/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Yeah... I don't like factoring in strength of schedule and then throwing it out the window when it comes time to pick slots You lose to Iowa, freaking Iowa and almost (shoulda, coulda, woulda) lose to Iowa you should be DQ'd from the playoffs. Call it: The Iowa Rule. Iowa is a solid program How about losing to freaking Syracuse. That's one of the worst programs in the entire country 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Iowa is a solid program How about losing to freaking Syracuse. That's one of the worst programs in the entire country I think they gave Clemson a mulligan because their QB was hurt. But still, we’ve seen backups come in for other schools (UGA and OSU this year ) and win games ... I think I would put Oklahoma #1 if I was doing it Even as an OSU fan, I agree with everything Pollack just said on ESPN Edited December 3, 2017 by YoloinOhio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I think they gave Clemson a mulligan because their QB was hurt. But still, we’ve seen backups come in for other schools (UGA and OSU this year ) and win games ... I think I would put Oklahoma #1 if I was doing it Even as an OSU fan, I agree with everything Pollack just said on ESPN At this point it doesn't matter who is #1, #2, or #3. It's all about who the committee thinks are the best New Years day matchups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Just now, /dev/null said: At this point it doesn't matter who is #1, #2, or #3. It's all about who the committee thinks are the best New Years day matchups I’ve said it before but the matchup I think is best across the board would be Bama D vs Oklahoma O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I'd say PSU before THEE Ohio State. Do I get any /dev & JSP points with this shower job! Freaking Cheeseheads had to screw the pooch! I knew they would... Always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 #1, #2, and #3 went exactly as I thought and now the contested #4 (i'm thinking Ohio St) is.......... Alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Congrats to Bama! I think OSU will play usc in Fiesta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ohio St / Wisconsin rematch in the Runners Up Bowl Should have been Ohio St (and last year Penn St). They need to codify some objective selection criteria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Need to go back to the BCS computer rather than this SEC-biased selection committee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLXbillsmafia Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, LEBills said: Need to go back to the BCS computer rather than this SEC-biased selection committee. FWIW, the BCS would have also put Bama at 4 and OSU at 5. I always root against Bama, but looking at this objectively, I think the committee picked the 4 best teams. This year, two are in the SEC. Edited December 3, 2017 by FLXbillsmafia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Ohio St / Wisconsin rematch in the Runners Up Bowl Should have been Ohio St (and last year Penn St). They need to codify some objective selection criteria I think they just stuck to precedent of not having a 2-loss team in the playoff... Edited December 3, 2017 by YoloinOhio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Just now, YoloinOhio said: I think they stuck to precedent of not having a 2-loss team in the playoff... OSU has no one to blame but itself, however I think Clemson would have beaten either There was also a precedent of not having two teams from the same conference If Ohio St had made it in as #4, they would have run the table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Just now, /dev/null said: There was also a precedent of not having two teams from the same conference If Ohio St had made it in as #4, they would have run the table And if you think about going with the 1-loss theory, why not Wisconsin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Just now, FLXbillsmafia said: FWIW, the BCS would have also put Bama at 4 and OSU at 5. I always root against Bama, but looking at this objectively, I think the committee picked the 4 best teams. This year, two are in the SEC. They may have put them in. I really don’t have an allegiance to any college football team so Bama getting in doesn’t do much for me either way. Problem I have is that you have a panel of people selecting teams for the playoff and half of them have ties to the SEC. doesn’t seem fair to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: And if you think about going with the 1-loss theory, why not Wisconsin? Very good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Biggest takeaway from this year is probably 2015 Ohio State got screwed. One 3 pt loss in a monsoon to the eventual Big 10 champion Sparty. Couldn’t go to big 10 champ game because of that loss (similar to Bama this year). Defending national champ, too. Sparty had loss to Nebraska and got in. That OSU team was loaded and undoubtedly could have won the title. Edited December 3, 2017 by YoloinOhio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Anyone who watched the B1G championship could see that the game should have been over in the first half, but OSU turnovers and JT missing wide open receivers let Wisconsin hang around. That's how to win a conference and fail an eye test. The SEC had a down year so putting two teams from that conference into the playoff is a bit of a joke to me, but I am not surprised at all to see the Buckeyes left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 The committee got it right. The Iowa loss is what cost OSU in the end and rightfully so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyville Guy Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, horned dogs said: The committee got it right. The Iowa loss is what cost OSU in the end and rightfully so. No argument there. Had OSU really blown the doors off Wisconsin in the B1G game, though, they might have snuck in. The opportunity to do that was there early on, and OSU's failure to take advantage was the nail in the coffin IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, Willyville Guy said: No argument there. Had OSU really blown the doors off Wisconsin in the B1G game, though, they might have snuck in. The opportunity to do that was there early on, and OSU's failure to take advantage was the nail in the coffin IMO. Agreed. They didn't seize the opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 42 minutes ago, horned dogs said: Agreed. They didn't seize the opportunity! The Buckeyes failed to carpe diem 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 22 hours ago, /dev/null said: They need to codify some objective selection criteria They did. The just give it to em Bama clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Told y'all a dozen times not to waste 10 seconds worrying about "computer rankings" and all that stuff, beyond a slight amusement they were going to anoint whoever the darn heck they wanted to and came through perfectly again when the final options were on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Sooooooooooo happy Bama made it in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) On 12/3/2017 at 12:37 PM, YoloinOhio said: Congrats to Bama! I think OSU will play usc in Fiesta You Sir, are one class act. 2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Sooooooooooo happy Bama made it in! I have said it over and over......this is probably the 7th or 8th best Crimson Tide Team in 10 years of Coach Saban. That said, they are as deep as a well, especially at RB and QB. Most of their injured LBs will be back too. And, I don't think Clemson is as good as they were for the last 2 years either. Jmo. I don't know who will win on 1/1. But, I think that given 4 weeks, Coach Saban could lead a nuclear war against China. He would beat the fat piece of trash in North Korea on a short week. ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited December 4, 2017 by Bill from NYC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) 22 hours ago, horned dogs said: The committee got it right. The Iowa loss is what cost OSU in the end and rightfully so. Lol. Bama had one decent win all year. have they awarded them a spot next year yet? Edited December 4, 2017 by 4merper4mer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Lol. Bama had one decent win all year. have they awarded them a spot next year yet? Didn't you hear? They WERE awarded a spot next year......against YOUR favorite team. You might as well throw in the towel now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Better eat your Wheaties and say your prayers and recruit better B1G football players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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