Game Thread: Early games on Rivalry Saturday

[crimsonaudio]

Anything but overtime

Hard to do in a four point game.

 

[BamaFanInTally]

LSU gonna LSU.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

That play fake was not good. Shoulda handed-off to the RB.

 

[rtr90]

wow .. our rooting guide worked in B1G but none in SEC

 

[Krymsonman]

LSU chokes. QB holds the ball too long and the ball gets batted down.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

dumb playcall

terrible play for a QB that isn't capable of executing

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

They did; but we can't kick a 36 yd field goal

Ouch!

 

[denver]

OU seems to be a team riding a HUGE slice of fortune...yet again they survive due to a blown coverage and a poor 4th down call

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Welp not a ton of help today.

Looks like we will have to beat AU and UGA back-to-back to get a Home Playoff game.

Our Ceiling is now probably a 7-8 Seed and the floor is being out completely.

Let’s Beat AU tonight and see what happens.

 

[Krymsonman]

I cannot believe I am pulling for lsu. I need a shower.

I have some LSU friends down here who are really miffed that, going forward, they won't be playing us every year. I don't think I'll miss them too much.

 

[Elefantman]

We must win the next two to make the playoffs.

 

[Special K]

Way to choke LSU. Thanks for nothing.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

OU seems to be a team riding a HUGE slice of fortune...yet again they survive due to a blown coverage and a poor 4th down call

I hope they get wipe out in the Playoffs from a non P4 team!!!

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Way to choke LSU. Thanks for nothing.

honestly, we are all surprised they even kept the game close as it was esp. in Norman

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

We must win the next two to make the playoffs.

And we've put ourselves in this position.

 

[TideEngineer08]

OU clinches a playoff berth but I don’t see them going anywhere with that offense.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Look at how much celebration OU and other teams are doing today. Not because they have won a conference title or punched their ticket to a conference title game, but because they have most likely punch their ticket to the playoffs.

And they get to sit at home next week.


In this new landscape of college football, I think it is time for conferences to seriously contemplate the future of conference championship games.

Teams who haven’t made a CCG should not be celebrating more than teams that have to play again next week. If Bama wins tonight, I wish we could sit at home next week with our playoff ticket punched. Why would Ole Miss want to play next week and potentially lose their way out of the playoffs?

It's time to rethink these games. Go back to just declaring a champ based on regular season conference records. The SEC was the first to play a CCG and they should become the first to drop the game. But I know it will never happen because of the money being made.

 

[Con]

Look at how much celebration OU and other teams are doing today. Not because they have won a conference title or punched their ticket to a conference title game, but because they have most likely punch their ticket to the playoffs.

And they get to sit at home next week.


In this new landscape of college football, I think it is time for conferences to seriously contemplate the future of conference championship games.

Teams who haven’t made a CCG should not be celebrating more than teams that have to play again next week. If Bama wins tonight, I wish we could sit at home next week with our playoff ticket punched. Why would Ole Miss want to play next week and potentially lose their way out of the playoffs?

It's time to rethink these games. Go back to just declaring a champ based on regular season conference records. The SEC was the first to play a CCG and they should become the first to drop the game. But I know it will never happen because of the money being made.

You make a great point! They are so excited and they aren’t even playing for a championship of any kind next week. They will all be at the football facility watching while other teams in their conference play for a championship.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

That first loss to FSU is hurting more and more.

 

[bamajas]

Look at how much celebration OU and other teams are doing today. Not because they have won a conference title or punched their ticket to a conference title game, but because they have most likely punch their ticket to the playoffs.

And they get to sit at home next week.


In this new landscape of college football, I think it is time for conferences to seriously contemplate the future of conference championship games.

Teams who haven’t made a CCG should not be celebrating more than teams that have to play again next week. If Bama wins tonight, I wish we could sit at home next week with our playoff ticket punched. Why would Ole Miss want to play next week and potentially lose their way out of the playoffs?

It's time to rethink these games. Go back to just declaring a champ based on regular season conference records. The SEC was the first to play a CCG and they should become the first to drop the game. But I know it will never happen because of the money being made.

That's where the play-in weekend can accomplish both ... make more money, guarantee spots, and make everyone play one more game in between season and playoff

Big hurdles are getting other conferences to do it and not thinking too small about how many teams to include