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Nov 5, 2024
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Team Chaos
All-American
No, it didn't. Those bowls weren't obligated to take CFP-ranked teams.
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The most a team has dropped in the rankings after losing a CCG? 4 spots
Huge Manatee
5:43pm
If BYU wins 4 of its next 5 games it is probably in.
All-American
5:44pm
12-1 and we are in
Huge Manatee
5:44pm
If we win the CCG. I don't see it otherwise. I think the rankings today proved..
Team Chaos
5:45pm
Nah, that's silly to penalize a team for playing in the CCG
Huge Manatee
5:45pm
It's silly, but it's reality.
Team Chaos
5:46pm
It's not, though. There is no precedent for a team dropping that far in the
Huge Manatee
5:47pm
I'm imagining a scenario where Boise State wins out and we lose in the CCG. In..
Team Chaos
5:49pm
Boise State is already in - they aren't taking someone's spot
Huge Manatee
5:50pm
They already have. There's only one team from the Big 12 in right now.
Team Chaos
5:51pm
Not all the top 12 teams will win the rest of their games
Huge Manatee
5:53pm
That's not what I mean. There will be other teams in the SEC or B1G that are...
Team Chaos
5:56pm
It’s silly to think this has anything to do with objectivity.
DiamondMo
5:52pm
Unfortunately that’s the case.
acadian8
5:49pm
Yeah, don't get your hopes up for them sticking with that standard for BYU
Disco Lemonade
5:44pm
It's tough to explain how a team sitting at home should jump a team playing for
Huge Manatee
5:45pm
But that's the reality when you're up against the SEC and B1G.
Team Chaos
5:46pm
12 wins > 11 wins
Huge Manatee
5:46pm
That would matter if you or I were on the committee. Not as presently constitute
Team Chaos
5:47pm
That scenario isn't supported by history
Huge Manatee
5:48pm
There is no history. This is the first year of a 12-team playoff. You're making
Team Chaos
5:49pm
There is history of the CFP rankings
Huge Manatee
5:50pm
That's not even close to the same thing. Those rankings only mattered to the...
Team Chaos
5:52pm
It mattered for NY6 games
Huge Manatee
5:53pm
No, it didn't. Those bowls weren't obligated to take CFP-ranked teams.
Team Chaos
5:57pm
Rankings are ALWAYS about recency bias. A loss last week is like 2 losses early.
MarylandFan
5:46pm
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