Official 2016 College Football Thread

[Echo419]

and we'll kick it off with National Signing Day. looks like dem Dawgs are going in dry on everyone. maybe this coaching staff will actually be able to do something with all these top players. unlike the last guy who's name I will not mention who managed to do literally nothing.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f3/8c/8c/f38c8c449b8ec206d8e48e3aa853ce00.jpg

[Echo419]

I'm waiting on a guy to announce he's going to West Virginia by setting a couch on fire. :lmao:

[IronmanTT]

Man was thinking my 8662 Sooners would do a lot better then this on signing DAY since we made it to the college playoffs....oh well we got most of ours guys coming back so should do well this coming season..:D

[DK77]

So the Huskers had like, a few good players commit. I'm interested to see if Keyshawn Johnson Jr can convince all of his buddies to commit to Nebraska for next year.

[Echo419]

So the Huskers had like, a few good players commit. I'm interested to see if Keyshawn Johnson Jr can convince all of his buddies to commit to Nebraska for next year.

I didn't know Key had a kid that played. Not I bet he's got one hell of an ego

[Vantage]

So the Huskers had like, a few good players commit. I'm interested to see if Keyshawn Johnson Jr can convince all of his buddies to commit to Nebraska for next year.

Looks like Bama trying to pull little Keyshawn? Lets hope he sticks with the Huskers.

[stealthee]

I'm sure you guys saw it already, but A&M recruit decommits, asst coach goes on (likely drunken) twitter rampage, recruit responds with (I am glad I decommited now. Another recruit sees twitter rampage, also decommits because of asst coaches behavior.

[DK77]

Looks like Bama trying to pull little Keyshawn? Lets hope he sticks with the Huskers.

I think Johnson Sr.'s relationship with Mike Riley is the biggest strength that Nebraska has, plus his QB at Calabasas has committed to Nebraska already and there is a decent chance another teammate Darnay Holmes might commit to Nebraska as well. That's not to say that they couldn't change their minds, but I think as long as things go well this season for Nebraska the Calabasas crew will stick with them. Nebraska might even end up with a relevant recruiting class again for the first time since the dark ages of Bill Callahan.

[Echo419]

I'm sure you guys saw it already, but A&M recruit decommits, asst coach goes on (likely drunken) twitter rampage, recruit responds with (I am glad I decommited now. Another recruit sees twitter rampage, also decommits because of asst coaches behavior.

A&M is a dumpster fire and has been. they just had enough talent to hide it. those days are gone.

[DK77]

I think Adam would attest that A&M was always a dumpster fire, just somehow the SEC made them look good. Now that I think about it, both they and Missouri went into the SEC and had more success in the SEC than they did in their previous conferences... I dunno, maybe it's just because it was a new look in the conference.

[Echo419]

I think Adam would attest that A&M was always a dumpster fire, just somehow the SEC made them look good. Now that I think about it, both they and Missouri went into the SEC and had more success in the SEC than they did in their previous conferences... I dunno, maybe it's just because it was a new look in the conference.

A&M did good because of Johnny Manziel. nothing else. that's why they'd win some big games but never managed to make it to the SEC Championship. Mizz got to keep winning the East because Mark Richt managed to F**K things up every year, UF has been down since losing Urban and UT was a dumpster fire itself until the last year or 2.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Looking forward to stomping Mizzou, 09/03/2016. Line is already out, WVU -7.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

Looking forward to stomping Mizzou, 09/03/2016. Line is already out, WVU -7.

Jeremy

they're terrible. granted the past 3 years they weren't as bad but they were but bad enough to get Richt fired for letting them win the East 2 years in a row.

[AdamVR4]

they're terrible. granted the past 3 years they weren't as bad but they were but bad enough to get Richt fired for letting them win the East 2 years in a row.

Yeah they're so terribly bad they bad but they badly went 11-3 in 2014 and even badder 12-2 in 2013 in the bah gawd S-E-C.

