Neither #12 ranked Arizona St nor #9 ranked Boise St should have received a 1st Round CFP Bye. Should 3 Loss, #11 ranked Alabama have gotten in?
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There are many who have the opinion that the 12th ranked team and the 9th ranked team don't deserve a 1st round bye. None of those people are trolls.
Sure, Arizona State gave a helluva effort today in losing to Texas. But that 1st round bye was huge for them, too. Texas prevailed, nevertheless.
Unreal comeback. Great game by ASU. Got no problem with the conf champions getting byes in the CFP until expansion to 16 spots.
Of course, part of the problem there is that those rankings are entirely subjective by the people who vote on them. No set criteria they have to consider.
If they tweak anything next year - imo they ought to establish (publicly) what their criteria is for voting teams.
It is nice that we finally had a competitive CFP game.
How good go you think Texas is? Sure, they made the final 4, but Ohio State or Oregon is next.
Honestly, I thought PSU/Boise was competitive - PSU clearly better, but Boise made them work for it.It is nice that we finally had a competitive CFP game.
How good go you think Texas is? Sure, they made the final 4, but Ohio State or Oregon is next.
As opposed to SMU who clearly weren't ready for the moment.
I think Texas loses in the next round. They've had a real easy schedule. The wins in conference are against the 9,10,11,12,13,15, and 16th place finishers in the sec. Two losses to Georgia. They took advantage of a schedule similar to the one Iowa had.
I think the way BYU demolished Colorado, they probably would’ve been a better fit than SMU.
Should have finished the regular season better then.
When Texas gets into an offensive rhythm I think they're an excellent team. They've shown however that if they get punched in the face they have a difficult time time getting back to that.
I agree that they will have a difficult time in the semis.
You should be on the committee
It does seem like the committee moves the goal post from week to week when explaining why they ranked the teams the way they do.
Remember the old BSC computer that decided the top 2 teams? Why not use that instead of humans?
Just a thought....
I think Texas is extremely talented. And did I hear the next game is in Jerry World? That’s certainly an advantage. But I also think Ohio State’s best game trumps Texas’s best game. But only if Day continues to let it all hang out. If he gets conservative Texas can certainly win.It is nice that we finally had a competitive CFP game.
How good go you think Texas is? Sure, they made the final 4, but Ohio State or Oregon is next.
Yep. The Longhorns get a chance to play a de facto home game with the Cotton Bowl semifinal in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 10.
IMO, this is what they should do:
* Rank the top 25 teams (maybe use the old BCS computer, to eliminate bias)
* Give the top 4 ranked teams first round byes (this year, the teams with byes would have been #1 Oregon, #2 Georgia, #3 Texas, #4 Penn State).
But that's just me.
What they did this year, instead:
Final College Football Playoff Rankings
* Rank the top 25 teams (maybe use the old BCS computer, to eliminate bias)
* Give the top 4 ranked teams first round byes (this year, the teams with byes would have been #1 Oregon, #2 Georgia, #3 Texas, #4 Penn State).
But that's just me.
What they did this year, instead:
Final College Football Playoff Rankings
| Rank | Team | Seed | CONF | REC | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon * | 1 | Big Ten | 13-0 | - |
| 2 |  Georgia * | 2 | SEC | 11-2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Texas | 5 | SEC | 11-2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Penn State | 6 | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1 |
| 5 |  Notre Dame | 7 | FBS Indep. | 11-1 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ohio State | 8 | Big Ten | 10-2 | - |
| 7 |  Tennessee | 9 | SEC | 10-2 | - |
| 8 |  Indiana | 10 | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Boise State * | 3 | Mountain West | 12-1 | 1 |
| 10 |  SMU | 11 | ACC | 11-2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Alabama | SEC | 9-3 | - | |
| 12 |  Arizona State * | 4 | Big 12 | 11-2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Miami | ACC | 10-2 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Ole Miss | SEC | 9-3 | 1 | |
| 15 |  South Carolina | SEC | 9-3 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Clemson | 12 | ACC | 10-3 | 1 |
Problem with this is I don’t like not having stakes in the conference title game; they’d be meaningless in this scenario.IMO, this is what they should do:
* Rank the top 25 teams (maybe use the old BCS computer, to eliminate bias)
* Give the top 4 ranked teams first round byes (this year, the teams with byes would have been #1 Oregon, #2 Georgia, #3 Texas, #4 Penn State).
But that's just me.
What they did this year, instead:
Final College Football Playoff Rankings
Rank Team Seed CONF REC TREND 1 1 Big Ten 13-0 - 2 2 SEC 11-2 3 3 5 SEC 11-2 1 4 6 Big Ten 11-2 1 5 7 FBS Indep. 11-1 1 6 8 Big Ten 10-2 - 7 9 SEC 10-2 - 8 10 Big Ten 11-1 1 9 3 Mountain West 12-1 1 10 11 ACC 11-2 2 11 SEC 9-3 - 12 4 Big 12 11-2 3 13 ACC 10-2 1 14 SEC 9-3 1 15 SEC 9-3 1 16 12 ACC 10-3 1
Alabama finishes their season at 9-4. Their other loss was at Tennessee, 24-17
Bama definitely proved they didn't belong in the CFP
I think winning the conference title alone is meaningful enough for EVERY team.
Even national title contenders have "conf champ" on their list of goals every year.
Heck, we keep calling the bowl games meaningless, but a lot of teams/fans are wound up about them and using it as THE measuring stick across teams/conferences. (See Michigan and Alabama)
Agreed.
I’m. To sure there’s a good fix here. Case in point would be Ohio state this year. Should Penn state have gotten a first round bye over Ohio state despite losing to them in the regular season?
At the end of the day, I think they got the correct 12 teams in this year, the quibbling to me is more about the seeding.
#5 ranked ND & #6 ranked OSU fans are sure thankful for the expanded playoff.
The Final 4 is set.
2 B1G teams
1 SEC team
1 Independent
Are we looking at an all B1G National Championship game?
The CFP semifinal matchups:
#4 ranked Penn St (6 seed) vs #5 ranked Notre Dame (7 seed)
Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan 9; 6:30 pm CT kick off
#3 ranked Texas (5 seed) vs #6 ranked Ohio State (8 seed)
Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Jan 10; 6:30 pm CT kick off
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wouldn't that piss off the SEC fanboys to no end?
Loser Kiffin can run this score up and win by 100. You didn't make the playoff Lane because you didn't earn it.
You would have gotten trucked.
You would have gotten trucked.
