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2017 College Football Playoffs (and Other Bowl Games)

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lvbuckeye said:
I was going to point out that Bama destroyed Meatchicken at Jerry World a few years back, but then I remembered that you said that Bama never schedules a good OOC team. :lol:
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You have to go all the way back to 2011 @ Penn State to when they played a true road game against an above average Power 5 school. Penn State went 9-4 that season and barely beat 6-7 Ohio State 20-14 that season.

That is the only true worthwhile OOC road game they have had dating back to when they were a rolling dumpster fire back to 2004. I’m sure it goes back even farther than that.

Edit: 2002 @ Oklahoma.

That’s 2 true OOC road games against teams with a pulse (3-9 Duke in 2009 or 2010, can’t remember which, doesn’t count) in 15 fucking years....

Ohio State 8 in that same span.
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
You have to go all the way back to 2011 @ Penn State to when they played a true road game against an above average Power 5 school. Penn State went 9-4 that season and barely beat 6-7 Ohio State 20-14 that season.

That is the only true worthwhile OOC road game they have had dating back to when they were a rolling dumpster fire back to 2004. I’m sure it goes back even farther than that.

Edit: 2002 @ Oklahoma.

That’s 2 true OOC road games against teams with a pulse (3-9 Duke in 2009 or 2010, can’t remember which, doesn’t count) in 15 fucking years....

Ohio State 8 in that same span.
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Live by the sword, die by the sword. Which is to say, when the SEC West was the premier division in college football (And, even setting ESPN hype aside, it was) a team could reasonably say "Hey, we play a hard enough conference schedule" and get away with it. But, now that the SEC is 2 or 3 team top heavy it doesn't work so well. I say 2 team because considering what Auburn did to Georgia the first time, and that the East is garbage, I'm not sure how good they really are either. In any case, the SEC is not near as good as it was back in the BCS era. They keep firing coaches and hiring guys like Ogeron that trend is likely to continue.
 
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The SEC needs to pay a price for is using one of their cupcakes in mid November.

Need a resume builder and you jut played Mercer? Fuck you, pay me.

The other thing that bothers me about the Bama loss and potential mulligan is how late it was. How many fucking times has a highly ranked OSU team suffered their only loss, late, and been automatically eliminated from the NC picture?

Lost to your rival in late November did you? Fuck you, pay me.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
The SEC needs to pay a price for is using one of their cupcakes in mid November.

Need a resume builder and you jut played Mercer? Fuck you, pay me.

The other thing that bothers me about the Bama loss and potential mulligan is how late it was. How many fucking times has a highly ranked OSU team suffered their only loss, late, and been automatically eliminated from the NC picture?

Lost to your rival in late November did you? Fuck you, pay me.
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Yes, I agree. I watched Goodfellas the other night as well.
 
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Buck I in Mich said:
Presuming this weekend's conference title games go "chalk", you're sitting in the committee room choosing between Alabama and OSU. You forgive OSU's Oklahoma loss because OKie is in "the show". But you can't get the thought out of your head of OSU laying an egg to Iowa. But you do recall the comeback against Penn State, and the dismantling of the Spartans as well as several other "controlled" games. Then you have Bama who controlled most of their games but only had to "get up" for one worthy opponent and they couldn't. And worst of all it's your LAST memory of Bama because they were on their couch this week. And the 4 week old [Mark May] stained underwear of Iowa City has been through the wash cycle a few times.

Then suddenly it occurs to you that in the 3 year history of the CFP no conference has gotten 2 teams to "The Show", least of all with a team that just lost what was essentially a quarter final game to the other team in the final 4 from their conference. And as much as you love you some Bama you just can't set that precedent. So you hold your nose and you pencil in the Buckeyes as the lessor of 2 Evils. And then Auburn fans rejoice, blow their playoff wad early and the SEC is shut out of the Championship Game entirely.

A man can dream.
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Would turn into a full blown nekkid Jennifer Lawrence induced wet dream if Ohio State somehow won the NC. My God the Bammer tears would be delicious.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if topics like TV ratings, money, and including as many conferences as possible are things discussed.

Just look at these possible playoffs...

1 Clemson v 4 OSU
2 OU v 3 Auburn

compared to

1. Clemson v 4 Alabama
2 OU v 3 Auburn

You're telling me that 3 of the 4 schools are going to be within 300 miles of each other? So where does the interest for the Northeastern part of the USA come from?
The best ever playoffs would be if it somehow managed to be 1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. USC and 4. OSU because you'd get the Pacific and Atlantic coasts involved along with the Middle USA and South.
 
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mendensa said:
This UGA/Auburn thing can go either way. Probably #1 is better for OSU

1. Like a lot of people have pointed out, a 3 loss Auburn makes Bama's weak schedule look even weaker.

2. On the flip side, with a UGA win, the top of the SEC then looking a little murky (as far as who really is the best team in the SEC?), it could give the committee justification to put 2 1-loss SEC teams in that have not played, even pairing them at #2 and #3 to settle the debate in the semi-final.

