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

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7 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

this thread has run out 35 pages in 24 hours which is possibly a shag/surl record

Urban for coach thread says hold my beer 

[Wayne 571]

12 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Does anyone know if this "the committee groups teams by three" thing is true?

 

Ari and David Ubben talked about this last night. Based on their experience in Mock cfp committee, they do group in sets of 3, however at the end there is an opportunity to make changes and iron out things that look off.

[Helobious 9454]

Final prediction 

1. Mich

2. Wash

3. Bama

4. FSU

*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Final prediction 

1. Mich

2. Wash

3. Bama

4. FSU

*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

Holy shit we finally got a good Helobious'd

[PTINS 3472]

8 hours ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

I’m also still in awe we’re even discussing this right now. 

Also, remembering the, Quinn sucks and fire Sark and PK dipshittery throughout the season.

The dipshittery on this board won't easily go away for me. The degree to which so many railed against Sark & Quinn is exactly the kind of crap that created the clusterf*ck around the Stoops-Elko fiasco.  The UT brain trust 5-10 years would have listened to the these dip shits and run Sark & Quinn out of town. At least we fixed the top.

Kinda like calling someone's mother a whore. You can take it back and apologize. But things are never the same. 

8 hours ago, Hmbre97 said:

I'd like to extend a giant fuck you to all the morons leading up to this weekend saying "err mah gerd, we need georgia to win!!!! root for georgia!"

Idiots

Dipshits 2.0.

8 hours ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

And it be because of us.

Re: SEC getting left out of CFP ... because Texas beat the SEC Champion ... the first tangible data point of Texas "ruining" the SEC, beating them ... on the football field . (Pls see Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri and TAMU)

We're Texas! 

8 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Actually it is because of aggy. This was supposed to be the first year of the 12 team playoff and it got fucked up by aggy leaking to the other conferences before the meeting to vote on a 12 team playoff that Texas/OU were going to the SEC. So the Alliance formed and blocked the 12 team playoff until the next year as a leverage move. 

Aggy fucked the SEC. Glorious.  

44 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

This is perfect.  

"Florida State and Texas should be rewarded for scheduling and beating LSU and Alabama."

So ... today ... I feel a peaceful contentment that I've not felt for a long time.

Texas won the last B12 Championship, to go along w/ winning the first Big 12 Championship, to go with winning the last SWC Championship.

Things are right w/ the world.  People opened their eyes and saw what we already knew.

Long time haters from across the county, the SEC honks, the media mouthpieces, even aggy, like apocalyptic zombies, lining up to sing Texas' praises and jump on the bandwagon.

  “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”

[Bama Llama 1450]

The Committee always follows the path of least resistance, ergo:

1. 17 years of SECSECSEC / Bama fatigue

2. Georgia loses - OUT

3. UM, UDub, FSU win - STAY IN

4. Texas wins and pantsed Bama in game 2

End of story - the only intrigue will be seeding.

Bama plays Ohio State on Jan 1 - ugh but tid what tis. Congrats Longhorns. See y’all down the trail. Interesting road trips ahead!

 

[immamac 42858]

1 minute ago, Helobious said:

Final prediction 

1. Mich

2. Wash

3. Bama

4. FSU

*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

This makes no sense. There’s only one conference champion that has a win over another conference champion and that’s Texas. 

[Shaggy3.0 1695]

Let's just go back to the old bowl system for 2023.

Play 8 2024 NY bowls, vote in 3 different national champs, then argue about this shit until Gabriel blows his horn.

 

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3002]

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Final prediction 
1. Mich
2. Wash
3. Bama
4. FSU
*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

lol


One point i don’t see made on espn2 this morning is: not only did Texas beat Alabama…they did it in old school TRUE ROAD GAME FASHION.


Alabamas best win is a neutral game site with half of the stadium being their own fans


I’ve always hated OOC neutral game sites. Oregon vs Alabama in Texas, Indianapolis or Atlanta. WGAF

[bullet 1597]

42 minutes ago, blutow said:

Not so sure, I thought Georgia looked pretty pedestrian yesterday.  I honestly haven't watched them play much this year, so maybe the last couple weeks are a byproduct of some of the injuries or just bad days.  That said, I'm certainly enjoying the desperation coming out of Georgia right now.  I guess it's Kirby's job to fight to the end, but the optics are delightfully pathetic.   

Alabama was just hungrier.

