Game Thread: CFP Semi #2 | Clemson vs OSU (8p | ESPN)

[CrimsonRuss]

How in the world did the same clowns that officiated the iron bowl get chosen to do a cfb playoff game?

 

[B1GTide]

He may very well be a buffoon but there are two things going really well for him that makes him a more credible threat to us than what Miles was doing. 1) he recruits extremely well and 2) he delegates to elite coordinators. What separates him from Malzhan is that he isn’t such a narcissist that he can’t admit when he doesn’t have a clue about what he is doing.

He probably doesn’t have another year like he did this year but he has built a worthy rival capable of challenging us every year in the West. The SEC has gotten a lot tougher with him being the lead corn dog

I'll believe it when they play like this again. Until then - blind squirrel.

 

[CrimsonTheory]

This will likely be Orge only shot at the title at LSU. I don't see him as a championship caliber coach, year in/year out. So I can deal with Orge with 1 title, but with Dabo already having 2 and playing in a conference so soft that even UCF is complaining, I would prefer NCAA not to gift Dabo a third NT.

 

[81usaf92]

I'll believe it when they play like this again. Until then - blind squirrel.

Play like this again is unlikely. My point is that in his 3.5 years he has had the most consistent team other than Bama in the West and has improved every year. LSU is always loaded with talent and probably has just as much talent as Alabama, Florida, and Georgia year in and year out.

In the West you are really going to have to go through hoops and ladders to say Jimbo, Gus, and Kiffin have/ or will have stronger programs year in and year out as Oeaux will have.

 

[Krymsonman]

How in the world did the same clowns that officiated the iron bowl get chosen to do a cfb playoff game?

Because they were absolutely the best crew the SEC could offer!

 

[ReturnToGlory]

How they got awarded the Playoff gig I have no idea. I know of at least two crews that should've gotten suspended. Also, what's the point of a rules expert on TV if he's not going to hold the refs accountable?

Probably to give them cover. "Dang, Marge. The rules expert says they got that one right, so they must have."

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Because they were absolutely the best crew the SEC could offer!

I'll guarantee you that Shaw recommended them. After all, he is now the national officiating coordinator for the NCAA...

 

[CB4]

You need people like him. If we all agreed on everything it would be a very boring board.

Yeah and I need hemorrhoids otherwise my fanny would just be something to sit on....
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[Power Eye]

I am not worried about LSU as long as Orgeron is their HC. He is a buffoon.

I used to feel the same way about Swinney. I will say that his schedule will always be more difficult and I think a well coached Burrow hid a lot of the warts of an Orgeron coached team.

 

[rgw]

Swinney has a very good staff and does a great job of compensating them to keep them around. I think he could have the same problem as Mack Brown where “victory defeats him.” A CEO head coach who needs detail-oriented coordinators and assistants will tend to fall prey to brain drain worse than what we’ve experienced the last few years. Our HC is still a very details-oriented guy and he kinda drives the entire staff. When you got guys like Scott and Venables, you can just be Coach Rah-Rah.

 

[Bazza]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1210922790561308672

 

[FairlyAmazing]

"When you got guys like Scott and Venables, you can just be Coach Rah-Rah."


Tony Elliott calls the plays.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

How they got awarded the Playoff gig I have no idea. I know of at least two crews that should've gotten suspended. Also, what's the point of a rules expert on TV if he's not going to hold the refs accountable?

I guess since the who's are in the BCS title game, at least we won't have to see any moreSEC incompetence as far as officiating goes...

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Because they were absolutely the best crew the SEC could offer!

If true, then very sad indeed...

We need a major overhaul of the whole lot!!!!