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re: Miami was #10 in the Playoff Rankings…
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:08 pm to AUTiger789
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:08 pm to AUTiger789
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Miami loses to SMU and Louisville
If any team loses 2 of 3 games, they drop 10+ spots.
Edit: not if you lose to 2 top 10 teams, but to average teams of course you will drop like a rock
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Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:08 pm to AUTiger789
Your take is completely backward
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:12 pm to wm72
That's what they seemed to me as well.
They would look great on a few drives (as in world beaters and out-physical other teams ridiculously) but then implode at weird times. Beck also lost them a game at least.
Strange but in my view, they deserve their spot in the NCG.
They would look great on a few drives (as in world beaters and out-physical other teams ridiculously) but then implode at weird times. Beck also lost them a game at least.
Strange but in my view, they deserve their spot in the NCG.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:16 pm to RollTide1987
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Arkansas hails from the Southwest Conference, a league that was torn apart by endless cycles of recruiting violations, so you are one to talk.
Not us though
Plus we’re throwing bags around in the portal now so I’m loving it
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:24 pm to D3Fan
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We have no idea whether all those SEC titles over the last 15 years would have held up in a fairer playoff system.
Maybe, but that doesn't mean that it was won by anyone but the best team either.
Playoffs are great, and I'm not knocking really fun ones like March Madness, but college football is a different beast.
The previous system gave some AMAZING title games:
2015 - Alabama 45, Clemson 40 (onside kick, kickoff return for TD)
2016 - Clemson 35, Alabama 31 (late drive by Clemson to win)
2017 - Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (UGA makes LONG FG to take lead in OT, Alabama hits TD on 2nd and 26 to win)
Some really good semifinal matchups, like 2022 that had 2 (unfortunately TCU made the title game a mess, but the two semifinal games were really good).
Interestingly enough, in last year's 12 team playoff, only two games were determined by 1 score:
Texas vs Arizona State
Notre Dame vs Penn State
We already have 3 games this year that have managed this:
Miami vs Texas A&M
Ole Miss vs Georgia
Miami vs Ole Miss
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:34 pm to AUTiger789
If we didn't have to worry about getting in the 'James Madison' into the playoffs, we'd have more room for the deserving teams......Playoffs need to be at 16.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:37 pm to AUTiger789
quote:When you get in and around the top 10 teams (not auto qualifiers), you are getting teams that are dangerous on any given day. It doesn't mean that a team that wins is the better team necessarily, only that they won that particular matchup on that particular day. It is what it is, and a win is a win, but you can't say the rankings are wholly inaccurate or not representative of reality just because a team does well in the playoffs.
That’s not true. Had Miami lost to Florida State by two touchdowns (rather than beating them by 22 like they actually did), they probably would have missed the Playoff entirely. Other teams had the luxury of that type of loss being overlooked. And they’ve actually had that type of luxury for quite awhile.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:39 pm to FooManChoo
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:44 pm to RollTide1987
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Arkansas hails from the Southwest Conference, a league that was torn apart by endless cycles of recruiting violations
The Southwest Conference was torn apart by Texas, the same way they tore apart the old Big 8 when they joined there.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:52 pm to theballguy
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But it is baffling how they lost the 2 games they did
SMU and UL are both pretty good teams, but also Beck threw a bunch of int’s in those two games.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:54 pm to AUTiger789
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#11 the week before the committee decided to do the right thing. Now they are playing for a national title.
How many other seasons did our Thought Leaders on the corrupt committee and at ESPN give us a sham Championship because they followed the hype?
The old BCS would have given us an Indiana vs Ohio State rematch for the championship. Barf.
The old 4-team playoff would have given us Indiana vs Texas Tech (LOL) and Ohio State vs Georgia semifinals.
The 12 team playoff still has its problems, but thank God we should actually get legit Championship games from now on.
The new format isn't about best team, it's about which team gets hot at the right time.
Miami in reality shouldn't even have a chance at the national championship because they did not prove themselves to be the best team this year.
The BCS would have been Indiana vs Georgia, and that's really what it should have been.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:03 pm to 3down10
SEC fans just want their conference champion automatically put into the national championship game? How about earning it on the field? Clearly UGA was not one of the best two teams this year. There aren't enough data points just from the regular season in college football. You can't just use the eye test otherwise people say things like UGA is one of the two best teams. Checks notes...they clearly weren't.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:14 pm to D3Fan
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SEC fans just want their conference champion automatically put into the national championship game? How about earning it on the field? Clearly UGA was not one of the best two teams this year. There aren't enough data points just from the regular season in college football. You can't just use the eye test otherwise people say things like UGA is one of the two best teams. Checks notes...they clearly weren't.
Has nothing to do with conference champion. Georgia would have earned it on the field. They had a single loss, to which they avenged in the SECCG.
Ohio St lost to Indiana in the NCG, they aren't going to get a rematch.
Nobody else even remotely has a claim.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:17 pm to 3down10
"Has nothing to do with conference champion. Georgia would have earned it on the field. They had a single loss, to which they avenged in the SECCG.
Ohio St lost to Indiana in the NCG, they aren't going to get a rematch.
Nobody else even remotely has a claim."
It's this kind of thinking that leads to people crowning champions. I'd rather we actually find out who is better. UGA would be the fourth best team in the Big 10 this year but you think they should be playing for the national title. It's this thinking that led to the playoffs being instituted and is a good example of why we will never know if the SEC would have had so many champions if there was a true playoff system in the past.
Ohio St lost to Indiana in the NCG, they aren't going to get a rematch.
Nobody else even remotely has a claim."
It's this kind of thinking that leads to people crowning champions. I'd rather we actually find out who is better. UGA would be the fourth best team in the Big 10 this year but you think they should be playing for the national title. It's this thinking that led to the playoffs being instituted and is a good example of why we will never know if the SEC would have had so many champions if there was a true playoff system in the past.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:19 pm to AUTiger789
A lot of it is the fault of the ACC and their tie breakers, this can be an issue for the SEC as well
There is no way Duke should have been playing in their conference championship at the expense of Miami
There is no way Duke should have been playing in their conference championship at the expense of Miami
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:19 pm to D3Fan
I wouldn’t call it fairer. Just different. You cant tell me a team that lost to SMU and Louisville is a top team. They are just hot at the right time
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:20 pm to AUTiger789
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The 12 team playoff still has its problems, but thank God we should actually get legit Championship games from now on.
The 12 team playoff just took pressure off the regular season. 2-3 loss teams shouldn’t be winning championships unless everyone else is terrible. Miami had one quality win all season. Teams that win championships now are teams that stay healthy because they play 1-2 ranked teams and load their rosters with veteran players.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:23 pm to AUTiger789
quote:Yep, good to see teams who still caring about winning games instead of the next paycheck make it a long ways.
thank God we should actually get legit Championship games from now on.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:25 pm to RTRcdub
Maybe SEC teams play more ranked teams in the regular season because they start the year with more ranked teams? Shouldn't all this tough competition sharpen up the best SEC teams for the playoffs? Though I see that Alabama probably could have used a bit more sharpening against Indiana.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:26 pm to Shocco
"If we didn't have to worry about getting in the 'James Madison' into the playoffs, we'd have more room for the deserving teams......Playoffs need to be at 16."
James Madison looked at least as good against Oregon as Alabama looked in their playoff game against Indiana.
James Madison looked at least as good against Oregon as Alabama looked in their playoff game against Indiana.
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