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

[ShaggyGhost 21]

23 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

You dont think that was on Sarks mind when he had Ewers go right back out there or said Ewers Xrays came back negative... just in case to help avoid that injury perception, especially after losing Brooks...

This absolutely right here. He was quick to get Ewers back in and completely dismissive of Worthy’s injury. Sark playing 3D chess with the committee and not giving them any excuses.

[Huckleberry 32807]

Rece Davis was quite vocal about if naysayers would be consistent about being upset with the committee if undefeated Liberty got left out. 

Then nothing about the committee being inconsistent by putting Liberty in. 

[dcar00 14101]

2 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

I am surprised they actually did it and left a 13-0 P5 champion out. As soon as you saw Texas at 3 you knew that would happen. If Texas is seeded over FSU, Alabama has to be. At least their logic was consistent - although honestly sticking to the present, FSU should honestly be way down the rankings.

I don’t know how I feel about it to be honest. There are obvious competitive issues leaving a 13-0 P5 team out in favor of a 12-1 team. It’s also probably true that Michigan or Washington would have beaten FSU soundly; but we don’t know that for sure. Between that and FSU passing two tests on backup QBs and I think I come down on the side of them deserving their shot, but I do understand why the committee went with Alabama. There’s an argument there beyond just “SECSECSEC.”

No clean, right answer on the fourth team with how the CCGs went, really.

the ACC was awful. that said FSU passed with a C and a D+

[SpiralOut 1812]

Just now, dcar00 said:

the ACC was awful. that said FSU passed with a C and a D+

The ACC was awful.  And yet they had a 6-4 record against the SEC this year.

 

[89Horn 1509]

1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Rece Davis was quite vocal about if naysayers would be consistent about being upset with the committee if undefeated Liberty got left out. 

Then nothing about the committee being inconsistent by putting Liberty in. 

Imagine a 12 team playoff this year.  Liberty would also knock out OU at the 12th seed.  One year too late.

[gmr548 16567]

[mention=3335]gmr548[/mention] told you 

I am consistently astounded by how dumb you are. I never said they cannot put Alabama and Texas in over FSU.

I said they cannot reasonably go Texas-FSU-Alabama 3-4-5 as you were suggesting because that makes no sense. You defer to the record and put 13-0 FSU and 3 and Texas at 4; or you consider FSU inferior without Travis and put Texas 3, Bama at 4. Lo and behold, they did the latter. Regardless of what I think of the choice I acknowledge their logic is consistent.

[Constant 6722]

6 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Rece Davis was quite vocal about if naysayers would be consistent about being upset with the committee if undefeated Liberty got left out. 

Then nothing about the committee being inconsistent by putting Liberty in. 

Liberty didn’t play a single P5 team and their QB is in the portal. What happened there, Boo?

Edited December 3, 2023 by Constant

[Huckleberry 32807]

1 minute ago, 89Horn said:

Imagine a 12 team playoff this year.  Liberty would also knock out OU at the 12th seed.  One year too late.

Yeah but if it's OU being screwed then all right-minded people are okay with that.

[idigTexas 2283]

24 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

It's not like he asked her what type of pie she had for Thanksgiving.  

[Ghost of Shag 2605]

6 minutes ago, ShaggyGhost said:

This absolutely right here. He was quick to get Ewers back in and completely dismissive of Worthy’s injury. Sark playing 3D chess with the committee and not giving them any excuses.

Hey who the fuck are you

[Rimbo 25901]

14 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

if we got left out today we'd give a shit about another bowl game? bull fucking shit

We always have. Remember what we did to Ohio State in '08?

[hookem48 4687]

since injuries are so important maybe Bama shouldn't have got credit for beating an injured Georgia team

[Ghost of Shag 2605]

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 

If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 

But here we are.

[idigTexas 2283]

2 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Hey who the fuck are you

[Bogeywon 2518]

1 hour ago, Dnaguy said:

 

We cannot

It was this thread on the old site that made me join. Man the memories! Really hoping for a Texas vs Michigan natty! Good luck guys I’ll be in your corner when playing Washington 

[hookem48 4687]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

We always have. Remember what we did to Ohio State in '08?

