I no longer think the league sucks

[AppleCornCy]

I actually think it’s pretty solid and that we overreacted to a few losses to solid SEC teams and our bottom feeders looking like crap. We don’t have a top five caliber team but we have a number of top 30 caliber teams that can compete for the conference championship.

I don’t think anybody has really separated themselves as the favorite. Texas Tech got a big win today but there’s a decent chance we’ve been overrating Utah.

 

[Clonefan94]

I actually think it’s pretty solid and that we overreacted to a few losses to solid SEC teams and our bottom feeders looking like crap. We don’t have a top five caliber team but we have a number of top 30 caliber teams that can compete for the conference championship.

I don’t think anybody has really separated themselves as the favorite. Texas Tech got a big win today but there’s a decent chance we’ve been overrating Utah.

We don’t have a true blue blood, but outside of 3 or 4 teams, this league is as good as any other in the country. Definitely look better than anything the ACC has to offer. Plus we won’t ever get the benefit of having a team like Illinois being ranked in the top 10 for no reason, to prop up the rest of the Big 12 teams beating them.

 

[AppleCornCy]

We don’t have a true blue blood, but outside of 3 or 4 teams, this league is as good as any other in the country. Definitely look better than anything the ACC has to offer. Plus we won’t ever get the benefit of having a team like Illinois being ranked in the top 10 for no reason, to prop up the rest of the Big 12 teams beating them.

I will say I think Miami is better than anybody in the Big 12. They might be the best team in the country. Florida State might be just as good or they might be equivalent to Texas Tech.

 

[RonBurgundy]

I am just going to enjoy the season and a quest to reach the Big 12 championship game again and hopefully the CFP.

But I have seen enough to realize we might get drilled in the CFP, depending on matchup. Hate to say it, but we would have to Iowa it up against the top teams.

 

[Clonehomer]

The league certainly isn’t as deep as in previous years. It is acting more like a normal conference with good teams and bad instead of the 2 through 10 bottleneck we’ve seen in past years. The top 4 or so teams seem to have separated themselves and should make for a fun chase to the CCG since we know early who to expect to be in contention at the end.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Fun conference.

 

[Clonehomer]

Digging into the schedules a bit. It seems very possible that the two teams in the CCG could very well be undefeated. Tech should be favored in every game they have left. The TCU vs ISU game may very well decide the other spot as both have very manageable schedule outside that game. Still unlikely with the way CRB works, but that’s the way I see it if the favorite rolls.

So if there’s two undefeated teams with one 1 loss team, what does the CFP committee do? Well, I think we all know what they’ll do, but what should they do? Would a 12-1 or 11-1 team get an at large? Could the Big12 steal 3 bids if there’s a 13-0, 12-1, and 11-1 teams?

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Digging into the schedules a bit. It seems very possible that the two teams in the CCG could very well be undefeated. Tech should be favored in every game they have left. The TCU vs ISU game may very well decide the other spot as both have very manageable schedule outside that game. Still unlikely with the way CRB works, but that’s the way I see it if the favorite rolls.

So if there’s two undefeated teams with one 1 loss team, what does the CFP committee do? Well, I think we all know what they’ll do, but what should they do? Would a 12-1 or 11-1 team get an at large? Could the Big12 steal 3 bids if there’s a 13-0, 12-1, and 11-1 teams?

They could but I think it's highly unlikely to happen. I don't think the top teams in the conference are that much better than the rest. If this scenario did play out and similar records in other conferences were being weighed against 3 B12 teams it will come down to strength of schedule and I think we know where that road heads.

 

[Jkclone15]

Digging into the schedules a bit. It seems very possible that the two teams in the CCG could very well be undefeated. Tech should be favored in every game they have left. The TCU vs ISU game may very well decide the other spot as both have very manageable schedule outside that game. Still unlikely with the way CRB works, but that’s the way I see it if the favorite rolls.

So if there’s two undefeated teams with one 1 loss team, what does the CFP committee do? Well, I think we all know what they’ll do, but what should they do? Would a 12-1 or 11-1 team get an at large? Could the Big12 steal 3 bids if there’s a 13-0, 12-1, and 11-1 teams?

Unfortunately, with the media narrative I don't think there's a path for the B12 to get 3 teams in. 2 could happen, especially with the way things are shaking out this year.

 

[Big_Sill]

Digging into the schedules a bit. It seems very possible that the two teams in the CCG could very well be undefeated. Tech should be favored in every game they have left. The TCU vs ISU game may very well decide the other spot as both have very manageable schedule outside that game. Still unlikely with the way CRB works, but that’s the way I see it if the favorite rolls.

