2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

[1926Buckeyes]

IU has zero flight time at this altitude.

They are ripe for a complete bed shatting.

Whatever gives us Cignetti running hurry up and going for 2 down 28 with 3 minutes left in the 4th is cool with me.

Bama is too one dimensional to pull it off, but their meltdowns last year and mediocre games against good defensive talent this season would keep me from betting on them.

 

[Mike80]

Don't know, IU will probably look different without #8 (forget his name), who injured himself out of the playoffs while high-fiving fans after the CCG. He might have been their best defensive player.

they'll miss him, but I don't think they'll miss him against Bama.

Oregon, Texas Tech (I think) and Ohio State are different animals entirely.

 

[Mike80]

As always, it's about efficiency.



Oklahoma was a bad offense all year and they pissed down their legs tonight.

But there's also defensive efficiency too...



So while Oklahoma's defense was marginally better than Indiana's, Indiana's offense is LIGHT YEARS better than Oklahoma's. And given what Indiana did to Oregon, who has a very good defense in its own right - unless Indiana pisses down it's own leg (possible), it's a pretty big hill to climb for Bama.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

It’ll be a good game imo. Curious what the board’s thoughts are on “who do we want to win.” I’m slightly torn to be honest. Part of me wants to see Alabama go down in flames, yet there is another part of me that wants to see Cignetti get humbled. I’d prefer the rematch, but it’s an interesting dichotomy.

Bama would be far easier, but I’d prefer to beat Indiana.

In order of threat, I’d say it’s Georgia, Indiana, TTech. Georgia has the highest talent and Kirby will kidnap a ref’s kid to get a call, Tech’s front 7 causes the most chaos, and IU has the experience and runs the best defensive system.

 

[Buckeyebred97]

Bama would be far easier, but I’d prefer to beat Indiana.

In order of threat, I’d say it’s Georgia, Indiana, TTech. Georgia has the highest talent and Kirby will kidnap a ref’s kid to get a call, Tech’s front 7 causes the most chaos, and IU has the experience and runs the best defensive system.

Crazy that IU extended both coordinators and didn’t lose them. Meanwhile Oregon is losing both.

 

[CincyInterloper]

As always, it's about efficiency.

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Oklahoma was a bad offense all year and they pissed down their legs tonight.

But there's also defensive efficiency too...

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So while Oklahoma's defense was marginally better than Indiana's, Indiana's offense is LIGHT YEARS better than Oklahoma's. And given what Indiana did to Oregon, who has a very good defense in its own right - unless Indiana pisses down it's own leg (possible), it's a pretty big hill to climb for Bama.

Boy, Rutgers is outstandingly bad. I mean, they are really out there by themselves.

 

[Buckeye86]

IU has zero flight time at this altitude.

They are ripe for a complete bed shatting.

I am absolutely not on board with having strong confidence in Indiana, although the bed shatting might be in the next round as they run into not having extra time to prepare. Either way, fuck them.

 

[Ryan36_1]

Agree with a lot of the sentiments, especially the rare air IU finds itself in. IU’s D is more than solid and their O is pretty good. I think they put up a bunch of points. They might give up some points too, but Alabama’s run game is putrid and their D was suspect until Oklahoma decided to fling their poop all over the place.

It’ll be a good game imo. Curious what the board’s thoughts are on “who do we want to win.” I’m slightly torn to be honest. Part of me wants to see Alabama go down in flames, yet there is another part of me that wants to see Cignetti get humbled. I’d prefer the rematch, but it’s an interesting dichotomy.

Easy IU for me. We don't need to hear the SEC/Bama fellating we would get if they knock off #1.

And would prefer to see IU over anyone else in the title game.