And it was only 27-24.  UGA did have their top 2 receivers (and difference makers) limping on the field and their #3 receiver out as well as a starting offensive lineman.  But UGA knows they are out.  Kirby is just doing his coach speak.

Its a game of inches.  UGA had a FG bounce off an upright.  UGA had a hand on a fumble, but Alabama managed to get in a grab it, leading to an Alabama FG.  Alabama got credit for a catch that wasn't on a 4th and 4 that lead to an Alabama TD.

If any of those 3 close things go the other way, its OT or UGA wins.  I do think Kirby's offensive play calling after the first drive (where they walked down the field) was pretty weak.  Alabama has been burned on deep balls this season and UGA almost never tried, despite two Alabama corners being out.

[Nicole44 22060]

47 minutes ago, blutow said:

Not so sure, I thought Georgia looked pretty pedestrian yesterday.  I honestly haven't watched them play much this year, so maybe the last couple weeks are a byproduct of some of the injuries or just bad days.  That said, I'm certainly enjoying the desperation coming out of Georgia right now.  I guess it's Kirby's job to fight to the end, but the optics are delightfully pathetic.   

😃

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

ESPN person put it best but If Bama is in you have to have Texas in as well. 

[Bregs 225]

4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Final prediction 

1. Mich

2. Wash

3. Bama

4. FSU

*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

Man I was hoping you would come through.

[Captain Ron 12883]

On ESPN Herbie just said:

Obvious: 1. Michigan 2. Washington 

3, 4 should be Texas, Bama

likely will be FSU, Texas

Edited December 3, 2023 by Captain Ron

[Hagbard Celine 10867]

4 minutes ago, immamac said:

This makes no sense. There’s only one conference champion that has a win over another conference champion and that’s Texas. 

we're not getting in,, but if we did, that would be a better path

our only weakness is geting beat over the top and washington can do that

meatchicken can't

[Laxtonto 12090]

The funny part is that the CFP are boxed in not because of FSU, but instead for constantly giving teams the benefit of the doubt of potential future wins vs who they played and who they beat.

Oregon was constantly pushed up the rankings because of "style" and the assumption that they would beat Washington in a rematch, which obviously did not happen Friday night.

GA is under the same fallacy. The assumption was that GA would be the SEC champs and so therefore in the end their winning the SEC would justify their lofty ranking. So because of that, they ignored some of the concerns with UGA all season.

So in the end, all of this is tied to the CFP committee bet on the wrong horse twice and Bama losing to Texas dictated the structure that would be used to keep them out.

If everything would have gone chalk, there would be no arguments (unless it would be Texas/FSU) and the SEC is in because of the 4 undefeateds. 

[C-Man 27230]

On ESPN Herbie just said:
Obvious: 1. Michigan 2. Washington 
3, 4 should be Texas, Bama
likely will be FSU, Texas

I want every last piece of Michigan

[Radical Larry 28632]

Final prediction 
1. Mich
2. Wash
3. Bama
4. FSU
*FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. We would beat them by 21. But there just is no chance the committee leaves them out, or leaves an SEC champ out. 0 fucking percent chance.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13585]

16 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

FSU will beat Michigan 3 - 2 and we will face them in the championship game.

Winner of the coin toss- "Can we just play defense all game?"

[alphahydro 334]

56 minutes ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said:

Best case scenario for Texas

Michigan vs Texas 

Washington vs FSU

agree.  that would be the absolute best for texas. 

[VaLonghorn99 341]

1) Michigan 2) Washington 3) Texas 4) Bama

[USNALonghorn 5078]

Dan Mullen speaks the truth 

[Hook1997 5373]

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

1 minute ago, alphahydro said:

agree.  that would be the absolute best for texas. 

That would be awesome. Parents UM fans, I bleed burnt orange-time to go to the game if that happens. 

[hobbes2702 13045]

24 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Does anyone know if this "the committee groups teams by three" thing is true?

 

[mdmost 43004]

AP sees it as Texas 3, FSU 4, Bama 5. 

 

[Hagbard Celine 10867]

FSU should be out but will the committee have the balls to do it?

They need Kevin mar to run on to the set an throw a flag.

[immamac 42858]

5 P5 conference champions. 
Michigan B10 champs

Washington P12 champs

Texas Big XII champs with h2h win over SEC champs

Alabama SEC champs

FSU ACC champs 

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

AP sees it as Texas 3, FSU 4, Bama 5. 

 

This is actually huge....given how the CFP has been pretty in lock step with the AP/coaches

[VaLonghorn99 341]

FSU should be patient and wait for March Madness - get into a real conference if serious. Empty seat in  ACC championship game should be enough to disqualify it's shitty champ.

