CFB playoffs thread

[msstate7]

Be a good game, please

[msstate7]

Whoever put the names on ND jerseys should be fired. Those are classic uniforms that shouldn't be tampered with like Michigan, bama, Penn state, and usc

[TrapGame]

The refs are letting them play.

[StarkVegasSteve]

If Notre Dame would stop throwing it, they could put this out of reach pretty early.

[StarkVegasSteve]

You could convince me this “number 1 rush defense” was our defense. 131 yds in the first quarter.

[msstate7]

Indiana, you better score here

[msstate7]

Stop running the damn ball on 3rd and long to medium

[StarkVegasSteve]

Stop running the damn ball on 3rd and long to medium

In their defense, throwing it is not going all that well.

[EdwardDrayton]

So Indiana made the playoff and will finish their season ...... wait for it ....... without a single win over a ranked team in its thirteen games. The CFP committee is ridiculous.

[parabrave]

So Indiana made the playoff and will finish their season ...... wait for it ....... without a single win over a ranked team in its thirteen games. The CFP committee is ridiculous.

Yep. Them and SMU and Boise State have no business in the CFP. They should've had it at 8 at the most and be done with it.

[EdwardDrayton]

Notre Dame is being lured into a false sense of being a formidable football team.

[SPMT]

Indiana has no business in the CFP

[PGHBulldogBG]

Normally I think ND is really overrated but they will win it all this year although Oregon will give them a battle n

[CaptainObvious]

I agree with 8 teams and no byes. But that monkey is out the butt now. This will expedite the move to the breakaway Super Conferences. Wrestling control away from ESPN is going to be the challenge. But a 32 or 48 team Super Division will command all the money anyway, so Disney and CBS will have to yield to the powerful.

[msstate7]

Notre Dame is being lured into a false sense of being a formidable football team.

Georgia hasn't been Georgia like this season, and beck will not be playing. I wouldn't count ND out of that game just yet.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Yep. Them and SMU and Boise State have no business in the CFP. They should've had it at 8 at the most and be done with it.

12, or hell even 16, is good. But if you are going to do it THEN MAKE IT THE BEST TEAMS. Indiana is not one of the 12,or 16, best teams in the country. Boise probably is not either, although they did give Oregon all they could handle early in the year. SMU might be. Jennings is a hell of a QB. I think he is going to give Penn St some problems.

[TrapGame]

I hate to say it, I mean it causes me physical pain, but OM would have rolled Indiana. I also believe the 3 teams OM lost too would have beaten Indiana.

God, that hurt. I need to go take some Tylenol.

[Quaoarsking]

Indiana played a soft schedule, but they at least they beat every bad team they played. Ole Miss can't say that. (Come on, a 4-8 Kentucky team at home?)

[Pancho]

i get ya but np way could indiana finish higher than about 12th this year had they been in the SEC

[EdwardDrayton]

Georgia hasn't been Georgia like this season, and beck will not be playing. I wouldn't count ND out of that game just yet.

That's a shame if Beck can't play. Notre Dame will get another gimme game. I'll simply hope Georgia can still find a way.

[TrapGame]

Indiana played a soft schedule, but they at least they beat every bad team they played. Ole Miss can't say that. (Come on, a 4-8 Kentucky team at home?)

Out of OM's three losses only UK would be 50/50 to beat Indiana. I saw nothing last night that proved to me that Indiana should be #10.

[EdwardDrayton]

Out of OM's three losses only UK would be 50/50 to beat Indiana. I saw nothing last night that proved to me that Indiana should be #10.

The committee simply got it wrong with Indiana and all the tells were there. They just chose to ignore those and heavily weighted overall record instead. Bunch of pu$$ies.

[Pancho]

the backup georgia QB can run so I figure that makes them more dangerous offensively.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yikes. Feels like 12 degrees at State College. Those fans are nuts.

[msstate7]

Out of OM's three losses only UK would be 50/50 to beat Indiana. I saw nothing last night that proved to me that Indiana should be #10.

