Actually you not being a bama fan doesn't make it any better here.

Someone that claims to be rational and objective would not hold the homer views that you do.

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I'm not even sure that's true. The falcons beat the saints and panthers twice and split with the bucs. Lose every other game. The other 3 teams all completely go 1-1 against each other. All 4 teams lose all of their non-division games. Falcons have 5 wins, bucs have 3, saints and panthers have 2. What am I missing?

Nothing and that's why I said it's statically impossible in addition to being mathematically impossible.

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Regardless, change 5-11 to 6-10 or 7-9, whatever the mathematical minimum is. The point is it's possible in the NFL for a team to lose the majority of its games and make the playoffs, while teams with much better records get left home. And you think this is some infallible system for determining a champion.

Each division is like it's own mini league and whoever the best of those four teams is deserves a playoff spot and home game.

It's infallible because it's based on math and not flawed human reasoning with a touch of politicking in it like the CFP.

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And after 2 consecutive years on a non conference, non division champion making the playoff there thankfully appears to be no end in sight for that line of thinking.

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I say that like a team that loses the majority of its games in a league that is designed to not have built in advantages or disadvantages for any teamis not deserving of making the playoffs.

That's not what you said.

Oh and a league that is designed to not have built in advantages/disadvatages is what makes the NFL a good product that's insanely profitable. It's fair and each team has to make their own fortune or rather misfortune.

That's kind of different from getting handout mulligans.

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I'm fully aware that there are possibilities out there and am not guaranteeing the system "will never change and is set in stone"

Then by all means share those possibilities with 32 billionaires. They'll accept it if it improves quality of play and makes more money.

Good luck.

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t 12 hours you've argued Alabama destroying Clemson is further proof that they didn't belong in the cfb

Not what I said.

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that Ohio st was the 2016 big 10 east champions, that 2016 Ohio st was "co-champions" of their division

That's what I said.

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a playoff system that rewards a 7-9 team over a 10-6 team is a good thing, that the NFL playoff system has never changed,

Yep. That's what I said.

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Do you know what the word ridiculous means?

Do you?

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So more playoff games = more money you say. Do you think the NFL adding more playoff games would make them more money? That can't be possible.

Sure, that can happen as well and they would just keep on using the same playoff format they use right now.

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And you still don't understand that the system to award conference titles is not the same as the cfb playoff.

And that's precisely my point as to why the CFP system sucks and is not built to withstand the test of time.

Any playoff system that's not based in math and is completely dependent on subjective reasoning with a hit of politicking is not a credible playoff system.

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Go ahead and argue otherwise after the results of last night.

I already told you that Bama could win the CFP games by 70 points for all I care. It doesn't make their body of work for admission into the CFP any better.

I don't care.

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Their game result proved they were unworthy of selection.

Cool.

Retroactive results being added to the resume is not what I'm arguing. Why do you keep fricking this up?

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And since it's never changed since 1978, who were the additional 2 playoff teams from 1978-1990 that appear in literally none of league records?

Expansion teams.

Dude, the wild card format was first introduced in 1978 and has been a constant in the 40 years since. The number of teams may expand and the seeding of the format may be tweaked to accommodate the expansion but the principles still stay the same as it's a system based in math.

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Posted by Open Your Eyes

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:22 pm to Sentrius

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Actually you not being a bama fan doesn't make it any better here.

Yet you thought it was important enough to bring up when you assumed I was.

melt day 2 and you're still all over the fricking place.

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Someone that claims to be rational and objective would not hold the homer views that you do.

1. What homer views do I hold?

2. For which team are these homer views I hold?

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Nothing and that's why I said it's statically impossible in addition to being mathematically impossible.

So we can add mathematically, statistically, and impossible to the growing list of words you don't know the meaning of.

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Each division is like it's own mini league and whoever the best of those four teams is deserves a playoff spot and home game.

And completely disregards the fact that not all divisions are of equal caliber, or the 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th teams in division x can be better than the 1st place team in division y.

So you should definitely be in favor of all the fbs conference champions being in a playoff. And no at large teams being included.

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It's infallible because it's based on math and not flawed human reasoning with a touch of politicking in it like the CFP.

It's not infallible because it is capable of rewarding team a that is mathematically worse than team b based on the arbitrary divisions teams a and b are placed in.

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That's not what you said.

That is exactly what I said. You extrapolated something completely different and incorrect, I can't do anything about your piss poor reading comprehension due to your melt.

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Oh and a league that is designed to not have built in advantages/disadvatages is what makes the NFL a good product that's insanely profitable. It's fair and each team has to make their own fortune or rather misfortune.

Show me where I argued otherwise.

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That's kind of different from getting handout mulligans.

It's possible for a team to lose the majority of its games in an NFL season and still win the super bowl. If that's not a mulligan then there is no such thing

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Then by all means share those possibilities with 32 billionaires. They'll accept it if it improves quality of play and makes more money.

You've said multiple times now that the NFL system has not and will not change. In fact it's set in stone. The first part is factually incorrect. The second part is highly unlikely, and you just admitted that. Does your melt prevent you from understanding you're proving yourself wrong?

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Not what I said.

Yes it is.

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That's what I said.

I know. Multiple times. It proves you're a moron.

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Yep. That's what I said.

I know. Multiple times. It proves you're a moron.

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Do you?

Yes, yes I do. Watch:

Your melt is ridiculous.

Your takes are ridiculous.

You are ridiculous.

See how easy that was?

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Sure, that can happen as well

So after stating 1. The NFL playoff format is set in stone and will not change and 2. The owners are already making the maximum amount of money possible from the current playoff format.

You've now admitted both of those are incorrect. Isn't this fun? Your melt is fun.

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and they would just keep on using the same playoff format they use right now.

I shouldn't be surprised that you think adding teams to a playoff would somehow result in the same playoff format. I really shouldn't.

But somehow I am.

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And that's precisely my point as to why the CFP system sucks and is not built to withstand the test of time.

The fact that you don't understand something is precisely your point? Again, I really shouldn't be surprised.

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Any playoff system that's not based in math and is completely dependent on subjective reasoning with a hit of politicking is not a credible playoff system.

Says who? Sentrius the 2 day meltee? I'll be sure to notify Ohio st, Alabama, and Clemson that their national championship trophies aren't real. Actually every national champion in the history of NCAA 1a football.

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already told you that Bama could win the CFP games by 70 points for all I care. It doesn't make their body of work for admission into the CFP any better.

And I already told you the committee is tasked with choosing the4 best teams in the playoff. They chose Alabama as one of those teams. Last night proved them to be correct.

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I don't care.

I know. Because you are ridiculous.

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Retroactive results being added to the resume is not what I'm arguing. Why do you keep fricking this up?

Because you're conveniently a fan of retroactive results when they benefit one of your ridiculous takes. So, being the logical person I am, I'm just making sure you are consistent in your arguments.

And you can continue trying to ignore the fact that you are only melting because of the team the system chose, not the system itself. I'll keep bringing it up, don't worry.

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Dude, the wild card format was first introduced in 1978 and has been a constant in the 40 years since. The number of teams may expand and the seeding of the format may be tweaked to accommodate the expansion but the principles still stay the same as it's a system based in math.

Wait, you've told us numerous times the NFL playoff system has not changed since it's inception. Now you're admitting it has. Again, I really shouldn't be surprised. The ridiculousness of you and your melt knows no bounds.

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