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2024 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

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youra6 said:
Moments before the commentators were saying he makes good choices and that Franklin ought to trust him.

They jinxed the hell outta him.
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Heard that and commented to my wife ‘ummm he’s already thrown 2 picks in this game but got bailed out by flags. I wouldn’t trust him’….soon followed by severe laughter
 
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shetuck said:
penn state showed that notre dame is not very good at stopping the run
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I don't know if that's true. I think penn st showed that they have a LETHAL ground game that they, of course, opted away from for large parts of this game. I wish we had the OL push and run game of penn st. I think our RBs are more talented, but their run game is pretty damn great.

if we had their run game, our dog shit game plan against michigan would've resulted in at least a 10 point win.
 
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GeorgiaBuck2 said:
Notre Dame is BEAT UP. If they still have two of their tackles out and OSU advances to the title game, it won't be pretty...
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LordJeffBuck said:
Also, Penn State is due for a 2016-style luck-a-thon against us. Would've hated to see it happen in the title game.
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IF we win tonight (knock on wood, no jinx, etc, etc.), I had reservations about either matchup based simply on the fact that we be coming in on huge winning streaks against either, so either team would have been 'due' for a win if you believe in such things.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
Also, Penn State is due for a 2016-style luck-a-thon against us. Would've hated to see it happen in the title game.
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Rematches are okay if my team wins the second one. But they're bullshit if my team won the first one and loses the second one. I didn't want to see Ohio State have a rematch with Penn State, since we already won the first game. But the rematch against Oregon was fine.

I looked at it this way: if Ohio State beats Texas, I'd rather lose to Notre Dame than lose to Penn State. And I don't care between beating Notre Dame and beating Penn State - no difference, to me. And if Ohio State loses to Texas, I'd probably root for Penn State or Notre Dame over Texas. So no different to me there, either.

And, to LJB's point, I keep thinking James Franklin is the reason they've only won one game against Ohio State since 2014. A competent coach should have 2-3 more wins in there. At least 2017 and 2018 should have been for Penn State, and maybe 2024, too. One of these games, the blind squirrel is going to find his nut and Franklin will beat Ohio State, again. It's bad enough if that's in October or November. We don't need or want it to be in a playoff or championship game.
 
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