Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:41:00 PM (view original):
We could very possibly see a SEC national championship.

Highly unlikely. Clemson will win (would have beaten OSU also). Think Okie will win but that should be close so could go either way.

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:37:00 PM (view original):
Sorry Moranis. Committee got it right.

They did for the top 4. I'm not sure about WI at 6. I'd have had Auburn and USC ahead of them.

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 12:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:37:00 PM (view original):
Sorry Moranis. Committee got it right.

They did for the top 4. I'm not sure about WI at 6. I'd have had Auburn and USC ahead of them.

Doesn't really matter for bowl games but having Wiscy 6 makes OSU behind Bama much stranger

That's really what I was thinking. WI better than Auburn but Bama, loss to Auburn, better than OSU, win vs WI? My assumption is that the top 25 from the committee is based on who is better. While 17-18 might be interchangeable, I wouldn't think 6/7/8 could be.

Posted by moranis on 12/3/2017 12:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:41:00 PM (view original):
We could very possibly see a SEC national championship.

Highly unlikely. Clemson will win (would have beaten OSU also). Think Okie will win but that should be close so could go either way.

I actually think both SEC teams will lose as well, but both games could easily go either way.

Given the #1 criteria was shown to be Conference Championships, I'm still not sure I understand it, and I definitely HATE a team that doesn't even win it's Division (especially to a team not in the Playoff) is in the Playoff, but there's certainly enough faults with Ohio State or USC to put Alabama in. As I said, they are probably the steadiest team in the Country.

Also worried about what this tells teams about OOC scheduling. If Ohio State had scheduled Bowling Green instead of Oklahoma, would they be in? Probably, and I believe that's bad for College football and it's fans.

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 12:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:37:00 PM (view original):
Sorry Moranis. Committee got it right.

They did for the top 4. I'm not sure about WI at 6. I'd have had Auburn and USC ahead of them.

They could put San Jose State and Liberty U. at 5 and 6 for all I care.

I will say, the idea of 8 teams is really growing on me.

Posted by all3 on 12/3/2017 12:53:00 PM (view original):
Given the #1 criteria was shown to be Conference Championships, I'm still not sure I understand it, and I definitely HATE a team that doesn't even win it's Division (especially to a team not in the Playoff) is in the Playoff, but there's certainly enough faults with Ohio State or USC to put Alabama in. As I said, they are probably the steadiest team in the Country.

Also worried about what this tells teams about OOC scheduling. If Ohio State had scheduled Bowling Green instead of Oklahoma, would they be in? Probably, and I believe that's bad for College football and it's fans.

I don't think it really sets a poor standard for non-con. Alabama scheduled FSU right after FSU had won a NC.

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 12:48:00 PM (view original):
That's really what I was thinking. WI better than Auburn but Bama, loss to Auburn, better than OSU, win vs WI? My assumption is that the top 25 from the committee is based on who is better. While 17-18 might be interchangeable, I wouldn't think 6/7/8 could be.

I assume PSU is going to be 9. So that is a victory over 6 and 9 as a confernece champ and not in. Just not a good look for the committee

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/1/2017 9:21:00 AM (view original):
The road to the CFB playoffs is...
1. Be in a Power 5 conference
2. Win all your games
3. If you fail at #2, win your conference championship

While some like to yammer on about non-con scheduling, it has yet to matter. One day it might but it hasn't yet.

Scheduling a tough non-con game is not smart at this point in time.

Posted by moranis on 12/3/2017 1:00:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 12:48:00 PM (view original):
That's really what I was thinking. WI better than Auburn but Bama, loss to Auburn, better than OSU, win vs WI? My assumption is that the top 25 from the committee is based on who is better. While 17-18 might be interchangeable, I wouldn't think 6/7/8 could be.

I assume PSU is going to be 9. So that is a victory over 6 and 9 as a confernece champ and not in. Just not a good look for the committee

You know it's the loss to Iowa that kept them out. You just can't ignore it.

That's what I've been saying this whole time. Moranis has only looked at the win column. There is another column that matters. Alabama and UGA were the only two teams with a chance at getting in that didn't have a crap loss.

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:55:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 12:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 12/3/2017 12:37:00 PM (view original):
Sorry Moranis. Committee got it right.

They did for the top 4. I'm not sure about WI at 6. I'd have had Auburn and USC ahead of them.

They could put San Jose State and Liberty U. at 5 and 6 for all I care.

I will say, the idea of 8 teams is really growing on me.

San Jose State isn't getting the run they deserve. They scheduled some top-flight OOC games (Texas, Southern Florida, BYU, Utah). Pretty sad that their OOC schedule is tougher than some teams in the playoff...

Love the USC/OSU match-up.

Posted by MikeT23 on 12/3/2017 3:31:00 PM (view original):
Love the USC/OSU match-up.

Well that was a given. OSU was either playing Clemson or USC and USC was either playing OSU or Wiscy. Actually like that the game isn't in LA for once. Makes it more fair