I don't remember 100's of players opting out 15 years ago.

[Rimbo 25901]

22 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

The same way UT was motivated to beat UGA in the Sugar Bowl back in 2019.

C'mon, man

or Ohio State after the '08 snub

[ztejas 43388]

Here was SMU outside of losing in Norman and FW:

 

38-14

69-0

34-16

31-10

55-0

69-10

36-31 (@Rice)

45-21

38-34 (@Memphis)

59-14

26-14 (@ ranked Tulane - AAC title game)

 

The best team that Liberty beat lost to fucking UMass at home. Honestly Auburn really fucked SMU over by putting that horseshit display on against NMSU that tricked people into thinking NMSU wasn't a bad G5 team like they are. They're fucking 91 in FPI. Liberty is 48 in FPI. SMU lost to FPI 8 and 28 on the road and beat 51, 53 and 83 all on the road as well.

Liberty edges SMU in sp+ (which, for the record, has tOSU, PSU and Oregon in the top 5) but the SoS paints a similar picture in terms of teams actually played.

[Cairn Horn88 8249]

3 hours ago, G650 said:

Yeah I buy that.

 

Fwiw, I think FSU is in personally

[NCMountaineer 99]

1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Rece Davis was quite vocal about if naysayers would be consistent about being upset with the committee if undefeated Liberty got left out. 

Then nothing about the committee being inconsistent by putting Liberty in. 

No fucking shock there. Can't dare to make the CFP selections look suspect. 

I still think Bama should have been the ones on the outside looking in and when the SECSECSEC choads like Finebaum whined about it the loss, at home, to a team that got in ahead of them can be thrown back in their face. Instead they took a "well actually the regular season doesn't mean shit, deal with it" approach against all logic.

[G650 14163]

2 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Hey, you win some you lose some. Apparently the committee agreed with my thoughts so I got that going for me.

[Laxtonto 12075]

Noticed that only OU from the B12 made a bowl so far, but Missouri, Ole Miss, Tenn and UGA are already out of the SEC pool.

This is going to make the bowls we are all most interested in, the Texas and Liberty bowls, that much more likely we finally get to see the A&M vs the old Big 12 matchup we are all been waiting for...

Still have OSU, Kansas, KSU, and TT out there waiting in the weeds for A&M
 

[Valmy77 13198]

3 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

We always have. Remember what we did to Ohio State in '08?

The Wrath of Quan!

[hookem48 4687]

2 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

or Ohio State after the '08 snub

stop talking about 15 years ago, couldn't be further from relevance now.

[Dahobbs 17502]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 

If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 

But here we are.

I wouldn't favor Georgia against Michigan. I don't think it is a particularly amazing team this year. Teams that can keep up on the lines cause them all sorts of problems. 

[Hook1997 5345]

54 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

FSU could end up being the lone undefeated team.  If that happens and they beat Ga. the AP will give them the title.

Ga may have some opt outs but it is quite possible FSU has none.  

If we don't win the title that would be an awesome scenario.

Did you watch FSU the last two games?  They are not winning.  

[TKthunder2 4981]

Oklahoma v Arizona in the Alamo

[Mother mopar 3311]

Got mine, I think.

I finally got mine about an hour ago.

[ztejas 43388]

8 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Bama is getting 2 points against Michigan, just beat UGA by 3, but you think UGA would be favored over Michigan? No way.

[Grande Mart 510]

No win scenario for Ducks, Dominate Liberty and that's what's supposed to happen. If it ends up being a game, it's embarassing for you even if you pull it out. 

[El Squared 1800]

1 hour ago, Horn Dogg said:

Now that we’re in the Motherfucker, let’s win the Motherfucker!

Might as well, I guess, nothing better to do…

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

1 hour ago, bullet said:

Well Phillips shouldn't have vetoed the 12 team playoff!  We would have had one if Phillips, Warren and Kliavcoff didn't stop the expansion for a year.

