***2023-24 College Football Thread***

[HFCS]

What'll be funny is if there's just a ton of 2 loss teams next year that screws up the 12 team thing.

This was the year an 8 teamer would have been legit and probably a lot of fun to watch.

There have been a lot of times where a #5 or #6 team entered bowls/playoff with a real national championship claim and a couple where they might have ended the season with it.

I haven't ever seen a #7 or #8 team that had a legit championship claim. I have no doubt the committee will engage in F***ing over non Big Ten and non SEC teams for those last few at large spots because just look at the homers that always comprise the small committee, but at least there will be an auto bid and at least it won't be screwing teams with a national title claim.

4 has always been a little too small. 8 has always been perfect and would have left out zero real national title resumes.

We got 12 and 12 or 16 might be needed if this "bowls are only exhibitions that don't matter" continues to grow, although I'm not sure why the playoff would always matter either. Players on playoffs teams are still going to transfer and still going to sit out for the draft.

 

[simply1]

Oh no are we back to Alabama winning by 50?

 

[RezClone]

The recent drought for playoff wins in the big ten might continue

You just hate to see it. Simply a crying shame. Is there no justice in this world?

 

[clonedude]

Saban appears to have made the better halftime adjustments than Harbaugh.... shocking.

 

[HFCS]

The recent drought for playoff wins in the big ten might continue

You just hate to see it. Simply a crying shame. Is there no justice in this world?

People don't want to hear it but the SEC has dominated this playoff.

Several SEC teams, Clemson for a bit, Ohio State...and that's it.

Nobody else has done jack.

I'm no SEC/Alabama fan but if you leave them out entirely I wouldn't have viewed this as a true playoff championship...more like some weird version of the old bowl system.

SEC dominance, it is what it is:

College Football Playoff - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[simply1]

Oh no now Harbaugh made the better adjustments

 

[madguy30]

Michigan going all in on the cutesy plays tonight.

 

[JP4CY]

Two almost disastrous flea flickers for Michigan

 

[carvers4math]

You mean the guy who was born in 1871? Yeah gonna guess there were a lot of bigots back then

He’s the reason Notre Dame not in the Big 10, both in life and death

 

[clonedude]

What a sloppy game.... almost like these teams haven't played for a month or something?

 

[madguy30]

Reese not into math?

Just said the FG would tie a 17-13 game?

 

[ISpyCy]

Reese not into math?

Just said the FG would tie a 17-13 game?

Reese's (brain is in) pieces.

 

[RezClone]

Reese not into math?

Just said the FG would tie a 17-13 game?

Lol.

wide left. No harm no foul for Bama. That's huge in any game, but in this one that might be a killer.

 

[RezClone]

What a sloppy game.... almost like these teams haven't played for a month or something?

Also if you are Michigan you play 1.5 games per year. One against OSU, Penn state counts as a mild annoyance and half game.

 

[carvers4math]

Reese not into math?

Just said the FG would tie a 17-13 game?

I thought screaming dude was Fowler but those two are interchangeable morons. That whiny voice on Herbstreit also seems to be rooting for Michigan, which seems weird.

 

[RezClone]

Schools prides itself way too much on the academics and education side, won’t ever compromise there which I appreciate

Unfortunately, UM tackling the books all year doesn't help at all with tackling SEC backs.

 

[RezClone]

I thought screaming dude was Fowler but those two are interchangeable morons. That whiny voice on Herbstreit also seems to be rooting for Michigan, which seems weird.

Rationalizing OSU losing.

 

[Jer]

You get the sense that these teams are incredibly similar, but Bama’s tougher schedule has given them more confidence in tight situations. MI didn’t have to play with on-the-field adversity or from behind and I think it’s showing.

 

[Die4Cy]

Epic opportunity for Michigan here...

 

[carvers4math]

Rationalizing OSU losing.

I suppose that makes sense although I thought the hate between those schools would override rationalization.