Idk. Kentucky wasn't good... they got absolutely smoked by Louisville at home

[EdwardDrayton]

Kevin Jennings getting paid to make sure Penn State covers.

[DownwardDawg]

I hate to say it, I mean it causes me physical pain, but OM would have rolled Indiana. I also believe the 3 teams OM lost too would have beaten Indiana.

God, that hurt. I need to go take some Tylenol.

But Bama gets in way ahead of ole miss if you leave Indiana out. You can't lose at home to a terrible Kentucky team and think you should make the playoffs.

[1eyedog]

Bama and om would have rolled several of these teams....

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bama and om would have rolled several of these teams....

7-5 Florida would have boat raced both Indiana and SMU

[SPMT]

Bama and om would have rolled several of these teams....

Indiana and SMU have no business in this. Diluting the product ncaa.

[msstate7]

Bama and om would have rolled several of these teams....

I agree. I also think going on the road for a playoff game is a pretty tough task for any road team

[msstate7]

Indiana and SMU have no business in this. Diluting the product ncaa.

I wouldn't be surprised if every home team wins by 2 scores that includes Tennessee

[StarkVegasSteve]

Committee is looking asinine for putting this SMU team in. They lost to the only teams they played with a pulse, BYU and Clemson, and those teams are not very good.

[msstate7]

Committee is looking asinine for putting this SMU team in. They lost to the only teams they played with a pulse, BYU and Clemson, and those teams are not very good.

They painted themselves in a corner saying championship game losses wouldn't be held against teams

[msstate7]

Get rid of all human element in decision making - 4 P4 champs and use the BCS formula for other 12 spots. Yeah, go to 16

[EdwardDrayton]

This SMU performance does not bode well for Clemson.

[EdwardDrayton]

Committee is looking asinine for putting this SMU team in. They lost to the only teams they played with a pulse, BYU and Clemson, and those teams are not very good.

^^^^^

[TrapGame]

But Bama gets in way ahead of ole miss if you leave Indiana out. You can't lose at home to a terrible Kentucky team and think you should make the playoffs.

Yeah, I get that. I was saying OM would roll Indiana, period.

[parabrave]

Yep. Them and SMU and Boise State have no business in the CFP. They should've had it at 8 at the most and be done with it.

This still holds true. Heck Bama and OM would skull SMU BS and Indiana and probably Clemson.

[msstate7]

This still holds true. Heck Bama and OM would skull SMU BS and Indiana and probably Clemson.

Probably, but again, OM lost to teams just as bad and bama lost to a very average Oklahoma and vandy team. I don't feel sorry for them

[parabrave]

Get rid of all human element in decision making - 4 P4 champs and use the BCS formula for other 12 spots. Yeah, go to 16

No go to 8 or maybe 6. Take Conf Champs out of it and go to the top 6 teams. The BCS got it right except for putting OK in instead of Aubbie and the last CPF got it right also.

[msstate7]

No go to 8 or maybe 6. Take Conf Champs out of it and go to the top 6 teams. The BCS got it right except for putting OK in instead of Aubbie and the last CPF got it right also.

You must never wanna see us get a shot

[parabrave]

Probably, but again, OM lost to teams just as bad and bama lost to a very average Oklahoma and vandy team. I don't feel sorry for them

I think they would get up for this game/ Penn State ain't running the ball against OM like they are against SMU/

[parabrave]

You must never wanna see us get a shot

You forgot these********/

[msstate7]

I think they would get up for this game/ Penn State ain't running the ball against OM like they are against SMU/

If it were 16, bama and OM would be in it. There would be more good games

[msstate7]

You forgot these********/

We can dream on being in field of 16, but not 8

[State82]

We can dream on being in field of 16, but not 8

True story right there.

[Quaoarsking]

If it were 16, bama and OM would be in it. There would be more good games

I like 24, autobids to every conference, and no postseason at all other than the playoffs.

Start it the first weekend of December, and end on January 1. A whole month of exciting, meaningful games. (Or at least potentially - in every model imaginable there will be a few blowouts.)

