does not help.. Texas fans need to root for Iowa, Oregon, and Bama. Chaos is a friend of Texas

No they don’t. Louisville only. Others don’t matter, because we aren’t getting in over Bama or Oregon if they win. The only realistic way we make the playoff is if Louisville beats FSU and we win. If Bama beats Georgia, they’ll probably put both in because they can do what they want.
 

And Michigan isn’t losing to a terrible Iowa team. 

[Js1 85297]

5 minutes ago, joeycovers said:

2.6% chance of happening. I like our odds

[jimmyjazz 45895]

9 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is the correct scenario for everyone to be rooting for. 

Why the hell would any Texas fan want Michigan to win?  That's idiotic.  It makes zero sense.  It's not connected to the other controversy because Iowa sucks and has no shot to get in the playoff, even as a conference champion.

[Vic Mackey 47012]

2 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Texas is out of the top 4 currently, so they need spots to open up. Texas fans should root against every undefeated team, because there is  0 argument for Texas to get in over a undefeated team (maybe with FSU, snowballs chance in hell type o thing).. Rooting for Michigan and Washington does not help.. Texas fans need to root for Iowa, Oregon, and Bama. Chaos is a friend of Texas

Pretty much. If FSU, Michigan, Washington, Georgia win this weekend, it's a wrap. I know many want us to get in over FSU but if they are undefeated ACC champ, they are in. And would be a bye week for the 1 seed. Committee isn't going to drop them.

We need to start by rooting for Oregon on Friday night. I get we probably don't get in over Oregon at this point (even though we should), the 0 loss teams need to start dropping.

But if FSU loses, we should get their spot. A 1 loss Washington or 1 loss Ohio St is not getting that spot over a 1 loss Big 12 champ Texas. 

[jimmyjazz 45895]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Look at the results for 2023 Georgia and explain why they're ranked #1.

Because SEC.  (I honestly think that's it, much more than 2021/2022.)

[C-Man 27200]

35 minutes ago, Hondo said:

I don't disagree with the rationale.  I simply don't see them leaving the 1-loss SEC champ out of the playoff. 

A CFP without "2x Defending National Champion UGA" or the "1-loss team that knocked off the 2x Defending National Champion UGA to win the SECCG" ... which in this case is already "Nick Saban's Alabama"...?  File it under "things that are probably not gonna happen" for whatever the reason.

Obviously, that's a situation where I'll be thrilled to be proven wrong.

Like I said, I don't totally disagree with your thinking (SEC bias is real). I think there would be a lot of criticism if this is what happens, though. Is that the point where they do the mental gymnastics and leave FSU behind due to the Travis injury?

[idigTexas 2284]

I'm sick of seeing the "they beat the 2x defending champion" argument.  What the fuck does Georgia's accomplishments from the previous two seasons have to do with this season?  

[immamac 42838]

A Texas Michigan National Championship with a rematch next season? What more could you actually want as a CFB fan?

Redemption against alabama in a rematch for the ages to correct the timeline?

Revenge for the bowl loss to Washington and sark win a semi game against his old team? 

This is a Texas fan's dream Playoff scenario, who gives a fuck about the Oregon ducks - I'd rather play Washigton.

Obviously the first thing we root for is Texas getting in, I'm saying this is the ideal "holy fuck that's awesome" playoff scenario for a Texas fan.