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MEGA There’s Still Hope for the ACCCG/CFB Playoffs Mega Merge Thread

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tdjones34 said:
Bama is out with a loss if they are ranked 10th tonight
Wonder if the committee moves them up to avoid that happening
Find out tonight
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It’s possible but Auburn choked in that game and only finished 5-7. How could they justify that after ND crushed Stanford?

I think the committee has the justification to leave them and let them play their way in.
 
CanesNation26 said:
The only thing giving me a very small sliver of hope is that the Committee’s only possible reason now for ranking ND ahead of Miami is the "eye test." Is that really the precedent they want to set? There’s no other explanation. They’ll have to own it.

The much simpler and more logical approach is to state: after evaluating all 12 games, and considering Miami's dominant win over another common opponent last week, we must honor the head-to-head result and rank Miami ahead of ND.

I know this isn't groundbreaking. I know they likely won't do it. But ******* come on.
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The fact H2H is not the first tiebreaker shows you college football is ****ed. Including TV ratings in their decision-making will be the downfall of the system in the long run if they choose to go down that path.
 
YankeesCane said:
Its all silly that pre season rankings had Texas, Penn St, LSU, Clemson top 10

These same people are now choosing the playoff
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Technically no, AP writers and coaches had them ranked at the beginning of the year. The playoff committee didn't start meeting until the beginning of November.
 
IrishFan said:
It’s possible but Auburn choked in that game and only finished 5-7. How could they justify that after ND crushed Stanford?

I think the committee has the justification to leave them and let them play their way in.
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IMO, bama has to play their way in, as you say. The problem is that the committee changes the goalposts seemingly every week so tonight is anyone’s guess. I think bama could drop one but in general, it will be pretty chalk.
 
CaneinBroward said:
The fact H2H is not the first tiebreaker shows you college football is ****ed. Including TV ratings in their decision-making will be the downfall of the system in the long run if they choose to go down that path.
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They know 99% of fans jaded will neglect their children, jobs, and health to make sure they watch the playoffs anyway.
 
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Is coach doing anymore TV hits today? I forgot what happened in the FSU-Bama game and need him to remind me

Also

****bird
 
3rd-43 said:
What’s the jist
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He basically said that the committee is fraudulent if it doesn’t follow its own published principles, the most important of which is head-to-head followed by common opponent performance. He reiterated, over and over, that if head-to-head is not the prevailing consideration, then all the programs will immediately stop scheduling big time out-of-conference games. He said that very little weight should be given to blowouts against inferior teams. What matters is if you beat your best opponents — exactly what ND failed to do.
 
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tdjones34 said:
They know 99% of fans jaded will neglect their children, jobs, and health to make sure they watch the playoffs anyway.
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"Stupid is as stupid does" - Forrest Gump 1994

At first, sure. In the long run though, many will ignore it as they see how rigged it is. Others will stick with it though. The WWE gets pretty good ratings too. That's where college football is headed - a core of rabid fans who aren't actually interested in the competition on the field and a true champion, but rather how a relatively small set of teams plays every year in their version of a Royal Rumble with heroes and heels.
 
aleahy said:
Everybody needs to stop with this statement that the CFP doesn’t penalize losing in conference championship games. It’s not true. Last year, Penn St dropped 1 spot and SMU dropped 2 spots. Did it take either out of the playoff? No. But they did move each team down.

I’ll keep saying, the argument that should be considered is why 5 teams from the SEC should be getting in. Bama has not played real well in November and lost to FSU badly. OU is awful on offense. Miami/ND should be in and 4 should get in from the SEC. It’s still the most teams from any conference.
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Neither of those teams are Alabama.
 
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