Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama picked for College Playoff
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The top three was pretty much locked in despite Clemson and the acc looking very avareage as well as the sec. but the fact that bama was put in shows one fact espn is mad at the big ten for leaving and going to fox. By there own word they all said the big ten was the best conference and the sec was 2 or 3. They committee also showed there criteria means nothing and they put in who they wanted or were instructed to put in. It proves that this system is flawed and as poor as the bcs. The only thing that can fix this is a 8 team playoff and all conference champs in. As for me I will not be watching the games even though I am a bama and buckeyes fan.
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Sheet happens. Can't lose to Iowa let alone the way we did.
Still, I'm all about consistency and this committee doesn't have it.
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The College National Championship Game should be renamed “The SEC Invitational”.
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I think it is all about the eyeball test. OSU losing to Iowa is where they failed that.
If they were looking at straight credentials.....OSU, Wisconsin, USC may have all had better cases than Alabama.
In terms of Strength of Schedule, quality wins, conference championships. They are all better than Bama.
But Bama had only the one loss, and no "bad ones" like OSU did.
Of course, it helped that they had what amounted to a pretty cupcake schedule. "Their best wins were A. The supposed big game on their schedule, FSU, turned out to not be much. Did FSU even finish with a winning record? And LSU was not a very good team either. Lost to Troy St. Their resume was not even as good as Wisconsin's. 1 loss only, but Wisc. lost to Ohio St. ...and they played them a tough game. Bama lost to Auburn who rode rough shod over them. And compare the rest of the schedule. Say what you want about the Big Ten West....it was every bit as tough as the SEC West.
But no, they didn't have a bad loss like OSU....they just had like -0- quality wins.
So...bottom line, bad losses trump few quality wins and a conf. title.
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Buckeyes were to inconsistent. Yeah the Iowa game hurt them alot. I will say beating Wisconsin by only 6 hurt just as much they should have won that game by 40 points.
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The Big 10 & PAC 12 conference champions didn’t mean anything this year or last.
Time to change the format.
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
If you lose 2 games in college football you can't get too upset that you were left out. I still think a reasonable argument can be made for Ohio State but think there is also a reasonable argument for Alabama. The sure way to make the playoffs win all your games but that is easier said than done. Still a good season for the Buckeyes.
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The Big 10 & PAC 12 conference champions didn’t mean anything this year or last.
Time to change the format.
The Big 10 & PAC 12 conference champions didn’t mean anything this year or last.
Time to change the format.
I was watching just that discussion on FOX Sports before the second half of the OSU game.
Might happen now, duh P5 means someone is always left out, 8 team playoff would be so e-a-s-y to do, 16 would be possible.
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If you lose 2 games in college football you can't get too upset that you were left out. I still think a reasonable argument can be made for Ohio State but think there is also a reasonable argument for Alabama. The sure way to make the playoffs win all your games but that is easier said than done. Still a good season for the Buckeyes.
If you lose 2 games in college football you can't get too upset that you were left out. I still think a reasonable argument can be made for Ohio State but think there is also a reasonable argument for Alabama. The sure way to make the playoffs win all your games but that is easier said than done. Still a good season for the Buckeyes.
Alabama goes into the weekend ranked #5.
They don’t even play a game, and move up to #4???
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
If you lose 2 games in college football you can't get too upset that you were left out. I still think a reasonable argument can be made for Ohio State but think there is also a reasonable argument for Alabama. The sure way to make the playoffs win all your games but that is easier said than done. Still a good season for the Buckeyes.
Alabama goes into the weekend ranked #5.
They don’t even play a game, and move up to #4???
Alabama goes into the weekend ranked #5.
They don’t even play a game, and move up to #4???
It happens. The Iowa loss, the "eye" test and the Big 10 being down a bit this year cost OSU.
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Alabama goes into the weekend ranked #5.
They don’t even play a game, and move up to #4???
It happens. The Iowa loss, the "eye" test and the Big 10 being down a bit this year cost OSU.
It happens. The Iowa loss, the "eye" test and the Big 10 being down a bit this year cost OSU.
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
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It happens. The Iowa loss, the "eye" test and the Big 10 being down a bit this year cost OSU.
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
Florida stunk. Alabama, Auburn and Georgia are cumulatively better than Ohio State, Penn State & Wisconsin and as a Sooner fan better than OU, TCU & Oklahoma State
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It happens. The Iowa loss, the "eye" test and the Big 10 being down a bit this year cost OSU.
