NCAA Bowl Season: No matter who won, it wasn't A&M.

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Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

Does anyone not think that Oklahoma-Clemson is the final, and that Oklahoma is gonna transform that into a shootout, and nobody's winning a shootout with Oklahoma.

Oklahoma made an exceptional defense built to beat Oklahoma look like loving trash

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 06:05

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 21:35

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lamentable dustman posted:

Venables has OKs number

Have you seen Oklahoma's offense?

It's, uhh

loving terrifying

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 06:09

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https://twitter.com/chrisfallica/status/937188716291985408

:laffo:

let's do this

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 06:18

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Iowa, Wazzu, Syracuse, Iowa State to the playoffs.

Who says no?

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 13:05

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And people say they should expand the playoff to 8 teams...

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 14:57

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GobiasIndustries posted:

6 team playoff: each P5 champion, one wild card, and the highest ranked G5 school

First of all how does that wild card work if there's five P5 champs in there and a G5 school?

Second, the debate this year is whether there's actually a team that's worthy of that 4th spot, not which worthy team gets in. I don't know why "well poo poo, we can't figure out which unimpressive resume gets in at #4, let's expand to allow in more unimpressive resumes" is supposed to be a good argument.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 16:00

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Shappa posted:

Yeah I'm on board with the idea of staying at a four team playoff. As annoying as this scenario is, about half the fun of my season is watching big name schools lose on the road to teams like Iowa, or Iowa State, or whoever else has the hot hand this week knowing that it's crippled that big name schools season immensely.

If we put all the conference champions in a playoff it basically makes OOC games meaningless. If we just go with what's perceived to be the best 8 teams then we're going to have scenarios where 2 loss teams are absolutely in contention, and probably the odd year where a 3 loss team is in the mix... Which again makes those exciting October upsets kind of meaningless.

College football is great because every single game has a huge amount of meaning and implication on the season. If that gets chipped away it's one step closer to the classy cocktail party at the mayors house known as the NFL, rather than the greasy college kegger where you wake up on the lawn the next morning wondering what happened.

Also, remember a few years ago when Nebraska was 10-2 and Wisconsin was 7-5 going to the Big Ten championship game...and Wisconsin dropped 70 on Nebraska?

Auto berths for conference champions would be dumb as heck.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 16:06

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Rad Valtar posted:

What time is the selection show thing? Also I'm happy with 4 teams but throw the committee in the garbage.

Noon.

Also, agreed, the committee is more opaque than the old BCS rankings.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 17:27

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Randaconda posted:

I wonder what the top 2 teams would be under the BCS

Closest are probably these: https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State are the top 4 here

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 17:59

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That current ADs and former coaches are allowed on the committee is hilarious.

Don't know who would be on it, but :laffo:

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:06

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The idea that the problem with the BCS was computers is laughable and I really hate ESPN, but that's just normal and what they want.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:07

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nachos posted:

Margin of victory for one game is pretty lame, but it�s a useful measure as an average over the course of the year. I�m not sure which one the bcs used.

Its weight also doesn't have to scale linearly

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:16

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Soup du Jour posted:

Wisconsin is out of the playoffs and that�s all I care about

They should put Wisconsin in

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:24

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Mahoning posted:

I like the argument that if you�re gonna let Alabama in because they only have one loss, you should let Wisconsin in instead.

There's no great option here; everything is bad

An Alabama team that hasn't looked great and got pushed around by Auburn
An Ohio State that lost by 31 to Iowa, and also got manhandled by Oklahoma
A Wisconsin team that lost by a touchdown to that Ohio State team
A USC team that got blown out by Notre Dame and lost to Wazzu, with no real significant wins against anyone but Stanford

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:28

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Henchman of Santa posted:

UCF is a good option and way more fun

Yeah but they've all but said no G5 team will sniff the playoffs so :shrug:

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 18:32

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Yates posted:

Basically you have the four least likeable teams in the nation backed by the four worst fan bases playing for the title. Wonderful.

I dunno, I don't have strong feelings about Oklahoma or Clemson

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 19:14

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Oh hey I could go to the Pinstripe Bowl, wonder who's playing in it

*checks*

Hard pass

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 22:37

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Chump Farts posted:

how scared should I be of wazzu?

Probably "pretty scared"

They ain't world-beaters but they're gonna scare the poo poo out of your secondary and their defense is sneaky good this year

# ¿ Dec 3, 2017 22:48

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Jackson is probably going to be a really good QB in the NFL, from what little I saw of Louisville this year, he worked out of the pocket a lot and my god his arm...

