NCAA Football 2018
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Michigan's win might help Notre Dame more than Michigan in the long run, unless Michigan beats both Penn State and Ohio State.
LSU's win adds some ambiguity in where the rankings fall after Alabama and Ohio State.
Pac 12 teams just dragging each other down. Too many teams just below the top tier for any of them to sneak in. Big 12 with similar problem.
LSU's win adds some ambiguity in where the rankings fall after Alabama and Ohio State.
Pac 12 teams just dragging each other down. Too many teams just below the top tier for any of them to sneak in. Big 12 with similar problem.
Alabama has a bigger talent advantage in NCAA Football than Golden State has in the NBA.
After this shutout of LSU I can't imagine anyone but Alabama winning this year. Alabama is just ridiculously good. This season seems like it's a race for making the final four for the honor of losing to Alabama.
Looks like Clemson and Notre Dame will be two of those teams, would be good to see a Clemson/Notre Dame semifinal that is really a "Championship for all teams that are not Alabama". Still very up in the air who is the fourth. Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Washington State, Oklahoma, still lots of teams with a great shot.
After this shutout of LSU I can't imagine anyone but Alabama winning this year. Alabama is just ridiculously good. This season seems like it's a race for making the final four for the honor of losing to Alabama.
Looks like Clemson and Notre Dame will be two of those teams, would be good to see a Clemson/Notre Dame semifinal that is really a "Championship for all teams that are not Alabama". Still very up in the air who is the fourth. Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Washington State, Oklahoma, still lots of teams with a great shot.
I can’t believe we are going to pretend like Norte Dame has any business in the playoff. It’s going to look a lot like their National Title appearance.
Doesn’t matter though. There is no clear challenger to Bama this year. Just crown them.
Doesn’t matter though. There is no clear challenger to Bama this year. Just crown them.
You'd really exclude Notre Dame if they went undefeated, even with the win over Michigan? I suppose you could argue for Michigan and Georgia over them if they win their conferences.
I haven't watched Michigan but I can tell you flat out that while Georgia is very good they are no where close to elite this year. They are soft af on their OL and missing the LBs they lost from last season. Missouri gave them absolute fits upfront. A strong DL with a decent edge rusher will destroy Georgia pretty easily.
At this point, Alabama just needs to banished from D1 college football. Give them their own division and hand them a trophy because they're the only ones in it but the rest of us shouldn't have to play them. I mean for heaven's sake how fair is it that Tennessee is the only team in the country that theoretically has to play them twice just to win the SEC?! (And before you laugh that's been a real possibility many times despite our present day suckage).
What's worse is that divisions don't matter in terms of who represents each division. All SEC losses are the same so we're the only damn team in the East starting at -1 every year. Neither Georgia nor Florida have to face anything like that.
That said, the LSU game was overhyped. They have no offense, even my lowly Vols managed to put up 21 on Bama.
Assuming Alabama wins the SEC, and Notre Dame stays undefeated, does anyone really expect the committee to take a 2 loss non-conference winner over an undefeated team with some good wins? Maybe a one loss Oklahoma and a one loss big 10 winner.
I think any playoff system is stupid where over half the teams have no physical chance to win. This is why we need an 8 team playoff.
I think any playoff system is stupid where over half the teams have no physical chance to win. This is why we need an 8 team playoff.
^^Honestly, I'd rather go back to the BCS system. Computers are as flawed as their programs but they're a lot less biased than people and going to a New Year's Six bowl was an actual accomplishment even if you weren't playing for the BCS title.
Right now, I don't think there's enough real parity in CFB for there to be a playoff. Last year, was the only time I've actually enjoyed watching the games -- OU and UGA were great and BAMA vs UGA was good too (though that game wouldn't have been remotely competitive had Tua started for BAMA).**
**And what I mean by parity is that every year we tend to have two really great teams emerge (usually Alabama and tOSU/Clemson/insert team) but the qualifying rounds have shown those two teams to be vastly superior to the opponents they draw in the 4 team playoff.
For the rest of football, I do think parity is getting better but at the upper echelons it's far worse than its ever been.
