They should change the name of the CFP to the B1G v SEC Challenge. But we can always hope that a Cinderella team gets the game clock to 0:00 with a win before the real clock strikes midnight
CFP ranks will be interesting
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The peds are not that special. Take Warren out of the game and make Allar beat you in the air.
What's funny is that the ACC may get 2/17 teams in the 12 team playoff but right now, they only get 4/18 basketball teams in the 68 team NCAA Tournament. Basketball has been really bad in the ACC for 5 or 6 years now and this is looking like their worst year yet. Currently 0-9 in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
That's the thing. There isn't a special team in the whole 12 team field.
I was responding to SMF about Bama, and I can easily see PSU beating Alabama. OU beat Alabama and only threw for 68 yds. Milroe is inconsistent in the passing game, and at times he can be absolutely awful.
I don't think PSU beats Bama (and if that is an argument for Bama being in the field then so be it).
Franklin makes his living beating up on lesser teams, they almost never lose to an inferior team. That's why I think they beat Arizona St easily.
However, play a team with even talent/coaching (or better talent/coaching), they are only winning that game in fluke scenarios (like the Ohio St game a few years ago). Anyone that can match PSU's raw talent (Georgia, Alabama, Ohio St, Texas, etc) is going to beat them because Franklin isn't 'out-coaching' anyone.
Yea. They won't beat Bama. Franklin has only won a couple games in his PSU career when the other team had similar or better talent. I am hoping UGa and Oregon win this week so the seeds are like this:
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. ACC, MWC, or B12
4. ACC, MWC, or B12
5. Texas
6. PSU
11. Bama
12. ACC, MWC, or B12.
Really hoping its 6 PSU vs 11 Bama.
Notre Dame and Texas would most likely be the 5 & 6 in whatever order in this scenario.
I was assuming they wouldn't jump ND over PSU for PSU losing to Oregon but a 7 would be even better as they'd get UGa in the quarters.
Notre Dame is my dark horse. They might also lose in the first round and make me look stupid, but I think they can win it all. Maybe.
They may or may not. This is not 2009-2020 Alabama and James Franklin doesn't play.
At least one committee member is already walking back on the "we won't punish a team for losing a conference championship game" thing, saying he might consider Alabama over SMU if SMU loses. Amazing they're flip flopping on this concept not only in year one but before the games are even played.
This is a made for TV event for the Big 10 & SEC. The Big 12, SEC, and ACC are only in there to dangle a little carrot to keep those fans engaged in the sport.
head to head, I would expect Bama to annihilate two thirds of that current CFP field.
PSU doesn't have anything close to the talent level of Georgia, Alabama, Ohio St, Oregon or Texas. All of those teams have their issues and as we've seen are vulnerable on any given day, but PSU's 2 deep doesn't compare to theirs. PSU probably doesn't have as much talent as Clemson.
When did they ever say they wont punish a team for losing in their CCG? What if SMU loses by 70 and Kevin Jennings breaks his leg? How could you put them in?
The CCG is part of the season. SMU has 0 wins over the current Top 25. They shouldn't be in with a loss.
Yeah it may be a mass delusion about them actually clearly saying it black and white.
"We try not to punish [teams that lose championship games] but we are watching the games. Not just ‘they lost’ but how did the game proceed? How was the performance" - chairman Manuel. And another quote about how they will "value arriving at a conference championship game."
I think SMU is in, fwiw. How they won matters to the committee, they looked very good.
Yes, they just have committee members who say enough things that they inevitably will contradict themselves. They made it clear they weigh injuries last year with Florida State and it's entirely possible, e.g. next year, that a key Georgia player will be injured and they'll ignore that because "the resume was strong" or whatever. Really, same as always, it's going to be pretty arbitrary for non conference champs.
