Board 8 > College Football Discussion Topic - Conference Championship Edition

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The problem is outside UCF nobody deserved that 4th spot. I firmly believe if Clemson had lost, they would have still gotten in

I hope Clemson smash Alabama

Well, the committee has this strange love affair with Clemson the last two years where they act like their losses to bad teams don't matter.

Also, I dunno if we'd have gotten 2 ACC teams in, but maybe.
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Well they at least have the excuse of road game on a Friday night without their starting QB.

maybe they gave Alabama the excuse of Florida State playing all season without their starting QB
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So, assuming that the SEC wins both games (cause they are totally going to), how does Auburn react to this?

They would be watching their 2 rivals who they hate more than anything in the world, play for a National Title after beating both of them.
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Alabama is not beating Clemson.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Alabama is not beating Clemson.

Favored for a reason..
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The lines aren't based on who Vegas thinks will win.
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I think the exact opposite will happen. Oklahoma and Clemson to win.

Also fucks sake, we are playing in Cotton . Was hoping for Peach. Be a pain in the was to get to Texas for it but Atlanta I'd have driven to.

Will probably go to the LSU/Notre Dame game though. That's a decent match up and I can walk there from my house

ShatteredElysium posted...

I think the exact opposite will happen. Oklahoma and Clemson to win.

Also fucks sake, we are playing in Cotton . Was hoping for Peach. Be a pain in the was to get to Texas for it but Atlanta I'd have driven to.

Will probably go to the LSU/Notre Dame game though. That's a decent match up and I can walk there from my house

Is East Texas really that bad for you?
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SSJBKK20Vegito posted...

ShatteredElysium posted...

I think the exact opposite will happen. Oklahoma and Clemson to win.

Also fucks sake, we are playing in Cotton . Was hoping for Peach. Be a pain in the was to get to Texas for it but Atlanta I'd have driven to.

Will probably go to the LSU/Notre Dame game though. That's a decent match up and I can walk there from my house

Is East Texas really that bad for you?

I live in Orlando so I'd have to fly there rather than drive. And that just makes it a pain in the ass for my schedule over new years

LeonhartFour posted...

The lines aren't based on who Vegas thinks will win.

I know that. It's to get equal bets.

Still the lines are usually scary accurate.

Healthy Bama hasn't been seen for a month. It will be there in Nawlins.
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That line will probably move.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

SSJBKK20Vegito posted...

ShatteredElysium posted...

I think the exact opposite will happen. Oklahoma and Clemson to win.

Also fucks sake, we are playing in Cotton . Was hoping for Peach. Be a pain in the was to get to Texas for it but Atlanta I'd have driven to.

Will probably go to the LSU/Notre Dame game though. That's a decent match up and I can walk there from my house

Is East Texas really that bad for you?

I live in Orlando so I'd have to fly there rather than drive. And that just makes it a pain in the ass for my schedule over new years

Oh. I thought you said previously you were in Atlanta. Hence that you could walk to the Peach Bowl if that's where OSU was.
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I can't find a line yet, just odds to win the whole thing (which has already moved).
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Wait we ended up in the Holiday Bowl?

Really?
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SSJBKK20Vegito posted...

ShatteredElysium posted...

SSJBKK20Vegito posted...

ShatteredElysium posted...

I think the exact opposite will happen. Oklahoma and Clemson to win.

Also fucks sake, we are playing in Cotton . Was hoping for Peach. Be a pain in the was to get to Texas for it but Atlanta I'd have driven to.

Will probably go to the LSU/Notre Dame game though. That's a decent match up and I can walk there from my house

Is East Texas really that bad for you?

I live in Orlando so I'd have to fly there rather than drive. And that just makes it a pain in the ass for my schedule over new years

Oh. I thought you said previously you were in Atlanta. Hence that you could walk to the Peach Bowl if that's where OSU was.

Nah I can walk to the LSU/Notre Dame bowl game at the citrus bowl. I can see the stadium from my house

Although I'm trying to convince my buddies to go to the cotton bowl anyway. It's only $300 for the flight and then like $100-200 for the game ticket

ShatteredElysium posted...

Nah I can walk to the LSU/Notre Dame bowl game at the citrus bowl. I can see the stadium from my house

That was me with the Fiesta Bowl. Our house in Arizona was across the street from Cardinal Stadium, which is why I started working outside parking at that stadium.
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Independence Bowl, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN: Florida State vs. Southern Miss

That is so tragic a sentence for FSU.
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So it won't happen but theoretically what if UCF blow up Auburn. I know they wouldn't be national champs but surely that would put some doubt into it if it's say Clemson or Georgia and UCF outdoes them

They'll be national champs in Dan Le Batard's personal record book
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I hope it happens. The power 5 shit is stupid and shouldn't be allowed to happen. Or rather non power 5 teams shouldn't be frozen out when they are actually good just because they aren't in a power 5 conference. Especially when they tried to get into the power 5 but we're denied

So, unless anything isn't actually confirmed... we have 4 Big 10 vs Pac-12 matchups. My least favorite division vs my division. Now, my school (ASU) isn't among the ones facing off, but here they are.

Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs USC
Fiesta Bowl: Penn State vs UW
Holiday: Michigan St vs Wash St
Foster Farms: Purdue vs Arizona

All Big 10 being listed first makes me REALLY want a pig slaughter of these teams. Trying so hard to not post my typical attitude towards Big 10.
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Leonhart4 posted...

The SEC East rarely plays in the Cotton Bowl for travel reasons

Why did the Pac10 get to play home games while the Big10 had to travel the country forever.
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jcgamer107 posted...

Soooo it was pretty clear that Ohio St was #4, but alright. Ohio St has 2 Top 10 wins. Bama's only crack vs a Top 10 team was a loss, but the committee was still like, "that's alright, you're still in, right this way." They're only encouraging playoff expansion when they can't even get the damn teams right.

Ohio State basically experienced this year what Penn State went though last.
Though one of the excuses for PSU last year was that they only should have one Big10 team in the playoff. This year there are two SEC teams...
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Well, I was wrong about Ohio State moving into the playoffs with a win

While it is karmic justice for OSU to be left out in the cold like this, there are like a million reasons why Bama shouldn't be in

They should be ranked not just below OSU, but probably below Auburn as well

So, why is Washington in the Fiesta bowl? I thought they take the Pac-12 #1? But USC's in the Cotton Bowl? I won't complain, I'm really happy about the bowl and the matchup, but still.

LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Leonhart4 posted...

The SEC East rarely plays in the Cotton Bowl for travel reasons

Why did the Pac10 get to play home games while the Big10 had to travel the country forever.

don't ask me

I just know the Cotton Bowl picked the SEC West team most of the time.
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Paratroopa1 posted...

So, why is Washington in the Fiesta bowl? I thought they take the Pac-12 #1? But USC's in the Cotton Bowl? I won't complain, I'm really happy about the bowl and the matchup, but still.

The Rose Bowl would take the Pac-12's #1, but they're the semifinal this year. Of the 4 remaining New Years Six bowls, only the Orange Bowl had contractual obligations (ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame), so the other three bowls could be filled with anyone.
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Yeah, I think for some reason the Pac-12 #1 just kept getting slotted into the Fiesta Bowl and I took that to mean an obligation for some reason

Usually better to send the Pac 12 champ to the closer locale. I can only assume this year's "Rose Bowl" is in Texas because Jerry World would make more money than the Fiesta Bowl...if that wasn't considered, then it seems pretty random.
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Well, USC is a national brand, so you can put them in a farther off location and they'll still do well.
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Paratroopa1 posted...

Well, I was wrong about Ohio State moving into the playoffs with a win

While it is karmic justice for OSU to be left out in the cold like this, there are like a million reasons why Bama shouldn't be in

They should be ranked not just below OSU, but probably below Auburn as well

Yup.... losses just mean shit now...

Putting a fucking 3 loss team over a one loss team.

LOSSES ARE ALL THAT MATTERS.... everyone in this discussion wins most/all their games.
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Its more that most logical people properly weigh all elements (wins, losses, strength of schedule, margin of victory, etc.) when trying to come to a conclusion about what are the best teams.
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I wouldn't put Auburn above Bama because Georgia proved what Auburn is away from home tbh.
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DoomTheGyarados posted...

I wouldn't put Auburn above Bama because Georgia proved what Auburn is away from home tbh.

That game was really close before Auburn had some dumb turnovers

MWC, you have to look at who you beat & how you beat them.

DoomTheGyarados posted...

I wouldn't put Auburn above Bama because Georgia proved what Auburn is away from home tbh.

I would. Bama didn't have to play Clemson or Georgia. They lost to LSU but still have the head-to-head.
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jcgamer107 posted...

MWC, you have to look at who you beat & how you beat them.

DoomTheGyarados posted...

I wouldn't put Auburn above Bama because Georgia proved what Auburn is away from home tbh.

I would. Bama didn't have to play Clemson or Georgia. They lost to LSU but still have the head-to-head.

Bama also didn't have to play LSU on the road

so all three of Auburn's losses were more difficult games than any of the ones Alabama played, aside from their game against Auburn, which they lost

And the game that Auburn lost against Georgia was a conference championship game that Bama didn't even have to play, Auburn already beat Georgia earlier. A 1-1 record against Georgia's better than 0-0

The Auburn/Georgia game went very similarly both times, just the opposite way. Neither QB was capable of making a play once their running game was taken out of the game. That's been UGA's secret weakness all year. They barely make Fromm do anything if they can help it.
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...Barkley didn't even get named a finalist.

What the FUCK
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man Stanford is on a heck of a run of getting Heisman finalists without winning

I mean Mayfield's running away with it this year so whatever
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Taggart to Florida State
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LeonhartFour posted...

Taggart to Florida State

yet again Phil Knight's money can't buy everything
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dunno why you'd spend a lot of money to keep Taggart after a 7-5 season

if he wants to go let him go
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well it was immediately following a what? 4-7 season or something like that? Not the worst one-year turnaround...

In any case I don't think Taggart is great, but this is embarrassing for the Ducks so good.
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