Impact of 2 SEC teams in the playoffs?
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Bullshit that just leaves bias and to much of an advantage to have multiple teams from the same conference when it is only 4 spots. I totally disagree here.
My thought process for assigning conference champs a spot is because it makes the championships mean even more than they do now. If you leave them out then conferences in general become meaningless. Maybe add a rule that to get in you have to have 1 loss or less and conference champs with more than one loss can be replaced by an at large team. That would put a major importance on the regular season.
LOL< i guess they will make any argument they can to KEEP UGA out. I hate UGA as much as the next guy, but IMO they are one of the 3 best teams in teh country. The went undefeated in a regular SEC schedule. That impresses me more than Pitt winning the ACC and UTAH winning the Pac12, even more than Cincy beating up on the Atlantic American conference.. But hey, that is just my (and the BCS) opinion!
Maybe just letting a group of knowledgeable people using pertinent data to select the best teams to fill out a playoff field is even better. I think it has worked exceedingly well because it has taken into account all factors.
If you are going to emphasize conference champions, then ND should have absolutely no consideration. They don’t play in a conference and therefore can’t earn a conference championship.
I won’t argue to much with that. I think you will see them join the acc when the contract with nbc runs out. Had they played in the acc championship they would have stood a chance in jumping GA. Especially if they had played a conference schedule in the acc.
But that falls prey to "eye test" and "they're just better" type of judgements.
Dawn said earlier that it's just arguing to keep uga out, but uga is just this year's example. Imho, in a 4 team race, we don't need to put two teams in that literally just played each other.
Look, I like the current system much better than the previous one because at least now some teams get to decide it on the field and for the most part I think they get the rankings right. I do think there is some bias for certain teams that causes problems( yes I think Clemson has been helped by that bias some in recent history). Had any team not named Bama struggled down the stretch like Bama did no way they stay in the top 3. Ok St loses to a top 10 team on a goal line stand and falls 5 spots but UGA loses by 17 and only drops 2 spots? Michigan blows Iowa off the field and gets jumped? I just think the conference champs plus at larges takes at least a bit more of the bias out.
I disagree. I think it serves to eliminate a team from consideration and allow others to have their chance. But I understand it's all opinion.
I for one do not believe the best 4 teams should get in if it means at-large bids are used. Take care of business, get in. Dont, you're out. Period. No second chances mainly because the season is too short.
Read that if ND does join a conference it would have to be the ACC until some later date-don't remember what date was.
I'll watch the game, and if wrong, I'll stand corrected. BTW, Michigan didn't "dominate" 4 of the last 5 games they played this year. They beat Rutgers X 7, Nebraska X 3, lost to Mich. St, and beat Penn St. X 4 (then dominated Ohio St). I don't think Michigan has played a defense like Georgia's. I predict a low scoring game....13-7 Ga.
ND was foolish, IMO, to attach themselves to a loser, for the most part, conference. Their recruiting and exciting games would soar if they let bygones be bygones and joined the B10.
IF they join the ACC which seems likely, I hope they flop and go the way of FSU which had they joined the SEC might be a Bama like power.
IF they join the ACC which seems likely, I hope they flop and go the way of FSU which had they joined the SEC might be a Bama like power.
Everyone is cyclic. That includes Alabama. They will struggle when Nick saban is gone for a while.
How much richer does Nick wanna be? He's getting long in the tooth for that HFBC grind.
If any fan base deserves Nick, it's USC's. Will be amazed if by stroke of luck we have a 40 something yr old Nick.
Don't wanna lose anymore of my passion for USC FB. I used to chew nails when USC lost a FB game and shed tears when RT won that first baseball NC.
Notre Dame will always be a cut above in terms of prestige and enjoy certain recognition advantages that would prevent them from falling flat - AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE RIGHT COACH. You are correct on your first point, though. They should be a Big 10 school.
