Rooting For The Miami Hurricanes

[OrangePA]

Really hoping they get selected for the play-offs.

The ACC needs a legitimate team to compete - for the betterment of the conference- and SU Football.

 

[upperdeck]

When a conf has a system that some hows lets the 5th best team in things always go bad.

but the SEC and B10 have the same issue it just has never played out that way yet

 

[sufandu]

Really hoping they get selected for the play-offs.

The ACC needs a legitimate team to compete - for the betterment of the conference- and SU Football.

Tough to root for them, but you're right. Duke winning the championship feels like the neutered Big East years.

 

[PAcuse]

Yep only day I will root for him

 

[bnoro]

If it comes down to Miami & Notre Dame you cannot put the team that lost the head to head matchup in the playoff. You just can't.

 

[Acesn8s]

ACC needs Miami in, one thing is for sure once this season is over, there is zero incentive to play tough out of conference games Ole miss played Ga state, Tulane, Wash state and Citadel. Indiana played Odu, Kennasaw state and Indiana State. Georgia might have been worse except they always play Ga Tech. Schedule one tough out of conference game at most and you are fine.

 

[OburgOrange]

ACC needs Miami in, one thing is for sure once this season is over, there is zero incentive to play tough out of conference games Ole miss played Ga state, Tulane, Wash state and Citadel. Indiana played Odu, Kennasaw state and Indiana State. Georgia might have been worse except they always play Ga Tech. Schedule one tough out of conference game at most and you are fine.

Been saying this for years.

 

[bnoro]

ACC needs Miami in, one thing is for sure once this season is over, there is zero incentive to play tough out of conference games Ole miss played Ga state, Tulane, Wash state and Citadel. Indiana played Odu, Kennasaw state and Indiana State. Georgia might have been worse except they always play Ga Tech. Schedule one tough out of conference game at most and you are fine.

ACC tiebreaker should be overall record, period.

 

[sufandu]

If it comes down to Miami & Notre Dame you cannot put the team that lost the head to head matchup in the playoff. You just can't.

It depends on how you weight criteria. Is having a bad day and losing a close game early in the season worse than losing later in the season? Do you allow for teams to improve throughout the year? Do you want the best paper resume or who you think is the best team based on eye test?

I remember when we went to this format we were told the committee wanted to go with who they viewed as the best teams, not just go by numbers from computers, BCS style.

Too me, this could be similar to when Miami lost their first game in 2000 but everyone knew they were the best team by the end of the year. The computers didn't care about that, and that was their weakness. If the committee thinks Notre Dame has improved more and is currently the better team, I'm cool with that. If they pick Miami because of head to head, I'm good with that too. Of course, it's better for the ACC if it's Miami

 

[sufandu]

ACC tiebreaker should be overall record, period.

Nah. That rewards teams that load up on cupcakes OCC. Our good teams need to take care of business.

 

[bnoro]

It depends on how you weight criteria. Is having a bad day and losing a close game early in the season worse than losing later in the season? Do you allow for teams to improve throughout the year? Do you want the best paper resume or who you think is the best team based on eye test?

I remember when we went to this format we were told the committee wanted to go with who they viewed as the best teams, not just go by numbers from computers, BCS style.

Too me, this could be similar to when Miami lost their first game in 2000 but everyone knew they were the best team by the end of the year. The computers didn't care about that, and that was their weakness. If the committee thinks Notre Dame has improved more and is currently the better team, I'm cool with that. If they pick Miami because of head to head, I'm good with that too. Of course, it's better for the ACC if it's Miami

Hypotheticals about "who improved more" have nothing to do with it when you are comparing two teams that actually played each other.

Sport is about wins and losses. Miami beat Notre Dame.

You are comparing teams that have very similar records and resumes, head-to-head is the only metric that should be used.

 

[wfschrec]

Nah. That rewards teams that load up on cupcakes OCC. Our good teams need to take care of business.

Except Miami played a top 10 team in their OOC. They also beat FSU who pasted Bama. At the end of the day while the transitive property doesn't always work, you are left with little else when such massively unbalanced schedules are at play, they also have wins against teams that have victories over 3 of the top 5 SEC teams.

 

[bnoro]

Nah. That rewards teams that load up on cupcakes OCC. Our good teams need to take care of business.

Miami took care of business and beat two ranked teams OOC. Duke lost to UConn and Tulane.

 

[Marsh01]

Hope i am wrong but miami
Has as much chance as we do of getting into the playoff

 

[Ttk.gman2]

If it comes down to Miami & Notre Dame you cannot put the team that lost the head to head matchup in the playoff. You just can't.

They will do it and that will ruin the sport head to head means nothing anymore and that’s sad. I hope I am wrong

 

[Marsh01]

Glad they got it right and screwed Nd.

 

[orangepassion]

I think both ND and Miami have looked better than Bama in recent weeks, but knew they wouldn't mess with Bama.

 

[Briancuse]

Glad they got in over.nd but go aggies.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Think I'm headed over to that UHND board, to experience and bask in the crying.

 

[MadNY3]

Glad they got in over.nd but go aggies.

And the Aggies should’ve had the six spot.

 

[Briancuse]

And the Aggies should’ve had the six spot.

No reason why am should have been punished that much for a close loss at texas.

 

[CuseFan]

Very glad Miami got in and the ACC didn't get shut out.

ND should have gotten in over Alabama in my opinion. Alabama is just in with SEC bias. THey looked terrible yesterday. This might teach ND to join the conference fully, and stop this independence in football BS. The ACC needs to take a stand - are you in or out? if not, get out.

 

[OrangePA]

Very glad Miami got in and the ACC didn't get shut out.

ND should have gotten in over Alabama in my opinion. Alabama is just in with SEC bias. THey looked terrible yesterday. This might teach ND to join the conference fully, and stop this independence in football BS. The ACC needs to take a stand - are you in or out? if not, get out.

Get ND in the ACC Football Conference - let them keep their TV money?

Let them keep their rivalry games - USC/Navy.

Of course, it will never happen

 

[Acesn8s]

they should scrap these conference championship games, make it a 16 team playoff and have two play in games like they do in Dayton for basketball, seems to make too much sense, those games would still raise a boat load of $$ especially because it will still most likely have SEC teams in it. This year what would the viewership be if ND was playing BYU, Miami playing Texas or Vandy it would be huge.

 

[JustPherU]

Very glad Miami got in and the ACC didn't get shut out.

ND should have gotten in over Alabama in my opinion. Alabama is just in with SEC bias. THey looked terrible yesterday. This might teach ND to join the conference fully, and stop this independence in football BS. The ACC needs to take a stand - are you in or out? if not, get out.

Who did Notre Dame beat that makes them deserving over Bama?Bama had several wins better than anything ND had.