re: Mike Leach on Playoff Committee

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FSU couldn't win a playoff with this squad

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Why even play the games? The committee is so smart they should just give the trophy to Michigan.

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FSU couldn't win a playoff with this squad, whether 4, 6, or 12 teams, in 10 tries.

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You “think.” But that’s the beauty of sports, you don’t “know.” Otherwise, what’s the point of even playing the games.

And I guarantee, if you’re intellectually honest, you would have have said the exact same thing about TCU last year after they lost the Big 12 CG to K-State after Dugan had somehow dragged their way to last minute wins since their bye in September. Their luck had finally run out and EVERYBODY (my hand is raised), YOU included thought they had zero chance against Michigan. Michigan would beat them 10 out of 10 times. Except, oops. Not only did they beat Michigan, they dominated them. Because as much as we THINK we know, we don’t.

But I don’t agree with your premise anyway. Florida State’s defense is fricking good and can play with anybody. And they appeared to have stepped up and raised their game after Travis went down. Louisville’s offense was averaging like 33 points a game coming into Saturday, and FSU’s defense dominated them like they were a middle school team.

And that FSU defense was the only team that really slowed down LSU’s offense all-season. Only have up 24 points, and 7 of those were due to a garbage time 75 yard TD pass with a minute and 15 seconds left when the game was already over and they had their backups in. But even including that, LSU scored more points (28) in 3 quarters at Bama than they did the entire game against Florida State (24). And playing defense against LSU on grass in front of 90,000+ screaming toothless Tuscaloosans is a lot than doing it on turf in Orlando in front of maybe 40,000 Seminole fans. Jared Verse, and the rest of that DL—the rest of that defense—plays.

As far as offense, their 3rd string freshman QB played against Louisville, but that shouldn’t be a factor because their backup would have been back for the playoffs. Hell, he’d have been back this week.
And yeah, he didn’t light the world on fire against Florida, but the dude had like 4 days of practice as the #1. Is it not conceivable that a talented kid white a good coach and month of preparation and game planning could put together a winning formula? With that defense playing complimentary football?

I mean, they’ve got a likely top 15ish pick in 6’3” 215 Coleman on 1 side, and future NFLers out there with him in 6’7” 240 Wilson and 6’3” 240 Bell. Those are 3 fricking freaks. AND they’ve got Benson at RB that will probably be a top 3 RB taken in next year’s draft. I’m not saying I’d bet on them to beat Michigan, but if you don’t think those dudes with a month to prepare wouldn’t have a shot at anybody in the top 12 in 10 tries, we’ll then you’re dumber than all frick and apparently have never paid any attention to college football, or sports in general.