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Has there ever been a close game in a semifinal in CFP?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:24 pm
This year Bama blew out Cincy and Georgia blew out Michigan.
I feel like this is always what happens.
Can anyone prove me wrong?
Update-
2014 Bama vs Oh St
2017 Semi UGA vs Oklahoma was an overtime game
2019 Oh St vs Clemson was a close game
Others?
I feel like this is always what happens.
Can anyone prove me wrong?
Update-
2014 Bama vs Oh St
2017 Semi UGA vs Oklahoma was an overtime game
2019 Oh St vs Clemson was a close game
Others?
This post was edited on 1/13/22 at 2:47 pm
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Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:25 pm to deeprig9
LSU and Oklahoma was close before the game started. I think the score was 0-0, but I will have to look it up again
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:25 pm to deeprig9
2019 Ohio St. Clemson was a great game. Otherwise mostly arse whippings
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:25 pm to deeprig9
Humble yourself!
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:26 pm to deeprig9
2017 Rose Bowl UGA vs Oklahoma was an OT game.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:27 pm to deeprig9
Georgia and Oklahoma went to 2OT in 2017
ETA: just saw your edit. Ohio State beat Alabama by a TD in the first year. But yeah most are blowouts.
ETA: just saw your edit. Ohio State beat Alabama by a TD in the first year. But yeah most are blowouts.
This post was edited on 1/13/22 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:27 pm to deeprig9
Alabama-Ohio State was an objectively fun game. Overall SemiFinal day has been pretty poor
The Great (3)
Bama-Ohio State
Georgia-Oklahoma
2019 Ohio State-Clemson (29-23)
The Ok (6)
Bama-Cincy
2020 OSU-Clemson (49-28)
FSU-Oregon
Bama-Clemson
Clemson-Oklahoma
Bama-Oklahoma
The "Do We Really Need to Expand the Playoffs" (7)
Alabama-Michigan State
Alabama-Washington
Bama-Notre Dame
Clemson-Notre Dame
Georgia-Michigan
LSU-Oklahoma
2016 Clemson-Ohio State (31-0)
And I'm reeeeeeally stretching the "OK" category. If the losing team didn't look completely overmatched the entire game, I put it in the middle group
The Great (3)
Bama-Ohio State
Georgia-Oklahoma
2019 Ohio State-Clemson (29-23)
The Ok (6)
Bama-Cincy
2020 OSU-Clemson (49-28)
FSU-Oregon
Bama-Clemson
Clemson-Oklahoma
Bama-Oklahoma
The "Do We Really Need to Expand the Playoffs" (7)
Alabama-Michigan State
Alabama-Washington
Bama-Notre Dame
Clemson-Notre Dame
Georgia-Michigan
LSU-Oklahoma
2016 Clemson-Ohio State (31-0)
And I'm reeeeeeally stretching the "OK" category. If the losing team didn't look completely overmatched the entire game, I put it in the middle group
This post was edited on 1/13/22 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 1/13/22 at 12:29 pm to deeprig9
Bama/Ohio St 2014.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 2:48 pm to Glorious
So there's been 16 semifinal playoff games in the history of CFB, and only 3 of those are what we'd call "close games".
Is that the consensus?
Is that the consensus?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 2:56 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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But yeah most are blowouts.
Seems obvious we need to expand to 12 teams, right?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 4:54 pm to deeprig9
What this shows is 2 things. And everyone, including me will hate this. But it's true.
1.) We don't need 4 teams, 2 is enough.
2.) The committee sucks at ranking the top 4.
We get so caught up in teams like Michigan, Cincy, Washington, Michigan State, etc "getting a chance". Even though it's painfully obvious who the best 2 teams are a lot of the times.
SEC Champion vs. either the SEC #2 or a random Ohio State/Clemson type team from year to year.
1.) We don't need 4 teams, 2 is enough.
2.) The committee sucks at ranking the top 4.
We get so caught up in teams like Michigan, Cincy, Washington, Michigan State, etc "getting a chance". Even though it's painfully obvious who the best 2 teams are a lot of the times.
SEC Champion vs. either the SEC #2 or a random Ohio State/Clemson type team from year to year.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 4:57 pm to deeprig9
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Can anyone prove me wrong?
Good lord man, are you concussed?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 4:59 pm to deeprig9
How the hell do you not know your own team played an OT game in the semis. It’s been a couple days, sober up!!
Posted on 1/13/22 at 5:02 pm to LSUTigersLJM
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1.) We don't need 4 teams, 2 is enough.
The 4 seed has won twice and the three seed has won once. Three out of eight years. I'd say four is appropriate.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 5:15 pm to deeprig9
How do you not recall Alabama vs. Clemson in the 2015 NC? Objectively one of the top 10 games of all time. Had a Heisman and Heisman runner up. A huge amount of first rounders. A kickoff touchdown. An onside kick.
Like, what else could you ask for?
Like, what else could you ask for?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 5:21 pm to FourThreeForty
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close game in a semifinal
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How do you not recall Alabama vs. Clemson in the 2015 NC?
Ummmm....
Posted on 1/13/22 at 6:18 pm to LSUTigersLJM
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What this shows is 2 things. And everyone, including me will hate this. But it's true.
1.) We don't need 4 teams, 2 is enough.
Holy stupid post. Uga made the finals twice as a 3 seed.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 6:32 pm to FourThreeForty
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How do you not recall Alabama vs. Clemson in the 2015 NC?
He probably recalls it. Just isn’t relevant to the question he asked.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 6:51 pm to deeprig9
And we think expanding the playoffs is the answer? So #4 gets consistently blown out by #1 so let’s see how #8 will do. Truth is, in most years there are only 1 or 2 with true claims to a title.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 6:54 pm to deeprig9
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