This just means SMU and ND get the equivalent of a 1st round bye

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Dec 14, 2024
7:36:04am

novacoug1 All-American

This just means SMU and ND get the equivalent of a 1st round bye

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novacoug1

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One issue with the current setup is the easy path Penn St and Indiana had.

WJCougar

12/14/24 6:57am

They have the benefit of Big10 brand bias, so that hardly matters for them

thewaterboy

12/14/24 6:58am

Seems like they will be automatically in every year

WJCougar

12/14/24 6:59am

Some CBers want teams with even easier cakewalk schedules in the CFP over these teams with harder schedules

byuTX

12/14/24 6:59am

Who has easier schedules than these two?

WJCougar

12/14/24 7:02am

All of the G5 conference champions that got left out.

russkiejedi

12/14/24 7:07am

And *one champ that got a bye (deserving under the current rules) *fixed it

byuTX

12/14/24 7:14am

still gotta win all the games against the cakewalk schedule though, which

FieroCoug

12/14/24 7:07am

RE: still gotta win all the games against the cakewalk schedule though, which

WJCougar

12/14/24 7:13am

if it was easy, everyone would do it. instead, it’s quite the opposite.

FieroCoug

12/15/24 9:30pm

This is the same logic used by those who think Bama should’ve gotten SMU’s spot.

garyfan

12/14/24 7:24am

This just means SMU and ND get the equivalent of a 1st round bye

novacoug1

12/14/24 7:36am

Penn St. had a stronger SOS (according to Sagarin) than most of the teams who

cwilke1

12/14/24 7:50am

It's already been discussed by Ross Dellinger. They may keep the same criteria

Schrodizzy

12/14/24 8:31am

That would be dumb. If you get rid of byes for conf champs then CCGs become

rainorsnow

12/14/24 9:00am

Getting in the CFP isn't meaningless

byuTX

12/14/24 9:54am

SEC and B1G CCGs will have a lot less meaning.

rainorsnow

12/14/24 10:02am

Maybe some years. But even just for seeding it'll be plenty meaningful

byuTX

12/14/24 10:08am

Keep the byes, remove the seeding. Based on the CFP rankings this year

Doogal McCougar

12/14/24 9:50am

This basically is what is being proposed in addition to going to 14 teams.

Schrodizzy

12/16/24 6:48am

That could work, but only if you can effectively eliminate "conference strength" bias. Which is near impossible.

unctoothman

12/16/24 9:00am

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