They expanded the playoff for one thing and that is money. Nothing else.
Game Thread: Orange Bowl, CFP Semi : Penn State vs Notre Dame, 7:30PM ET, ESPN, 1-9-25
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Only reason I am pulling for ND is because Leonard is from Fairhope. Oh and Pedo State should have had its program shut down...
Oh, I know that.
But that’s not what the Tim Brandos and other folks like him of the world even Joel Klatt, who is usually more sober, were saying. I’ve heard TB talk about “playoff privilege” so much l want to drop a 2ton beam from a crane onto him.
Somebody ought to point out to his pontificating behind he’s a two faced douche when he insists that Alabama shouldn’t be playing Mercer but the schedule doesn’t matter if it’s Boise.
Man, talk about “OOF!”
The problem is that when he is in a game against a team of equal talent, he can’t win.
The Penn State of the world are 9-win teams if you have a complete idiot running the show. Hell, Bill Curry won 10 games in a season at Alabama and did it to that pointwithout a defeat. And Pennsylvania is a substantially larger state with a substantially larger pool of football players than Alabama is.
As long as Franklin can put a team that is unquestionably athletically superior to the opponent, he doesn’t lose very often. The problem is, he is really only hired there to win 2 to 3 games a year that make the difference and more often than not he Falls flat on his face.
The little guys need more of a helping hand. This first CFP clearly points that way. As diehard fans already knew, they were not ready for prime time. The four finalists were all POWER FIVE and not even one Group of five. Seriously, this fiasco cannot continue.
One option would be to give the G5 teams six downs and the P5 teams three downs to make a first down. Better yet the P5's would always begin with a 1st and 30. Changes must be made to keep the interest up, the rating and the $$$ flowing in.
One option would be to give the G5 teams six downs and the P5 teams three downs to make a first down. Better yet the P5's would always begin with a 1st and 30. Changes must be made to keep the interest up, the rating and the $$$ flowing in.
Truth if I've ever heard it! No way Franklin wins a CFP playoff. No way! I used to think it was his M.O. But now I am at a loss. This year he defiantly has all the tools, passing, running and rushing. How do PSU powers get rid of him, or do they even want a change?
1. Kelly had ND in the championship in 2012. We will see how Freeman's career advances.
2. Just... no. This was that guy's first start ever. It's one thing to come off the bench later in the game against Texas and keep the momentum of the game going. It's quite another to make your first start in the playoffs. The game was lost because of turnovers and bad special teams play. If the guy that had started the previous 2 full seasons starts that game, then UGA probably wins by 10.
3. I do not necessarily disagree. It's still a poor resume.
Edited to add: By the way, I'm only responding to what I saw all over social media today, mocking Brian Kelly's statement that he was leaving ND so that he could compete for a title, and oh boy, look at what Freeman has done this year?! Well... Kelly already accomplished this at ND.
His point was, reaching the title game at ND actually go you no closer to winning the championship that if you were at Indiana. Because you couldn't get the talent to truly compete with the elites of the SEC, and your schedule at ND is why you made it that far, not because you were great yourself.
So we will see how Freeman does vs. Ohio State/Texas. And the other side of this coin is NIL/Portal has changed the paradigm from what it was when Kelly fled south to LSU.
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There was a game last night? Who won?
I totally forgot about CFB having another game. This feels pretty weird.
I guess I'll watch tonight.
Any of the Alabama championship teams under Saban, and the two NC teams under Dabo would have obliterated those two teams last night. I would venture to say Kirby's two NC teams would have as well. They'd also beat the teeth out of this years Texas team as well. OSU would be a harder out but I still think any of those prior NC teams would beat them by ten. This years crop of college teams aren't dominant.
It was never about getting the little guys a chance; it was about getting teams like the ones that are in the final 4 a chance.
does it really matter? Real fans of the sport lost.
Yeah…we picked a bad year to suck…
Literally had no idea until i saw a post from a friend this AM.
