2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #4 /#4 (CFP/AP/Coaches)

[WBT 20835]

36 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Momentum in Vegas is Bama is out. 

SMU: -330

Bama: +350

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

Just now, heso said:

I think there is enough noise in the records and teams with bad losses that they will build the bracket they want and can point to any specific piece of data to justify it. 

I’ve seen people make the case that osu should be as high as 5 (which is absurd to reward them for that loss to um), Texas as low as 8 & psu as low as 9 having to play at Tennessee. 

If they want the conference championships to mean anything, and to not make lane kiffin right, and to not have teams in a good spot try to game the rankings by intentionally losing their last game to avoid the conference championships, Texas can’t be lower than 6 and psu can’t be lower than 7. And that’s if you think ND should be 5. If they really want to show that teams won’t be punished for playing in a conference championship game, Texas has to be 5 and psu has to be 6. Moving Texas or psu below 6 is doing exactly what they said they weren’t going to do by punishing teams for losing their conference championship. 

I think the only bracket that makes sense by not punishing teams in conference championships and avoiding uga-ut and psu-ore rematches is:

5. Texas - smu

6. psu - clemson

7. nd - iu 

8. osu - tenn 

100% agree

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

13 minutes ago, LonghornSean said:

 

I dont think Vegas would be this far off. This makes me think we are a lock for the 5 seed. 

[OU Sucks 9245]

35 minutes ago, utexas8 said:

I haven’t really watched any one else play except us. Who has a good defense in the playoffs that would give us trouble like UGA?

The problem is that we made the UGA defense look better than it is. They're the best defense we played, but it's nowhere near the level they've had in years' past. They gave up 41 to Bama, 31 to MSST, 28 to Ole Miss, 21 to UMASS, and 27 to GT (before OT)...and what do we do?  Score a lowly 15 in the first game and 16 in the second (before OT). So any of the teams could give us issues but we obviously want to play teams with a smaller DL we can just push around and lean on our running game, because getting to the opponent's 27 yard line or better 6 times and having to attempt a field goal all 6 times isn't going to cut it.

[B00M 6695]

2 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

The problem is that we made the UGA defense look better than it is. They're the best defense we played, but it's nowhere near the level they've had in years' past. They gave up 41 to Bama, 31 to MSST, 28 to Ole Miss, 21 to UMASS, and 27 to GT (before OT)...and what do we do?  Score a lowly 15 in the first game and 16 in the second (before OT). So any of the teams could give us issues but we obviously want to play teams with a smaller DL we can just push around and lean on our running game, because getting to the opponent's 27 yard line or better 6 times and having to attempt a field goal all 6 times isn't going to cut it.

It’s a shame we hadn’t recently discovered a package for a mobile QB that could have been effective in the red zone

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

Bama is out, SMU just shot up to -1000 to make the playoff and Bama to +980

[OU Sucks 9245]

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Bama is out, SMU just shot up to -1000 to make the playoff and Bama to +980

[TexEx15 17870]

1 hour ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

1. Oregon

2. Georgia

3. Boise

4. ASU

5. Texas

6. PSU

7. Notre Dame

8. OSU

9. Tenn

10. Indiana

11. Clemson

12. SMU

This feels obvious to me.

[Rockethorn1978 6201]

Texas at home against smu then AS St then Oregon? I’d take that all day long.

[closetohumping 17704]

Poll from September!!!

Edited Sunday at 03:58 PM by closetohumping

[NeverMarryAStripper 22192]

Maybe look at the date on the poll you linked.  

[Pancho 45943]

 

probably need a new thread for the selection show 

[hookem48 4807]

Haven't kept up with Notre Dame because fuck them but is aggy  the best team they've played?

[Beantown Express 2.0 6584]

2 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Haven't kept up with Notre Dame because fuck them but is aggy  the best team they've played?

Murderers row if you ask me.  I can't think of any other team in the country that could get that schedule and only lose one game to Northern Illinois. 