It makes me miss imbalanced schedules reviewing a&m and mizzou success after the conference jump. Sumlin is done at a&m though. Their schedule looks challenging (finally!). His Sherman-stock-piled o-line produced how many 1st round picks? 4? 5? No QB, no defense, no momentum, and Texas is about to turn the corner and drive in the final nail.

[Echo419]

Yeah they're so terribly bad they bad but they badly went 11-3 in 2014 and even badder 12-2 in 2013 in the bah gawd S-E-C.

It makes me miss imbalanced schedules reviewing a&m and mizzou success after the conference jump. Sumlin is done at a&m though. Their schedule looks challenging (finally!). His Sherman-stock-piled o-line produced how many 1st round picks? 4? 5? No QB, no defense, no momentum, and Texas is about to turn the corner and drive in the final nail.
games were handed to them and their schedule was light. but if you just look at the surface I wouldn't expect you to know any better.

what happened in the SEC Championship games? oh yeah that's right. embarrassed.

then again if I was on here talking about how great those teams were because of their records you'd be in here calling it a farce. and don't act like you wouldn't.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Everybody hates Aggie. /

Jeremy

[Echo419]

Everybody hates Aggie. /

Jeremy

safe assumption. :lol:

[Echo419]

now I can't stand OSU mainly because of Mike and fans like him. BUT..... Vegas has their over/under wins for the season at 8.5. how do you not take the over on this? seriously. that schedule is as light as ever. it's a gimmie no?
http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/15629804/ohio-state-not-viewed-highly-vegas-sportsbooks-2016-espn-chalk

Ohio State opened at 8.5, a number that seems low, especially considering that the Buckeyes are 50-4 under Meyer. They'd need to lose four times this season to stay under the 8.5 number.

[Echo419]

you have got to be kidding me.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/16367546/district-attorney-declines-prosecute-arrested-alabama-crimson-tide-players-cam-robinson-laurence-jones

The filing cites insufficient evidence, for Robinson, on charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal possession of a stolen firearm and, for Jones, possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Both were arrested in mid-May in their hometown of Monroe, Louisiana. A court appearance set for late last week was delayed before Monday's news.

"I want to emphasize once again that the main reason I'm doing this is that I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and teenage years, working and sweating, while we were all in the air conditioning," district attorney Jerry Jones told KNOE-TV.
2 guns in the car and they were smoking weed of which they had quite a bit. just how....

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I don't understand how they got out of the weed. But, LA has a ridiculous burden of proof law concerning stolen guns. The DA has to prove that the person in possession of the gun knew it was stolen.

Jeremy

[stealthee]

And people wonder why Louisiana has the violence issues it has.

The DA needs disbarred.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Almost here!!!

http://i.imgur.com/QbAWlqm.gif

[Echo419]

http://rs7.pbsrc.com/albums/y296/hojucandy/forum%20pix/nod.gif~c200

[AdamVR4]

AdamVR4 said:
Today 09:20 AM
Charlie Strong deserved that dub. What an entertaining game. I knew this team had potential but didn't know if there'd be enough realized talent to beat a legitimate ND program. To overcome all the sloppy play, from bad snaps to what, 5 special teams penalties and a blocked PAT going for 2 points the other way... wow. We finally have an offensive SYSTEM that shouldn't need an other worldly QB. But it certainly helps that true freshman Shane Beuchele is such a smooth operator. Swoopes, Foreman, and Warren allow us to bludgeon the F out of any D line capable of handling our crazy young O-line.

[stealthee]

Been an entertaining opening weekend in college football. Lots of upsets that seem to prove once again that preseason rankings shouldn't exist.

Lots of people were saying Mizzou would pour it on WVU, yet it was the opposite that happened. Still not sure how to feel about the team, but I can only hope they improve from here.

[Echo419]

Been an entertaining opening weekend in college football. Lots of upsets that seem to prove once again that preseason rankings shouldn't exist.

