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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
If style matters, how could you have UW as the #1? They’ve been just getting by since late summer. I mean never in the history of the AP poll has a ranked team won so many consecutive games by so many low scores. The committee leaves out an undefeated FSU team that won its CCG by two scores but props up a Washington team that won the majority…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic How do we know if the SEC is any good? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
The networks are calling the shots, are they not? Seems hard to believe that this CFP isn’t entirely based on television audiences, though FSU no doubt is a national brand with its own partisan fan base.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I agree…but this example is especially egregious and doesn’t provide any cover for them. I mean, Alabama barely beat Georgia and should have lost the week before to a mediocre, at best, Auburn team. How soon that performance is forgotten when it doesn’t meet the narrative.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Harlan in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I’d really like to know how they voted. And also if it’s a majority or unanimous vote that carries the day.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I agree…the chairman of the selection committee, Boo Corrigan, is the AD at NC State. He should have been fighting tooth and nail for FSU, no matter the in season shenanigans. I’m certain that this turn of events is the nail in the ACC’s coffin. I can’t imagine Clemson, UNC, Miami or FSU being part of a conference that won’t look out for…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeap, team sports shouldn’t be beholden to a selection committee. It’s almost like the selection committee has turned into a bunch of figure skating judges.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
If you look at Texas’ schedule, they’re lucky to only have one loss (just like Alabama). They just barely escaped with their lives versus Houston, KSU, and TCU.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic CFP Rankings in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
College football is just like big business…about as crooked as a three dollar bill. I don’t care what logic they used to leave FSU out of the CFP, they’ve lost all legitimacy in my eyes.
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The Miami Ute started the topic Why Isn't Utah Ranked in the Top 25? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Every single one of their losses is to teams in the Top 20. Meanwhile KSU is ranked #23 but has a loss to an unranked Iowa State team.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic SEC CCG Repercussions in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
If we’re talking Texas, besides their loss to Oklahoma, they had numerous close calls this year. They barely beat Houston (bad team), they barely beat KSU in OT (8-4 team/4th in Big 12), and barely survived TCU (bad team). Do those results matter? In fact, prior to the last two games, they were winning but doing so unimpressively. My gut, and…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic SEC CCG Repercussions in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
It is hard…head to head matters, of course, but Texas’ problem is that it beat Alabama three months ago while Alabama beat the undisputed best team in the land last night. Recency bias matters as well… plus there’s the fact that the SEC has a tremendous amount of influence in the world of college football and no one is going to lift a finger…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Glad Washington Won, BIG DRAMA about to happen for CFP in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I have to think that the committee will take the safe, politically correct route of selecting all of the undefeated P5 conference champions and Alabama. No amount of mental gymnastics would allow them to reconcile leaving out an undefeated FSU. Plus FSU is s blue blood national brand, not some Johnny come lately like, say a Cincinnati, so they…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Louisville QB in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
FSU’s defense just dominated, that’s all. Plummer looked pretty good in their victories versus Notre Dame and Miami.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Glad Washington Won, BIG DRAMA about to happen for CFP in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I think the final is going to be Michigan versus Washington. That being said, if FSU can get Rademacher ready for their hypothetical semifinal game versus Washington, they can win that game. FSU’s defense will keep them in the game no matter what.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Glad Washington Won, BIG DRAMA about to happen for CFP in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Hard to argue they weren’t. Two time defending national champion on a 29 game winning streak.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Glad Washington Won, BIG DRAMA about to happen for CFP in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeah, but Alabama just beat the best team in the nation. Plus Texas lost to a good but not great Oklahoma team.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Glad Washington Won, BIG DRAMA about to happen for CFP in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas will get screwed. No undefeated P5 champ will be left out of the CFP in favor of a team with a loss. Only reason I’m saying Texas is because the SEC is like the Mafia and they do have a loss to a 10-2 Oklahoma team. For me, it’s looking like this:
1. Michigan
2. Washington
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic SEC CCG Repercussions in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I think that your second scenario only happens if both Michigan and FSU lose.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic SEC CCG Repercussions in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Oh yeah, the SEC CCG announcers were already talking about a 13-0 FSU bring left out in favor of Texas. If that happens and I’m FSU, I’m going to the NCAA with torches and pitchforks.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic SEC CCG Repercussions in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
You don’t think Alabama jumps over Georgia after beating them head to head in a CCG?
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