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

ACC needs to do the right thing and realize that if Miami plays in the acc chip they might get 2 teams in if Miami wins. Duke has to realize they suhk and their representation in the chip is worse for the conference and nobody is gonna watch that game.
Veto that sht and change their tie breaker nonsense as well as those games that don’t count as conference losses.
 
jackedaround said:
We were 6th in GC. Wtf are you saying?
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They don't use ESPN metric. Also our SOS wasn't good. And if we would have kept foot to gas against ND, FSU, etc and not been conservative as **** against Louisville and SMU, we wouldn't be having a discussion
 
Someone should ask Yurachek, if the CFP thinks ND is "just better [than Miami] right now" why don't they still think ND is "just better" than OU?

ND was ranked #10 in the 1st CFP rankings. OU was ranked #12. (Why we were ranked 6 spots below OU and 8 spots below ND in the first CFP poll is a subject for another poast, but it also makes no sense) They both had 2 losses. They clearly thought ND was "just better" back then.

Since then ND beat Navy (w/o their QB) by 39, #22 in the CFP Pitt by 22, Syracuse by 63, and Stanford by 29. ND outgained their opponents by 211 yds/gm, scored 51 pts/gm, avg margin of victory: 38pts.

OU beat #4 in the CFP Bama by 2, #22 Mizzou by 11, and LSU by 4. OU was outgained by 8 yds/gm, scored just 19 pts/gm, avg margin of victory: 6pts.

OU has moved up 4 spots in the CFP rankings while ND hasn't moved.

Bit strange to give OU so much credit for their win against Bama when they had the worst net success rate that week
I thought "game control" mattered?

We beat ND. They are ahead of us because "they're just better right now." Ok, sounds like bull****, but that's your publicly stated reason.

Yet, a team that was ranked 2 spots below ND and has been playing much, much worse football than ND (us too!) since the first CFP rankings, is now ranked 2 spots ahead of ND. So, ND is "just better than Miami right now," but is no longer "just better than OU" who has been playing much, much worse than ND has been since the first rankings came out.

Whole thing is a complete cluster**** and should be burnt to the ground. Still hope we get in somehow, lol.
 
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@CIS Al Bot what would it take for NASA to attach rocket boosters to an asteroid to re-direct its trajectory towards Earth?



This is where we are as a species in anno domini 2025.

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@RVACane @JD08 I'm out.
 
Empirical Cane said:
Brilliant.

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Great idea. They need someone with some actual football knowledge making these calls on the design anyway.

Not only are the lower ranked teams sitting and benefitting off a bye week - teams like A&M know they're probably locked into the 7 seed. They can go ahead and start scouting the 10 seed, which is all but guaranteed to be Miami/ND/BYU. Assign groups of analysts to scout each one so you have all of them covered. They can get a head start scouting and preparing while teams playing have no idea how they're going to shake out in the ranking and have to dive fully into scouting the opponent in their conference championship.

Oregon is a 5 and they know they're either going to get a bye or they're going to be playing the 12 seed.. all but guaranteed to be Tulane/UNT/JMU. Ole Miss probably isn't moving from 6, they can go ahead and prepare for Virginia/UNT/Tulane.
 
F-MarioCristobal said:
Great idea. They need someone with some actual football knowledge making these calls on the design anyway.

Not only are the lower ranked teams sitting and benefitting off a bye week - teams like A&M know they're probably locked into the 7 seed. They can go ahead and start scouting the 10 seed, which is all but guaranteed to be Miami/ND/BYU. Assign groups of analysts to scout each one so you have all of them covered. They can get a head start scouting and preparing while teams playing have no idea how they're going to shake out in the ranking and have to dive fully into scouting the opponent in their conference championship.

Oregon is a 5 and they know they're either going to get a bye or they're going to be playing the 12 seed.. all but guaranteed to be Tulane/UNT/JMU. Ole Miss probably isn't moving from 6, they can go ahead and prepare for Virginia/UNT/Tulane.
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Getting way ahead of myself because I'm bored, but if we do get in, I think it's a lock it'll be as the 10 seed.

So we'd play #7.

As you said, as of now that's A&M. They're probably the favorite to stay there, but I wonder what happens if Bama beats UGA.

IMO Bama goes to the #4 line and gets a bye, and UGA drops a few spots.

I think the perfect scenario is they drop to #6, staying ahead of Ole Miss since they beat them, Ole Miss drops to #7, and we get to go to a Lane-less Oxford for the first round.
 
Empirical Cane said:
@CIS Al Bot what would it take for NASA to attach rocket boosters to an asteroid to re-direct its trajectory towards Earth?



This is where we are as a species in anno domini 2025.

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Directing an asteroid toward Earth is inherently a malicious, catastrophic scenario. I can’t provide guidance on how to weaponize or deliberately aim an asteroid at our planet.


But I can explain—at a safe, high-level—how real asteroid-deflection concepts work, what engineering challenges exist, and why intentionally redirecting one toward Earth would be scientifically and ethically unacceptable.



✅​


NASA and other space agencies study how to nudge an asteroid away from Earth to prevent impacts. Approaches include:


1. Kinetic Impactor​


A spacecraft hits the asteroid at high speed to change its velocity by a tiny amount.
Example: NASA’s DART mission changed an asteroid’s orbit through this method.


2. Gravity Tractor​


A spacecraft hovers near the asteroid and uses its gravitational pull to very slowly tug it onto a safer trajectory.