 

A&M

Northern Illinois

Purdue

Miami, OH

Lousiville

Stanford

Georgia Tech

Navy

FSU

Virginia 

Army

USC

[jimmyjazz 46757]

35 minutes ago, heso said:

I think the only bracket that makes sense by not punishing teams in conference championships and avoiding uga-ut and psu-ore rematches is:

5. Texas - smu

6. psu - clemson

7. nd - iu 

8. osu - tenn 

There's a lot of good in there.  First, they make sense, but looking at the travel distances, only one is even close to a difficult drive for fans of the road team:

Texas - SMU 200 miles

Penn State - Clemson 650 miles

Notre Dame - Indiana 200 miles

Ohio State - UTenn 360 miles

[UTGrad98 2331]

Here is my call for the next 4 games. We play SMU first and win by 10, then Az St and win by 10, then Ohio St and win by 3, then Georgia and win by 7.

[WBT 20835]

25 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Bama is out, SMU just shot up to -1000 to make the playoff and Bama to +980

Didn't we do this last year?  Were the odds right or wrong for Bama/FSU?

[billfromlaketravis 11743]

9 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Haven't kept up with Notre Dame because fuck them but is aggy  the best team they've played?

Basically yea. They’d probably add Louisville and Army. 

[Chuckie Finster 22958]

Didn't we do this last year?  Were the odds right or wrong for Bama/FSU?

I believe Vegas was the first indicator that 1) we were safely in and then 2) FSU was out.

[billfromlaketravis 11743]

I think Bama would beat the brakes off of SMU, but that’s an eye test/vibes deal not based on any metrics. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

3 minutes ago, WBT said:

Didn't we do this last year?  Were the odds right or wrong for Bama/FSU?

They were correct. FSU dropped like a rock the morning of. 

[John Coctostan 637]

33 minutes ago, B00M said:

It’s a shame we hadn’t recently discovered a package for a mobile QB that could have been effective in the red zone

Can’t struggle in the red zone if your offense never makes it to the red zone. 

[mdmost 43733]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think Bama would beat the brakes off of SMU, but that’s an eye test/vibes deal not based on any metrics. 

Like they beat the brakes off OU and Vandy? The only things Bama has are a win over Georgia and their helmet. 

Edited Sunday at 04:17 PM by mdmost

[satyanash 15226]

17 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

probably need a new thread for the selection show 

If the CFP agrees, we'll play #11 Alabama in the first round as the 6th seed.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think Bama would beat the brakes off of SMU, but that’s an eye test/vibes deal not based on any metrics. 

I will settle for us testing that theory out on them

[markstanco 12745]

Haven't kept up with Notre Dame because fuck them but is aggy  the best team they've played?

Georgia tech is about the same as aggy. That would be an intriguing bowl matchup.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

Just now, satyanash said:

If the CFP agrees, we'll play #11 Alabama in the first round as the 6th seed.

We are -1600 in Vegas to get the 5 seed

[hookem48 4807]

Fuck Notre Dame, they should be the 12th seed if in at all.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6584]

7 minutes ago, UTGrad98 said:

Here is my call for the next 4 games. We play SMU first and win by 10, then Az St and win by 10, then Ohio St and win by 3, then Georgia and win by 7.

I think this is accurate, but you should add that after that happens, Kirby Smart and the whole world will complain that they won 2 out of 3 and should be the real national champions.  It wasn't fair to make them have to beat a team three times in one year. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

1 minute ago, hookem48 said:

Fuck Notre Dame, they should be the 12th seed if in at all.

Probably not that extreme, but they shouldnt be hosting. 

Just now, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

I think this is accurate, but you should add that after that happens, Kirby Smart and the whole world will complain that they won 2 out of 3 and should be the real national champions.  It wasn't fair to make them have to beat a team three times in one year. 

They can complain to Deez Nutz. I wonder if the New England Patriots shouldve tried complaining after they lost in 2007.

[GabrielsHorn 2233]

6 minutes ago, satyanash said:

If the CFP agrees, we'll play #11 Alabama in the first round as the 6th seed.

Can’t happen as Clemson is 13

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

1 minute ago, GabrielsHorn said:

Can’t happen as Clemson is 13

[Beantown Express 2.0 6584]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Probably not that extreme, but they shouldnt be hosting. 

They can complain to Deez Nutz. I wonder if the New England Patriots shouldve tried complaining after they lost in 2007.

calm down bro.  I don't agree with what will happen just stating what will happen.  No, the patriots lost the last game of the year and didn't win the title even though they beat the Giants earlier that year.  That is why you have a last game, winner take all playoffs.

