IMO, this situation is a perfect example of how next years 4 team playoff is a vast improvement of the current BCS system.
Question: So, how do you feel about a 4 team playoff now?
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I think the four-team playoff is just fine and advocated it.
What I DON'T advocate is what is put in there to prevent us from advancing - the selection committee. I was ALL FOR the top four BCS playoff, that would have been so easy.
But NOOOOO. Funny how the same talking heads who insist that we needed a playoff to settle things because voting was a joke by the coaches and writers have now put the voting in the hands of 16 creative goofs.
What I DON'T advocate is what is put in there to prevent us from advancing - the selection committee. I was ALL FOR the top four BCS playoff, that would have been so easy.
But NOOOOO. Funny how the same talking heads who insist that we needed a playoff to settle things because voting was a joke by the coaches and writers have now put the voting in the hands of 16 creative goofs.
I like it as long as it stays at 4. The reason I don't want to go to a 4 team playoff is because within 3-5 years they will expand it to 6-8 teams which will devalue the regular season and there will be to many teams.
I'm still against it - not because a four team playoff won't be better, but as I've argued over and over (and as CF mentioned above) - it's just a matter of time before an 8th ranked team (or lower) gets a shot.
IMO, if the season ended as is today, I am fairly sure they would select us.
I have supported it as an improvement from the beginning for the SEC. The SEC is the conference least likely to produce an undefeated conference champion, so it benefits most. Unless the SEC has a horrible season, it will get at least one team into this playoff for the foreseeable future, and occasionally 2 teams. This year it would get 2 teams.
How do you - with a committee - select us over:
Baylor (assuming they beat Texas)
Oklahoma State (assuming they beat OU)
One will no doubt be a conference champion. Btw - I don't disagree with your basic point, but I'm saying THIS is what selection committees are about. And besides - you really think Delaney wouldn't argue if Mich St beat Ohio St to make them BOTH one-loss teams that "Alabama didn't even win its division?"
Still don't like it. Politics choose who gets in. Usually the two best teams are fairly obvious despite what the media losers say. They just want more product to sell with extra games.
As soon as you get 3-4 one loss teams and SEC schools are the ones that get shafted no one here will like it. More than likely the best thing that can be said about the new system is the "powers that be" will make sure the SEC either faces themselves or the toughest matchup possible much like they figured out how to rig college baseball when the SEC was uber strong.
Add on to all that the facts of life in the NFL and basketball - soon to be living in a world where a loss isn't all that bad as long as you can just sneak in. The best teams usually don't win the Superbowl because the hot team of the moment frequently knocks them out. That happened anyway yesterday but at least the blame was on us and not some weasel in the NCAA offices kingmaking matchups.
The fact is the current system has consistently produced a matchup of the two best teams. Last year was one of the few failures to do so and we rectified that mistake ourselves on the field.
The 7 win streak SEC type runs are over, the media and the NCAA will make sure of that, and it won't take people long to realize it. It will be obvious.
The media has been selling this load for years. The public unfortunately finally bought into it. The reason the SEC has been cleaning up is the current system forces the best matchup possible.
As soon as you get 3-4 one loss teams and SEC schools are the ones that get shafted no one here will like it. More than likely the best thing that can be said about the new system is the "powers that be" will make sure the SEC either faces themselves or the toughest matchup possible much like they figured out how to rig college baseball when the SEC was uber strong.
Add on to all that the facts of life in the NFL and basketball - soon to be living in a world where a loss isn't all that bad as long as you can just sneak in. The best teams usually don't win the Superbowl because the hot team of the moment frequently knocks them out. That happened anyway yesterday but at least the blame was on us and not some weasel in the NCAA offices kingmaking matchups.
The fact is the current system has consistently produced a matchup of the two best teams. Last year was one of the few failures to do so and we rectified that mistake ourselves on the field.
The 7 win streak SEC type runs are over, the media and the NCAA will make sure of that, and it won't take people long to realize it. It will be obvious.
The media has been selling this load for years. The public unfortunately finally bought into it. The reason the SEC has been cleaning up is the current system forces the best matchup possible.
I would like it if they kept the current BCS ranking system. My fear is with the committee it will turn into some egalitarian ranking.
Wanted it several years ago. Just not in the current committee format. Nothing at all wrong with the current BCS format and going with the top four. Oh but no. Gotta jack around with it. Politics and egos hafta be a part of it!
Why? Point to an 8th place team in the last 25 years (or ever for that matter) that was deserving of a NC shot.
IMO this situation is a perfect example of why a playoff is a horrible idea.
Part of what makes CFB so great is that the vast majority of the time a loss like this ends the year and you have to wait 365 days for another shot. Don't get me wrong, if the miraculous happens (again)
and we get another shot at Aubie I'll be thrilled. I just hate the idea that the loser of this game could ever just shrug their shoulders and say oh well, we'll see you in a month anyway. It's supposed to hurt as bad as this does when you lose so the wins will feel so exhilarating. JMHO
Easy. Although this was far from our best performance, we were just one coaching call from wrapping it up (passing up on FG after Coopers 99 yd TD) and one one in a thousand play (FG miss runback). Most polls have us #4, guessing BCS has us same.
2012 Week 15 BCS Standings
Rank Team
1 Notre Dame
2 Alabama
3 Florida
4 Oregon
5 Kansas State
6 Stanford
7 Georgia
8 LSU
9 Texas A&M
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