What happens to the sec if BOTH Alabama and Mississippi State lose on Saturday? If Florida State wins, they can do no worse than 1 loss. Baylor and TCU do not have to worry about a CC game, so both could easily end up with 1 loss. Ohio State and Oregon will be heavily favored to win out and end the season at 12-1. That would mean not all of the 1 loss teams would make it, much less a 2 loss team. Can the SEC, who'se fans and homers are pounding their chests for two teams to make the playoffs, suddenly find themselves with none?
they wont let it happen. the SEC is fully committed to ensure Bama and MSU win out so they have 2 teams in the playoffs. And hopefully the NCAA will realize a complete playoff has at least 8 teams like the other football divisions have and like it should have been from the start. Seeing OSU and TCU and Baylor getting left out is a shame and other teams wont get a chance as SEC bias (not that they dont deserve it from past history) will always come into play.
IMO, Ole Miss will beat Miss St.......IMO, there won't be 2 SEC teams in the playoffs.......enter Ohio St after they blowout Michigan.
Playoffs: Alabama, Oregon, Florida St, Ohio St
SEC......PAC......ACC.......BIG......
Playoffs: Alabama, Oregon, Florida St, Ohio St
SEC......PAC......ACC.......BIG......
I know I’m in the vast minority, but I think an eight team playoff is a terrible idea. Four is perfect IMO and going beyond this figure would be a disaster. Sure, there is going to be complaints about the fourth-fifth team, but I can live with that. Expanding to eight teams would diminish the value of the regular season; eliminate any value in many of the conference championships and big season ending matchups.
Last year, Auburn, Missouri and Alabama would have all been in, eliminating any value in the classic Auburn-Alabama finale or the Auburn-Missouri SEC championship. Michigan State and Ohio State would have been in, eliminating the need to even play the B1G championship.
2012 would have something like four SEC teams in with Alabama, Florida, Georgia and LSU. Both Stanford and Oregon would have made it. In 2011, three SEC teams, both Pac powers and top two from Big 12. In 2010, top two SEC, B1G and Pac. What’s the point of even playing these big conference games with this type of format? The FCS has like 14-15 conferences compared to five in the FBS. There hasn’t been a single year where the sixth, seventh, eight ranked teams deserved a shot at the title IMO, because they usually lost at some point to the team ranked ahead of them.
Last year, Auburn, Missouri and Alabama would have all been in, eliminating any value in the classic Auburn-Alabama finale or the Auburn-Missouri SEC championship. Michigan State and Ohio State would have been in, eliminating the need to even play the B1G championship.
2012 would have something like four SEC teams in with Alabama, Florida, Georgia and LSU. Both Stanford and Oregon would have made it. In 2011, three SEC teams, both Pac powers and top two from Big 12. In 2010, top two SEC, B1G and Pac. What’s the point of even playing these big conference games with this type of format? The FCS has like 14-15 conferences compared to five in the FBS. There hasn’t been a single year where the sixth, seventh, eight ranked teams deserved a shot at the title IMO, because they usually lost at some point to the team ranked ahead of them.
I would like to see an 8 team playoff. But if they decide to change it, the 6 team format will probably be their next step. The problem with an 8 team playoff could be logistics. Will they be giving out automatic bids so these higher seeded teams get to play at home in the first round? It would be unreasonable to think any fan base will travel all over the country to 3 different neutral site locations for a playoff game in a 3 week period. Very few people could afford it or be willing to do it. And if they go to 8 teams do they start the playoffs before Christmas? If not then we're talking about the college football season going almost into February. That could take away a big chunk of the basketball ratings.
First of all, the SEC is not nearly as giood as you SEC Homers think they are. Look at their chicken s**t non-con schedule that the SEC West plays. Also, I will GUARENTEE you that NO SEC team makes the playoffs with two losses as long as their are 4 or more teams with 0 or 1 loss.. GUARANTEED!! If any of you brave SEC homers want to take some action on that, and assuming that it is O.K. with the people who run this place, just let me know.
Oregon is probably the best team in the nation as of now. Alabama is just too slow. Florida State is not as talented. The #4 team is not going to get past round 1, so they are a mute point.
Oregon is probably the best team in the nation as of now. Alabama is just too slow. Florida State is not as talented. The #4 team is not going to get past round 1, so they are a mute point.
I may be in that minority with you , but i still want to wait and see how everything shakes out.
1 thing for sure is that 4 is better than 2 , and 2 was better than the old tie-ins. ... so we are making progress.
If i could give advice to the selection committee for the future it would be to wait 2 weeks later to start the polls. Everybody can biotch and moan in weeks 8-11 about what the rankings should be , but after games 12 & 13 it might all work out to where all the biotching and moaning was prematue and every thing works itself out.
And lets be honest , people are boitching and moaning about ohio st and the baylor/tcu situation , so who are these 6-8 teams that everybody wants in ? Georgia and Ole Miss.
I'm not sure 8 solves the problem if you end up with 3 sec teams and a couple of conference champions who shouldn't even be in the top 10.
...Lets just wait and see and continue to make progress.
There's nothing funnier on the rx forum than an in game baseball thread where people are cursing and celebrating in the 5th inning before the bullpens are even called upon.
When it comes to college football lets not try decide what should be after game 10 , lets wait until after game 12 (or 13).
When it comes to college football lets not try decide what should be after game 10 , lets wait until after game 12 (or 13).
Yes, the SEC is that good. Sorry you can't see that objectively. Oh, and Florida is playing FSU this weekend. UGA playing Ga Tech. Both ranked OOC teams. I don't hear anyone talking about that as "chicken shit".
So what you're saying is you don't want to see the best conference get the best teams in college football in the playoffs. I see.
The beauty of this is that w/ 8 teams making it THE BEST "teams" will get in....regardless of the conference they play in. With the 4-team playoff there's so much biased against the SEC (not wanting them to have more than 1 team). The 8 team playoff will eliminate that biased, so they CAN put the best teams in.
Here's the other beauty of it; neutral field. Miss State very well could be better than Alabama - on a neutral field. But Bama got the benefit of playing at home (not saying Bama wouldn't win on a neutral field either). But we don't know because they won't rematch on a neutral field - unless they both make the playoffs.
The 8-team playoff puts THE BEST teams, regardless of conference, head to head.....on a neutral field.
But w/ that said, Alabama will somehow manage to fill 75% of the seats!
