Gotta hand it to the CFP committee…

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Guessing the committee will slot them at 6 now. Even with 2 losses, there is no doubt that LSU deserves a playoff spot if they win out.

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I’ve been trying to explain this to people in my CFB watching circle. The AP and Coaches Poll tend to lean more towards “more deserving,” which I actually agree with—every game should count—the CFB Committee’s goal is to get the “best 4” teams. I don’t like that, because I think that’s too subjective, nobody “knows” who’s “best,” objective as they think they might be.


However, if they are trying to rank “the best,” there was an easy argument—even before this game—that LSU was currently playing like a top 10 team in CFB. Even if their resume didn’t reflect it. Obviously, it does now. Will be really interesting to see where LSU, Bama, and Tennessee are ranked Tuesday. Georgia should be a unanimous # 1, obviously. And does a 2-loss LSU get ranked over a 1-loss Clemson that has no really impressive wins and got spanked by Notre Dame? Would have been nice if TCU had lost if we’re letting ourselves dream of making the CFP. An 11-2 SEC Champ LSU probably gets in over a 12-1 Big 12 Champ TCU, but not a 13-0 Big 12 Champ TCU.

I do think Tennessee, Clemson, and Bama were all basically eliminated tonight, though, so that’s good. Still would need some dominos to fall before they put a 2-loss team in, but that’s a month of games that will take care of themselves away.

LSU is in if they win out, I 100% believe that

But I watched UGA stomp a mudhole in UT before our game and I gotta say yall are a scary team. Not gonna be easy to beat those guys for sure. But you don't deserve to be in the playoffs if you can't win those kinda games anyway. Can't wait to see yall

LSU would demolish FSU if they played next week.

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We should all be happy and get along

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I'm taking this route.

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LSU would demolish FSU if they played next week.

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I'd like to think so as well. FSU lost 3 in a row against Wake Forest, NC State and Clemson, but credit to then, they've completely dominated their last 2 games against GT and Miami. Not like those teams are good and FSU beat the brakes off them, probably like they should have. But at the time of both of those games, I don't think anyone expected FSU to dominate like they did. Both of those teams are now 4-5, FSU is now 6-3.

I guess that's the issue with having a team like that as your first game, especially with a new coaching staff, new starting QB and so many new players. It takes a little bit for everything to come together. I'm not sure if LSU would demolish FSU if they played next week, but I do think we'd win by a TD or 2 or maybe even a TD and a FG. It also wouldn't surprise me though if we did demolish them.

I actually wouldn't mind seeing them play again. I'm not saying I want to see them play in a bowl game or anything, bc that means that LSU would probably lose at least one, maybe two more games. I'd just like to see them face off at this point in the season to see where both teams are at now.

Also, I would have loved to see what would have happened if our kicker would have made that XP. We would have had all the momentum going our way and I think we would have won that game if we made that XP.

The moved LSU up to 10 to boost Bama's resume to find a reason move Bama into the top 4 over some team that might be undefeated such as TCU...it bit them in the arse...

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The moved LSU up to 10 to boost Bama's resume to find a reason move Bama into the top 4 over some team that might be undefeated such as TCU

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you tards need to think thru your conspiracies. The only way Bama was going to the playoff was if they won out. At 12-1 SEC Champ what LSU was ranked a month earlier would have no significance

The CFP committee doesn't shill for the TV networks.
What network was Condoleeza Rice working for?

It's a committee, not a think tank of trained experts. For them, ranking is just one big eyeball test. The one abiding rule of thumb appears to be they will send the four best teams to the CFP playoffs.

The traditional polls have been broken for years. Years.
They're like a tennis club ladder, where one guy beats another guy and gets to move up one, maybe two places.
So if a team upsets a higher ranked team, it still finds itself ranked below the team it beat.
Stupid is as stupid does.

The computers were no better. We don't want to be up past midnight on a Saturday waiting to see how many points some mountain school beat Hawaii by.

I think the CFP people moved us into 10th because they correctly assessed that we deserved that spot, despite the two defeats.

Tennessee, despite getting its doors blown off, is actually not in bad shape. It just needs to stay ahead of the loser of the Ohio State-Michigan game.
I can't imagine TCU remaining undefeated, not with tough road games ahead in Austin and Waco. They're okay, but that 2014 TCU team that routed Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl was much better. I'm guessing TCU will finish 11-2 and go to the Cotton Bowl.

Hopefully, we can finish 10-2 and then play Georgia somewhat close in the SECCG. That will get us a bid to a New Year's Six bowl, an amazing accomplishment for Brian Kelly's first team.