How? USC has two conference losses (Oregon and Washington), Utah only has one (USC).
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How? USC has two conference losses (Oregon and Washington), Utah only has one (USC).
You answered your own question.
If Utah loses to Colorado, they have 2 conference losses and lose h2h with USC.
If Colorado beats Utah, they give the Utes two losses same as USC. The Trojans beat Utah earlier in the year giving them the head-to-head match-up.
About as expected. It's really setting up to be an SEC wet dream. If Clemson loses once (somehow), it's no stretch SEC gets 3 teams in top 4. In fact, probably inside-track to 2-3-4 if Georgia beat LSU for title.
I almost hope it happens and see how poorly that's going to sit with 3/5 of the P5. Not that it matters, I suppose.
That may be the catalyst needed to get to an 8 team play off.
So that the committee can put more SEC schools in, no thanks. NCAA needs to force the SEC to only have three non-con games... like every single other conference.
$EC getting hyped still as usual. Seriously UGA lost at home to a 4-7 team, and Bama has lost to the one good team they have played so far, how the hell are they still ranked so high?
The reason it needs to be automatic is because there will always be a bias that they just beat bad teams.
How do you determine that until you let them play. Same concept of why it’s stupid to have multiple SEC teams in the playoff.
They will be 12-1 and totally deserving of one of those games. Not sure the exact specifications but I’m ok if there are some limitations it’s just elitist to say they should have to be top 12.
As long as LSU wins out, and the ACC and Big X go as expected, the SEC should only be getting one team in the playoff. If OU or Baylor win Saturday, then they will both be one lose teams meeting for the championship. The winner should be the number 4 team, the only team that might be in front of the them would be a one lose Utah team if they win out.
Undefeated LSU, Clemson and Ohio St would all be conference champs and will be in, the fourth slot would have a one lose Alabama, but no 13th data point. While the winner of OU/Baylor will have one loss, but be a conference champ. Or on lose Utah also being a conference champ.
Let the committee try and defend putting Alabama over those other one loss teams.
Undefeated LSU, Clemson and Ohio St would all be conference champs and will be in, the fourth slot would have a one lose Alabama, but no 13th data point. While the winner of OU/Baylor will have one loss, but be a conference champ. Or on lose Utah also being a conference champ.
Let the committee try and defend putting Alabama over those other one loss teams.
Georgia has 3 wins against CFP top 25 teams, thats why. Now why Alabama is ahead of OU? That is just some SEC bias bulls**t because what is Alabama best win? They haven't beaten a top 25 team to date! It's honestly pathetic
The automatic bid for the highest G5 is so the CFP folks can say that G5 teams have access, and therefore it isn't a monopoly.
KidSilverhair
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I've said over and over again that if we only have four playoff teams, one of the requirements to get in needs to be that you won your conference.
It's already such a small field; it just seems blatantly unfair to me that a team that loses their conference championship (possibly LSU this season), or perhaps doesn't win their division so they don't even make their conference championship game (Alabama, this season and in the past), can actually be in the conversation for the playoff.
I know, I hear the SEC boosters saying, "We need the four best teams, regardless!" but "best" is always so subjective. You know what's not subjective? Winning your damn conference. I mean, if you're not even the best team in your own conference, what makes you think you're the best team in the country?
(Which is why I'm coming around to an 8-team field, with the Power 5 champions automatically in, and a max of two teams per conference ... or should I say, a max of two SEC teams per year ...)
At least in an 8 team playoff every P5 conference gets represented and then you could probably give the G5 a spot as well. Also, how would you feel if ISU was ranked 12th and had played multiple ranked teams and winning a couple but then be denied a NYE6 game to make way for Boise who has only one loss but played no ranked teams?
Aaaand their Heisman finalist starting QB is done for the year. It should be a no-brainer that they're out.
I'd take a 6 game playoff at this point. One of these years is going to be a disaster where there are like 10 quality teams. It could be this year even!
12-1 LSU
12-1 UGA
11-1 Bama
12-1 Minnesota
12-1 OSU
13-0 Clemson
12-1 Utah
12-1 OU
THAT IS STILL POSSIBLE!!!
But nooooo, we only need the 4 "best" teams. Never mind if a team like UCF goes 13-0 too. Such a joke.
12-1 LSU
12-1 UGA
11-1 Bama
12-1 Minnesota
12-1 OSU
13-0 Clemson
12-1 Utah
12-1 OU
THAT IS STILL POSSIBLE!!!
But nooooo, we only need the 4 "best" teams. Never mind if a team like UCF goes 13-0 too. Such a joke.
If they beat Auburn on Saturday, we are going to be hearing a lot over the next week about the "eye test".
When the SEC cannot get it done on the field, then they have to move the goal post and look at something else. Just like that never mentioned before, 13th data point.
I think a lot of you guys are wrong. Alabama has the easiest path to the playoff. All they have to do is beat Auburn and they're in.
Edit: beat me to it by one second
Edit: beat me to it by one second
