re: Annual "History of the CFB Playoff Committee Decisions" Thread

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Would ironically better LSU’s chances.

The three worst selections in the playoff era are Ohio State in 2014 and 2020, and Alabama in 2017.

So did Ohio State in 2014.

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Correct to both but they were still bad choices in 2014 and 2017

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who should have gone in those team's places? The teams with more losses and worse resumes?

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The three worst selections in the playoff era are Ohio State in 2014 and 2020, and Alabama in 2017.

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please, share with us who should have gone over them in those years. I'd love to hear the explanation.

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We could say the same about Clemson if 2018 Bama had done its job.

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Clemson won of their both playoffs games against the #3 and #1 team by 27 & 28 points and went back to the NC the next year. There was nothing fraud about that team.

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please, share with us who should have gone over them in those years. I'd love to hear the explanation.

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In 2014- either TCU or Baylor should have gone ahead of Ohio state.

In 2017- the simple question is “should Alabama have made the playoffs over Auburn”? The narrow minded answer
Is “nah they had three losses” and Alabama had one. The real answer is a resounding “no”. Alabama lost head to head to Auburn and finished behind them in the division. Auburn’s OOC and Eastern Division opponents were stronger.

With that said - Auburn didn’t belong in the playoff - so how could Alabama?


In 2020- big 10 changed the rules to let Ohio State in the conference championship game.

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2 of those years you didn't even answer the question I asked, and the one actual answer you provided you gave no reason why.

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2014- Baylor and TCU were conference champs. OSU was not. OSU’s loss at home to Va Tech was worse than the respective losses for TCU & Baylor.

2017- Wisconsin had more wins than Alabama. They were undefeated during the regular season and lost in their conference championship game. Alabama didn’t even make theirs….they were essentially “rewarded” for NOT winning their division which is back assward.!!! UCF was more deserving, and you could probably make a case that OSU was as well.

2021 - is purely about the big ten conference changing it’s rules after play started. That’s BS.

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You are just another in a long line of lsu tards that can only see as far as "bama. Bad. Bama. Special privilege. Not fair."

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Not hardly.

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2014- Baylor and TCU were conference champs. OSU was not.

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Sure about that?

Bump for selection night.

UGA, Ohio STate, Michigan, TCU, Oregon, USC, and UCLA are all in full control of their own destiny in the playoffs. Win out, and you're in. Simple as that. One of OSu/UM will eliminate the other one, and the Pac 12 will sort itself out between those 3 teams. USC and UCLA have to play each other so the winner should come out of that with 1-loss and play in the CCG against a 1-loss oregon.

clemson is a tough one in that everyone can see that they aren't very good, but if they win out they're a 1-loss P5 champ and the committee has shown that that's a sweet spot where you're looking good. Let's also consider UNC who is also sitting at 1 loss and would end up having to play clemson in the ACCCG. You have to think whoever comes out of the ACC, as long as it's with 1 loss, is in good shape. Although it very well may dpeend on the other conference winners. If you have 0/1 loss champs of the SEC, Big 10, PAC, and Big 12, I can definitely see the ACC champ being left out.

LSu is in the same spot Auburn 2017 was but with a lesser resume. In 2017 had AU beaten us in the SECCG they would have been a mortal lock, but it'd be because they beat #1 UGA, #1 alabama, and #whatever UGA in about a month span. Their 2 losses were @Clemson early and @LSu by a comnbined 12 points. This LSu team lost in Louisiana to a bad FSU and got oblitereated at home by (a highly ranked) Tennessee. An SEC championship would include wins over ole miss, alabama, and UGA, but does that cancel out the losses? Would be very interesting to see and again would depend on the other p5 champs. Ole miss does NOT control their destiny, but with having just 1 loss if they get help to win the west they would be in great shape as a 1 loss SEC champ.

Tennessee will still be ranked high this evening but honestly they're near he bottom of any tiered list because they control nothing. They have a loss and will not win their division, and by extension will obviously not be a p5 conference champion. So they are out unless they get A LOT of help.

Then at the very bottom of the list you have teams with 2 losses that for all practical purposes are done. This would be alabama, utah, penn state, NC State, etc.