Lots of people were saying Mizzou would pour it on WVU, yet it was the opposite that happened. Still not sure how to feel about the team, but I can only hope they improve from here.

who the hell said that? Mizzou is a dumpster fire.

great weekend over all. so many really good games. Ols Miss v FSU, I pass out and it's like 28-6 Ole Miss. wake up and FSU won. WTF :lol:

does anyone play defense anymore?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

who the hell said that? Mizzou is a dumpster fire.

great weekend over all. so many really good games. Ols Miss v FSU, I pass out and it's like 28-6 Ole Miss. wake up and FSU won. WTF :lol:

does anyone play defense anymore?

HAHA, that's exactly how it went for me too!

Booger McFarland said Mizzou would score 30 on WV. 3, 30, same thing... :lol: (i'm not counting the td with under 2 to go against our scrubs)

Jeremy

[Echo419]

HAHA, that's exactly how it went for me too!

Booger McFarland said Mizzou would score 30 on WV. 3, 30, same thing... :lol: (i'm not counting the td with under 2 to go against our scrubs)

Jeremy

3-4 years ago sure. today no way in hell.

[Mikes2nd]

https://streamable.com/ky3r?t=62.2

got to love him...

[Echo419]

legit.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I love Mike Leach. Dude is raw as they get.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

iirc he has no football exp outside of coaching. dude is like a scientist or some shit by trade. someone feel free to correct this. just thought I heard it and don't feel like looking it up.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

You are correct. He never played football. Graduated from BYU, then Pepperdine where he got a JD, and I believe some kind of sports academy after that. I know Hugh Freeze is the same way, never played college ball.

I've always thought it was hilarious that he went to BYU and is like he is. :lo5l:

Jeremy

[AdamVR4]

3-4 years ago sure. today no way in hell.

Mizzou 20, Georgia 14, 3:24 to go in 2nd. This is like the 4th most interesting game on. Thank you, college football.

[Echo419]

Mizzou 20, Georgia 14, 3:24 to go in 2nd. This is like the 4th most interesting game on. Thank you, college football.

indeed. this year has been pretty damn good so far IMO. and as a UGA fan it's nice to finally have a team that doesn't just quit when they get down.

saw that Texas game too. boy howdy did they get screwed. even I couldn't find a way to justify that :lol:

[AdamVR4]

indeed. this year has been pretty damn good so far IMO. and as a UGA fan it's nice to finally have a team that doesn't just quit when they get down.

saw that Texas game too. boy howdy did they get screwed. even I couldn't find a way to justify that :lol:

If we stuck with the highly successful running game, we win that thing going away. Shane wasn't the same after the huge hits he took early on and then our offensive play calling just seemed scared late.

I guess I'm saying I don't think we win even if we get the ball at the 20 with no timeouts, but it sure would've sucked less. Hell, even if they just score the same TD and we're down 2 scores needing an onside recovery...

But instead, the way the official explained it implied that if we'd picked the ball up sooner or had fallen on it, selling that we thought it was live, we'd have had it. The fuck? So incredibly arbitrary. Dylan Haines casually picked it up after about 3 seconds.

Silver lining: that's as close to a B12 offense as we'll see, and we have a well timed bye week to get healthy and get the secondary sorted. The constant blown coverages were the main issue. Bye, then Okie State and then OU. The B12 is down, so Texas could get this rebuild a little ahead of schedule IF the secondary can become the strength it looked like on paper.

[Echo419]

it's early. how many times have we thought teams X,Y and Z were going to dominate only to have half the field flip?

all I can hope for is Ole Piss is just flat worn out from the last to weeks and we can jump on them early and get Kelly to play for us early instead of late like he tends to do. :lol: and for gawds sake our O line... please stop sucking.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I think Louisville is for real. I'm tempted to go watch them beat the shit out of Marshall this Saturday. I'd probably end up in a fight though..

Jeremy

[stealthee]

Do it Jeremy. Wear your WVU gear and piss em off.

