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Possible repercussions of fsu being left out?

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Hold My Beer said:
Once teams have "clinched" a spot in the 12-team bracket, coaches will shut down key players rather than risked being dinged by the selection committee for an injury.
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Seeding will still matter. I'm sure most teams are going to want to get the best they can, so that first game isn't a dogfight. I understand your point though.
 
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Hold My Beer said:
Once teams have "clinched" a spot in the 12-team bracket, coaches will shut down key players rather than risked being dinged by the selection committee for an injury.
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Clinching a spot in many cases would require teams to play in and win the conference championship game.

Not a single spot was "clinched" until the games were played this weekend.

Or, am I missing something here?
 
Tony4Canes said:
Great..

Another FSU post
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Maybe it comes out that way, but the point I was trying to raise is that might coaches decide to sit a key player out in a Week 12 game in order not to risk jeopardizing a CFP spot due to injury

I don't know ... just asking.
 
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Silentobserver said:
Clinching a spot in many cases would require teams to play in and win the conference championship game.

Not a single spot was "clinched" until the games were played this weekend.

Or, am I missing something here?
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CFP expanded to 12 teams next season.

Very well could be even larger starting in 2026 with the new TV deal.
 
Hold My Beer said:
Once teams have "clinched" a spot in the 12-team bracket, coaches will shut down key players rather than risked being dinged by the selection committee for an injury.
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No repercussions due to FSU, this is the repercussion for the 12 team playoffs. FSU dropped down 1 spot not all the way down to 13.

Teams already rest players during their gimme games. Travis was playing because they were down 14-0 to an FCS school.
 
Hold My Beer said:
CFP expanded to 12 teams next season.

Very well could be even larger starting in 2026 with the new TV deal.
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I know 12 teams next year make it, but how would a team especially several teams be able to clinch a spot and then sit players at season's end like week 18 in the NFL?
 
We will see NFL like player management. Oh, and since this happened to a Florida state school, Congress will investigate the NCAA and ESPN.
 
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Hold My Beer said:
Once teams have "clinched" a spot in the 12-team bracket, coaches will shut down key players rather than risked being dinged by the selection committee for an injury.
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The top 4 teams will get a bye so the injury issue will be on the other teams who must play more games. In a 12 team playoff won’t the lower seeded teams have to play a 16 game season? Ugh.
 
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the storm said:
The top 4 teams will get a bye so the injury issue will be on the other teams who must play more games. In a 12 team playoff won’t the lower seeded teams have to play a 16 game season? Ugh.
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Not a problem if we keep going 7-5
 
OP's post is spot-on.

Coaches nationwide will remember that it was Norvell who screwed the pooch by playing Travis against a nunnery when Rodemaker should have started against Northern Alabama.

The present fiasco is all on Norvell and his staff.
 
section9 said:
OP's post is spot-on.

Coaches nationwide will remember that it was Norvell who screwed the pooch by playing Travis against a nunnery when Rodemaker should have started against Northern Alabama.

The present fiasco is all on Norvell and his staff.
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No, he's not spot on. No one can clinch a spot in the playoffs until championship weekend.

And yes, hindsight is gloriously correct after the fact. No one questioned starting Ken Dorsey against Troy and Temple.
 
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