2023 college football playoffs

[PhatOrange]

Why is it so assumed that Michigan should be a lock and #1? Best wins were Pedo, Iowa and Ohio State. They also cheated. The rest of their schedule was a joke and Iowa is a joke.

OSU needed a miracle to beat ND. Which by the way was their best OOC win. LVille smoked ND. So on and so forth.

FSU went 2-0 against the SEC. Throttled #5 ranked LSU. So on and so forth.

It’s sucks that it’s all fixed.

 

[721Comstock]

Interesting that FSU is at 5 and Georgia at 6. I think if you use the committee’s injury reasoning FSU should be at 6.

IIRC, FSU was 4th in the prior “Playoff imaginary rankings”.
They won.

1-loss Texas beat a crap team, and somehow leapfrogged them.

1-loss Bama beat UGA and then somehow also leapfrogged them.

It’s almost as if they’re making this cr@p up as they go.

 

[chop block]

Interesting that FSU is at 5 and Georgia at 6. I think if you use the committee’s injury reasoning FSU should be at 6.

My problem is if you are using injury excuse, are they even top 10 by that metric? completely inconsistent reasoning

 

[OrangeTarheel]

For those yelling about Michigan cheating - it’s not the cheating that was the problem for them, it was getting caught

 

[Ringostar57]

All about the benjamins. NC will be a rematch of monied favorites Texas and Bama the "big" draw the big payday according to network bigwigs. Money money and more money. Michigan/Alabama and Texas/Washington regional draws for profit maximization. Ask Wildhack, he knows how the system works.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Michigan doesn't have a mascot.

That's grounds for immediate disqualification.

 

[Delmar]

The whole ACC just got relegated out of the P5. It's now a mid-major conference.

 

[Trueblue25]

The whole ACC just got relegated out of the P5. It's now a mid-major conference.

That beats the other conferences except the pac head to head

 

[Ringostar57]

P5 soon to be P3 and then doom the pyramid collapses

 

[PhatOrange]

For those yelling about Michigan cheating - it’s not the cheating that was the problem for them, it was getting caught

LoL. The problem with their cheating is that it literally gave them an advantage to win games. Worse imo than playing an ineligible player.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

What an absolute load of crap.

I said it last night, but Florida State and the ACC should lawyer up.

 

[domestu]

The ACC was clearly the weakest of the P5 conferences this season and an undefeated record in a lesser conference is not the deciding factor in who makes the playoffs. Cincinnati got in two years ago because of its perfect record although the Bearcats were definitely not one of the four best teams in the country. With Washington, Oregon, Texas, and Oklahoma moving to the Big Ten and SEC next year twelve of the thirteen highest ranked teams right now will be a member of those two conferences. I expect the formation of these two college football super conferences will only accelerate the departure the top ACC football programs.

 

[njorange]

If the idea is to pick the best 4 teams why isn’t Georgia in there. They would be favored over Washington and Texas

 

[MikeSU02]

Feel terrible for Jordan Travis:

 

[sabach]

IIRC, FSU was 4th in the prior “Playoff imaginary rankings”.
They won.

1-loss Texas beat a crap team, and somehow leapfrogged them.

1-loss Bama beat UGA and then somehow also leapfrogged them.

It’s almost as if they’re making this cr@p up as they go.

Exactly. There is no justification to rank Texas ahead of FSU when FSU was ahead of Texas last week and both teams won conference championships yesterday with FSU beating the better team. This weekly ranking crap and then change all the rules the last week to get the 4 teams in that you want is ridiculous.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[sabach]

LoL. The problem with their cheating is that it literally gave them an advantage to win games. Worse imo than playing an ineligible player.

Should have played Fab Melo and just suspended Boeheim for the first two rounds of the NCAA's

 

[djorange1989]

Wrong a team that beats A bad Auburn team by scoring a TD on 4th and 31 as time runs out is not one of the best teams in football. They shouldn't have even been in the Championship game.
Then bad replay officials gave them a gift
against Georgia.

FSU beat BC by 2

 

[sabach]

FSU beat BC by 2

With Travis.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

The ACC was clearly the weakest of the P5 conferences this season and an undefeated record in a lesser conference is not the deciding factor in who makes the playoffs.

Your first statement is not validated by the on field game results conference vs conference, which makes it very difficult to make the argument that the ACC is a "lesser" conference.

There's no rationalization here other than actual results don't matter until a) the SEC is taken care of and b) you create a hypothetical performance and worthiness criteria based on injuries.

That and the TV angle are it.

Not surprised that once again the NCAA is a joke. I don't want to hear about competitive balance. I don't want to hear about NIL and the transfer portal ruining the game.

The meta game is everyone has to go get their bag. That's it. That's the whole thing.

 

[CuseCPT]

P5 soon to be P3 and then doom the pyramid collapses

They are consolidating towards their very own Premier League.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Norvell sending...

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

The whole ACC just got relegated out of the P5. It's now a mid-major conference.

Maybe. Good thing we took the AACs best team.

I don’t think the B1G is close to the SEC and it’s SEC and then a group of 3. Unless the West Coast schools kill it we’re close to them and the Big 12.

Also until the SEC starts losing playoff games it’s a moot point with the playoff moving to 12. Isn’t Clemson the only school to ever beat an SEC team other than another SEC team?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Norvell sending...

HE'S NOT WRONG

 

[nycfan]

FSU is absolutely not one of the 4 best teams in the country. Maybe not top 10.

This is silly. You are not giving them enough credit for their defense. They just held the high-powered Louisville offense that came in averaging 31 ppg to a mere 6 points. Sure, they are not as sexy a team with Travis out. But remember the one Super Bowl that the Giants lost (2000 season)? The Ravens offense sucked -- Trent Dilfer was basically just a game manager. They even had 4 games where they scored single digits. But their defense was elite. Never used to like Booger, but he sure nailed it when he said it was a travesty.