[DownwardDawg]

It should have always been 8 teams. They were stupid to not know that in the very beginning. 4 was stupid, so then they run right past 8 teams ( which most knew was the right number), to another stupid number-12. The entire committee should be replaced.

[msstate7]

I like 24, autobids to every conference, and no postseason at all other than the playoffs.

Start it the first weekend of December, and end on January 1. A whole month of exciting, meaningful games. (Or at least potentially - in every model imaginable there will be a few blowouts.)

I'm good with that. Bowls are a joke anyway now

[Quaoarsking]

I'm good with that. Bowls are a joke anyway now

They could move the bowls to August and have them all be preseason kickoffs.

Imagine a 13-game regular season, everybody plays in a "bowl," to start the season, some of which are in the North now, and no one opts out because it's everyone's opener. Awesome start to the season, and an awesome month-long finish.

[maroonmania]

We can dream on being in field of 16, but not 8

I've really never understood going to 12. I thought 8 was probably the right number but if you go to 12 it only makes sense to go to 16. Takes the same number of weeks for 16 as it does for12 and there should be no byes. There aren't any byes for any other NCAA tournaments so not sure why they decided to have them in the football playoff. Why don't they just give the top 8 seeds a bye into the Super Regionals for baseball. Makes about as much sense.

[EdwardDrayton]

Sarkisian runs some dumbass plays.

[maroonmania]

So far all 3 playoff games have been total duds. Not even entertaining to watch.

[Quaoarsking]

So far all 3 playoff games have been total duds. Not even entertaining to watch.

Bad luck for the CFP that Alabama and Ole Miss choked so late. They would have made the games more exciting.

[maroonmania]

Bad luck for the CFP that Alabama and Ole Miss choked so late. They would have made the games more exciting.

Still happy OM got left out no matter how boring these games are. :)

[Quaoarsking]

Also, this silly bye system hurt it too. Arizona State and Boise State should be playing this weekend instead of Texas and Penn State (/Notre Dame), which would have made these games tighter.

[EdwardDrayton]

Tenn-Ohio State. Who ya' got. Hopefully the late game will be more competitive than the first two.

[Quaoarsking]

So far all 3 playoff games have been total duds. Not even entertaining to watch.

Not so fast, my friend!

[EdwardDrayton]

Not so fast, my friend!

Ah, the score got close but it's never really been close.

[EdwardDrayton]

Sark is the enemy within! LOL!!

[MoreCowbell]

Tenn-Ohio State. Who ya' got. Hopefully the late game will be more competitive than the first two.

The home team. Plus Iamealeva sucks. I thought he was going to ball this year but he has not been good at all.

Now watch them win by 2 TDs.

[Pancho]

I kinda think the vols win

[TrapGame]

I think Ohio State pulls it out. This could be a low scoring defensive game.

[msstate7]

If you want close games, get rid of the home field advantage. It's an insane advantage

[DawgFromOxford]

Got to 8 teams. No byes no auto bids. Top 4 teams get to host a playoff game.

[TrapGame]

I think Ohio State pulls it out. This could be a low scoring defensive game.

Boy, was I freaking wrong. OSU is gonna blow them out. Man, I'd love to get a D linemen or two from Ohio State in the portal.

[Dawgface]

Vols looks like an easy win for State next year. ;)

[EdwardDrayton]

Tennessee outplayed and outcoached in the 1st. Three more to play against the satanic red devil unis.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Too many teams in the playoff I still think 8 would have been the more appropriate number

[defiantdog]

Has TN's offense even been on the field this game?

[Goldendawg]

Got to 8 teams. No byes no auto bids. Top 4 teams get to host a playoff game.

This. Gap between 8 and 12 really shows. That Boise State got a bye may prove to be another joke.

[KB21]

Got to be able to throw the ball in this scheme, and Nico right now isn't quite ready to be the passer they need.

[LC Dawg]

That was a big score by Tenn at the end of the half. OSU had chances to extend the lead but didn't do it and now Tenn gets the ball first after halftime only down by 11.