[Echo419]

LSU is hiring.... :lol:

[HilbillyHomeboy]

The expectations in the SEC are unreal. Miles is a bit of a bumble, no doubt, but his record was 114-34! But, I guess when you have top 5 classes back to back for 3 years and not really showing much improvement, you're asking for it.

Plus, I always enjoyed watching him make one bonehead move every game, that somehow always seemed to go his way lol. The guy has been incredibly lucky. Should've won that AU game for sure though. Standing around and not being set when you know it's going to be a running clock once the ball is spotted is a pretty bad look. Even before that, the players were just walking back to the line of scrimmage when there was 17 or so seconds on the clock.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

biggest emotional rollcoaster in shortest amount of time ever. fml

[Alan92RTTT]

https://scontent.fdtw1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14500415_10209209174120014_2054578980439647708_o.j pg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c60QkyKwrq4

[HilbillyHomeboy]

I'll be interested to see if Charlie Strong still has a job after he loses to OU this week. I hate to see it. I really like Strong.

Another coordinator stripped of his duties(2nd time he's done this). Strong says he will coach the D himself now. He had to do something though, as the Texas D is nonexistent.

Jeremy

[stealthee]

Jeremy how was that atmosphere at Mountaineer Field Saturday? I talked to a guy who was at the game and he said it was probably the loudest he has ever heard it during the 4th quarter.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

It was amazing. I kept everyone in 2 sections on their toes cheering like hell. Got lots of high fives every time I went to get a beer.

Jeremy

[stealthee]

I found this on the eatshitpitt Twitter handle

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtzrlamWYAImW_s.jpg:large

[green-lantern]

biggest emotional rollcoaster in shortest amount of time ever. fml

For real! FMW

[AdamVR4]

I'll be interested to see if Charlie Strong still has a job after he loses to OU this week. I hate to see it. I really like Strong.

Another coordinator stripped of his duties(2nd time he's done this). Strong says he will coach the D himself now. He had to do something though, as the Texas D is nonexistent.

Jeremy

CS lost the "rationals" in the fan base against OSU. I went in truly believing our secondary would clamp down on OSU and we'd sack the F out of Rudolph. 30 missed tackles later...

Shane is hurt. We threw nothing but hitches.

Our best 2 running backs, both NFL talents, are hurt. Not playing vs OU.

Our best WR has a hand injury.

Strong has, however, been in this position twice before, and brought a team ready to fight vs OU twice. We should've beaten them in '14, then we handled them in '15.

I don't know how we muster the offense against OU with our best players all hurt. Give Heard a zone read package and lean on Swoopes to pound the ball just like last season?

I don't doubt that Texas can fuck over rated OU, but I'm no longer even certain I want Strong to get to 8-4. Truly bizarre because most of us expected to start this season 2-2... it's the way it's happened.

The special teams have been so embarrassing for 3 years. Defense for 2 now (legit top 10 defense his 1st season). The offense was embarrassing until this year when we FUCKING FINALLY installed the Briles flavor of HUNH. The in-game management has been abysmal too.

CS has ONE coach from his original staff (LB's).

Charlie can recruit and he's a great human being but come the fuck on already.

[Echo419]

Charlie can recruit and he's a great human being but come the fuck on already.
welcome to 15 years of UGA football. :lol:

[AdamVR4]

Houston losing takes some heat off Charlie, but if Texas doesn't reach a bowl game, I don't see how he keeps his job. He demoted the DC last week, and I didn't see the upside. We're about to see the downside because the defense wasn't any better and CS has no cards left to play.

[DK77]

Tom Herman to Texas eventually?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Lot of unbeatens went down this week. WVU deserved it. Came out flat, made a nice rally, and then right back to flat. Can't win like that.

Texas needs to stick to running the ball. They've got something there, I think. The Foreman kid (RB) is a beast.

Jeremy

[Alan92RTTT]

First time in several years that I am actually looking forward to the MI v Ohio game.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Yeah, that's gonna be a good one. As it stands right now, I'm taking UofM.

