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Have the playoffs become a "beauty/popularity contest"?
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:18 am
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:18 am
We all suspect as much but with the recent #5 ranking of Alabama in the projected playoffs, combined with other "teams with a good storyline", are we seeing where the "committee" will put in teams based not so much on their record (as long as they at least have a winning record) as to the amount of media story they generate by being in? If that is the case, then how do you eliminate LSU with the Lane Kiffin story? The BCS had it right with the computers but the sports writers got mad because they were not relevant and thus the death of the BCS.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:27 am to LSU4Life2021
they didn't call it the "alabama invitational" for nothin
don't think for a second they don't consider drama matchups, eyeballs, betting sites and money when ranking teams to ensure the best possible financial outcome in these things.
don't think for a second they don't consider drama matchups, eyeballs, betting sites and money when ranking teams to ensure the best possible financial outcome in these things.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:28 am to LSU4Life2021
We need a CFB Equivalent of the NET or RPI rankings and that should HEAVILY influence the rankings
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:30 am to SG_Geaux
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We need a CFB Equivalent of the NET or RPI rankings and that should HEAVILY influence the rankings
best i can do is condi rice on the committee
This post was edited on 11/4/26 at 10:33 am
Posted on 11/4/26 at 11:32 am to LSU4Life2021
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The BCS had it right with the computers but the sports writers got mad because they were not relevant and thus the death of the BCS.
This is absolutely, 100 percent, the truth.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 11:40 am to LSU4Life2021
Based on Indiana’s ranking it is definitely not a beauty contest.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 11:51 am to LSU4Life2021
Alabama will always get the Saban/Bama bump in the rankings just as their recruits did with an extra star magically once they committed to Bama. It will take some time before that goes away. Texas gets a little bump because of the money.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 11:56 am to LSU4Life2021
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The BCS had it right with the computers
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If tweet fails to load, click here. One of those is better for LSU if they win the next 3 games or even 2 of the next 3. You go ahead and decide if beating the # 5, #7, and # 13 teams is better than playing the #9, #10, and #16 teams.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:02 pm to LSU4Life2021
Many cognoscenti believe there is a "Q-Score" equivalent for each team based upon how many viewers would watch that team play.
Let's be honest, the playoffs generate millions of dollars for college football (schools, broadcasters, advertisers, etc.) and everyone is incentivized to increase viewership, and thus income, without popularity being an obvious factor in selecting teams.
Let's be honest, the playoffs generate millions of dollars for college football (schools, broadcasters, advertisers, etc.) and everyone is incentivized to increase viewership, and thus income, without popularity being an obvious factor in selecting teams.
This post was edited on 11/4/26 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:03 pm to LSU4Life2021
Some wise men once said “Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M).
Anyone that thinks the primary driver of all this isn’t to make as much money as possible (I.e. ratings) is being willfully ignorant.
There was a post not even a week ago about how many views AL has compared to everyone else for this season.
It is that simple, don’t overthink it. It’s all for getting as many people to watch, and gamble, on the games. Everything else is secondary.
Anyone that thinks the primary driver of all this isn’t to make as much money as possible (I.e. ratings) is being willfully ignorant.
There was a post not even a week ago about how many views AL has compared to everyone else for this season.
It is that simple, don’t overthink it. It’s all for getting as many people to watch, and gamble, on the games. Everything else is secondary.
This post was edited on 11/4/26 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:11 pm to mtntiger
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The BCS had it right with the computers but the sports writers got mad because they were not relevant and thus the death of the BCS.
This is absolutely, 100 percent, the truth.
Then why do the simulated BCS rankings so closely follow the committee rankings?
I mean, the top 12 are the same, just slightly jumbled around. So you think UCLA, Notre Dame, and BYU should be ahead of Texas and Alabama, while LSU moves up one spot and Tennessee drops 3?
All those things devalue the strength of LSU's schedule.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:31 pm to SG_Geaux
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We need a CFB Equivalent of the NET or RPI rankings and that should HEAVILY influence the rankings
Yes. There has to be some sort of algorithm to determine all of the nuances that (should) go into rankings.
Using today's poll.. The 9 non SEC teams ranked ahead of LSU have played 20 out of ~108 games against another ranked opponent. For a whopping 18.5 percent.
The 5 SEC teams ranked ahead of LSU played 27 out of ~60 games against another ranked opponent. Which comes out to 45 percent.
An awful schedule doesn't mean a team isn't national championship caliber, but it certainly needs to be taken into account.
It's like they are pushing "cinderella story" more than beauty/popularity in a lot of cases. Bama will always get biased treatement. They were the first 3 loss team in the playoffs.They'll be the first 4 loss. They'll be ranked above others in headscratching fashion. It is what it is.
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