Playoff Predictor scenarios

[JohnD]

Seeing rumors FSU will be starting their 3rd string QB. Apparently last weeks starter may have concussion symptoms.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730433825392460209

Jimmy Sexton is Norvell's agent. He probably floated that out there.

 

[Con]

Seeing rumors FSU will be starting their 3rd string QB. Apparently last weeks starter may have concussion symptoms.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730433825392460209

The STARS could be aligning for us. (Of course, I hate it for the young man)

 

[bamanut_aj]

for the conspiracty types: what do you believe?

1. they absolutely don't want BAMA in. At all. At all costs.
2. they desperate to have "underdog" representation for a change (ACC, PAC whatever)
3. they just want to be edgy and create chaos
4. some mixture of all three that also includes "they are completely stupid"

 

[BigAlinKnoxville]

It seems to me we would have been better off losing to say, Tennessee, than to have lost to Texas.

I would rather play Texas 12 times a year and lose them all than to get beaten by the Viles.

 

[colbysullivan]

for the conspiracty types: what do you believe?

1. they absolutely don't want BAMA in. At all. At all costs.
2. they desperate to have "underdog" representation for a change (ACC, PAC whatever)
3. they just want to be edgy and create chaos
4. some mixture of all three that also includes "they are completely stupid"

It’s definitely #4, but leaning more toward them just being incompetent. Or they’re just lying. They can’t say “most deserving isn’t in our vocabulary” and “we are only concerned with getting the four best teams” and possibly defend these rankings.

 

[Con]

I would rather play Texas 12 times a year and lose them all than to get beaten by the Viles.

I love the amount of hate you feel for them. I am proud of you.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

I just turned on Sports Center, and low and behold, Desmond Howard was there, talking stupidly about how if Georgia loses, he thinks they will stay in the top 4. He also thinks we won't move ahead of Texas either. I can understand not putting us ahead of Texas, but how can you use that same logic and not put us ahead of Geargia? He's an idiot.

 

[Cruloc]

If Texas wins, we win, and FSU loses.....the committee only has ONE logical course of action.
Texas at 3 and Bama at 4.

Do I think this committee uses anything remotely like a logical process.....not for a second.

 

[crimsonaudio]

 

[selmaborntidefan]

for the conspiracty types: what do you believe?

1. they absolutely don't want BAMA in. At all. At all costs.

There are people who believe this.
They also believe that aluminum siding is a nice entree.

2. they desperate to have "underdog" representation for a change (ACC, PAC whatever)

I fail to see how Florida State (second most national championships in the last 30 years behind us, tied with LSU and Florida) or Oregon (who has lost two finals in less than 15 years) qualify as underdogs.

Having said that - there are PUNDITS and morons (insert Heather Dinnich photo) who want that to happen, but the only "real" underdog in the setup is Washington.

3. they just want to be edgy and create chaos

change chaos to "interest in the games" and I'll concur.
That is easily demonstrable and not just with this committee.

4. some mixture of all three that also includes "they are completely stupid"

I don't think the committee even approaches "completely stupid." Much of that is fans engaging little more than an ad hominem attack that is in place of "I'm angry that you rated my team a certain way." There are fans here who if we had only one loss but were in the top four would complain we should be higher, too. I GET that.

Now the one that doesn't exactly pass the sniff test to me is Oregon higher than Texas and Alabama.
Whether we like it or not, Texas over Alabama is EASILY defensible. But Oregon?

That being said, almost every single critic here who is saying, "But they're giving different standards" would do the exact same thing.

If you don't believe me, why aren't any of the fans who cited Sagarin just two weeks ago when it showed we had the #1 SoS saying Washington should be #1 as the unbeaten team with the toughest schedule faced so far?

Washington (26)
Michigan (55)
Georgia (56)

If Alabama should be higher than Texas two weeks ago due to a higher SoS, why don't the same fans apply that logic to Washington - while at the same time saying, "The committee is two-faced"?

 

[Cruloc]

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If Texas wins, we win and FSU wins......they are going to put us 5th and Georgia 6th.