Herbstreit: People are failing to grasp this is a new era

That is good for the SEC.

I have no problem with Clemson at #1 and LSU at #2, but explain tOSU at 3 having not a single win over a top 25 team...in THIS poll. Explain Bama with a loss to #18 OM, and their best win is against #19 TAMU. Yet UF is behind them with a win over that same OM team, and it's only loss to their #2 team.

You do not understand the football.

People just put way too much value on losses. I'm guessing it's because at the time of a loss during the BCS era, you were done until other teams lost and you moved back up the conveyor belt that was the rankings.

I don't like the committee and don't think they get things right, but I like the idea of the process better. Alabama lost to Ole Miss. People are in freak the frick out mode and stuck in the BCS era of "THEY MUST PAY FOR THIS!" When teams lost during the BCS era, it was like the winning team got credit for how they played, and the losing team's half of the game was wiped from the records after their ensuing plummet in the rankings. That's horseshite. Alabama lost. But there is still a ton of of shite to study and take away from that game. Remember when the saying "quality loss" gave people AIDS? That's fricking retarded. I'm not saying Alabama's loss to OM was quality, but there is still a shite ton to take away from it...instead of blindly penalizing them.

Some people say Alabama gave the game away. Some people think the loss means Alabama sucks. It's probably somewhere in the middle of that and the loss doesn't mean Alabama isn't one of the best teams in the country.

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The polls put the biggest emphasis on record first and foremost.

The committee is prioritizing strength of schedule much more than the polls ever did, to the point they have no problem putting teams with 1 loss above undefeated teams (see last year and this year).

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I don't believe that the committee is going to put greater emphasis on SOS than the BCS did. I'll believe that when a 2 loss SEC West team beats out a 1 loss Ohio State or Notre Dame for the fourth playoff spot.

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it's not about comparing the single best win. it's about comparing overall resume and no matter how much you ppl keep ignoring it and insisting otherwise, bama has the same record as uf with a stronger strength of schedule and a stronger strength of record, period.

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First of all, I didn't single out one loss Bama, I also pointed to undefeated tOSU that has played nobody. Secondly, you can say all you want about the "good loss", but it's a loss nonetheless, and Bama has no business being ranked ahead of many of the undefeated teams behind them. Period.

Regarding Bama/UF, bottom line...OM beat Bama at their place, UF skull fricked OM at home. Both also share a win against UGA.

there are objective metrics that disprove everything that you're saying is the thing, the ones the committee use. Florida isn't ahead of bama in literally any of them. did you mouthbreathers even read the damn poll?

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I'm not suggesting Alabama shouldn't be in the top 10 or anything, but in the top 4 is a joke. I know a team can still be good with a loss, but the loss shouldn't simply be overlooked as if it didn't happen, because there's plenty of teams who have NOT lost.

Add ND in the joke mix too. Gimme a break.

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I'll believe that when a 2 loss SEC West team beats out a 1 loss Ohio State or Notre Dame for the fourth playoff spot.

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One of the criteria is conference championships, and that obviously can't be factored in until the very end.

But not losing doesn't mean you're better than a 1 loss team. So being ranked ahead of them might not be a big deal. This is about finding the best teams.

I personally had Alabama around 8 and UF ahead of them. I can see why they're ranked 4th, though. I personally don't think it's warranted until they beat LSU(if they beat them), but I understand why they're there.