[Quaoarsking]

If you want close games, get rid of the home field advantage. It's an insane advantage

Every other level of football, whether it's high school, lower divisions of college, the NFL, CFL, UFL, Arena, etc., all have homefield advantage in the playoffs. The FBS can handle it too.

If Alabama hadn't ѕhit the bed against Oklahoma, they would have probably won in Happy Valley today.

[Pancho]

word

[1eyedog]

personally I think om and Bama should be playing....Tenn looks HORRIBLE...

[LC Dawg]

I'm sure Ole Miss fans are happy for Judkins.***

[MoreCowbell]

This Nico cat was so overhyped.

[coachnorm]

Do any elitedoggers think the networks are making any money with this college football presented today when the NFL is being watched on the same day or time slot?

[parabrave]

Well OhSt is playing someone not named Michigan.

[parabrave]

Do any elitedoggers think the networks are making any money with this college football presented today when the NFL is being watched on the same day or time slot?

Yep. Probably more than the Bowl Games. Since most of the teams would be in the old CP and other NY 6 games are they getting the same amount of money?

[coachnorm]

Yep. Probably more than the Bowl Games. Since most of the teams would be in the old CP and other NY 6 games are they getting the same amount of money?

Were those college football games played in the same window as NFL games?

[parabrave]

Were those college football games played in the same window as NFL games?

Nope.

[MoreCowbell]

Do any elitedoggers think the networks are making any money with this college football presented today when the NFL is being watched on the same day or time slot?

I am usually NFL over CFB and watched college today instead even when games were blowouts. I like the expanded playoff. The committee will adjust as they see what works and what does not.

[MoreCowbell]

Nope.

Yeah there were 2 NFL games today same time as CFB

[CaptainObvious]

I don't believe you have these blowouts in neutral sites. Here is a novel idea. Play all games neutral site in Bowl Games. Use some of the lower bowls that don't usually get big time teams in them in the first round and the midlevel bowls in the 2nd round. You cannot give these blue bloods home games. Good Grief! 100,000 home team fans! That is worth 2 TDs minimum.

[Quaoarsking]

I don't believe you have these blowouts in neutral sites. Here is a novel idea. Play all games neutral site in Bowl Games. Use some of the lower bowls that don't usually get big time teams in them in the first round and the midlevel bowls in the 2nd round. You cannot give these blue bloods home games. Good Grief! 100,000 home team fans! That is worth 2 TDs minimum.

Awful idea. The higher seeds EARNED the homefield advantage, just like in literally every other football playoff in the country - high school, lower levels of college, NFL, and lower levels of pro.

If teams don't want to play on the road, then be better in the regular season. It should be home games until the finals. The idea that Oregon and Ohio State are about to rematch on a neutral field is morally wrong. It should be in Eugene. It should be really hard for Ohio State to be a national champion - they really need to pay the Iron Price for it.

[CaptainObvious]

Awful idea. The higher seeds EARNED the homefield advantage, just like in literally every other football playoff in the country - high school, lower levels of college, NFL, and lower levels of pro.

If teams don't want to play on the road, then be better in the regular season. It should be home games until the finals. The idea that Oregon and Ohio State are about to rematch on a neutral field is morally wrong. It should be in Eugene. It should be really hard for Ohio State to be a national champion - they really need to pay the Iron Price for it.

The higher seeds would still be expected to win even on neutral sites. Maybe the games would be more competitive though. What you are really saying is let's maintain the status quo. We want more teams to "play" in a playoff. We just want the same 6-8 teams to win it that always have. What we witnessed yesterday and today is a farce. No way Ohio State is an 8 seed. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Oregon. So now we are okay with an 8 seed playing for a championship as long as it is a Blue Blood 8 seed?

Ole Miss didn't deserve to make the playoffs but likely would have beaten every loser this weekend with a home game. Alabama damn well would have. This was a colossal failure with this home field advantage. Plus, they still had to be "ranked" by humans to be in position to be home teams. Go back to 4 teams, and you will see the same 8 competing for it every year. Go to 8, same thing, 12, you see what we got. 16, it would just Add the Blue Blood who got left out back into the mix. The only purpose for the expanded playoff is, surprise, surprise... MONEY!