[mdmost 43733]

It is amusing watching Bama fans flail about over maybe being left out with many whining that "we should never commit to a tough home and home again in our out of conference schedule". Yeah, your OOC isn't what is going to cost you a spot. It's losing to two 6-6 conference teammates. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

3 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

calm down bro.  I don't agree with what will happen just stating what will happen.  No, the patriots lost the last game of the year and didn't win the title even though they beat the Giants earlier that year.  That is why you have a last game, winner take all playoffs.

I am just tired of people saying that. Would it suck if the shoe was on the other foot, yes it would. But you have to win the games that are the most important. UGA lost their most important game last year and it cost them big. If we make it back to face them and win, I will feel 0% guilt for winning the championship and aggy can asterisk all day if they want, I dont give a shit. 

[DanTheHorn 5029]

15 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think Bama would beat the brakes off of SMU, but that’s an eye test/vibes deal not based on any metrics. 

Oklahoma says not so fast

[Pancho 45943]

Just now, mdmost said:

It is amusing watching Bama fans flail about over maybe being left out with many whining that "we should never commit to a tough home and home again in our out of conference schedule". Yeah, your OOC isn't what is going to cost you a spot. It's losing to two 6-6 conference teammates. 

 

Yup it’s the losses to SEC teams, but they aren’t too off in making the point that there’s no reason to schedule hard OOC games anymore.

[Treefidy 1504]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Forget the seeding, who do we want to play? 

I would personally prefer the 6 seed in McMurphys bracket to get to the finals.  Clemson, Boise, UGA/Dome/IU

[Murfdogg21 4524]

Learning from FSU, Georgia will wait until after the rankings are announced to report Beck has a torn UCL and punter blew out his ACL. 

[mdmost 43733]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Yup it’s the losses to SEC teams, but they aren’t too off in making the point that there’s no reason to schedule hard OOC games anymore.

Well let's be honest here. Did Bama have a lot of risk playing Wisconsin or South Florida this year?

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

1 minute ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Learning from FSU, Georgia will wait until after the rankings are announced to report Beck has a torn UCL and punter blew out his ACL. 

Dumb take, UGA is guaranteed a 2 seed

[mdmost 43733]

2 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Learning from FSU, Georgia will wait until after the rankings are announced to report Beck has a torn UCL and punter blew out his ACL. 

It will make little difference but the whining from FSU fans will be delicious. 

[satyanash 15226]

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8947]

36 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Haven't kept up with Notre Dame because fuck them but is aggy  the best team they've played?

Northern Illinois was

[Murfdogg21 4524]

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Dumb take, UGA is guaranteed a 2 seed

Effectively yes, but the committee could lower them and they are only guaranteed a bye if they are in the committee’s top 4 conference champions. The committee dropped FSU to 5th last year based on the QB being out. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8947]

2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

It will make little difference but the whining from FSU fans will be delicious. 

Danny Kanell is locked and loaded with the bitching

[The_Great_Hornsby 3585]

Just now, Murfdogg21 said:

Effectively yes, but the committee could lower them and they are only guaranteed a bye if they are in the committee’s top 4 conference champions. The committee dropped FSU to 5th last year based on the QB being out. 

Dude stop, this isnt even close to the same thing, they just won the SEC title with their backup. FSU got knocked because their backup looked like a middle schooler trying to throw the ball. They are the 2 seed even if they come out and announce that Beck is dead. 

[mdmost 43733]

1 minute ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Effectively yes, but the committee could lower them and they are only guaranteed a bye if they are in the committee’s top 4 conference champions. The committee dropped FSU to 5th last year based on the QB being out. 

And put Boise State or Arizona State at the 2 spot? Come on man. 

2 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Danny Kanell is locked and loaded with the bitching

I have to follow him today just so I can mainline that shit. 

[tokamak 6659]

Can someone answer why the selection committee would give a fuck about Beck's arm when Georgia appeared to be a better team without him?

[Steelers Roll Left 1278]

11 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Effectively yes, but the committee could lower them and they are only guaranteed a bye if they are in the committee’s top 4 conference champions. The committee dropped FSU to 5th last year based on the QB being out.