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re: College Football Playoff using top 4 Conference winners: BCS era
Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:57 pm to H-Town Tiger
Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:57 pm to H-Town Tiger
In this year's case that is very true. I say Baylor, MSU over Alabama.
However, in 2011 I would have been VERY upset if the playoff was a 12-0 LSU vs. 11-2 Wisconsin (#10); 11-1 Ok. St vs. 11-1 Stanford.
And that's what will happen with this playoff. Conference winners will be chosen even with two losses over the best team in the country for that year.
However, in 2011 I would have been VERY upset if the playoff was a 12-0 LSU vs. 11-2 Wisconsin (#10); 11-1 Ok. St vs. 11-1 Stanford.
And that's what will happen with this playoff. Conference winners will be chosen even with two losses over the best team in the country for that year.
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Posted on 12/16/13 at 11:58 pm to Kcoyote
Alabama would have gotten in in 2011. The national media was all over them.
This year? Maybe not. But they had their shot against Auburn.
This year? Maybe not. But they had their shot against Auburn.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 12:12 am to Kcoyote
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However, in 2011 I would have been VERY upset if the playoff was a 12-0 LSU vs. 11-2 Wisconsin (#10); 11-1 Ok. St vs. 11-1 Stanford.
Boise was ranked higher and also a conference champ that year - I'd think they make it instead of Wisconsin.
I'd assume the committee would choose Oregon over Stanford since Oregon won the PAC but I'm not sure. There would be room for debate between Oregon, Stanford, and Bama IMO. Stanford was an extremely good team FWIW but lost heads up to Oregon. Bama was an exceptional team but lost heads up to another entrant (LSU) on their home field late in the year. Oregon was an exceptional team, but lost their opener to LSU and lost a close game to Southern Cal.
I'd think LSU, Ok State, and probably Boise would be clear entrants with the new system but I'm not absolutely clear on whether the committee would follow their requirement to admit a conference champ in Oregon when they have one more loss than an at large team that was very highly esteemed.
They really have to make more explicit their criteria if they don't want to receive letter bombs from a host of angry fans every year.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 12:16 am to Kcoyote
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However, in 2011 I would have been VERY upset if the playoff was a 12-0 LSU vs. 11-2 Wisconsin (#10); 11-1 Ok. St vs. 11-1 Stanford.
And that's what will happen with this playoff. Conference winners will be chosen even with two losses over the best team in the country for that year
actually it would be 13-0 LSU v 11-2 Wisky and 11-1 OK State v 11-2 Oregon, using conference winners. Stanford didn't win their conference either, clearly Bama would have gone over Stanford.
Personally I think Bama would have been in that year given that the 4th best conference winner Wisconsin was ranked so much lower and Oregon who won their conference also lost to LSU but by a much bigger margin and the LSU-Bama game was a virtual draw.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 1:46 am to Kcoyote
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However, in 2011 I would have been VERY upset if the playoff was a 12-0 LSU vs. 11-2 Wisconsin (#10); 11-1 Ok. St vs. 11-1 Stanford.
You should've been VERY upset your team lost a home in the only game vs LSU they get each year. Mulligans are horseshite and prove teams can go 1-1 against each other. Bama didn't even win the West.
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Conference winners will be chosen even with two losses over the best team in the country for that year.
How the frick do you get "best" team in the country when they lost at home, didn't win their conference, let alone DIVISION. Never mind their SOS was lower than Okie. They played 3 good teams in 2011 and lost to the best one.
Not one single Bammer I talked to BEFORE the "game of the century" thought a team should play for the NC if they can't even win their own conference. Hmm, I wonder what happened?
This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 1:48 am
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