[Quaoarsking]

The higher seeds would still be expected to win even on neutral sites. Maybe the games would be more competitive though. What you are really saying is let's maintain the status quo. We want more teams to "play" in a playoff. We just want the same 6-8 teams to win it that always have. What we witnessed yesterday and today is a farce. No way Ohio State is an 8 seed. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Oregon. So now we are okay with an 8 seed playing for a championship as long as it is a Blue Blood 8 seed?

Ole Miss didn't deserve to make the playoffs but likely would have beaten every loser this weekend with a home game. Alabama damn well would have. This was a colossal failure with this home field advantage. Plus, they still had to be "ranked" by humans to be in position to be home teams. Go back to 4 teams, and you will see the same 8 competing for it every year. Go to 8, same thing, 12, you see what we got. 16, it would just Add the Blue Blood who got left out back into the mix. The only purpose for the expanded playoff is, surprise, surprise... MONEY!

You are the one who wants Ohio State to have an easier path to the championship than I do. If I were in charge, Ohio State would be playing a true road game next week and in the semifinal too. They'd have a shot, but it would be hard, which is what they deserve after going 10-2. Your preference is to pretend the regular season never happened and put them on even footing with Oregon.

[CaptainObvious]

You are the one who wants Ohio State to have an easier path to the championship than I do. If I were in charge, Ohio State would be playing a true road game next week and in the semifinal too. They'd have a shot, but it would be hard, which is what they deserve after going 10-2. Your preference is to pretend the regular season never happened and put them on even footing with Oregon.

Not at all. I want Indiana, SMU, Tennessee to have a legit chance to win a championship. They had zero chance based on who and where they had to play. But now, Boise and Arizona State have to play neutral site games in round 2. Why can't they get home field advantage?

[Quaoarsking]

Not at all. I want Indiana, SMU, Tennessee to have a legit chance to win a championship. They had zero chance based on who and where they had to play.
They don't deserve homefield advantage because their regular season wasn't good enough. They still had a chance to win it all, but it would need to be harder, just like in every other football championship tournament in the country.


But now, Boise and Arizona State have to play neutral site games in round 2. Why can't they get home field advantage?
I agree. Get rid of the bowls entirely and just do home sites until the championship.

[Apoplectic]

big question is what did ohio state do to deserve an 8 seed and home game over 9 seed tennessee?

[Pancho]

makes as much sense as az state and boise being seeded higher than half these teams

[msstate7]

big question is what did ohio state do to deserve an 8 seed and home game over 9 seed tennessee?

Beat 2 playoff teams and lost to the 1-seed by 1 point at Oregon.

[msstate7]

Penn state (-10.5) vs Boise st
Texas (-13.5) vs Arizona st
Ohio state (-1.5) vs Oregon
ND vs Georgia (-1.5)

The real losers are Oregon and Georgia. They're the 1 and 2 seeds, but they have real matchups. Penn state and Texas get to coast in

[Pancho]

this

[DawgFromOxford]

Seems dumb to be a top seed and not get a home game. All the middle seeded teams get the excitement of a home game experience but the top teams don?t get that experience? Dumb.

Think about the economic impact a playoff home game would have on a place like Starkville as well as how great it would be for the university, fans, and students. Instead it?s, congrats on being one of the best teams in the country. Now fly somewhere else and play in a venue that has no relevance to anything

[Activated Alpha]

I enjoyed watching the playoff games. Would love seeing it expanded to 16 teams with more home/away matchups up until the championship game.

[Dawgface]

I’m pulling for Boise St and ASU in the next round of games. I like underdogs even tho they are long shots.

[Pancho]

i fully expect them to both lose

[Apoplectic]

penn state and indiana aren?t exactly top tier SEC teams

[LC Dawg]

I think Boise and ASU may be able to keep it closer than the first round games because they can run the ball but I'm leaning towards all the higher seeds losing in the next round.

[msstate7]

penn state and indiana aren?t exactly top tier SEC teams

Neither is Arkansas, who beat Tenn