# ¿ Dec 5, 2017 03:47

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D.N. Nation posted:

UGA gonna win the next 5 nattys

Mark Richt has lost control of Georgia football

# ¿ Dec 5, 2017 23:33

Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

Greetings. I was bored this morning and did some trash at lunch at work the other day, so I figured I'd drop some cool poo poo right now.

yardage gained for every completed pass in 2017

yardage gained for every non-intercepted pass

yardage gained for every interception

yardage gained for every rushing attempt

Georgia rushing offense (orange) vs NCAA (blue)

Oklahoma passing offense (orange) vs NCAA (blue)

Georgia pass defense (orange) vs NCAA pass offense (blue)

Oklahoma pass offense (orange) vs Georgia pass defense (blue)

Baker Mayfield is astonishing

# ¿ Dec 9, 2017 16:49

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Lamar Jackson loving owns.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2017 02:21

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Those FSU unis are sick trash

# ¿ Dec 10, 2017 05:04

Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

I think it's worth dwelling on the Army-SDSU Armed Forces Bowl

Army had 31 first downs, ran the ball 87 times, had the ball for 46 minutes, and nearly lost, anyway.

This is because Rashaad Penny is a goddamn machine and had 221 yards with 4 TDs on 14 carries.

The game had 31 total passing yards, and Army contributed 6 of those.

Downright erotic.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2017 22:57

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pillsburysoldier posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/kjslincoln/status/945120849199165440

no

bad huskers

bad

# ¿ Dec 26, 2017 17:59

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D.N. Nation posted:

Mayfield just gave a presser. Looks like "the flu" was...the flu.

Yeah he sounds a little raspy but it sounds like he's on the tail end of it.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2017 17:33

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G-Hawk posted:

now i kind of want darnold to stay just so i can watch the texas defense destroy him

I wouldn't be so sure. Darnold's flaws are certainly fixable and he has the talent. And their offensive line promises to be better especially when not facing three first-round picks, and his receivers are young as hell.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2017 19:35

Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

Utah is the only school in the Pac-12 to win a bowl game.

Utah is also the only state in the Pac-12 where you can't get weed legally (medical marijuana is legal in Arizona).

:catdrugs:

# ¿ Dec 31, 2017 18:16

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Happy New Year, this is the right day to have the semifinals.

# ¿ Jan 1, 2018 15:27

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Noctone posted:

If I was a UCF fan questioning the payout I�d just remind myself that the team was 0-12 two years ago.

If I was a UCF fan questioning the payout I'd just remind myself NATIONAL CHAMPS

# ¿ Jan 3, 2018 22:27

Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

UCF has a legitimate claim to a national title. They went undefeated, beat some pretty good teams, got their P5 game cancelled because of loving hurricanes, and then beat Auburn, who beat the playoff champ.

If you don't like it maybe they could settle it on the field?

# ¿ Jan 4, 2018 00:33

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HOTLANTA MAN posted:

I would love to kick the poo poo out of another mid-major but the stars unfortunately didn't align this time

Georgia getting pushed around by Boise State lol

# ¿ Jan 4, 2018 00:57

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G-Hawk posted:

ucf can claim whatever they want, its funny, college football is funny. i think there is roughly a 0% chance UCF goes undefeated in a p5. edit: I think UCF has a chance against any top team, i think they are extremely unlikely to beat multiple in a row.

clemson had a fine season, they never looked super dominant but they went 1 loss against a good schedule. i guess you can debate them being #1 vs 2 or 3 or 4 or whatever but theres no reason to not have them in the playoff 4

Going undefeated is real loving hard.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2018 01:15

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LLCoolJD posted:

This may be met with skepticism, but Auburn playing at night in Jordan-Hare Stadium is a completely different team. Anyone familiar with the SEC knows that. Florida's championship team in 2006 lost there, and the 2001 Florida team's shot at the title was smashed there, too. Throw in their RB, Johnson, getting injured and it's a way less dangerous team. So hats off to UCF for a great season, but you're deluded if you think they're better than Alabama or Ohio State. They're not.

Prove it.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2018 01:17

Ghost of Reagan Past: Oct 7, 2003; rock and roll fun

can someone ask Kendrick what he thinks about UCF's national championship

# ¿ Jan 4, 2018 19:22

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In 20 years all the record books will list one of Alabama or Georgia, and UCF, as champions, and young fans will wonder why the gently caress Georgia or Alabama deserved to win the championship and it's gonna be amazing.

I love this dumb loving sport.

# ¿ Jan 5, 2018 00:01

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gaj70 posted:

They might be an extra benefit.

Then how could Alabama give out championship rings?

# ¿ Jan 5, 2018 00:02

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PostNouveau posted:

So where can I buy UCF National Championship gear?

It looks like their marketing might have its wires crossed but here is a shirt

# ¿ Jan 5, 2018 00:11

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gaj70 posted:

I suspect the NCAA made a special exception for official championship rings. UCF's rings wouldn't be official per the NCAA.

I looked it up, you're correct.

The bylaw

HOWEVER, I suspect they're going to try their damndest, and if it doesn't work, they'll make the conference championship rings say national champions.

EDIT: Kiss the rings

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# ¿ Jan 5, 2018 00:24

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 21:35

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https://twitter.com/SInow/status/949071718731124736

What would be really funny is if Georgia wins anyway and this dumb motivational tactic doesn't work

Also Georgia fans winning a national championship after a long drought but having it be marred because they split it with UCF would make it doubly hilarious so I guess what I'm saying is I want Georgia to win now

# ¿ Jan 5, 2018 13:49

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