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Why shouldn’t Duke be in?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:33 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:33 am
I don’t want to see duke anymore than anyone else but if your team won the conference wouldn’t you be pissed if they were left out? Especially when you’re talking about JMU being in, even though they’ve done great. That would be a kick in the balls with no reward for a power 4 team.
What a mess.
What a mess.
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Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:41 am to Jugbow
Agree…conference championship game should be automatic. Really…we need to go back to just voting in a national champion or two team playoff. Indiana and Georgia for all of the marbles.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:47 am to Wildcat23
I still stand by 8 team playoff with 4 conf championships as first round. Which would put Duke in. Alabama would be done and Georgia moving on. As Indiana has shown it doesn’t need to be bigger, anyone can make it and NIL era is moving away from traditional powers bringing new participants.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 2:23 am to Jugbow
This board is seriously arguing that a team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami…
A true meeting of the minds here.
A true meeting of the minds here.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 2:42 am to Buckeye Fan 19
buckeye fan 19- exactly right. no way Tulane or JMU belong in the playoffs when Texas and Alabama would crush both of them. This playoff setup is a joke.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 2:42 am to Buckeye Fan 19
quote:Yeah this thread is a terrorist attack on critical thinking.
This board is seriously arguing that a team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami…
Posted on 12/7/25 at 4:41 am to Jugbow
They changed the rules for this one argument. An unranked team shouldn't be able to win their CC and get an automatic in. Thats why they changed it to the highest 5 ranked CCs.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 4:46 am to Drewbie
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team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami
Preach. What are we doing if this is "okay?"
Posted on 12/7/25 at 4:58 am to Jugbow
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Why shouldn’t Duke be in?
Because Kennesaw State and Western Michigan would have to go before Duke. They also won their conference championships and have helluva lot better records.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:08 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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This board is seriously arguing that a team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami…
Plus they squeaked into the Conference Championship game because of a tiebreaker between 5 other teams.
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 6:12 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:37 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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This board is seriously arguing that a team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami…
A true meeting of the minds here.
ACC Champs.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:38 am to bama1959
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They changed the rules for this one argument. An unranked team shouldn't be able to win their CC and get an automatic in. Thats why they changed it to the highest 5 ranked CCs.
and now we have the kings of the Sunbelt, JMU in the CFP.
SMH
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 6:39 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:43 am to bama1959
quote:ranked doesn't mean top 25. If for example JMU wasn't ranked the committee continues to rank the teams until they find the 5th champ. Could be #30 and still get in.
They changed the rules for this one argument. An unranked team shouldn't be able to win their CC and get an automatic in. Thats why they changed it to the highest 5 ranked CCs..
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:48 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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This board is seriously arguing that a team that lost to Illinois by 26, lost to UConn, finished 8-5, and had only one ranked win (over VIRGINIA in overtime) deserves to be in over Alabama/ND/Miami…
Don't blame fans that look at the rules and follow them.
If a CFPC has rules or qualifications set in place then why be mad?
Hypothetical here, because I don't set or know the exact qualifications set by the committee......
#1 Qualification: Win your conference championship and you get an automatic CFP spot.
Something like that seems pretty straightforward. But you all want more, like.....
#28.7 Qualification: If you win your conference championship, but lost other games, then we have the right to not allow that champion in the CFP.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:00 am to Jugbow
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Why shouldn’t Duke be in?
Because they aren't one of the top 5 ranked conference champions.
JMU is ranked higher at 11-1 than Duke is at 8-5, so they're in instead.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:10 am to DawginSC
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JMU is ranked higher at 11-1 than Duke is at 8-5, so they're in instead.
JMU isn’t power 4 and whatever ranking you’re talking about is irrelevant as it gets evaluated every week. Duke would beat JMU if they played.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:13 am to Buckeye Fan 19
This board has always been full of retards. This is the time of year when they come out en masse proudly flaunting their low iq’s.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:15 am to theballguy
You’re free to go to some Indiana or B1G board
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:23 am to Jugbow
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JMU isn’t power 4 and whatever ranking you’re talking about is irrelevant as it gets evaluated every week. Duke would beat JMU if they played.
The playoff selection is literally set so that the top 5 conference champs in FBS (regardless of if they're in a "P4 conference" or not) get a playoff spot.
It's not the P4 champs plus one other conference champion. It's the top 5 conference champions.
This year the ACC champion lost games to Tulane, Illinois, GT, UCONN and UVA (in the regular season).
They aren't one of the top 5 conference champions.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:24 am to Jugbow
They should. All the conference champs should be in. Whatever spots left go to at large teams seeded by committee.
Those of you that have never seen your team win a Natty must iunderstand that a rational Bama fan knows this years version of the Crimson Tide is very flawed. They have overplayed and underplayed to their ability.
A great team whose National Title ready, doesn’t run hot and cold like this years team.
No, I don’t believe Bama deserves a spot. The SEC Title game in my mind is a defacto semi final Natty game. We lost.
A date with the Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl awaits! We owe them
Good luck Dogs! Bring the Natty back to the SEC!
Those of you that have never seen your team win a Natty must iunderstand that a rational Bama fan knows this years version of the Crimson Tide is very flawed. They have overplayed and underplayed to their ability.
A great team whose National Title ready, doesn’t run hot and cold like this years team.
No, I don’t believe Bama deserves a spot. The SEC Title game in my mind is a defacto semi final Natty game. We lost.
A date with the Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl awaits! We owe them
Good luck Dogs! Bring the Natty back to the SEC!
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