But it gets rid of the “they only scored 3 points” narrative
Is there a scenario where we still back into the playoffs?
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If this is the case, and this seems to be the case...
All the committee apologists have some explaining to do. The committee explained precisely why Miami was below Alabama and SMU's resume is almost identical. If SMU is above Alabama and Miami is below, it is only because the committee wanted that to happen, there is no other justification.
All the committee apologists have some explaining to do. The committee explained precisely why Miami was below Alabama and SMU's resume is almost identical. If SMU is above Alabama and Miami is below, it is only because the committee wanted that to happen, there is no other justification.
So Georgia the 2x defending NC lost in a conference championship and was eliminated from last year's playoffs for losing a 3 point game , but SMU gets rewarded with no wins against Top 25 teams and lost to the only two teams that were actually ranked and goes on to lose in their conference championship game and will play in the Playoffs.
Makes perfect sense!!!!
Makes perfect sense!!!!
They can't have SMU seeded ahead of Clemson can they? I think we are in!
Apparently they can because that game didn't count for anything other than an automatic bid.
Who would UGA have gone into a four-team playoff over?
There were three unbeaten teams and one spot left - and even that choice was controversial.
They more "got rewarded" because their primary competitor looked Godawful against Oklahoma. It was more of a process of elimination in a 12-team playoff than it was "SMU looks like a great team."
Allow me to give SMU their participation trophy. Congrats you played football games against football teams. Not against anyone particularly good but that doesn't matter.
If we're being actually fair? Any team other than Alabama. Seriously, Georgia was better than that entire field and the only didn't get in because they played Alabama on a day that Alabama could snap the ball.
I need to underscore the fact that we're now in an era with only two power conferences, in which those two conferences poached the Big 12 and Pac 12 so thoroughly that none of their good teams are left.
This is the new reality. What gave the power 5 their power has been absorbed into two conferences. For some reason we have dinosaurs walking around talking about wins and losses like a win and loss in the SEC should mean the same thing in the Big 12 or what ever.
It shouldn't and if only we had a calculation like SoS to explain that to us. If only there was something we could check if we're not sure that would let us tell the difference.
The committee and some people are just willfully blind. Wins and losses matter relative to who you play. Beating no one means nothing. Losing to a good team means less than some people want to make it mean.
Sagarin has Clemson at 18 and LSU at 17. They have Oklahoma at 28 and BYU at 29. Those are actual rankings relative to performance, not this brain dead moronic derp thing we get now. Look up BPI in college basketball and then scan over wins and losses. Alabama is 7-2 but still ranked 7th due to who they played.
It's not that hard, college football is just being willfully ignorant.
This is the new reality. What gave the power 5 their power has been absorbed into two conferences. For some reason we have dinosaurs walking around talking about wins and losses like a win and loss in the SEC should mean the same thing in the Big 12 or what ever.
It shouldn't and if only we had a calculation like SoS to explain that to us. If only there was something we could check if we're not sure that would let us tell the difference.
The committee and some people are just willfully blind. Wins and losses matter relative to who you play. Beating no one means nothing. Losing to a good team means less than some people want to make it mean.
Sagarin has Clemson at 18 and LSU at 17. They have Oklahoma at 28 and BYU at 29. Those are actual rankings relative to performance, not this brain dead moronic derp thing we get now. Look up BPI in college basketball and then scan over wins and losses. Alabama is 7-2 but still ranked 7th due to who they played.
It's not that hard, college football is just being willfully ignorant.
I was wrong. I honestly thought that the Committee would like to place Bama in the playoffs due to a couple of factors: 1) Bama generates interest in college football to a greater extent than SMU. The television viewership to see Bama play will be better than that which SMU can generate; 2) The Committee knows very well that Bama would play well, when called to play that Playoff game. Bama's going to rise to the occasion and provide a very competitive and exciting college football game.
I am quite surprised that I am wrong. I would have lost a lot of money had I bet on this matter.
I am quite surprised that I am wrong. I would have lost a lot of money had I bet on this matter.
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