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DustinD28

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The selection show is on.

Alabama vs Michigan State

Clemson vs Oklahoma

Oklahoma is going to win it all this year
 
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Bring the trophy back to the ACC. Would be good for the conference's momentum after all the recent coaching upgrades.
All ships will rise.
 
Just saw this guy post on Facebook that if Clemson, Oklahoma, and Michigan State were in the SEC they would be bottom feeders with Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

That's what I hate about those idiots
 
don't think bama deserves to be there. weakest body of work. that whole SEC argument only works when they aren't sucking. but this year was a bad year for the conference.
 
Vegas tells the committee to ***** themselves. Have Boomer as a 2.5 favorite. How does that team slide a spot when there were committee members arguing they were the best team per Jeff Long? It's another attempt with the desperation for SEC propaganda to get to the final to bump ratings and they were terrified of Oklahoma ruining Bama's party the way * did last year. Bama is a 9 point favorite. Says a lot.....
 
ball915 said:
Vegas tells the committee to ***** themselves. Have Boomer as a 2.5 favorite. How does that team slide a spot when there were committee members arguing they were the best team per Jeff Long? It's another attempt with the desperation for SEC propaganda to get to the final to bump ratings and they were terrified of Oklahoma ruining Bama's party the way * did last year. Bama is a 9 point favorite. Says a lot.....
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It is all subjective. Vegas just goes by where the money is being placed on.

I believe what the Selection committee would say is that they dropped Oklahoma because they did not have to play a Conference Championship game while MSU had to beat a solid team in their Conference Championship.

But let's not kid ourselves either. The Orange Bowl committee probably pleaded to have Oklahoma instead of MSU. Guarantees a sell out and makes it the more intriguing match up.
The Cotton Bowl is just happy to be relevant again since the 80s.
 
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Ohio State belongs. I'm deflated by the entire process this year with Ohio State out. Their power rating is very high, far above Michigan State.

Alabama continues to receive so many breaks year after year, whether it's excused from home losses and with the matchups. This year Michigan State is the one fraud, like Florida State last season. The Spartans allow 7.2 yards per pass attempt. None of the other teams are above 6.0.

Ohio State allows 5.7 yards per pass. That would have been the best of the lot, just like last season when they led the category despite the 4th seed. Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma are all at 5.8 to 6.0. That's the range you need to aspire to, as I've emphasized. No coach is worth hiring unless he understands the significance of holding opponents to 6 yards per attempt or lower.

The committee loves results. I often despise results. They don't produce the just verdict and ruin the matchups. It's like the Wimbledon semifinal when the longshot wins, making for a blase final. That last second Michigan State victory at Ohio State really diminished the caliber of this final four.
 
From the very beginning the Selection committee stated that winning your conference is a very important factor in their decision process.

Ohio State lost to Michigan State and did not even win their own division. They have no one to blame but themselves.

Cry me a river.
 
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Awsi Dooger said:
Ohio State belongs. I'm deflated by the entire process this year with Ohio State out. Their power rating is very high, far above Michigan State.

Alabama continues to receive so many breaks year after year, whether it's excused from home losses and with the matchups. This year Michigan State is the one fraud, like Florida State last season. The Spartans allow 7.2 yards per pass attempt. None of the other teams are above 6.0.

Ohio State allows 5.7 yards per pass. That would have been the best of the lot, just like last season when they led the category despite the 4th seed. Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma are all at 5.8 to 6.0. That's the range you need to aspire to, as I've emphasized. No coach is worth hiring unless he understands the significance of holding opponents to 6 yards per attempt or lower.

The committee loves results. I often despise results. They don't produce the just verdict and ruin the matchups. It's like the Wimbledon semifinal when the longshot wins, making for a blase final. That last second Michigan State victory at Ohio State really diminished the caliber of this final four.
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You're a funny dude. And I don't mean ha-ha.
 