And each of those commissioners had a team in their conference that - until this weekend - were in the hunt for a CFP spot. Too bad, so sad. 

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

I don't have a screen shot (plus started the recording late) but thought it was funny/good omen at the start of ESPN's CFP show today, when they first talked with Herbie, the four helmets placed directly behind and on each side of him, was Michigan, UDub, Texas, and Bama. Florida St was on there also, but down below and to the left (his right). FSU first man/team out. 

[bullet 1596]

49 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

You seem like a big figure skating fan

Kind of the opposite.  Figure skating fans think 13 guys in a smoked filled room should decide it.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[Alien Octopus 516]

1 hour ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 

If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 

But here we are.

Guess they should have played a respectable OOC schedule to have more ammo. That said, UGA did not look better than Wash Texas or Bama yesterday.

Edited December 3, 2023 by Alien Octopus
English Beat

[dcar00 14101]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 

If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 

But here we are.

non champs were eliminated.  Ohio State was eliminated also.  they might be top 4.  also, after the loss to Bama the lines would probably be pretty close.

I'm just glad the nightmare scenario happened to these dumbasses(and the universities) who protected the bowl system and didn't make this 8 teams 25 years ago.

 

[gmr548 16567]

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 
If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?
If Georgia plays Michigan? 
Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 
But here we are.

Point taken but Michigan would be favored over Georgia. They are #1 in most predictive analytics and power ratings.

[Ghost of Shag 2605]

3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Bama is getting 2 points against Michigan, just beat UGA by 3, but you think UGA would be favored over Michigan? No way.

Totally get what you’re saying and I’m aware Alabama is currently a two point dog.

Let’s see where this line sits in a week. Anyone here think Michigan is going to beat Bama?

Edited December 3, 2023 by Ghost of Shag

[Enchubben 5509]

27 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

The CFP would do a lot better to not have a guy named "Boo" be their figurehead.

Running out of brained individuals. Booger McFarland is the backup. 

[cabowabo 4473]

At least FSU gets to match up with Georgia.  Unlike Oregon who has Liberty. Lol. That is truly a no win situation for Oregon. 

[Nicole44 22030]

[Cairn Horn88 8249]

3 hours ago, Gidnik said:

I forgot how beautiful Molly McGrath is.  

Beauty has it’s privileges!

[Carl Spackler 3475]

12 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Here’s the problem with the “four best teams” argument. 

If Georgia plays Washington tomorrow, who is favored?

If Georgia plays Michigan? 

Nobody can tell me that Georgia wouldn’t be favored in both of those games. 

But here we are.

They were also favored against Bama.

[TrashMaster G 17483]

3 minutes ago, Alien Octopus said:

Guess they should of played a respectable OOC schedule to have more ammo. That said, UGA did not look better than Wash Texas or Bama yesterday.

*should have

1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Beauty has it’s privileges!

*its

[gmr548 16567]

Totally get what you’re saying and I’m aware Alabama is currently a two point dog.
Let’s see where this line sits in a week. Anyone here think Michigan is going to beat Bama?

I certainly don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion that they won’t. Bama’s OL is going to have a very interesting time with Michigan.

[Cairn Horn88 8249]

3 hours ago, Rimbo said:

We just left the Big XII after pissing off the whole conference.

It would be glorious if we pissed off the entire SEC before we even started.

We already gave….mission accomplished!

[ztejas 43388]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Totally get what you’re saying and I’m aware Alabama is currently a two point dog.

Let’s see where this line sits in a week. Anyone here think Michigan is going to beat Bama?

I think Michigan is really fucking good. They are better than the UM team that UGA waxed and this Bama team isn't as good as that UGA team. 

[Valmy77 13198]

11 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

stop talking about 15 years ago, couldn't be further from relevance now.

2008 isn't 15 years ago! It is like...um...oh shit. 

Goddamn time, stop moving so fast.

[bullet 1596]

31 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

SMU got turbofucked to be behind Liberty. This committee is dumb. 

Why would anyone care if SMU got screwed?  They can just buy some Trans Ams.    Wait, that was aggy that bought the Trans Am for their player...