Looks like the teams that had the " bye week advantage " will be 0-3.
Bye week
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I hope that's the case after tomorrow night! 0-4 I mean.
We're all aware of that. I was making light of all the incorrect hand wringing about how beneficial some thought a bye would be even though every team had to win at least 4 postseason games. Some 5.
A bye is a huge benefit. The problem isn't the bye its just that the teams that got them sucked.
Next year:
- Best 12 (even if all 12 are SEC teams)
- Top 4 highest seeded teams should get byes (no autobids -- keep conference championship achievement entirely separate of the national title bracket)
- Lean a lot more heavily on opponent quality and luck metrics when deciding top 12 (over win-loss record)
The product would be 1,0000000000000000000000000000 times better.
Furthermore, under this current system, I feel like the best games/best teams are eliminating themselves in the first couple of rounds due to the idiotic seeding and by mere luck of the draw giving teams that don't deserve it HUGE benefit in terms of the teams they are playing against (e.g. PSU playing SMU & Boise lol)
Oregon vs OSU should be a semi final or even national title
Notre Dame vs Georgia should be a semi final or even national title
Its criminal these games are occurring in the 2nd round (when these are clearly some of the very best teams in the country eliminating themselves in round 2)
Oregon vs OSU should be a semi final or even national title
Notre Dame vs Georgia should be a semi final or even national title
Its criminal these games are occurring in the 2nd round (when these are clearly some of the very best teams in the country eliminating themselves in round 2)
There's at least a loose consensus that the byes, the 1st round byes were awarded in a suboptimal fashion, and we gotta get rid of those. Which is fine. And that way ND can qualify for one!
Define best? By F+? The best teams don’t lose to Vandy and OU, we can’t award teams playoff spots based on recruiting rankings/talent- it must be proven on the field.
Playoff committee top 12 seeding.
But make sure you have a healthier mix of committee members (mathmaticians, economists, intellectuals, engineers, IT professionals, etc.) in on these discussions and voting -- not just a bunch of old industry insiders who are looking at the game in the same myopic way
Georgia is an underdog
This is a huge opportunity for nd. To play a Georgia team that has a qb starting their first game ever, and not as talented of a team as normal (last 5-10 years). Gotta win. Super lucky to play a team with an inexperienced qb in the cfp!
Win and play a solid but not great psu team! The opportunity is there. IMO ND is the best team other than osu, they are playing really well.
Focus on Georgia, and win a game you should!
Ridiculous. Why would you have people who know nothing about football selecting the teams which will be in the playoffs?
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