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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

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Captain Buckeye said:
They’ve purposely scheduled three easy games. But I agree with that approach.

We should get out of these big OOC games. Maybe with it moving to 16 we can afford to play them from a loss stand point but overall there’s no point to these games. There never has been.

Not to mention the lost revenue when you play the away game and the reps the back ups get when you play a cupcake.
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They used to have some benefit. We don't make thr playoff in 2016 if we don't have that blowout win at Oklahoma. But in this era? I agree it's more harmful than beneficial
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
They’ve purposely scheduled three easy games. But I agree with that approach.

We should get out of these big OOC games. Maybe with it moving to 16 we can afford to play them from a loss stand point but overall there’s no point to these games. There never has been.

Not to mention the lost revenue when you play the away game and the reps the back ups get when you play a cupcake.
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Sadly I have to agree. With the B1G proving to be much tougher than anticipated, there's no real reason to schedule tough OOC opponents anymore. Sucks because I love these matchups but in this new world of 9 conference games and NIL evening talent disparities, there's no reason to take the risk anymore.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
They used to have some benefit. We don't make thr playoff in 2016 if we don't have that blowout win at Oklahoma. But in this era? I agree it's more harmful than beneficial
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Maybe in terms of getting into the playoffs. But there’s something to be said for playing out of conference games against teams with a pulse. I’d much rather watch OSU vs. Texas than, say, OSU vs. the Florida A&M Rattlers.
 
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CincyInterloper said:
Maybe in terms of getting into the playoffs. But there’s something to be said for playing out of conference games against teams with a pulse. I’d much rather watch OSU vs. Texas than, say, OSU vs. the Florida A&M Rattlers.
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It’s more interesting and also better for team development.

Harder schedules have bigger risks, but the last 2 years have convinced me that not just experience, but experience against the best of the best will force a team to evolve into the strongest versions of themselves.

Last year, OSU dealt with all sorts of adversity in the regular season, including playing 3 of the best teams and multiple top position groups, including Michigan’s DTs. They didn’t have that this year, and were able to go through the season without addressing the biggest issues with the offense. Last year they had issues on the OL and went through a bunch of iterations until they found their best one.

Also, off topic, but Lanning is actually who a lot of OSU fans think Day is. He (Lanning) is a very good coach who puts his teams in a good spot, but in the biggest game of the year, his teams don’t just struggle, they implode and quit.

For all Day’s weaknesses, his teams never quit. They may look dead in the water for a half, but will claw their way back. I know a loss is a loss, but it tells me he and his teams always care and have a will to persevere. OSU is building on a much stronger foundation and is often a few tweaks away from achieving their goals the next season.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Also, IU struck gold, not only with Cignetti and his year 1 transfers but look at that OOC schedule the last 2 years.

Heck, I don’t think they’ve played anyone with close to a pulse OOC in the last 15 years. I might be missing someone but they really ease into the season.
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1. They didn’t play anybody with a chance of beating them ooc because they needed six wins to go bowling. 2. Like most top tier programs, the Bucks don’t schedule more than one ooc game with a quality team because two losses can keep you out of the playoffs.
 
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daddyphatsacs said:
I just came here to say that I can’t stand Cignetti. He’s a classless, smug, asshole. There’s a code in coaching where you pull your starters and call of the dogs when it’s out of hand. Indiana, of all teams, should be thankful of this “etiquette” in past years, because their team has been dogshit in most seasons. Now they have success and decide it’s time to start blowing everyone out. It’s a cute story. If any other coach did the same thing they would get tore up for running it up. But since it’s Indiana, it’s a “cute” story. Fuck that. I promise you one thing, this is going to come back to bite them in the ass in a long run.

I never thought that I’d say this, but I’ll be rooting for Miami next week. That’s all.
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I can't stand him either, but I am still rooting for the Hoosiers all the way. Fuck Miami. I hope he hangs 70 on them, rips Cristobal's head off, and shits down his neck as an encore.
 
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Woody1968 said:
I can't stand him either, but I am still rooting for the Hoosiers all the way. Fuck Miami. I hope he hangs 70 on them, rips Cristobal's head off, and shits down his neck as an encore.
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Yep. After that, this whole pact with Satan that Indiana is riding can all fall the fuck apart and the Big Ten can go back to using them as their toilet paper. Fuck Cignetti and fuck that snake-handling speaking in tongues QB.
 
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Woody1968 said:
I can't stand him either, but I am still rooting for the Hoosiers all the way. Fuck Miami. I hope he hangs 70 on them, rips Cristobal's head off, and shits down his neck as an encore.
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I’m almost there with you. But in the postgame scenario I’d replace Cristobal with Michael Irvin.
 
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