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IF JEFF LONG SAYS the emphasis is 4 BEST get in, not 4 most deserving, then what
Posted on 4/30/14 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 4/30/14 at 6:29 pm
is the point of even bothering to play games? If a team is considered the 4th best team in the country (and thus on pace to make the playoff), and then they lose a road game to #3 by 1 on a last second field goal, I would still consider them the 4th best team b/c losing at #3 by 1pt doesn't prove anything negative about you.
The problem with this? -- it makes that game completely and absolutely pointless b/c if either of those teams was the x best team before the game, losing by 1pt does not indicate they are anything worse than what you previously thought of them. You have to reward or punish teams based on results of games or else there's no point in playing them
The problem with this? -- it makes that game completely and absolutely pointless b/c if either of those teams was the x best team before the game, losing by 1pt does not indicate they are anything worse than what you previously thought of them. You have to reward or punish teams based on results of games or else there's no point in playing them
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Posted on 4/30/14 at 6:29 pm to SECfootball2121
Agree. This will be a total shitshow.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 6:32 pm to SECfootball2121
it depends on who is behind them. Sometimes they will deserve to maintain that position. Others the teams behind them will have comparable resume and will jump due to loss.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 6:37 pm to SECfootball2121
quote:But if the #4 team loses to the #3 team by 25 points, then we would no longer say they are the 4th best team. That is the point of playing the games. In either case, you are rewarding (keeping them where they are) or punishing (dropping them) them based on what happened in the game.
then what is the point of even bothering to play games? If a team is considered the 4th best team in the country (and thus on pace to make the playoff), and then they lose a road game to #3 by 1 on a last second field goal, I would still consider them the 4th best team b/c losing at #3 by 1pt doesn't prove anything negative about you.
The problem with this? -- it makes that game completely and absolutely pointless b/c if either of those teams was the x best team before the game, losing by 1pt does not indicate they are anything worse than what you previously thought of them. You have to reward or punish teams based on results of games or else there's no point in playing them
This post was edited on 4/30/14 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 4/30/14 at 7:44 pm to SECfootball2121
This is going to be bad... well at least it's a play off.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 7:44 pm to SECfootball2121
I blame LSU.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 7:48 pm to SECfootball2121
If this is how it works out people will be begging for the BCS to return. I honestly don't know that it will be even remotely fair - humans are more apt to be pressured into weighing geographic AND conference diversity and even popularity of any given team whether they're the best teams or not. For example if the SEC had two of the best teams and the ACC had the other two - I don't believe the selection committee would have an all SEC/ACC playoff they'd be forced to take someone from another league even if they weren't the best.
This post was edited on 4/30/14 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 4/30/14 at 8:00 pm to SECfootball2121
Sounds like somebody is about to get fricked out of a title shot
Posted on 4/30/14 at 8:16 pm to SECfootball2121
After a few years of this shite people will be crying for the BCS to come back.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 8:18 pm to SECfootball2121
Having a committee was about the damn stupidest idea for this playoff they could've come up with.
They should just use the BCS rankings and make the top 4 play at the end of the year.
They should just use the BCS rankings and make the top 4 play at the end of the year.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 8:33 pm to SECfootball2121
LOL. Secret ballots. Nothing can go wrong there...
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