Jeremy

[OhioSpyderman]

Both OSU and UM played mediocre games this weekend....

They both need to step it up a bit...

Bob. :)

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Alan, does UofM have a decent backup qb? Looks like Speight is banged up pretty bad.

And holy hell, what a Saturday! Complete and total chaos, everywhere. I loved every second of it.

Stoked to come out of Austin with a win, sloppy as it was. Ridiculous that Morgantown didn't get Gameday this week for the Oklahoma matchup(by far the best game this Saturday). Because I'm sure everyone is so excited about Western Michigan taking on powerhouse (2-8) Buffalo. What a joke...

Jeremy

[stealthee]

WVU doesn't get any respect, but the last two times GameDay came to MoTown we ended up losing, so maybe its a good thing. :lol:

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Yeah, I just figured we were a lock given the match-up is the highest profile game. Probably don't need the distraction anyway.

Jeremy

[Alan92RTTT]

In theory we have a good backup.

https://www.landof10.com/michigan/who-is-john-okorn-5-things-to-know-about-michigans-new-qb

[Mikes2nd]

I think we would win regardless. Speight isn't that good, If your backup isn't a lot better(who know maybe your QB coach and harbaugh made the wrong qb call)? your in trouble. Shame I wanted to beat you guys as an undefeated team with your starting qb... :(

OSU is starting to fire on all cylinders. Well see how MSU goes, they are always tricky but they are down this year I hope.

https://youtu.be/0IPaqb7N4-8?t=8m52s

[Alan92RTTT]

blah blah blah osu fanboi crap blah blah blah

Sucks for OSU fans that their season is basically over. Has to suck knowing that the only way you get in to the playoffs is if penn state looses to Rutgers or MSU :lmao:

[Echo419]

Sucks for OSU fans that their season is basically over. Has to suck knowing that the only way you get in to the playoffs is if penn state looses to Rutgers or MSU :lmao:

I saw that on ESPN the other day. Penn might win the division? just :lmao:

[HilbillyHomeboy]

The new rankings are madness. I really hope they expand to 8 teams soon. That would pretty much clear up all the problems.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

so we can worry why teams 9, 10, 11 and 12 didn't get in?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

There's 5 power conferences. As it stands, at least one conference champion (minimum) is guaranteed to not get in. If Ohio State wins out, we're probably looking at them and the winner of the B1G both in the playoffs(I'm assuming PSU wins out and takes it home in Indy, even if it's Wisconsin the result is probably the same). Look at how it stands right now. Louisville with 1 loss to Clemson is out, but Michigan with 1 loss to 5-5 (4-5 when they played) Indiana is in(not to mention that game was in Ann Arbor). I understand Michigan has accomplished more with their SOS, but the fact remains. Washington with 1 loss to ranked USC (arguably the hottest team on the rise) is out. 8 makes perfect sense, and I believe we will see it possibly as early as next season. The 5 conference champions, the next best 2, and the best of the group of 5.

Jeremy

[Alan92RTTT]

FYI game vs Iowa was in Iowa. According to a fox sports analyst were ranked where we are because we have beaten 3 teams that are currently in the top 10.

IMO playoffs shoulld be conference champs only.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

My bad, that's right, it was in Iowa. Can't be just conference champions as that's an odd number. I don't feel that anyone should get a bye.

Yeah, as I said, Michigan has done more, but comparing losses there's no contest. The CFP committee is looking at things in a very peculiar manner, IMO. Almost makes one want the BCS back, lol.

Jeremy

[AdamVR4]

The new rankings are madness. I really hope they expand to 8 teams soon. That would pretty much clear up all the problems.

Jeremy

It feels like they got together and said, "fuck it, this is gonna fix itself in a week or 2"

If WVU wins-out, they still have a decent shot. You're definitely the 1st team to make D'onta Foreman LOOK tired. I think that was the first time this season we could definitely blame our offense (credit the opposing defense) for a loss. You guys have a legit bend-dont-break-bow-up-in-the-redzone-D... we'll be there next year assuming Charlie doesn't get fired.

