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re: 1st CFP Rankings (2 LSU, 4 Bama, 10 FLA, 18 OM, 19 TAM, 20 Miss St)
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:02 pm to bmy
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:02 pm to bmy
To those of you complaining, please tell us your theory on why the playoff committee is so biased towards Alabama? Did we pay them off? Are there Bama grads on the committee? Does Condoleeza Rice have so much girl power on the committee that she could convince all those men to vote for Bama, even over her own university (Stanford)? Is the SEC office placing phone calls from Birmingham threatening to pull the SEC out of the CFP process unless they protect Bama?
Or is the committee taking an honest look at all the teams and simply believing, as does Vegas, that Bama would beat any of the undefeated teams ranked below it? Looks to me like they are being pretty consistent with a clear message: if you play nothing but cupcakes like TCU, Baylor, and Iowa do, or if you look like shite on a weekly basis (MSU this year, FSU last year), the committee is going to punish you regardless of your win/loss record.
Or is the committee taking an honest look at all the teams and simply believing, as does Vegas, that Bama would beat any of the undefeated teams ranked below it? Looks to me like they are being pretty consistent with a clear message: if you play nothing but cupcakes like TCU, Baylor, and Iowa do, or if you look like shite on a weekly basis (MSU this year, FSU last year), the committee is going to punish you regardless of your win/loss record.
This post was edited on 11/3/15 at 9:04 pm
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Posted on 11/3/15 at 10:05 pm to Monticello
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To those of you complaining, please tell us your theory on why the playoff committee is so biased towards Alabama? Did we pay them off? Are there Bama grads on the committee? Does Condoleeza Rice have so much girl power on the committee that she could convince all those men to vote for Bama, even over her own university (Stanford)? Is the SEC office placing phone calls from Birmingham threatening to pull the SEC out of the CFP process unless they protect Bama?
Or is the committee taking an honest look at all the teams and simply believing, as does Vegas, that Bama would beat any of the undefeated teams ranked below it? Looks to me like they are being pretty consistent with a clear message: if you play nothing but cupcakes like TCU, Baylor, and Iowa do, or if you look like shite on a weekly basis (MSU this year, FSU last year), the committee is going to punish you regardless of your win/loss record.
For me, it's not about Bama...........and no, I'm not complaining because I could make a case for why LSU should not be in the top 4 just as I could for Bama or any other team to be honest..........just establishing the fact (and it has been proven by the committee with this latest poll) that W/L record is NOT a factor in determining the top 4 teams and/or "best" teams, which is okay now that it has been confirmed!!!
Posted on 11/3/15 at 10:37 pm to Monticello
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To those of you complaining, please tell us your theory on why the playoff committee is so biased towards Alabama? Did we pay them off? Are there Bama grads on the committee? Does Condoleeza Rice have so much girl power on the committee that she could convince all those men to vote for Bama, even over her own university (Stanford)? Is the SEC office placing phone calls from Birmingham threatening to pull the SEC out of the CFP process unless they protect Bama?
Or is the committee taking an honest look at all the teams and simply believing, as does Vegas, that Bama would beat any of the undefeated teams ranked below it? Looks to me like they are being pretty consistent with a clear message: if you play nothing but cupcakes like TCU, Baylor, and Iowa do, or if you look like shite on a weekly basis (MSU this year, FSU last year), the committee is going to punish you regardless of your win/loss record.
If that's the case why would a 2 or 3-loss Bama team not be just thrown in the top-4 if the committee feels they could beat the teams ahead of them.
But in reality -- it's about money and ratings. If LSU and Bama didn't play this coming saturday then both teams would not be ranked in the top-5. They overrank one or both teams leading to big matchups and the loser drops regardless -- problem solved.
The "would likely beat teams in front of you" argument is retarded. Football is about matchups. TCU may be able to beat Alabama 75% of the time, Alabama may be able to beat LSU 75% of the time, and LSU may be able to beat TCU 75% of the time. Those teams are ranked #4, #5, #6 -- who gets left out? The #6 that matches up well against the #1 seed? The #4 team gets bumped because they match up poorly against #3?
This is why resume and achievements are key. Something the committee is largely ignoring in their first poll.
This post was edited on 11/3/15 at 10:42 pm
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