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Has the Committee ever declared what the specific criteria is for making the playoff?
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:38 am
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:38 am
Is it the "Best 4" or the "most deserving 4"?
If they ever said "we want the best 4 teams in" then Bama as of now probably has to be in IMO.
If its the "most deserving" they we have plenty of other story lines at play here, but we cant lie to ourselves and say that Bama is not one of the "best 4" in the land.
Just curious if any members have said what exactly they are looking for in the 4 teams.
Asking for Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
If they ever said "we want the best 4 teams in" then Bama as of now probably has to be in IMO.
If its the "most deserving" they we have plenty of other story lines at play here, but we cant lie to ourselves and say that Bama is not one of the "best 4" in the land.
Just curious if any members have said what exactly they are looking for in the 4 teams.
Asking for Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
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Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:41 am to CBandits82
I've always heard their job is to pick the "best four teams in the country".
Period.
Period.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:41 am to CBandits82
It’s eye test + body of work. Bama has zero ranked wins and lost to the only ranked team they played.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:42 am to atlanta917
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it’s eye test + body of work.
so is this "best 4" or "most deserving"?
Massive difference between the statements.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:43 am to CBandits82
No and it seems to change every year.
It also seems like they want the teams with the most fans so they'll bring in more money.
It also seems like they want the teams with the most fans so they'll bring in more money.
This post was edited on 11/12/19 at 11:47 am
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:44 am to atlanta917
Nobody knows
Hell look at the Ap and coaches polls
When Florida lost to LSU, they “fell” to 10 in the rankings
And they had a win over a ranked program in auburn and actually led against LSU on the road
Alabama loses to LSU, has no ranked wins, trailed the entire game, and goes to 4
Hell look at the Ap and coaches polls
When Florida lost to LSU, they “fell” to 10 in the rankings
And they had a win over a ranked program in auburn and actually led against LSU on the road
Alabama loses to LSU, has no ranked wins, trailed the entire game, and goes to 4
This post was edited on 11/12/19 at 11:45 am
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:45 am to CBandits82
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so is this "best 4" or "most deserving"? Massive difference between the statements
It’s a combination of both. It doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. They’re looking for the 4 best, most deserving teams. If it’s just a subjective best, why play the regular season? Just take the teams that finished 1-4 in recruiting.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:45 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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No and it seems to change every year.
Then we need to know exactly what they are looking for specifically or we are arguing for nothing here.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:46 am to lsupride87
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When Florida lost to LSU, they “fell” to 10 in the rankings
And they had a win over a ranked program in auburn and actually led against LSU on the road
Alabama loses to LSU, has no ranked wins, trailed the entire game, and goes to 4
And Florida was on the road at night in Death Valley and Bama was at home.
Honestly the scores should've been similar.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:47 am to CBandits82
Not having a weak schedule before playing LSU. And not losing to LSU.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:47 am to TheCaterpillar
Florida was closer to beating LSU than Bama.
As was auburn
As was auburn
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:51 am to atlanta917
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It’s a combination of both. It doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. They’re looking for the 4 best, most deserving teams. If it’s just a subjective best, why play the regular season? Just take the teams that finished 1-4 in recruiting.
The entire BCS system was built around getting the 4 "Best Teams" in.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:52 am to CBandits82
The committee has been consistent in choosing the best 4 teams. I'm sure that trend will continue in 2019.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:53 am to lsupride87
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Nobody knows
Then we are arguing for nothing on here.
If we dont even know what goal of the Committee is then there is no pointing even presenting points here.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:54 am to CBandits82
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Then we are arguing for nothing on here. If we dont even know what goal of the Committee is then there is no pointing even presenting points here.
Even if there were specific criteria, you’d still be right
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:54 am to Mobtro
quote:Not at all
The committee has been consistent in choosing the best 4 teams.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:54 am to CBandits82
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Is it the "Best 4" or the "most deserving 4"?
It's really a mix of the two but they did adopt a protocal and it is literally titled:
"How to select the four best teams to compete for the College Football National Championship"
Now the guidelines established for picking the four "best" teams clearly involves some components that look at factors that align with "most deserving" which does include factoring in conference championships for example if the teams are "comparable." At the same time they specifically say the criteria used must provide enough flexibility and discretion to select a non-champion or independent under circumstances where they are clearly one of the four best.
Finally, there is some debate about the removal of a footnote in the original draft of the protocol which read:
"When in doubt, go with Bama."
Although that footnote was removed from the final version of the protocol, some have argued that is continues to be an unwritten rule followed by the committee.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:55 am to Mobtro
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The committee has been consistent in choosing the best 4 teams. I'm sure that trend will continue in 2019.
If its the best 4 teams then Bama has to be in as of now.
How many people think Bama is better than Minny? Penn State?
Georgia? I do and not sure how you can think otherwise.
Im not sucking off Bama here, im just trying to understand the GOAL of the Committee.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:55 am to CBandits82
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Then we need to know exactly what they are looking for specifically or we are arguing for nothing here.
Agreed. But they aren't going to give the actual criteria because then they can place a lesser deserving team in. Which I don't they've done except once or twice and it was a close argument.
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:55 am to CBandits82
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The entire BCS system was built around getting the 4 "Best Teams" in.
Again, why play the regular season if it doesn’t matter. If you’re just going to base it on a subjective eye test and disregard results, the regular season is meaningless. Best vs deserving is a stupid argument because it’s vague. How would the 4 most deserving teams not be the 4 best teams?
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