On that note, if he beats Kansas to get to 6-6, I give him 1 PROVE IT year, next year. That's a 10 win team if Charlie gets any breaks at all. We'll finally have JUNIORS that are worth a shit! (@ USC week 3 will be fun).

[stealthee]

I still actually have to watch the UT/WVU game. I listened to it on the radio because I was in the garage helping my cousin drop the engine and trans back in his gf's Talon. I did DVR it though.

[Mikes2nd]

it shouldn't have went to overtime if our lights out kicker hadn't choked twice... but Speight was pretty good at dinking and dunking.

JT had a cruddy day.. and we can always lose if that happens but he pulled it back together in the second half(4 qtr) fortunately.

Don't have any idea why Urban went with a fake field goal but it was close.

Ill put this out here so people can stfu about it. We are both biased about it but the refs made the right call.

9177

[stealthee]

Penn State got fucked

The CFP has proven to be worse than the BCS. Ohio State didn't even win their own division, let alone their own conference. They lost head to head against Penn State yet they got in. Talk about fucked up process.

[DK77]

Problem is Penn State also lost to Pitt. I totally understand where you're coming from and to an extent I agree. But I still think Ohio State is the better team. I thought the winner of the B1G championship game would be deserving regardless but it's really hard to say that Ohio State with their resume didn't also deserve to get in. They shredded Oklahoma on the road and OU ended up ranked 7th. They beat Wisconsin, who ended up 8th. They beat Michigan who ended up 6th. And they obliterated Nebraska which was ranked 9th at the time (had Nebraska not folded against Iowa they would have finished 10-2 with their only poor performance getting murdered by Ohio State). And their ONLY loss came to the team that ended up 5th, on the road, in a very close game.

Penn State got crushed by Michigan 49-10 and lost to Pitt who ended up 8-4 and 23rd. I have a hard time saying that Penn State deserves the playoff more than Ohio State despite their head to head victory.

[Alan92RTTT]

While I'd prefer that OSU sit on the sidelines for the CFP. IMO they are a better team that Penn.

[Echo419]

if OSU was better than PSU they would have beaten them. fact is they did not.

[Alan92RTTT]

Then why is Pitt not ranked higher than Clemson and USC not Ranked higher then Washington?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

It will take care of itself, imo. While Ohio State is a good team, I believe they are overrated. Probably looking at the exact same NC game as last year. Super exciting... :rolleyes:

Jeremy

[Alan92RTTT]

I think that OSU can beat Clemson but they will get run over by Alabama.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Washington will be the best test for Alabama, and that could still end up being a slaughter. That Alabama team is just off the charts amazing this year. No one has anything for them.

Clemson is highly overrated, as well. They should/could be a 3 loss team. Expecting a good match up between them and OSU. 2 very good defenses, and 2 decent offenses.

Jeremy

[Echo419]

screw Urban Meyer. I wonder, if he loses will he have "heart problems" again and leave?

[stealthee]

Then why is Pitt not ranked higher than Clemson and USC not Ranked higher then Washington?

Neither one of them won their conference, or even went to their conference championship, same as OSU.

When they were interviewing the representative from the committee after the decision was made public the guy couldn't even look straight at the camera. He looked scared shitless. IMO they got Alabama (obviously), Clemson, and Washington right. They all won their conference/conference championship. I would bet money they put OSU 3 and Washington 4 because they knew if they put OSU 4 that they would have to explain harder why they were 4 over PSU, who not only beat them head to head but won their division AND their conference. They also didn't want Bama destroying them in the 1st round.

Two years ago the Big 12 was told that TCU was dropped from the CFP because they didn't have a conference championship and winning a conference championship is important. The Big 10 DOES have a conference championship and OSU didn't even go to it. Is it not important for the Big 10?

Flat out, they got it wrong.