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
LOL Even A&M beat Florida @ Florida this year which is why the coach was sent packing.
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The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
Florida stunk. Alabama, Auburn and Georgia are cumulatively better than Ohio State, Penn State & Wisconsin and as a Sooner fan better than OU, TCU & Oklahoma State
Florida stunk. Alabama, Auburn and Georgia are cumulatively better than Ohio State, Penn State & Wisconsin and as a Sooner fan better than OU, TCU & Oklahoma State
Michigan wasn’t exactly a powerhouse this year either, but the Michigan vs Florida game was the only Big 10 vs SEC Game I can recall this year.
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Osu has 2 top 4 win bama 0
osu has 3 top 15 wins bama 0
osu won division and conference bama did neither
osu the only team in the nation ranked in the top 10 in total offense and defense
Osu plays 9 conference games bama 8
bama did not travel out of the south or play a home and home only nuetral field and play fcs school
It was not even a question who should have been in
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Wow, there is some delusional homerism at it's worst. Bama beat the consensus #3 in the kickoff classic skippy..
Can't stand either school.. That's why I'd like to see them in a bowl game.. The Overated Bowl..
UCF would probably beat both of them..
Sorry Urban Cryer didn't make it into the SEC invitational
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Sheet happens. Can't lose to Iowa let alone the way we did.
Still, I'm all about consistency and this committee doesn't have it.
Sheet happens. Can't lose to Iowa let alone the way we did.
Still, I'm all about consistency and this committee doesn't have it.
What would have been inconsistent is putting Ohio State in based on the exact antithesis of the arguments that put Ohio State in last year. How on earth did consistency not favor Bama this year?
I think it is all about the eyeball test. OSU losing to Iowa is where they failed that.
If they were looking at straight credentials.....OSU, Wisconsin, USC may have all had better cases than Alabama.
In terms of Strength of Schedule, quality wins, conference championships. They are all better than Bama.
But Bama had only the one loss, and no "bad ones" like OSU did.
Of course, it helped that they had what amounted to a pretty cupcake schedule. "Their best wins were A. The supposed big game on their schedule, FSU, turned out to not be much. Did FSU even finish with a winning record? And LSU was not a very good team either. Lost to Troy St. Their resume was not even as good as Wisconsin's. 1 loss only, but Wisc. lost to Ohio St. ...and they played them a tough game. Bama lost to Auburn who rode rough shod over them. And compare the rest of the schedule. Say what you want about the Big Ten West....it was every bit as tough as the SEC West.
But no, they didn't have a bad loss like OSU....they just had like -0- quality wins.
So...bottom line, bad losses trump few quality wins and a conf. title.
I agree that it's eyeball test. Bama was regarded as the best team in the country by most pundits for most of the season. I don't think Ohio State was ever once considered the same throughout the entire season.
Furthermore, Alabama would be favored easily against Ohio State, and Michigan State, and Penn State, and Wisconsin. Yeah, Ohio State fans want to pimp beating Wisconsin yesterday as some kind of trump card. You think Alabama wouldn't have done the same?
The Big 10 being down?
I recall Michigan throttling Florida 33-17 this year.
The committee suffers from SEC bias.
I’m going to enjoy watching the tide get rolled by Clemson.
4-7 Florida?
You realize had the committee gone with OSU everyone around the country would say it has bias for Ohio State?
Bama's favored....
Osu has 2 top 4 win bama 0
osu has 3 top 15 wins bama 0
osu won division and conference bama did neither
osu the only team in the nation ranked in the top 10 in total offense and defense
Osu plays 9 conference games bama 8
bama did not travel out of the south or play a home and home only nuetral field and play fcs school
It was not even a question who should have been in
FSU was a top 4 win for Bama. And when did Ohio State travel out of the north for a game this year?
"It was not even a question who should have been in." Just make sure you ignore all our arguments from last year. Okie dokie.
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Obviously I like Ohio State. I root for them every week. I may go to the Cotton Bowl in a few weeks. But that loss to Iowa is an embarrassment. Win that game and you're in no question. Heck, lose by a respectable number and you're probably in no question. But that bad loss is a disqualifier.
And besides, if you think Ohio State would beat Clemson or any of the other playoff teams right now, you're smoking rocks. I honestly don't think they'd hang within 10 of any of them except maybe OU because their styles match up. I think part of the reason the committee chose Bama was because of the egg OSU laid against Clemson last year while Bama and Clemson have played two absolute barn burners.
It just wasn't OSU's year. They still won 10 games. Come back in 2018. GO BUCKS
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