[Hagbard Celine 10867]

here's finebaum to declare a schism in the universe

[hobbes2702 13045]

1 minute ago, Hagbard Celine said:

FSU should be out but will the committee have the balls to do it?

They need Kevin mar to run on to the set a throw a flag.

Bama should be out not FSU

[bullet 1597]

1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

Yeah. Look, you cant chalk that Louisville performance up to just FSU's defense. Their players were constantly self tackling with plenty of grass in front of them. They couldn't catch. They constantly ran out of bounds for no reason, even when they could have gotten a first down. And of course their QB was... uh ... special. That was just historically bad offensive football. 

Yeah.  We couldn't believe the UL players running out of bounds in the 3rd and 4th quarters 2 yards short of a first down.  Just NO effort.  And I bet UL wished they had a Case McCoy or Tyrone Swoopes last night!

[Helobious 9454]

7 minutes ago, immamac said:

This makes no sense. There’s only one conference champion that has a win over another conference champion and that’s Texas. 

“Making sense” isn’t the committee’s strongsuit. They had Oregon ranked ahead ahead of us because of bo nix’s completion percentage. We might be fucked.

[Rickylovesweed 14399]

 

[Fondren & Main 6722]

I feel like the SEC should get to lick asshole this bowl season.  Gundy got fucked by the SEC as well as many many other teams in the playoff era.  Maybe the SEC should eat some dicks this go around.

[BevoAbyss 2059]

I'm just dropping in to say:

-- Screw the SEC. UT joining SEC changes nothing. I don't give a crap about any of their teams. Never have, never will. Ever.

-- Same with Big 12 or any other conferences. Never have. Never will. Ever.

I only care if Longhorns win games and titles. In all sports. Forever. That is all.

Edited December 3, 2023 by BevoAbyss

[BurntOrange&White 39934]

Week 14

Week 13

Week 12

Week 11

[ChiTownDoc 21154]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Bama should be out not FSU

They should make some tongue in cheek comment about the SEC being in w Texas and actually have the balls to leave Bama out.  They won’t.  But they definitely should. 

[immamac 42858]

Alabama is out. 

[bullet 1597]

1 hour ago, CoTex said:

As long as we’re looking for reasons, Does the committee give us bonus points for having to beat the big12 refs too?  Seems like it should count for something.

I guess that's why the guy who actually won the Dr. Pepper competition also got $100,000 even though the refs cheated him out of it!  https://hayspost.com/posts/bb988434-c82e-43ad-b96b-49e12cd8379f

[Dbeasy 15065]

2 hours ago, Woodrow Call said:

Heather Dinich has Texas in as a likely 3 seed. She's usually right about things. Stewart Mandel is a moron.

 

 

It’s interesting because 24 hours ago she was on tv arguing that the early Texas win over Bama mattered less because it was early in the season. But what’s even weirder, two days earlier she quoted the committee chairman as saying head to head is important regardless of the timing. So it’s almost like she wanted to tote her own view, but then got a talking to by someone to quit doing that. 

[Tex-19 2872]

Fanduel has Texas' odds to make the playoff at -850 right now. 

Bama is -122 and FSU is -150.

[bangkok 89]

we are in, have no doubt.

it’s bama or fsu for the last spot, and the committee and espn has sent a message all week that they’re unimpressed with fsu despite an undefeated season. i think bama gets in at 4.

[hobbes2702 13045]

Just now, ChiTownDoc said:

They should make some tongue in cheek comment about the SEC being in w Texas and actually have the balls to leave Bama out.  They won’t.  But they definitely should. 

Would be awesome. Bama has the weakest argument by far though. 

[UncleSonny 6572]

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

 

I think Missouri over KSU is probably their best win

[VaLonghorn99 341]

CFP should pick Texas in FF if they know what's good in this world.

[EZ$ 2105]

38 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Going to be a lot of broken TVs in Georgia today.  It’s good for them.

They should have beat Bama by double digits like we did then!

[hobbes2702 13045]

Just now, Dbeasy said:

It’s interesting because 24 hours ago she was on tv arguing that the early Texas win over Bama mattered less because it was early in the season. But what’s even weirder, two days earlier she quoted the committee chairman as saying head to head is important regardless of the timing. So it’s almost like she wanted to tote her own view, but then got a talking to by someone to quit doing that. 

Yea she was pimping Bama yesterday