Right now, I don't think there's enough real parity in CFB for there to be a playoff. Last year, was the only time I've actually enjoyed watching the games -- OU and UGA were great and BAMA vs UGA was good too (though that game wouldn't have been remotely competitive had Tua started for BAMA).**
**And what I mean by parity is that every year we tend to have two really great teams emerge (usually Alabama and tOSU/Clemson/insert team) but the qualifying rounds have shown those two teams to be vastly superior to the opponents they draw in the 4 team playoff.
For the rest of football, I do think parity is getting better but at the upper echelons it's far worse than its ever been.
I'm not sure how parity would be possible in the college system, I guess if they got rid of those loopholes that allowed colleges to pretend to be nonprofits because they spent all their profits on luxuries it'd do something. But I'm not sure we want it in the college system either, we just want at least two teams to be good.
I don't think round of 8 blowouts are a problem. If Central Florida got in as an 8 seed and got routed by Alabama 63-0, then at least we could say for sure they didn't deserve to be there. None of this ambiguity where Central Florida beats Michigan and people say "Oh but wait Michigan wasn't trying!" We'd be able to say for sure.
I don't think round of 8 blowouts are a problem. If Central Florida got in as an 8 seed and got routed by Alabama 63-0, then at least we could say for sure they didn't deserve to be there. None of this ambiguity where Central Florida beats Michigan and people say "Oh but wait Michigan wasn't trying!" We'd be able to say for sure.
Well, my Beloved Trojans have totally shit the bed this season. 5-6 with Notre Dame to go. Losing record, no bowl game...some terrible losses (Cal, UCLA).
Clay Helton can't call plays for shit. Yesterday, USC is at the UCLA 22, 2nd and 1. What does he call? Two passes to the end zone. Both incomplete. And then they miss the field goal. No points.
Meanwhile our defense gets absolutely shredded by a RB who transferred from UC Davis!
Clay Helton can't call plays for shit. Yesterday, USC is at the UCLA 22, 2nd and 1. What does he call? Two passes to the end zone. Both incomplete. And then they miss the field goal. No points.
Meanwhile our defense gets absolutely shredded by a RB who transferred from UC Davis!
How do college teams set their non conference schedules?
Obviously Central Florida did not play any team strong enough to prove they deserve to be in the top 4, but I’m curious why they failed to get any teams on their schedule strong enough to make a real case.
Is it totally at the discretion of the teams? And if so is there some kind of intentional effort to avoid giving them strength of schedule?
Obviously Central Florida did not play any team strong enough to prove they deserve to be in the top 4, but I’m curious why they failed to get any teams on their schedule strong enough to make a real case.
Is it totally at the discretion of the teams? And if so is there some kind of intentional effort to avoid giving them strength of schedule?
UCF has only themselves to blame, more teams would be willing to play them if they didn't demand a home and home series.
Everyone has a creampuff or two on their schedule.
Or did Alabama think they would get a great challenge from The Citadel?
The other thing to think about is strength within conference, which is probably more important since these games are mandatory, and in greater numbers.
Compare the SEC to the Pac-12 this year. Just going with your in-conference schedule, an SEC team is going to play 5-6 top 20 twenty teams. The PAC-12 not so much.
Or did Alabama think they would get a great challenge from The Citadel?
The other thing to think about is strength within conference, which is probably more important since these games are mandatory, and in greater numbers.
Compare the SEC to the Pac-12 this year. Just going with your in-conference schedule, an SEC team is going to play 5-6 top 20 twenty teams. The PAC-12 not so much.
It'd be nice if strong teams from weak conferences could have their schedules adjusted so next year they have a chance to prove they're as good as they claim they are.
It's unfortunate to have a playoff system where over half the teams are mathematically eliminated before the first game.
Whoever UCF plays in their bowl game this year had better play with 100% effort, no excuses this year.
I'm actually curious. Suppose the extreme unlikely thing happens next week. Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State all lose their conference championships. Does UCF now actually get in, or does Georgia get in as the first two loss team?
It's unfortunate to have a playoff system where over half the teams are mathematically eliminated before the first game.
Whoever UCF plays in their bowl game this year had better play with 100% effort, no excuses this year.
I'm actually curious. Suppose the extreme unlikely thing happens next week. Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State all lose their conference championships. Does UCF now actually get in, or does Georgia get in as the first two loss team?
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