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CFP Playoff Committee justs makes s#!t up

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So we end up with the possibility of having to play Oregon three times in one year? The CG has got to go if the playoffs are to continue. And while I'm feeling like a good rant, teams - I'm talking about you, Buckeyes - should not go to a bowl game if they don't have an intention of winning it. That shit show against Mizzou was shameful. And yeah, I know about McCord walking, Brown's early injury, disciplining the center. The fact that your 3rd string QB couldn't do anything more than hand the ball off - after two seasons in the QB room!! - was bullshit.
 
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Mike80 said:
No.

The CFP is owned by ESECSECSECPN.

They have a financial incentive to prop up the SEC teams.

It literally won't sort itself out.
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Not just a financial incentive, but a legal fiduciary duty to maximize shareholder value. Some activist shareholders could literally sue executive management if they were to treat the B1G and SEC equally.
 
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I got a bad feeling the nightmare scenario is going to happen

Georgia
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Missouri
1 of Bama/LSU

All finish with 2 or less losses.

Hell make it extra nightmare and say Ole Miss beats UGA, then you got SEVEN SEC teams with 2 or fewer losses.

You'd here 24/7 about how the SEC had by far the best season ever for a conference and a full on campaign for 5 or even 6 SEC teams. Hell at that point ESPN would probably be pushing for rule changes that eliminates the conference champion lock so they can maximize to the fullest the SEC teams in future seasons.
 
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Hmmmmm. If you know that the CCG followed by the playoffs will be a near impossible grind, maybe you should back load at least one of your OOC games to the end of the season and put your rivalry game somewhere in late September early October.
 
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cincibuck said:
Hmmmmm. If you know that the CCG followed by the playoffs will be a near impossible grind, maybe you should back load at least one of your OOC games to the end of the season and put your rivalry game somewhere in late September early October.
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The SEC is obviously strategically making their schedules to maximize their potential playoff teams, no reason the B1G shouldn't do the same in the future.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
I got a bad feeling the nightmare scenario is going to happen

Georgia
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Missouri
1 of Bama/LSU

All finish with 2 or less losses.

Hell make it extra nightmare and say Ole Miss beats UGA, then you got SEVEN SEC teams with 2 or fewer losses.

You'd here 24/7 about how the SEC had by far the best season ever for a conference and a full on campaign for 5 or even 6 SEC teams. Hell at that point ESPN would probably be pushing for rule changes that eliminates the conference champion lock so they can maximize to the fullest the SEC teams in future seasons.
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You could add the possibility of Miami undefeated and Pitt undefeated playing in the ACC championship game. Boise (with an odds on Heisman favorite) getting the G5 spot. Then throw in the pressure to give an at large to a 1 loss Army or Navy. Say that only 5 SEC! get in. Add 2 ACC, 1 B12, 1 G5 and Army/Navy, and that leaves 2 spots for the B1G.

EDIT: forgot about the possibility of a one loss Notre Dame.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
You could add the possibility of Miami undefeated and Pitt undefeated playing in the ACC championship game. Boise (with an odds on Heisman favorite) getting the G5 spot. Then throw in the pressure to give an at large to a 1 loss Army or Navy. Say that only 5 SEC! get in. Add 2 ACC, 1 B12, 1 G5 and Army/Navy, and that leaves 2 spots for the B1G.
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In the 6/7 SEC teams with 2 loss scenario, ACC is getting fucked especially if Pitt loses, they are absolutely leaving 1 loss Pitt out for another 2 loss SEC. Cryami is a tossup but I wouldn't doubt that they get left out with 1 loss for a 2 loss SEC as well. They'd screw the Big 12 too if Iowa State and BYU get to the title game undefeated, they aren't putting the loser of that game in over a 2 loss SEC.

We basically need to win out, I really don't think we are getting in with 2 losses, even if that 2nd loss is to a undefeated #1 Oregon again in the B1G title game. At this point too much needs to go right for that to happen.
 
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BUCK3YE5 said:



This is why locking conference champs into the top 4 seeds was such a terrible decision...

That tweet doesn't even mention the possibility of getting the 5 seed while missing your conference championship game, effectively still getting a bye anyways...
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I get that they're just using the (currently) highest ranked teams for these projections.
But after spending the last couple days mathing around with tie breakers in the SEC, Georgia needs help to even get to the sec championship game.
so right now odds are they aren't winning the conference title.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
You could add the possibility of Miami undefeated and Pitt undefeated playing in the ACC championship game. Boise (with an odds on Heisman favorite) getting the G5 spot. Then throw in the pressure to give an at large to a 1 loss Army or Navy. Say that only 5 SEC! get in. Add 2 ACC, 1 B12, 1 G5 and Army/Navy, and that leaves 2 spots for the B1G.
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Think Army has to win out for a Army/Navy to get in, if they both get buried by ND (which I think Army will as well) the rest of both their schedules are too weak to justify putting them in. They aren't sacrificing another B1G team for either of them at that point.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
In the 6/7 SEC teams with 2 loss scenario, ACC is getting fucked especially if Pitt loses, they are absolutely leaving 1 loss Pitt out for another 2 loss SEC. Cryami is a tossup but I wouldn't doubt that they get left out with 1 loss for a 2 loss SEC as well. They'd screw the Big 12 too if Iowa State and BYU get to the title game undefeated, they aren't putting the loser of that game in over a 2 loss SEC.

We basically need to win out, I really don't think we are getting in with 2 losses, even if that 2nd loss is to a undefeated #1 Oregon again in the B1G title game. At this point too much needs to go right for that to happen.
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I don't know. I mean, I'm sure that they want at least 5 in, but is it in their financial interests to have the playoff so focused on a league that is very regionalized from a fan/alumni standpoint? Texas has a national alumni base. Vandy has one, but it's small and it doesn't really care about football, though I guess they'd crawl out of the woodwork for a playoff appearance. Most of those SEC teams aren't going to do much to turn on television sets outside of the deep South, especially if the tournament is being perceived as a manufactured SEC Invitational.

They will lobby hard to get the one-loss Army/Navy though for two reason. It's a good look for them in our culture and society, and secondly, it would be expected to come at the expense of an additional B1G team.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
Think Army has to win out for a Army/Navy to get in, if they both get buried by ND (which I think Army will as well) the rest of both their schedules are too weak to justify putting them in. They aren't sacrificing another B1G team for either of them at that point.
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Don't underestimate the amount of cultural pressure that will come to bear to include a one loss Army-Navy. There will absolutely be a thumb on the scale for that to happen. And if Army has a close loss to ND and then beats Navy, I'd lean towards them getting the G5 bid over Boise.
 
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