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re: At this point the CFP committee is the only ones with power
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:51 am to lsu711
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:51 am to lsu711
The CFP isn’t a governing body and the courts can’t tell them who should and shouldn’t participate in their playoff
It would be like a judge in Cleveland filing a TRO against the NFL for excluding them from the playoffs because they are discriminating against a team with too many losses
It would be like a judge in Cleveland filing a TRO against the NFL for excluding them from the playoffs because they are discriminating against a team with too many losses
This post was edited on 8/29/26 at 10:53 am
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:51 am to Henry Jones Jr
OM would be in those crosshairs by the way
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:53 am to Henry Jones Jr
quote:I think the courts will probably see through those semantics
The CFP isn’t putting financial penalties on the programs
If an SEC team is 11-1, winner of the toughest conference in CFB and had a plaintiff on the scout team, you think the CFP will get away with saying "they weren't one of the 12 best teams?"
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:54 am to Henry Jones Jr
quote:This is a whole bunch of wishcasting
The CFP isn’t a governing body and the courts can’t tell them who should and shouldn’t participate in their playoff
quote:It's actually pretty much nothing like that
It would be like a judge in Cleveland filing a TRO against the NFL for excluding them from the playoffs because they are discriminating against a team with too many losses
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:55 am to somethingdifferent
quote:Who are the toughest conferences? That’s a matter of opinion and judges can’t force a committee to have the same opinion as them
winner of the toughest conference in CFB and had a plaintiff on the scout team
quote:”The 12 best or top ranked teams don’t always get in the playoff. See Notre Dame last year. JMU and Tulane got in above them and they weren’t ranked as high”
you think the CFP will get away with saying "they weren't one of the 12 best teams?"
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:55 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Not at all. The CFP isn’t vacating wins or putting financial penalties on the programs. They’re just stating “these are who we think are most deserving of a playoff spot”. It doesn’t automatically mean the best teams get in.
Punishing the school is a violation of the TROs, financial or otherwise.
The CFP is meeting next week to establish a rule. If they establish a rule in anyway punishing the players or schools, they’re violating the TROs and like Sanky / SEC when they just tried this, they’ll get added to the player suits.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:56 am to somethingdifferent
quote:And neither are the players that signed pro contracts trying to say it’s the same thing as Chambliss’s situation
It's actually pretty much nothing like that
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:56 am to somethingdifferent
The biggest challenge for LSU fans in understanding how this is going to play out is that their median IQ is 58.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:58 am to ibldprplgld
quote:Then all they have to say is “we felt they weren’t one of the teams most deserving of a spot. And this practice is in line with our previous playoffs. Example, Notre Dame in 2025 was a top 12 ranked team. But they were left out in favor of Tulane and JMU because we felt they were more deserving”
The CFP is meeting next week to establish a rule. If they establish a rule in anyway punishing the players or schools, they’re violating the TROs and like Sanky / SEC when they just tried this, they’ll get added to the player suits.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:58 am to captdalton
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:00 am to Henry Jones Jr
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The CFP isn’t a governing body and the courts can’t tell them who should and shouldn’t participate in their playoff
2 days ago, the SEC’s policy was bullet proof because it wasn’t dictating who could and couldn’t play.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:01 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Then all they have to say is “we felt they weren’t one of the teams most deserving of a spot.
They’re specifically meeting to discuss a rule. They aren’t taking your wish-casting view.
But as has been proposed: LSU won’t be the only school. How are they going to keep out many schools and lean on precedence from one team left out in 2025?
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:02 am to Henry Jones Jr
It’s obvious now. If LSU doesn’t go 12-0 and win the CFP, it’ll be because the SEC and CFP had a vendetta against them.
That’ll be my talking point all season and I’ll use all of these bookmarked posts as evidence.
That’ll be my talking point all season and I’ll use all of these bookmarked posts as evidence.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:03 am to lsu711
quote:Worth it
It’s obvious now. If LSU doesn’t go 12-0 and win the CFP, it’ll be because the SEC and CFP had a vendetta against them.
That’ll be my talking point all season and I’ll use all of these bookmarked posts as evidence.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:04 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Henry Jones Jr
You’re taking this almost as hard as Kiffin leaving your second rate programs
Tough 2026 for you so far.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:05 am to ibldprplgld
They will make an example of LSU. It will serve as a warning, and other schools will heed it instead of having their athletic department dismantled as well.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:06 am to RB10
If they could just remove LSU and Ole Miss from the equation, they’d see the 2022 class was completely screwed.
The new rule is 5 for 5. No redshirts or anything like that. So 2022s only get 4 years and their star QB is ok to play his 6th year.
The new rule is 5 for 5. No redshirts or anything like that. So 2022s only get 4 years and their star QB is ok to play his 6th year.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:07 am to captdalton
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They will make an example of LSU. It will serve as a warning, and other schools will heed it instead of having their athletic department dismantled as well.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:12 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Not sure if they’ll actually do anything but they could come out and say “no teams with these players will be considered for the playoff”.
You mean players that are playing without eligibility because of a court order?
Ole Miss fans have ZERO standing to be calling anyone out.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 11:14 am to Henry Jones Jr
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