[AdamVR4]

I wasn't going to be overly surprised if OSU got the TCU treatment, but there was no 1 loss replacement team. Put any B12 team (other than OU or Texas) in OSU's situation, and you know the committee is going to find out how that ass takes the length lol

The thing that bothers me the most about this system is that it still rewards soft schedules and just can't account for any nuance. It's all so frustratingly binary. "Team A only lost once, so they're clearly superior to 2 loss Team B."

Michigan losing at OSU in overtime is not proof that OSU is better. OSU losing at Penn state in OT is not proof that PSU is better. The road teams shouldn't be treated like they lost these games IMO.

Washington proved you don't need to beat anybody good OOC. Or hell, anybody good at all. When Washington state (they lost to Portland state week 1) and Colorado (perennial 2 to 4 win team that appeared to have given up on footbaw) are your best wins, sorry, you haven't proven much.

[DK77]

Yeah I would probably put Penn State in over Washington and leave Ohio State in, if anything.

Ultimately this just further proves that we really need an 8 team playoff. IMO it should be the Power 5 conference champions are automatically in, the highest ranked Group of 5 team is in, and 2 at large bids.


Comparing this to the BCS, at least 3 teams that are somewhat equally deserving will all get a chance to get rekt by Bama instead of only 1.

[stealthee]

While Washington's OOC schedule was weak they did win their conference. Ohio State did not. I don't understand how anyone can argue for OSU without a conference championship. If you are going to have 4 different conferences then you need the conference champions from those conferences.

I disagree on needing 8. If it goes to 8 then you are going to have 9 and 10 bitching. Then it will go to 12, and 13 and 14 will bitch, then we will end up having a tournament of 64 and the regular season won't mean shit.

Look at basketball. 64 wasn't enough so they went to 65, and now they have 68

[DK77]

The problem with 4 is there are 5 power conferences. Someone has to be on the outside looking in. I do agree about people always wanting more, but if they go to 8, they can have a legitimate selection process and get rid of some of the subjectivity of college football which is what we have all been bitching about. I suppose they could do 6 teams, and run it like one of the conferences of the NFL where rank #1 and #2 get a "bye" and the teams that get in are the Power 5 conference champions plus the highest ranked Group of 5 school. I'd be ok with that as well. I like the At Large bids of the 8 team system though for situations where more than one team from a conference is deserving of getting a shot (or an independent school since they would be in a weird position in my proposed 6 team playoff).

[Echo419]

it was a popularity issue and that's it. OSU will draw more viewers and more people will travel to watch them than Penn. simple as that. well the could count losses as the most important thing because not only did Penn beat OSU but they won more games due to conference championship. there's really no excuse because if they're going to do this then we might as well dissolve conferences and just base the bowls on merch sales.

[Alan92RTTT]

it was a popularity issue and that's it.
LOL. If that was the case they'd have found a way to keep MI in the top 4.

[Echo419]

LOL. If that was the case they'd have found a way to keep MI in the top 4.

not popular enough. ;)

besides I was referring to why OSU got in over Penn. popularity, simple as that.

[stealthee]

It will take care of itself, imo. While Ohio State is a good team, I believe they are overrated. Probably looking at the exact same NC game as last year. Super exciting... :rolleyes:

Jeremy

Called it.

The destruction of OSU was oh so glorious to watch. Wonder what Mike's excuse will be now.

[Alan92RTTT]

Watching OSU fail without ref intervention was fun.

[Echo419]

Called it.

The destruction of OSU was oh so glorious to watch. Wonder what Mike's excuse will be now.
in for excuse as well. :lol:

I wonder if that'll fix the Committee putting in a team that lost to the Conference Champ who also only lost one game in first?

[j2k4]

So glad to see 'Bama and Saban take it up the ass...:p

[Echo419]

add that to the list of teams from states that boarder UGA and another for QB from the state that left to go to a neighboring school win the Heisman and a National Championship. just damn....

[Echo419]

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