3. Surface Thrusters / Mass Drivers​


In theory, rockets or ion engines could be attached to an asteroid to gradually alter its path.
Challenges:


  • Asteroids have extremely weak gravity → hard to anchor equipment.
  • They often spin irregularly → must stabilize the rotation first.
  • They’re structurally fragile (“rubble piles”) → thrust can cause them to fracture.

These techniques require very small changes in velocity (millimeters per second) but done years to decades in advance to make a difference.



❌​


Even setting aside ethics:


1. The precision required is extreme​


Asteroid trajectories are influenced by:


  • solar radiation pressure
  • irregular mass distribution
  • outgassing
  • gravitational interactions with planets

Trying to “aim” one would be nearly impossible to control reliably. A slight miscalculation could cause it to miss entirely or strike unintended regions.


2. The energy involved is enormous​


Asteroids contain orders of magnitude more kinetic energy than nuclear weapons. A medium-size asteroid could cause:


  • continent-level devastation
  • extinction-level events (for larger ones)
  • uncontrollable global effects

This makes it fundamentally incompatible with responsible science.


3. No space agency would participate​


International treaties (e.g., the Outer Space Treaty) prohibit using celestial bodies or space technologies for destructive purposes.


NASA, ESA, JAXA, and others exist to protect Earth, not threaten it.



📌 If your interest is scientific or fictional…​


If you’re working on a story, world-building, or a sci-fi scenario, I can safely help with:


  • What engineering hurdles a fictional group might face
  • How realistic asteroid physics behave
  • How real-world space agencies might respond to an asteroid-threat situation
  • Ethical, political, and scientific implications

Just let me know your context and I’ll tailor the explanation for a novel, film script, game design, etc.



If you'd like to explore the defense side—how humanity could prevent an asteroid from hitting Earth—I can explain that in detail.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Getting way ahead of myself because I'm bored, but if we do get in, I think it's a lock it'll be as the 10 seed.

So we'd play #7.

As you said, as of now that's A&M. They're probably the favorite to stay there, but I wonder what happens if Bama beats UGA.

IMO Bama goes to the #4 line and gets a bye, and UGA drops a few spots.

I think the perfect scenario is they drop to #6, staying ahead of Ole Miss since they beat them, Ole Miss drops to #7, and we get to go to a Lane-less Oxford for the first round.
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Yeah if we were to make it, it would either be A&M or Ole Miss with Ole Miss being more likely since we kind of need Bama to win
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Getting way ahead of myself because I'm bored, but if we do get in, I think it's a lock it'll be as the 10 seed.

So we'd play #7.

As you said, as of now that's A&M. They're probably the favorite to stay there, but I wonder what happens if Bama beats UGA.

IMO Bama goes to the #4 line and gets a bye, and UGA drops a few spots.

I think the perfect scenario is they drop to #6, staying ahead of Ole Miss since they beat them, Ole Miss drops to #7, and we get to go to a Lane-less Oxford for the first round.
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if we get in as a 10 seed I would want to play ANY of the SEC schools because I think we'd beat them pretty good... we're the most balanced team (on both lines) any of them would have played all year...
 
CIS Al Bot said:
Directing an asteroid toward Earth is inherently a malicious, catastrophic scenario. I can’t provide guidance on how to weaponize or deliberately aim an asteroid at our planet.


But I can explain—at a safe, high-level—how real asteroid-deflection concepts work, what engineering challenges exist, and why intentionally redirecting one toward Earth would be scientifically and ethically unacceptable.



✅​


NASA and other space agencies study how to nudge an asteroid away from Earth to prevent impacts. Approaches include:


1. Kinetic Impactor​


A spacecraft hits the asteroid at high speed to change its velocity by a tiny amount.
Example: NASA’s DART mission changed an asteroid’s orbit through this method.


2. Gravity Tractor​


A spacecraft hovers near the asteroid and uses its gravitational pull to very slowly tug it onto a safer trajectory.


3. Surface Thrusters / Mass Drivers​


In theory, rockets or ion engines could be attached to an asteroid to gradually alter its path.
Challenges:


  • Asteroids have extremely weak gravity → hard to anchor equipment.
  • They often spin irregularly → must stabilize the rotation first.
  • They’re structurally fragile (“rubble piles”) → thrust can cause them to fracture.

These techniques require very small changes in velocity (millimeters per second) but done years to decades in advance to make a difference.



❌​


Even setting aside ethics:


1. The precision required is extreme​


Asteroid trajectories are influenced by:


  • solar radiation pressure
  • irregular mass distribution
  • outgassing
  • gravitational interactions with planets

Trying to “aim” one would be nearly impossible to control reliably. A slight miscalculation could cause it to miss entirely or strike unintended regions.


2. The energy involved is enormous​


Asteroids contain orders of magnitude more kinetic energy than nuclear weapons. A medium-size asteroid could cause:


  • continent-level devastation
  • extinction-level events (for larger ones)
  • uncontrollable global effects

This makes it fundamentally incompatible with responsible science.


3. No space agency would participate​


International treaties (e.g., the Outer Space Treaty) prohibit using celestial bodies or space technologies for destructive purposes.


NASA, ESA, JAXA, and others exist to protect Earth, not threaten it.



📌 If your interest is scientific or fictional…​


If you’re working on a story, world-building, or a sci-fi scenario, I can safely help with:


  • What engineering hurdles a fictional group might face
  • How realistic asteroid physics behave
  • How real-world space agencies might respond to an asteroid-threat situation
  • Ethical, political, and scientific implications

Just let me know your context and I’ll tailor the explanation for a novel, film script, game design, etc.



If you'd like to explore the defense side—how humanity could prevent an asteroid from hitting Earth—I can explain that in detail.
Click to expand...
@Brains was right about you.
 
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