A good morning to reflect on college football

[Ripsnort]

Nope. Canceled the plane tickets.
We don't want to fly to Atlanta!

GO HUSKIES!
I sense an upset coming! Just a gut feeling!

[Brooke]

Go, Huskies!

I'm hoping for Washington vs. Ohio State in the championship game.

[Brooke]

Let's just say it's a great day around my house today!!!!

We Are!!!!!

Now, please, please beat USC!

[NatCigg]

It is sickening watching them rationalize their bs right now.  A decision circling the buckeyes.  They should eliminate these good ole boys picking teams based on the flavor of the year.  From preseason rankings to the end, the fraternity and money rules the day.  Not the game of football.    "Maybe next year championships will matter"..... bull loney.  This was set up weeks ago, positioning teams to justify their logic.

[-ammo-]

The committee guy was moving and a dodging like a long-tail cat in a room full of occupied rocking chairs.


There was clearly some money and politics in their decision.  As I said before, it was going to be interesting to watch.  I personally think Penn St should have been in ahead of Washington and maybe even OSU. I think he case of the latter, the committee has given strong precedence on conference championships and H2H.  The case with the former is the huskies SoS - which was weak.


Anyway, I will watch the last few weeks of college football with glee and go into the 9 month doldrums again.


Roll Tide - beat them all.

[Masherbrum]

It is sickening watching them rationalize their bs right now.  A decision circling the buckeyes.  They should eliminate these good ole boys picking teams based on the flavor of the year.  From preseason rankings to the end, the fraternity and money rules the day.  Not the game of football.    "Maybe next year championships will matter"..... bull loney.  This was set up weeks ago, positioning teams to justify their logic.

Explain how Michigan drops just two spots after losing to an unranked Iowa?    They benefited from the same club.   Point is, be careful of what you wish for.

[Shuffler]

Looks like Washington has this one very much in the bag.

Pops! LOL.

[NatCigg]

The committee guy was moving and a dodging like a long-tail cat in a room full of occupied rocking chairs.


There was clearly some money and politics in their decision.  As I said before, it was going to be interesting to watch.  I personally think Penn St should have been in ahead of Washington and maybe even OSU. I think he case of the latter, the committee has given strong precedence on conference championships and H2H.  The case with the former is the huskies SoS - which was weak.


Anyway, I will watch the last few weeks of college football with glee and go into the 9 month doldrums again.


Roll Tide - beat them all.

I see basketball scores already 

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The wife and I will forego a New Year's party this year.  I already have my response to invitations programmed.

[Biggamer]

Ohio state should have been in nobody has a better resume then the buckeyes this year we lost one game on a blocked field goal to penn state. penn state lost twice they got rolled by TTUN and lost to a non conference pitt. had penn state or TTUN only lost one game they would have been in over washington no question

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Ohio state should have been in nobody has a better resume then the buckeyes this year we lost one game on a blocked field goal to penn state. penn state lost twice they got rolled by TTUN and lost to a non conference pitt. had penn state or TTUN only lost one game they would have been in over washington no question

Rose colored glasses? 

[Brooke]

With the exception of Alabama (for which there is absolutely no justification being even in the top 10 [yes, this is a joke]), I think that all of the playoff contenders -- the four that did make it, and the next several that didn't -- are all good enough to be in there.

However they decided it, they would have a solid group of teams.  Despite my wish that Michigan were in there, I think Ohio State and Washington are both excellent teams.  In fact, I think Ohio State and Washington would stand a decent chance of beating Clemson, but not by so much that Clemson isn't a good candidate as well.

Now, are they going to add a handicap system so that Alabama starts its games at -14 points or has to play with fewer than 11 men or something?

[-ammo-]

Nope. Canceled the plane tickets.
We don't want to fly to Atlanta!

GO HUSKIES!
I sense an upset coming! Just a gut feeling!

To anyone that isn't a Bama fan, a good analogy would be the evil empire represented by the Tide (Saban can be the emperor and Jalen Hurts is Darth Vader).  Saban, the team, Bama fans, are all a bunch of deplorable enemies hell-bent on dominating the entire CFB nation.  Well, I guess that last part is true.   

[Brooke]

To anyone that isn't a Bama fan, a good analogy would be the evil empire represented by the Tide (Saban can be the emperor and Jalen Hurts is Darth Vader).  Saban, the team, Bama fans, are all a bunch of deplorable enemies hell-bent on dominating the entire CFB nation.  Well, I guess that last part is true.

Whenever I think of Alabama, I can't but help to think of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues".

[-ammo-]

I like that song.. and most all of Steely Dan.


Not that I hate Michigan - I don't.  But I sure hope FSU hangs 30 on them in a victory just for the lively discussion in this thread.