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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #195 on: February 11, 2021, 08:16:08 AM »
I don't watch pro football, though, other than some games if Brady is in there.  I'll watch the Super Bowl.

Which Super Bowl parade do you think Brady enjoyed most, Tampa or Boston?





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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #196 on: February 11, 2021, 08:41:58 AM »
Go Blue!

Tom was funny on Twitter yesterday. I bet he got a headache.

This was also funny on Twitter yesterday.  https://twitter.com/i/status/1359147996689166342

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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #197 on: February 11, 2021, 08:42:18 AM »
Judging by how hammered he was in Tampa, I'd say Tampa.
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #198 on: February 11, 2021, 09:14:05 AM »
Go Blue!

Tom was funny on Twitter yesterday. I bet he got a headache.

This was also funny on Twitter yesterday.  https://twitter.com/i/status/1359147996689166342

I'm sure he was just experiencing sea legs in that video.     
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #199 on: February 11, 2021, 09:43:24 AM »
A&M has another good class this year. Will be interesting to see how the next season goes.
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #200 on: June 10, 2021, 02:45:05 PM »
Looking like a positive change for once:

https://twitter.com/ByPatForde/status/1403037937755897861
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #201 on: June 10, 2021, 02:49:10 PM »
I think it will help with a lot of the narrative of the same ole teams getting in (eg. nobody but Bama, Ohio St., Clemson, and X getting in), but it won't help in the sense of different teams winning.

But I like the change and it'll definitely bring in a lot of revenue.
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #202 on: June 10, 2021, 05:30:21 PM »
Looking like a positive change for once:

https://twitter.com/ByPatForde/status/1403037937755897861

Expansion opens up a larger can of worms. Then, the committee will not have to justify leaving a 12-0 Hawaii out of the Playoffs. They will put them in and watch them get destroyed by a 2 loss Auburn.
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #203 on: June 12, 2021, 02:32:17 PM »
Expansion opens up a larger can of worms. Then, the committee will not have to justify leaving a 12-0 Hawaii out of the Playoffs. They will put them in and watch them get destroyed by a 2 loss Auburn.

Understandable concern, but I doubt this scenario will play out in only an 8 team playoff.  Too many boxes to check, SOS being a big one, for an undefeated team from a weak conference to sneak in.  There are just too many factors that go into the CFP rankings for that to happen.  They know who the good teams are and why the argument for expansion.  At least one or two "really" good teams miss out most years and I don't mean an undefeated Mountain West team. 
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #204 on: June 14, 2021, 01:11:33 AM »
6 highest-ranked conference champs plus the 6 highest-ranked teams that aren't already in.

It will be similar to taking 12 highest-ranked teams, as ranked by CFP committee.

Top 4 get byes, so it is #5 vs #12, #6 vs #11, #7 vs #10, #8 vs. #9 to start.

It could be a lot of good games.

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« Reply #205 on: June 14, 2021, 02:57:55 AM »
6 highest-ranked conference champs plus the 6 highest-ranked teams that aren't already in.

It will be similar to taking 12 highest-ranked teams, as ranked by CFP committee.

Top 4 get byes, so it is #5 vs #12, #6 vs #11, #7 vs #10, #8 vs. #9 to start.

It could be a lot of good games.

But unlike say basketball, the lower seeded teams would have no shot of winning the championship, so why go there?  You would also be adding more games/weeks onto the schedule.  I only stated an eight team playoff instead of a six because I feel the team that is awarded the bye game would have too much of an advantage due to the physicality of the sport. 
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #206 on: June 14, 2021, 07:19:32 PM »
But unlike say basketball, the lower seeded teams would have no shot of winning the championship, so why go there? 

I don't think 16 seeds have much chance of being champs.  But it's fun to watch the games even so, and the odds (although low) aren't 0.000.

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I only stated an eight team playoff instead of a six because I feel the team that is awarded the bye game would have too much of an advantage due to the physicality of the sport.

I hear you.  To me, though, a bunch of these are like bowl games with more-exciting matchups, even if 5-12 don't have as much chance to win it all as 1-4 do.

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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #207 on: June 14, 2021, 07:47:37 PM »
Just looking at some of the games that might have happened in 2019 in a 12-game playoff.

Top-6 conf champs:  LSU (1), Ohio State (2), Clemson (3), Oklahoma (3), Memphis (17), Boise State (19).
Top-6 others:  Georgia (5), Oregon (6), Baylor (7), Wisconsin (8), Florida (9), Penn State (10).

Byes:  LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma

Round 1 games (with estimated outcomes, just taking highest rank to win):

Georgia (11-2) vs. Boise State (12-1) -> Georgia
Oregon (11-2) vs. Memphis (12-1) -> Oregon
Baylor (11-2) vs. Penn State (10-2) -> Baylor
Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Florida (10-2) -> Wisconsin

Round 2:

LSU vs. Wisconsin -> LSU
Ohio State vs. Baylor -> Ohio State
Clemson vs. Oregon -> Clemson
Oklahoma vs. Georgia -> Oklahoma

Those could have all been some fun games.

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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #208 on: June 14, 2021, 08:06:03 PM »
Just looking at some of the games that might have happened in 2019 in a 12-game playoff.

Top-6 conf champs:  LSU (1), Ohio State (2), Clemson (3), Oklahoma (3), Memphis (17), Boise State (19).
Top-6 others:  Georgia (5), Oregon (6), Baylor (7), Wisconsin (8), Florida (9), Penn State (10).

Byes:  LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma

Round 1 games (with estimated outcomes, just taking highest rank to win):

Georgia (11-2) vs. Boise State (12-1) -> Georgia
Oregon (11-2) vs. Memphis (12-1) -> Oregon
Baylor (11-2) vs. Penn State (10-2) -> Baylor
Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Florida (10-2) -> Wisconsin

Round 2:

LSU vs. Wisconsin -> LSU
Ohio State vs. Baylor -> Ohio State
Clemson vs. Oregon -> Clemson
Oklahoma vs. Georgia -> Oklahoma

Those could have all been some fun games.

I agree, it would definitely add excitement to a mostly  boring bowl schedule.  Especially now that more and more players of teams not in the playoffs are sitting out.  The biggest hurdle I see in a playoff with that many teams is  number of games played.  The championship game would possibly mark the 5th post season game for the two teams playing if you include their conference championship game.  Even 4 is too many probably.
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Re: College football 2020
« Reply #209 on: June 14, 2021, 08:21:16 PM »
DII football has a 28-team playoff. Up to 5 post-season games.  So it might work OK.  We'll probably get to see how it goes.

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