gambetti

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They mauled oregons dline
8.4 yards per carry

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This is much more a sign of how terrible Oregon's D line is than anything about Penn St

The problem with this system is simple. There is an inherent contradiction between the CFP system and quality play in the SEC.

The SEC up and down the conference is simply incomparably more challenging than any other conference. This includes our unranked teams (one of our worst teams this year, MSU, lost to a team that now has BYE in the first round by one TD). As college ball changes, every year there will be upsets and close losses in away games that will add up in the conference. It also means that SEC teams will be worn down by the time the playoff comes around while other teams have played soft schedules. But this ultimately makes playing in the SEC more interesting and fun to watch during the season.

The problem is that this is in direct conflict with the interests of the CFP, which has shown that the only thing that matters is wins and losses. All other claims have been shown to be hollow.

Every other conference can create a schedule where the top teams do not play each other. Cupcake schedules are rewarded. You will continue to get teams in that have ZERO good wins, teams that have lost EVERY challenging game.

Indiana, Penn St, SMU, and even Texas have ZERO current top 25 wins. Boise State has one (UNLV!) Indiana, Boise State, PSU, and SMU have lost every single game against a team with a pulse. Many others might have one quality win (ASU). A single quality win should not get you in the playoff, period.

This means that the interests of having a good SEC and the CFP are in direct conflict. As this totally flawed system increases its influence, there will be more incentive to weaken conference play. You can see this even in the commentary in the last 4-5 weeks of the season, where you cannot watch a game for more than 10 mins without some stupid remark or graphic from commentators about what this "might mean" for CFP rankings. The games just become functions of that discourse.

It also means that all other bowl games become meaningless.

It's not sustainable and it's not good for football. I genuinely have no interest spending my free time watching teams with zero quality wins play each other in a bracket. The BCS was better (would be perfect this year - let UGA beat the shite out of Oregon for a title) and let the rest play meaningful bowls.

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Well this has been the most expected thing ever Hope this ends up 70-3

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Almost

Lane will want to win w style I think they go for the dagger here

Penn State’s entire offensive production has been through goofy screen passes eventually you have to make adjustments to stop that

I don’t think it would have mattered much but it is insane that Plumlee never played

Good defense, good coaching, good players in the trenches and an experienced QB. Could be a great year. Congrats for the home win.

I mean, it's recruiting mostly. South Carolina has had some good teams and you've won some big games hitting above your weight level. But it's going to be hard to get to that next level until Clemson comes back down to earth. It will happen eventually.

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You're trying to have an actual political conversation on this board, which is populated almost strictly by psychotics whose entire mental energies are put toward evading basic facts about reality?

Don't waste your time. The only thing to do on here is shitpost.