2023 NCAA football thread - Page 19 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Jason14h · 12-03-2023, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

It's stupid to leave FSU out. Their QB being injured would have made it tough for them, but they didn't have a weak schedule and still went undefeated.

Embarassing just to justify Alabama and Texas being there for $$$ purposes.

Disagree - the team they are rolling out next game is not on the level of Texas or Alabama

The selection committee actually got this right for once

Strange Brew · 12-03-2023, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

It's stupid to leave FSU out. Their QB being injured would have made it tough for them, but they didn't have a weak schedule and still went undefeated.

Embarassing just to justify Alabama and Texas being there for $$$ purposes.

Did you not watch the Championship game last year? That was fun.

Their stated goal is to put in the 4 best teams. I have yet to hear anyone say they haven't done it this time.

Really this should be a hell of a playoff.

Spurs · 12-03-2023, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Did you not watch the Championship game last year? That was fun.

Their stated goal is to put in the 4 best teams. I have yet to hear anyone say they haven't done it this time.

Really this should be a hell of a playoff.

They 100% did not put the 4 best teams in.

But that rarely is the goal or what they actually do.

SuperMatt18 · 12-03-2023, 07:59 PM

I don't know, I don't like FSU being bumped because their QB is injured. 55 guys worked to have an undefeated season and now are out of the final 4 because they didn't want to have no SEC teams.

Kasi · 12-03-2023, 08:02 PM

Does anyone think after watching FSU lately that they’d give any of the top four a run? They barely got by a bad Louisville team. Their best win was what three loss LSU? I don’t want teams rewarded for worse schedules. Bama and Texas had the balls to schedule each other and they shouldn’t be penalized for it. Michigan and Washington went undefeated in a much stronger conference than the ACC. Injuries matter and it’s clear this FSU is not that good. I’d rather have a good game then watch that pathetic offence again.

Trojan97 · 12-03-2023, 08:04 PM

Makes no sense that FSU is 5th and Georgia is 6th if they are going to punish FSU for Travis being hurt. Georgia has opened as a 12 point favourite for the Orange Bowl. If the committee is going to say that FSU's perfect season was irrelevant they should have dropped them beyond 5.

Kasi · 12-03-2023, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Trojan97

Makes no sense that FSU is 5th and Georgia is 6th if they are going to punish FSU for Travis being hurt. Georgia has opened as a 12 point favourite for the Orange Bowl. If the committee is going to say that FSU's perfect season was irrelevant they should have dropped them beyond 5.

Seems rather clear they respected the conference championship and just put the five winners top five. FSU as the worst of them is fifth.

Senator Clay Davis · 12-03-2023, 08:06 PM

Someone was going to get screwed, unless they wanted to add a play-in game between FSU and Bama (and its the NCAA, you'd think they'd be down for more money). Frankly the ACC should have called in a marker (aka transferred a few million to the Louisville football account) and had Louisville tank. If FSU crushed them like 45-0 then maybe it's tougher to leave them out for the committee. But they were horrific offensively, we also saw their doppelganger in Iowa get crushed hoping to defense a win. Michigan likely does the same to them.

Kasi · 12-03-2023, 08:08 PM

Well next year there is 12 teams and while that 13th team will complain too I doubt anyone will care as much about it.

Spurs · 12-03-2023, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasi

Does anyone think after watching FSU lately that they’d give any of the top four a run? They barely got by a bad Louisville team. Their best win was what three loss LSU? I don’t want teams rewarded for worse schedules. Bama and Texas had the balls to schedule each other and they shouldn’t be penalized for it. Michigan and Washington went undefeated in a much stronger conference than the ACC. Injuries matter and it’s clear this FSU is not that good. I’d rather have a good game then watch that pathetic offence again.

I don't think that FSU is one of the best teams but Georgia certainly is.

Trojan97 · 12-03-2023, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasi

Seems rather clear they respected the conference championship and just put the five winners top five. FSU as the worst of them is fifth.

Seems rather clear that we aren't concerned with wins & losses anymore. Georgia and Ohio St should have finished ahead of FSU if we are playing by the new standard.

Senator Clay Davis · 12-03-2023, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasi

Well next year there is 12 teams and while that 13th team will complain too I doubt anyone will care as much about it.

Of course not, but I said this earlier if the qualification criteria were defined so a spot can be earned and not selected this would never be an issue. We'd complain about the field being too big, or whatever, but the fact Florida State's season ended because of a freak injury and not because they lost a game is still kinda weak, even if as a fan I'm happier to not see them get in to lose by 35.

Weitz · 12-03-2023, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

The dumbest thing is that even now, with all of the money in this sport, there is still not a defined way to qualify for the playoff. Even though I think the committee did the right thing leaving FSU out, there shouldn't even be a committee, should be a clearly defined route to qualification.

Basically impossible to do for 4 teams with unbalanced schedules.

Weitz · 12-03-2023, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasi

Well next year there is 12 teams and while that 13th team will complain too I doubt anyone will care as much about it.

I, for one, will miss the hand wringing!

KelVarnsen · 12-03-2023, 08:42 PM

I’m sure we’ll find something else to complain about

Strange Brew · 12-03-2023, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Spurs

I don't think that FSU is one of the best teams but Georgia certainly is.

Certainly better than…?

Spurs · 12-03-2023, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Certainly better than…?

All 4

I think if you had every team play each other in January Georgia goes undefeated. I think they beat Texas by double digits easily.

Kasi · 12-03-2023, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Trojan97

Seems rather clear that we aren't concerned with wins & losses anymore. Georgia and Ohio St should have finished ahead of FSU if we are playing by the new standard.

What new standard? It’s clear they’re not ranking by the best team because yes Georgia as a 29 game win streak team is yes better than some other teams in the top four. I don’t think they’re as dominant as the last two years teams though they had a lot of close games this year.

It is clear they put conference titles rather high on the list here. FSU won theirs but Georgia didn’t hence ranked higher. But also of the conference title teams it’s also clear FSU played the worst schedule and played the worst down the stretch.

GirlySports · 12-03-2023, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I don't know, I don't like FSU being bumped because their QB is injured. 55 guys worked to have an undefeated season and now are out of the final 4 because they didn't want to have no SEC teams.

They overcame injuries to go undefeated but are now being penalized for it.

Strange Brew · 12-03-2023, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Spurs

All 4

I think if you had every team play each other in January Georgia goes undefeated. I think they beat Texas by double digits easily.

Well I'm not sure what to base that on really. Georgia is good but head and shoulders above the other 4? I don't see it. They lost to the only one they played.

Texas being underrated. They are big time, this isn't TCU.