So if there’s two undefeated teams with one 1 loss team, what does the CFP committee do? Well, I think we all know what they’ll do, but what should they do? Would a 12-1 or 11-1 team get an at large? Could the Big12 steal 3 bids if there’s a 13-0, 12-1, and 11-1 teams?

Using absolutes is foolish, but I’ll use one.

In the current format, the big 12 will NEVER get 3 teams in.

2 is an extreme long shot as well.

 

[WISCY1895]

I think if Tech has a great season and somehow loses in Arlington we could get 2 teams in. They are a media darling this year with how expensive that roster is. Also from what we saw yesterday they are legit

 

[ISUTex]

We don’t have a true blue blood, but outside of 3 or 4 teams, this league is as good as any other in the country. Definitely look better than anything the ACC has to offer. Plus we won’t ever get the benefit of having a team like Illinois being ranked in the top 10 for no reason, to prop up the rest of the Big 12 teams beating them.

Might be forgetting Miami and Florida State. Clemson isn't the top dog in that conference anymore.

 

[jmb]

Using absolutes is foolish, but I’ll use one.

In the current format, the big 12 will NEVER get 3 teams in.

2 is an extreme long shot as well.

You should never ever use absolutes!

 

[JohnnyAl]

Might be forgetting Miami and Florida State. Clemson isn't the top dog in that conference anymore.

And Georgia Tech is good as well

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Might be forgetting Miami and Florida State. Clemson isn't the top dog in that conference anymore.

ACC is going to be interesting for 2 bids.

Miami and FSU play each other, so the loser of that game probably needs to run the table to the ACC title game to earn an at-large. The winner is in very good shape to earn an at-large.

The wild cards would be Georgia Tech and Louisville. The Yellow Jackets don’t play Miami or FSU or Louisville and already beat Clemson. They should run the table to that Georgia game the last week of the year. Even if they lose that they’d still get to the ACC title game where they’d presumably play Miami/FSU. If they lose that, does a 10-2 Georgia Tech team make it if the two losses are to top-10 teams but their best win is Clemson?

Louisville plays Miami and Clemson, but should run the rest of their schedule (although last game of the year against Kentucky is a landmine). If they split against Miami and Clemson does an 11-1 Louisville get in with no ACC title appearance and best win is Clemson?

Rest of ACC is pretty much already eliminated from At-large contention. Syracuse may have an outside shot.

 

[cytor]

I think a lot of teams are going to beat Clemson this year. Sweeney doesn't like NIL and it shows.

 

[MartyFine]

 

[HFCS]

I actually think it’s pretty solid and that we overreacted to a few losses to solid SEC teams and our bottom feeders looking like crap. We don’t have a top five caliber team but we have a number of top 30 caliber teams that can compete for the conference championship.

I don’t think anybody has really separated themselves as the favorite. Texas Tech got a big win today but there’s a decent chance we’ve been overrating Utah.

9-6 vs p4. 0-3 vs sec and 2-2 vs big ten but absolutely destroyed the acc.

 

[HFCS]

I will say I think Miami is better than anybody in the Big 12. They might be the best team in the country. Florida State might be just as good or they might be equivalent to Texas Tech.

SMU is 4-11 against current Big 12 teams over the past 4 seasons yet the committee said they were better than entire Big 12. 0-3 in just the past 13 months yet also was ranked in front of the entire league.

I get Miami and FSU but SMU doesn’t even have a bigger brand than BYU who has beat them head to head three straight times.

 

[HFCS]

ACC is going to be interesting for 2 bids.

Miami and FSU play each other, so the loser of that game probably needs to run the table to the ACC title game to earn an at-large. The winner is in very good shape to earn an at-large.

The wild cards would be Georgia Tech and Louisville. The Yellow Jackets don’t play Miami or FSU or Louisville and already beat Clemson. They should run the table to that Georgia game the last week of the year. Even if they lose that they’d still get to the ACC title game where they’d presumably play Miami/FSU. If they lose that, does a 10-2 Georgia Tech team make it if the two losses are to top-10 teams but their best win is Clemson?

Louisville plays Miami and Clemson, but should run the rest of their schedule (although last game of the year against Kentucky is a landmine). If they split against Miami and Clemson does an 11-1 Louisville get in with no ACC title appearance and best win is Clemson?

Rest of ACC is pretty much already eliminated from At-large contention. Syracuse may have an outside shot.

If sos matters the big 12 is easily more deserving of two bids. The leagues played a lot already and Acc is clearly a level below. SMU last year was a total fraud.