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Did the playoff committee troll Bama?
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:42 am
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:42 am
This morning, my friend said he thought it wasn't coincidental that in the current playoff rankings, Auburn happens to be 11 and Bama happens to be 12?? Maybe that's why Bama dropped so far in the rankings, because the committee was dying to put them at 12 as a dig 
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Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:44 am to vandelay industries
They need to be lower. Zero top 25 wins.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 7:50 am to vandelay industries
The committee is trying to deflate LSU and prop up OSU
Posted on 12/4/19 at 8:01 am to vandelay industries
The above two posts are correct, but maybe the committee just has a sense of humor by putting them at 12...
Posted on 12/4/19 at 8:14 am to vandelay industries
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Posted on 12/4/19 at 8:54 am to vandelay industries
They are clearly trying to eliminate any chance Georgia has at hanging on to the four depending on what happens.
Some of the shite they did in these rankings is inexplicable.
Some of the shite they did in these rankings is inexplicable.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 11:51 am to tilco
Which is exactly why the BCS formula should have been used still. Having humans put this together was the dumbest shite ever to start with.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 11:52 am to auzach91
College football is the only industry in the world where the had good technology but decided human mistakes are better
Posted on 12/4/19 at 12:23 pm to Rig
It wasn't perfect. Pure computer polls had strange anomalies.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 12:36 pm to AUCE05
Needs to be a 8 team playoff. Power 5 win your conference and your automatically in and have 3 at large bids so a team like a undefeated UFC gets in, a one los SEC team etc. Then people will complain about one extra game it adds, well that's a easy fix drop a game on the schedule against a FCS opponent. Who needs to play Samford or Western Carolina anyway?
Posted on 12/4/19 at 12:45 pm to JamalSanders
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The committee is trying to deflate LSU and prop up OSU
Based on what? Ohio St is #1 on basically every computer/analytics poll I looked up (Sagarin, Colley, ESPN FPI, Anderson, Massey, Billingsley)
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They are clearly trying to eliminate any chance Georgia has at hanging on to the four depending on what happens.
Assuming you mean w/ a loss, there is almost no good argument for a 2L UGA to make it in anyways
Posted on 12/4/19 at 12:46 pm to Fear The Thumb
... but then bama'r would never drop below 9.
Posted on 12/4/19 at 12:46 pm to Fear The Thumb
I like 8 teams, but 6 may be the way to go (5 conference winners, 1 at large) with the top 2 getting a bye. With a bye week incentive, the end of the regular season would be more meaningful, and teams wouldn't be taking a week off resting players...
This post was edited on 12/4/19 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 12/4/19 at 2:12 pm to vandelay industries
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I like 8 teams, but 6 may be the way to go (5 conference winners, 1 at large) with the top 2 getting a bye. With a bye week incentive, the end of the regular season would be more meaningful, and teams wouldn't be taking a week off resting players...
This is the only expansion I would like. Otherwise, you'll see the end of the season not mean as much, teams resting starters, etc.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 9:14 am to GenesChin
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Ohio St is #1 on basically every computer/analytics poll I looked up (Sagarin, Colley, ESPN FPI, Anderson, Massey, Billingsley)
But look at their schedules. Personally I think beating Florida, Auburn, and Alabama is better than beating Wisconsin, Michigan, and Penn State.
Throw in the road game to a Texas team that wasnt deflated and I just dont understand how they justify Ohio State at 1.
The ONLY reason I see Ohio State at 1 over LSU is so the committee can justify leaving LSU out if they lose to UGA in the SEC Championship. Because if 1 loses to 4, its likely a 2 SEC team playoff. If 2 loses to 4, it's a lot easier to justify dropping them to 5.
That's the ONLY reason I can justify them having LSU at 2.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 9:29 am to auburn2eugene
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leaving LSU out
fine with me
Posted on 12/5/19 at 10:51 am to auburn2eugene
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But look at their schedules
Computer polls do that and believe OSU is better
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The ONLY reason I see Ohio State at 1 over LSU is so the committee can justify
If this was the BCS system they would be #1 in both computer and human polls
Pretty absurd to argue conspiracy for what the expected result is
Posted on 12/5/19 at 12:12 pm to auburn2eugene
It’d not just who you beat... it’s how you look doing it. No body has come close to OSU.... while LSU has three close-ish games — Texas (who is not very good), auburn, and bama.
Ohio State could be the most complete team we’ve seen in college football since 2001 Miami. Bama had great teams in 2011/2012, but they dropped a game in each season. 2009 bama was undefeated, but had some close calls.
Ohio State could be the most complete team we’ve seen in college football since 2001 Miami. Bama had great teams in 2011/2012, but they dropped a game in each season. 2009 bama was undefeated, but had some close calls.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 1:14 pm to lowspark12
Many people said that about FSU in 13 until we should have beat them
Posted on 12/6/19 at 9:33 am to lowspark12
I feel you guys.
tOSU has blown everyone out of the water. I just dont view the schedules as anywhere near similar.
tOSU has blown everyone out of the water. I just dont view the schedules as anywhere near similar.
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