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Same Scenario Next Year With a Four Team Playoff...
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:35 pm
Guess which prestigious program would have earned yet another trip to the "championship series" without having won their own division, much less their conference, while playing the weakest schedule (again, by design) in their conference.
You people here don't think this four team playoff next year isn't going to be a farce when it comes to the "big time" programs like Bama, USC, Ohio State, etc, when the chips are down and ratings are needed?
Losing big November games are going to become LUXURIES for these teams. Rest up while some other dumbass school plays the extra games to either earn the right to play undeserved rematches in the final 4, or lose out of the final 4 completely. (This could happen to Auburn if the playoff was happening this year and they lost the SECCG).
Oh yeah. I've got my popcorn.
You people here don't think this four team playoff next year isn't going to be a farce when it comes to the "big time" programs like Bama, USC, Ohio State, etc, when the chips are down and ratings are needed?
Losing big November games are going to become LUXURIES for these teams. Rest up while some other dumbass school plays the extra games to either earn the right to play undeserved rematches in the final 4, or lose out of the final 4 completely. (This could happen to Auburn if the playoff was happening this year and they lost the SECCG).
Oh yeah. I've got my popcorn.
This post was edited on 11/30/13 at 8:36 pm
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Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:35 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
Cry about it
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:37 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
Said this when they announced 4 team playoff. SEC gets screwed. We have 3vs4 possibly in the SEC Champ. Loser gets screwed and a 5 ranked Bama automatically makes it.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:37 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Cry about it
Not the point of the thread. Thanks for playing, though.
Congrats on the three-peat!
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:38 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
This is tough because let's say ASU beats Stanford next week. I have a hard time saying ASU should be in that playoff over Bama. But, if they want conference champions only, that's fine.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:38 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
It's up to a committee and I'm pretty sure they are going to heavily weight winning your own conference.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:39 pm to OutofTownAlumni
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SEC gets screwed.
Not really. Just depends on who the potential SEC representatives are.
For example, Bama would be the only SEC program, besides maybe UF, that could not win the SEC and make a championship series.
Other big programs are going to benefit from this too. USC, for example, could finish third in the Pac12 and make the final 4 with one loss...
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:39 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
Only teams that won their division and/or conference should be eligible for the 4 team playoff.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:40 pm to Bunk Moreland
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This is tough because let's say ASU beats Stanford next week. I have a hard time saying ASU should be in that playoff over Bama. But, if they want conference champions only, that's fine.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:41 pm to Bunk Moreland
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This is tough because let's say ASU beats Stanford next week. I have a hard time saying ASU should be in that playoff over Bama. But, if they want conference champions only, that's fine.
And I agree with what you are saying 100%. Bama should go. Without a doubt. But it is how they are getting there, especially when you consider scheduling advantages on top of the scenarios I listed on the OP. You can't have double standards like that for those teams. Look at OSU this year. That's a pathetic joke.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:42 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
quote:The #4 team in the country.
Guess which prestigious program would have earned yet another trip to the "championship series" without having won their own division, much less their conference, while playing the weakest schedule (again, by design) in their conference.
What's the fricking problem?
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:43 pm to EZE Tiger Fan
This selection committee is going to be full on corruption/bias at its finest. It will be an even bigger joke than what we see now.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:43 pm to TypoKnig
quote:This idea is over a decade old, and it's still dumb. Not every team is in a conference.
Only teams that won their division and/or conference should be eligible for the 4 team playoff.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:44 pm to GeauxWrek
quote:Yep.
This selection committee is going to be full on corruption/bias at its finest. It will be an even bigger joke than what we see now.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:47 pm to ballscaster
I still don't understand how this is the only division of football anywhere that doesn't have a true playoff system. It is really sad.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:48 pm to ballscaster
You conspiracy theorists need to learn that the human element is always present.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:49 pm to ballscaster
As of next year, there will be 4 independents: Notre Dame, BYU, Army, and Navy.
Why is only having division or conference champions in the playoffs a dumb idea?
Why is only having division or conference champions in the playoffs a dumb idea?
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:50 pm to ballscaster
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This idea is over a decade old, and it's still dumb. Not every team is in a conference.
Notre Dame can join a conference or shut up.
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:51 pm to Bestbank Tiger
No love for BYU?
Posted on 11/30/13 at 8:58 pm to TypoKnig
quote:Because not every team is in a conference. Also because a conference championship only refers to a fraction of your season. If you require a conference championship or a division championship, OOC games literally do not count.
Why is only having division or conference champions in the playoffs a dumb idea?
Requiring conference championships is not a possibility, sorry.
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