Colombie said:
It is all subjective. Vegas just goes by where the money is being placed on.
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Laughable. It is exactly the opposite, no threat of subjectivity. Somehow the public wants to believe that Las Vegas devotes hour after hour to examining every variable and figuring out where the money will fall.

Those oddsmaker meetings last maybe 30 seconds per game. Very simple season: They all have the same power ratings and merely apply them, using a home field edge, if any. It's literally as basic as taking 27 and subtracting 22. Neutral site game. "Joe, I make Temple a 5 point favorite." Everyone agrees, because everyone is looking at the same numbers.

The power ratings do a great job of summarizing public opinion and wise guy opinion at a given point in time. That's why they are so effective at splitting the action. Close enough...at 11/10 it doesn't have to be perfect.

The oddsmaking bigshots love to appear on TV and pretend that they have a magical formula behind those closed doors. They lap it up. Otherwise nobody would care about their opinion and the mystique would be gone if the public realized that everything is based on power ratings.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
Colombie said:
It is all subjective. Vegas just goes by where the money is being placed on.
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Laughable. It is exactly the opposite, no threat of subjectivity. Somehow the public wants to believe that Las Vegas devotes hour after hour to examining every variable and figuring out where the money will fall.

Those oddsmaker meetings last maybe 30 seconds per game. Very simple season: They all have the same power ratings and merely apply them, using a home field edge, if any. It's literally as basic as taking 27 and subtracting 22. Neutral site game. "Joe, I make Temple a 5 point favorite." Everyone agrees, because everyone is looking at the same numbers.

The power ratings do a great job of summarizing public opinion and wise guy opinion at a given point in time. That's why they are so effective at splitting the action. Close enough...at 11/10 it doesn't have to be perfect.

The oddsmaking bigshots love to appear on TV and pretend that they have a magical formula behind those closed doors. They lap it up. Otherwise nobody would care about their opinion and the mystique would be gone if the public realized that everything is based on power ratings.
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The subjectivity I was referring to had more to do with how the committee selected the Final four and placed them in each bowl. And also the process of a Final 4 in the first place is subjective.
 
Michigan St has no chance against bammer. They run the ball 70% of the time, and that's exactly what bammer can shut down. Saban wants teams to run the ball right at them.
 
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Michigan St has no chance against bammer. They run the ball 70% of the time, and that's exactly what bammer can shut down. Saban wants teams to run the ball right at them.
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I am going to keep an open mind on this one. I favor Bama but maybe in the month of preparation MSU finds a way to get to Coker and make him look horrible.
That being said, Saban is going to make Cook look bad too.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
Colombie said:
It is all subjective. Vegas just goes by where the money is being placed on.
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Laughable. It is exactly the opposite, no threat of subjectivity. Somehow the public wants to believe that Las Vegas devotes hour after hour to examining every variable and figuring out where the money will fall.

Those oddsmaker meetings last maybe 30 seconds per game. Very simple season: They all have the same power ratings and merely apply them, using a home field edge, if any. It's literally as basic as taking 27 and subtracting 22. Neutral site game. "Joe, I make Temple a 5 point favorite." Everyone agrees, because everyone is looking at the same numbers.

The power ratings do a great job of summarizing public opinion and wise guy opinion at a given point in time. That's why they are so effective at splitting the action. Close enough...at 11/10 it doesn't have to be perfect.

The oddsmaking bigshots love to appear on TV and pretend that they have a magical formula behind those closed doors. They lap it up. Otherwise nobody would care about their opinion and the mystique would be gone if the public realized that everything is based on power ratings.
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So who is going to win the 1st round games and who will win the Championship?
 
Really sucks that Clemson has to play Oklahoma, when they are clearly better than MSU.
 
I would love for Clemson to win. Then next season have Miami beat Clemson in the ACCCG and advance to the playoffs. Knock off the defending champions and a little revenge for the 58-0 loss this season.

I do have a sweet spot for Clemson; this season's beatdown forced Golden out.
 
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