That being unlikely though bc I'm not seeing OU and Clemson being taken out of the #1 and #2 slots if they both win. Only if Miami was to beat Clemson, then Miami @ #4

Damn, I hope TCU pulls a rabbit out of their hat this weekend. Sure this team has holes but Buckeyes don't shy away from any team. I don't want to go to a Bowl game I know we should win, I'd rather have a shot at the whole damn thing. Surprised at the amount of people who are content playing in a Bowl game against a team we expect to beat. Got news for u, any team OSU plays in a non CFP game is going to be less talented and have something to prove. OSU should be favored and I don't like this team when they are the hunted, but rather doing the hunting, playing with an edge. Big reason I think they may be in trouble vs. Wisconsin. Wisconsin feels disrespected, everyone expecting them to fall.
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I can see BOTH the Big12 and SEC going both ways for us or Bama...

SEC

-For the reasons you mentioned-- Auburn has played both teams, why put Bama in to play Auburn again? That would be EXACTLY like putting in Penn State AND Ohio State last year. Except Bama doesn't even have a good resume. Oh, and only a week has past since that beat down.

-Of course, Auburn winning would look good for Bama, having only lost to the Conference Champ. Resume be damned. They did it once, there's now precedent. Then again, look how well it worked out... But OF COURSE it wouldn't happened to Alabama!

Big 12

-Oklahoma winning would be good for us for the same reason Auburn would be good for Alabama. One of our losses would be nearly forgivable, as it came from the Big 12 Champ who's QB is certain to win the Heisman (and probably grab his crotch on the way to the podium). Then again, same thing. You set up tOSU as yet another possible rematch. Against a team that beat them by double digits AT HOME. But... at least it was back in September.

-TCU winning may knock the Big12 out entirely. Would it open the door for both tOSU and Alabama? Maybe even USC? Or, would they just take Oklahoma anyway?

Other considerations:

-One of the reasons the playoff was set up was so different regions of the country could be represented. Two teams from the SEC would eliminate a Northern team. LOL-- Auburn and Alabama are in THE SAME FUCKING STATE! Then, say you have Clemson in SC. It's a 5 hour drive from Tuscaloosa. The only team outside that region would be from Texas/Oklahoma. So, you eliminate the Northwest and Midwest.

-Bama and Clemson played each other the last 2 years. Do they really want to set up a possible third? People would bitch about that to no end.

-Then again, if Clemson ends up #1 (which is almost a given), this sets up (gulp)... #4 tOSU v #1 Clemson Semi-final. I think THAT may be the actual 31 points that would eliminate us. The committee has seen us get beat by Clemson AND Oklahoma (if they come in at #1).

I truly believe their backup plan to this shit-show would've been to insert Notre Dame at #4. LOL-- but that didn't didn't work out. Thanks Stanford!

Unless we pull a 2014 out of our hats, I'm about 75% positive we'll be done for... and that's OK. I want to kill Wisconsin. But, would rather see USC in the playoff over Bama.
 
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bukIpower said:
I wouldn't be surprised if topics like TV ratings, money, and including as many conferences as possible are things discussed.

Just look at these possible playoffs...

1 Clemson v 4 OSU
2 OU v 3 Auburn

compared to

1. Clemson v 4 Alabama
2 OU v 3 Auburn

You're telling me that 3 of the 4 schools are going to be within 300 miles of each other? So where does the interest for the Northeastern part of the USA come from?
The best ever playoffs would be if it somehow managed to be 1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. USC and 4. OSU because you'd get the Pacific and Atlantic coasts involved along with the Middle USA and South.
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Where would the Dawgs be if they beat Auburn? Would they jump to 1 if Clemson dicks around with Miami?
 
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BigWoof31 said:
Where would the Dawgs be if they beat Auburn? Would they jump to 1 if Clemson dicks around with Miami?
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I think probably 3rd... I doubt they'll jump Clemson or OU if they both win.

I'm not sure who wins your game 31 and I think payback is a hell of a motivator so I wouldn't be shocked to see you all beat Auburn. I left Auburn just for cleanness purposes as It doesn't matter to us who wins your game.

Actually I think if you all beat Auburn their will be pressure to keep Auburn in front of Alabama, and considering how they will not put a 3 loss Auburn team in front of OSU that'll put us #4.

So on 2nd thought GO DAWGS
 
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bukIpower said:
I'm not sure who wins your game 31 and I think payback is a hell of a motivator so I wouldn't be shocked to see you all beat Auburn. I left Auburn just for cleanness purposes as It doesn't matter to us who wins your game.
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Yeah that's kind of the way I'm thinking too. Trying not to be too optimistic after losing to AU by 23, but three things trend in UGA's favor.

1). For whatever reason, AU is a much different team on the road. I never really figured Jordan-Hare to be a breathtakingly difficult place to play but this team certainly plays better at home. Maybe the comfort factor of a home crowd calms the young QB, IDK.

2). Not sure how bad it is, but Kerryon Johnson is missing his 2nd day of practice. If he is limited, that certainly helps the Dawgs as he is the bellcow of that offense.

3). All time record in SEC rematches favors the Regular Season Winner, 5-1 (Saban's LSU tigers beating UT is the lone loss). But I do think it's exceptionally difficult to be a good team twice in a month. I think Georgia's a good team, so the challenge is increased for Auburn.
 
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