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TCU was barely winning games last year
Posted on 12/3/23 at 1:12 am
Posted on 12/3/23 at 1:12 am
And beat #2 Michigan in the playoffs. Same #2 Michigan that demolished tOSU in the last game of the regular season.
tOSU then nearly beat UGA (lost by a point) who the went on to destroy TCU.
The point is that saying a team has no shot despite winning is stupid.
Bama destroyed UGA in the SEC title game in 2021 and then hit destroyed by UGA in the NC.
The point is that one game doesn’t make a team and shouldn’t dictate everything especially when you have seen so many Vegas odds blown.
tOSU then nearly beat UGA (lost by a point) who the went on to destroy TCU.
The point is that saying a team has no shot despite winning is stupid.
Bama destroyed UGA in the SEC title game in 2021 and then hit destroyed by UGA in the NC.
The point is that one game doesn’t make a team and shouldn’t dictate everything especially when you have seen so many Vegas odds blown.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 1:20 am
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Posted on 12/3/23 at 1:32 am to Geauxgurt
You bring up a good point. I keep seeing some Bama fans say FSU is another TCU. First off, I believe FSU has a legit championship caliber defense. Secondly, didn't TCU win a playoff game though? Didn't TCU beat Michigan like you said?
Posted on 12/3/23 at 2:19 am to beauchristopher
I posted this in another thread. I don't know how it plays out but the TCU argument doesn't make sense to me.
They WON the 1st round. The committee even had them at 3, not 4.
I think putting FSU creates less controversy. Everyone arguing about best loss, best win, worse loss - you can spin it several ways. But putting an undefeated Power 5 champ doesn't need much explaining to me. If you put Alabama then I think several teams could argue they should go over Washington. Washington has won 7 games by single digits.
I do understand the QB argument. But the counter to that is
(1) the 3rd string played today, not the 2nd. The 2nd will be back and he didn't play horrible in his few appearances this year.
(2) that defense actually looks really good.
(3) 2014 Ohio State got in with a QB who was 3rd string and just made his first start in the conference champ game and he went on to win the thing - so you just don't know what they will look like.
If Ole Miss was in FSU's spot and got left out - I would be livid. If I was in Alabama's shoes, I would at least understand more - unfortunately we lost a game at home, and it is what it is. So for that reason, my preference is (1) Michigan (2) Washington (3) Texas (4) FSU
I'm not confident that is what we get though.
They WON the 1st round. The committee even had them at 3, not 4.
I think putting FSU creates less controversy. Everyone arguing about best loss, best win, worse loss - you can spin it several ways. But putting an undefeated Power 5 champ doesn't need much explaining to me. If you put Alabama then I think several teams could argue they should go over Washington. Washington has won 7 games by single digits.
I do understand the QB argument. But the counter to that is
(1) the 3rd string played today, not the 2nd. The 2nd will be back and he didn't play horrible in his few appearances this year.
(2) that defense actually looks really good.
(3) 2014 Ohio State got in with a QB who was 3rd string and just made his first start in the conference champ game and he went on to win the thing - so you just don't know what they will look like.
If Ole Miss was in FSU's spot and got left out - I would be livid. If I was in Alabama's shoes, I would at least understand more - unfortunately we lost a game at home, and it is what it is. So for that reason, my preference is (1) Michigan (2) Washington (3) Texas (4) FSU
I'm not confident that is what we get though.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 2:22 am
Posted on 12/3/23 at 2:31 am to Geauxgurt
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The point is that one game doesn’t make a team and shouldn’t dictate everything especially when you have seen so many Vegas odds blown.
But it should dictate a lot when it comes down to comparing two teams, in this case Alabama and Texas.
Posted on 12/3/23 at 8:45 am to Broski
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But it should dictate a lot when it comes down to comparing two teams, in this case Alabama and Texas.
When all else is equal, yes it should be the deciding factor.
UT has more p5 wins than Bama. UT didn’t need a hailmary to beat a 6-6 team. They didn’t only beat. 4-8 team at home by 3 with a fully healthy team.
Losing by one score on a neutral site is better than losing at home by 10 (13 in betting spread when you count homefield).
It comes down to head to head directly.
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