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re: How many active members from other conferences do we have here?
Posted on 11/24/15 at 4:57 pm to BearBait09
Posted on 11/24/15 at 4:57 pm to BearBait09
The only way Baylor ever makes the playoffs if they aren't undefeated is to actually schedule someone worth a pulse in nonconference.
Barring that, since Art Briles has repeatedly insisted on playing the weakest of nonconference schedules and actively thumbing his nose at the playoff committee, Baylor will continue to be ranked outside of the top four.
Let's put conference strength into perspective here.
The Big 12 has four teams that are worth a damn right now (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and TCU). Only one of those is a ratings draw (Oklahoma) The rest of the conference is absolutely putrid. For historical reference, name a time period, ANY time period, in which A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma have all been good to great at the same time.
The ACC is becoming more balanced, with Clemson and Florida State in the Atlantic (with the occasional 3rd party) and North Carolina emerging in the coastal (with to occasional appearance by Duke and Pittsburgh. Virginia Tech, who has historically dominated that division, is down)
The Big 10 is getting stronger, with Iowa and Wisconsin holding down the west and Ohio State and the Michigan teams holding down the east
The PAC 12 is having a down year with Oregon's struggles, but the North Division is no longer a 2-team division, with the emergence of Cal and Washington State. The South Division is wide open.
The SEC is having a bit of a down year, but the west is strong and the east is improving.
Barring that, since Art Briles has repeatedly insisted on playing the weakest of nonconference schedules and actively thumbing his nose at the playoff committee, Baylor will continue to be ranked outside of the top four.
Let's put conference strength into perspective here.
The Big 12 has four teams that are worth a damn right now (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and TCU). Only one of those is a ratings draw (Oklahoma) The rest of the conference is absolutely putrid. For historical reference, name a time period, ANY time period, in which A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma have all been good to great at the same time.
The ACC is becoming more balanced, with Clemson and Florida State in the Atlantic (with the occasional 3rd party) and North Carolina emerging in the coastal (with to occasional appearance by Duke and Pittsburgh. Virginia Tech, who has historically dominated that division, is down)
The Big 10 is getting stronger, with Iowa and Wisconsin holding down the west and Ohio State and the Michigan teams holding down the east
The PAC 12 is having a down year with Oregon's struggles, but the North Division is no longer a 2-team division, with the emergence of Cal and Washington State. The South Division is wide open.
The SEC is having a bit of a down year, but the west is strong and the east is improving.
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Posted on 11/24/15 at 5:05 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
I'm half Iowa and half Arkansas. Attended both universities, and am originally from Iowa.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 5:15 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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The only way Baylor ever makes the playoffs if they aren't undefeated is to actually schedule someone worth a pulse in nonconference.
I'm very aware Baylor's playoff shot is very grim. last year made it clear the committee will favor the big 10 and name brands. the talking heads are currently debating who would be taken between two loss stanford and 1 loss Baylor. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they took 2 loss Stanford, the committee has already shown they value a nonconference schedule that is 3 cupcakes and 1 mediocre power 5 as better than 3 cupcakes. even if you lose to the mediocre power 5 team at home.
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Barring that, since Art Briles has repeatedly insisted on playing the weakest of nonconference schedules and actively thumbing his nose at the playoff committee, Baylor will continue to be ranked outside of the top four.
Art Briles doesn't schedule teams. ADs do that. Briles is spinning it for his team and campaign, would you prefer him say "yeah we beat nobody out of conference, we don't deserve your respect." Who the hell knows how Briles actually feels about it. Baylor was ranked 5 last year for several reasons, and not all of them were fair. It was extraordinarily convenient for the committee to finally place Baylor ahead of TCU and therefore honor the head to head at the exact moment they could swoop Ohio St into the spot that actually mattered.
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ANY time period, in which A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma have all been good to great at the same time.
it is cute as hell you are pretending A&M was one of the 3 powers of the big 12. do you actually think anyone buys that garbage?
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The ACC is becoming more balanced
now you are just being ridiculous. The ACC is garbage. this is precisely why it's so disgusting ND is in consideration for a playoff spot. They played 6 ACC teams, ND IS an ACC team. Clemson and ND both in the playoff is two ACC teams in a 4 team playoff, and is cosmically ridiculous considering the ACC is far and away the weakest power 5 conference. The second weakest conference is the big 10. Iowa is a solid team with a joke schedule. Clemson to a degree also.
The Pac and SEC are both suffering down years, but in entirely opposite ways. The SEC is providing one viable playoff candidate, the pac12 has a pile of competitive teams that are mauling each other. the Pac12 also schedules so much tougher than everyone else. by the end of the year Stanford will have played 11 power 5 teams + ND. Alabama will end up with just 10 power 5. Alabama would have two losses with Stanford's schedule.
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 5:26 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
The SEC west isn't that strong.
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