2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

[TampaBuckeyes]

Well, it's pretty much set. Here's who's in:
Ohio State (12-0)
Indiana (12-0)
Georgia (11-1)
Texas Tech (11-1)
Oregon (11-1)
Ole Miss (11-1)
Texas A&M (11-1)
Oklahoma (10-2)
Alabama (10-2)
2 from ACC/G5

One spot up for grabs.
BYU win and in
BYU lose Notre Dame is in

Pretty sure that's all the important games outside of the ACC/G5 games.

No one cares about the 11-12 seeds. They are just warm up games for the 5/6 seeds.

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

Miami actually just beat Pitt by more than ND did, and I think it was even admitted by Pitt they were focusing on their ACC games (and not ND) because they were trying to win the conference knowing it was their only shot at the playoff. Nothing ND has done is worthy of being ranked ahead of Miami.

Ballsy move would be to put BYU over them both. Then the teams that are in are in and it’s just playing for seeding.

Edit. Forgot about the acc champ

 

[Jaxbuck]

BYU has a very low chance of winning that game fellas.

Very low.

 

[muffler dragon]

BYU has a very low chance of winning that game fellas.

Very low.

More or less, zero.
Or equivalent to BYU coach going to Happy Valley.

 

[Gizmo]

Ballsy move would be to put BYU over them both. Then the teams that are in are in and it’s just playing for seeding.

Edit. Forgot about the acc champ

Well, the ACC champ doesn't matter as far as the top 12 goes. If Virginia wins, they're in. If Duke wins a 2nd G5 is in.

 

[BB73]

BYU has a very low chance of winning that game fellas.

Very low.

If they win it, though, it will be fun to see the committee try to keep the B1G from having 3 teams get a bye.

 

[Jaxbuck]

If they win it, though, it will be fun to see the committee try to keep the B1G from having 3 teams get a bye.

I couldn’t care less about the rest of the B1G.

 

[OHSportsFan]

What's leading you to write the post?

Early postering and internet idiots running with this possibility.

No chance.

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

If they win it, though, it will be fun to see the committee try to keep the B1G from having 3 teams get a bye.

Tech is locked in above Oregon since Oregon isn’t playing this week. BYU and Tech will get to 4,5 with a BYU win. Similar to how Alabama is locked in above ND.

If Alabama and BYU win it will move Oregon to 7 playing Oklahoma.

 

[ochre]

did someone save all of Urban's tweets where he bitched about having to play Oklahoma the year he lost to Iowa?

 

[Gizmo]

Early postering and internet idiots running with this possibility.

No chance.

Good. I hope they pull out and then lose 2 games again, with 1 being to a shitty SEC team and sit on the outside wondering how it happened. Did it fucking help Vanderbilt to play no one and lose 2 games?

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

Early postering and internet idiots running with this possibility.

No chance.

Game is at Texas next year. Way too much money to give up.

 

[buckeyemania11]

Miami actually just beat Pitt by more than ND did, and I think it was even admitted by Pitt they were focusing on their ACC games (and not ND) because they were trying to win the conference knowing it was their only shot at the playoff. Nothing ND has done is worthy of being ranked ahead of Miami.

Miami also has lost to 2 unranked teams since mid October. I kind of agree with h2h not being the end all when the h2h occured so early

 

[DZ83CK]

Miami also has lost to 2 unranked teams since mid October. I kind of agree with h2h not being the end all when the h2h occured so early

I dont believe the idea that you lost to a good team has any merit. The point is you lost. The overall number of losses matters, but who they happened to (i.e., quality of opponent) doesn't really make much difference IMO. A team has to stand on their merits, that's who you beat, not who you lost to.

 

[buckeyemania11]

I dont believe the idea that you lost to a good team has any merit. The point is you lost. The overall number of losses matters, but who they happened to (i.e., quality of opponent) doesn't really make much difference IMO. A team has to stand on their merits, that's who you beat, not who you lost to.

When losses happen definitely matters IMO. And that's exactly why Miami is behind ND. You can't lose to unranked teams later in the season and expect not to get dinged for it. I'm not on the "good loss" bs train but BAD losses definitely should have a big effect. Louisville and SMU are very very mediocre football teams.

I don't think ND or Miami win more than the opening round game if even that if they get in so in the grand scheme this argument probably doesn't matter much.