This playoff committee is all over the place. I don't think they have a criterea
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I don’t necessarily like a shotgun formation from the 1 either unless we’re going to actually throw it. It was clear what Army was doing defensively. Good for us Riley didn’t get hurt.
We see more and more of this in college football and it boggles my mind. When you have a half yd to one yd to make a first down or TD why in the f--ck do you line up in shotgun. Absolute stupidity. Line up with QB under center and sneak it or run the tailback in power I formation.
Lining up 5yds behind the line of scrimmage as opposed to being behind center and pushing for a half yard makes zero sense and it is beyond stupid
That is likely because others like Tenn and Ole Miss are paying their talent to stay away from Bama et al. I doubt Smart forgot how to coach better than UK and SCe.
There is like 1 point of difference between #10 and 15th. This year the people are justified in using the 'eye test' where the math is not helpful.
No I'm not. He's the one with 25K posts in this forum. I don't live on this forum, I've got better things to do with my life.
Your buddy can't admit when he's wrong. He pretends to be confident but when he's called out, he doesn't deliver or back it up. He just keeps on with his narrative or disappears like he did in week 2 of the season.
Here's the simple truth on this topic. ND is better than PSU, but as it pertains to the CFP, they will not jump ahead of PSU in the rankings for a number of reasons unless PSU loses. I'm simply pointing out the reality. I can't help that your buddy is delusional and believes otherwise.
Happy Thanksgiving! Go Irish! ☘️
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espn doing their best to get in those SEC teams it seems. Unless ND gets blown out or maybe soundly beaten, they should still get in over those 8-3 SEC teams.
I do like what Warde Manuel has been saying in the interviews.
I do like what Warde Manuel has been saying in the interviews.
I cannot believe that Alabama is still lurking near the CFB! They lost To Vanderbilt and a very mediocre Oklahoma team, and have three losses. That's just plain silly!
The Irish at #5 is about right. When they take care of business Saturday afternoon, they will probably end up there unless there's a gigantic upset in the top four. They will have a home game too!
The Irish at #5 is about right. When they take care of business Saturday afternoon, they will probably end up there unless there's a gigantic upset in the top four. They will have a home game too!
So NIU better than ND using your logic ? Simply put I think LSU fares much, much better against the other 11 teams on the USC schedule than USC would fare against the other 11 teams on the LSU schedule.
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ND is the only team in the country with 6 wins against teams with 7 or more victories.
There have been 10 games since NIU. I guess none of them matter.
9 games. Email the CFB playoff committee your concerns.
I am certain Warde Manuel will listen to your rationale.
And only 1 of those teams with 7 or more victories is in the CFP top 25. Anyone can skew numbers favorably. Who your opponents play matters as well. For example, Army at 9-1 built their record by beating teams like Lehigh, FAU, Rice, Temple, UAB, etc.
9 instead of 10 certainly cements your position. Thank you for the correction. Warde doesn't need any input.
That aside they are still the ONLY team to accomplish that. They can't control other teams schedule.
No, that aside. Your point is meaningless. It has no factor in the ranking that matters. Who your opponents play matters and it's also considered in the rankings.
I think PSU should be ranked ahead of ND. 10 Power 4 opponents to ND’s 8. ND has strong G5’s on their schedule but PSU also has Bowling Green.
ND has been more dominant but the difference in losses and SOS sets them apart IMO.
Perhaps if PSU were to escape Maryland and ND soundly beats USC then I would consider ND.
That USC loss to PSU was a double whammy for ND.
ND has been more dominant but the difference in losses and SOS sets them apart IMO.
Perhaps if PSU were to escape Maryland and ND soundly beats USC then I would consider ND.
That USC loss to PSU was a double whammy for ND.
Agree. I believe ND is the better team. Head to Head, ND wins, but unfortunately PSU's resume is slightly better than ND's. Better schedule, better loss, but ND has the better quality win in A&M
Meaningless to you perhaps. It's being discussed nationally as a positive for Notre Dame.
But he didn’t run under center, he takes shotgun snap and ran over tackle…Army had more players at that point of attack.
This isn’t the Philly tush push
Slightly better how ? Best win against Illinois. Barely escaping USC and mighty Minnesota ? Their strongest data point is a loss. ND isn't escaping anyone.
I’m ok with Penn state ahead right now, but if ND handles Business in a convincing fashion like they should this week, they should jump Penn state.
It’s important to win the title. Second round if you jump Penn state would be vs Miami or smu instead of say Georgia.
Exactly my thoughts. Beat USC in convincing fashion then we deserve to move ahead of Penn St. But much more importantly, just win this damn game! Beating USC at the coliseum and earning a spot in the playoffs is all I really care about. Go Irish ☘️
It's funny to read six pages of back and forth of people using the "who beat who and by how much" logic to make their case for which team deserves to be ranked ahead of another but not referencing the system that is designed on that logic and is mathematically sound and far more comprehensive about it 😂 😂 😂
I would liken the scenario to one using their bare hands to struggle to screw something in instead of simply picking up the screwdriver that is sitting on the table right next to them
I would liken the scenario to one using their bare hands to struggle to screw something in instead of simply picking up the screwdriver that is sitting on the table right next to them
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2 weeks to go and so many games to play out to determine the final rankings which is so awesome. Ive never been this excited to watch other games. Especially games lime Tech vs GA or ACC & Big 12 match ups. I even got my eye on Boise. My pessimistic buddy has me alittle worried because he made the point that whatever the playoff com. can do to screw ND or give the best rating they will do, but I still hope they rank us fair and where we belong. Having said that I have a feeling we're gonna play Bama in 1st rd.
ESPN did a Las Vegas odds segment regarding potential matchups in the CFB playoff, and Alabama at Notre Dame was a Pick ‘Em. This was a little before Alabama lost at Oklahoma.
But their performances are not. Not even close.
And their performances are way worse.
And that was my buddy's point, the playoff com. can say anything, use any metric to validate why they ranked teams where they ranked them and when in doubt they will go to the tried & true "eye test" if they need to justify a head scratching decision.
Playoff committee members were selected based purely on their integrity and if you read their website 100% of their mission is to select the 12 best teams in the country for the playoff
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Well, when team A plays a stronger schedule than Team B, team B should have better performances over easier opponents.
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