A loss to ND hasn’t bolstered their resume, but they aren’t penalized as much

Nov 20, 2024
10:48:19pm

garyfan Truly Addicted User

because they have a much stronger schedule than Army does (one of the weakest in the country).

So, yeah, Army does have more to prove and doesn’t have as much to mitigate a loss to a top team.

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I hate the CFP already and we haven’t even had a playoff yet. 🤷🏻‍♂️

ray ray

11/20/24 9:46pm

College football will never have a postseason that gives everyone an equal

crack

11/20/24 9:52pm

Who doesn’t have an equal shot?

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 9:53pm

Army?

MarylandFan

11/20/24 9:59pm

Let’s see what happens if they win @ND on Saturday.

garyfan

11/20/24 10:05pm

A loss against a top 10 team should bolster their resume. It does others.

MarylandFan

11/20/24 10:06pm

For example…

garyfan

11/20/24 10:07pm

Penn State? Texas?

MarylandFan

11/20/24 10:30pm

A loss to ND hasn’t bolstered their resume, but they aren’t penalized as much

garyfan

11/20/24 10:48pm

"Army does have more to prove"

MarylandFan

11/20/24 11:06pm

Out of 134 teams, their SOS is 121.

garyfan

11/20/24 11:10pm

You ask for examples of imbalance. I provide. You proceed to dismiss.

MarylandFan

11/20/24 11:25pm

No. I asked for examples of teams who bolstered their resume with an L.

garyfan

11/20/24 11:29pm

Ah, so it's a mathematical equation algorithm based ranking system?

MarylandFan

11/21/24 12:03am

RE: Ah, so it's a mathematical equation algorithm based ranking system?

garyfan

11/21/24 12:51am

I understand what you're trying to say.

MarylandFan

11/21/24 1:00am

Boise too

775coug

11/21/24 12:07am

Army is in playoff contention if they win their conference

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 10:26pm

Only the top 5 conference champions get in. They'd likely be left out.

dYrtbYkerYder

11/21/24 12:22pm

Anyone not in the SEC or B1G

Borg

11/20/24 9:59pm

Really? We’re in playoff contention on November 20. How do we not have the same shot as SEC teams?

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 10:25pm

If you’re in the top half of the SEC you have a shot of getting in. In the Big12

Yucatan

11/20/24 10:30pm

So now the B12 is as strong as the SEC?

garyfan

11/20/24 10:49pm

He answered your question

Jeremy

11/20/24 10:59pm

The Big12 is better than the B1G according to many computer models all 3 Sagarin

NYC and Japan

11/21/24 7:45am

Which B1G team should be left out?

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 7:50am

Because computer ratings of a conference take into account the entire conference

garyfan

11/21/24 8:00am

So what makes a 1 or loss B1G team so much more deserving than a 1 loss BigXII.

tkh9

11/21/24 8:07am

Because the one loss Big 12 team lost to 4-6 Kansas and the one loss B1G teams lost to 11-0 Oregon and 10-1 Ohio State

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 8:24am

So your argument is that if Oregon had lost to Wisconsin last week they would

tkh9

11/21/24 8:39am

Can you show me a Big 12 or ACC team that was left out that should have been in? Go back and look at the CFB Rankings

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 11:55pm

It’s not as much about which teams “should” be in. We’re talking about rankings

Yucatan

11/21/24 8:00am

5th place in the SEC will make it in most years. 2nd place in the big 12 won’t. that’s not equal.

FieroCoug

11/20/24 10:32pm

That just simply isn’t true. The SEC has never had five ranked in the top 12 playoff rankings. And the Big 12 has always

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 11:12pm

We have a shot, but it’s not equal. If it was equal, BYU would be ranked higher

Crowd Factor

11/20/24 10:33pm

It absolutely is equal access. You’re just looking at it too narrowly. Heres what you’re missing: program momentum

RealTaysomHill

11/20/24 11:37pm

Sorry, but you’ve drank their cool aid. There are so many flaws and bias’ in

Crowd Factor

11/21/24 7:15am

No, I haven’t. Every team has the chance to get in with a special season. Indiana is #5 in the country right now

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 7:31am

Actually, this season proves not everyone has access. 2 G5 teams undefeated or

NYC and Japan

11/21/24 7:53am

This season can’t prove anything yet. We can talk at the end of the year to see. If 80% definitively proved anything,

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 8:00am

1. Your argument is based on criteria the committee claims to ignore.

tkh9

11/21/24 8:17am

1. It is objectively impossible to totally ignore past seasons. To do so, you would have to pretend that every team is

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 9:20am

What I got out of this is it’s obviously not equal, but also it’s equal.

tkh9

11/21/24 9:35am

Teams and resources are not equal, opportunity is.

RealTaysomHill

11/21/24 10:16am

Some animals are more equal than others.

Cougar Junkie

11/20/24 9:55pm

Oink

Cosmo Kramer

11/20/24 10:07pm

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee is really just a cartel.

tkh9

11/20/24 10:13pm

RE: I hate the CFP already and we haven’t even had a playoff yet.

garyfan

11/20/24 9:54pm

First season of the expended playoff. Give it time

snowbird

11/20/24 10:02pm

12 team playoff >>>4 team playoff >>>>>> BCS>>>>bowl games w/ no true champnshp

Crowd Factor

11/20/24 10:05pm

Amen

TNT

11/20/24 11:31pm

No way, the bowl games were awesome with conf vs conf matchups and lots of

Mitty

11/21/24 11:43am

RE: No way, the bowl games were awesome with conf vs conf matchups and lots of

Crowd Factor

11/21/24 1:09pm

Do you not remember what we had before?

NYCougz

11/20/24 10:05pm

RE: Do you not remember what we had before?

garyfan

11/20/24 10:07pm

If we can climb back to 10 before the CCG, we have a decent shot at an at large.

CougarTwins

11/20/24 10:12pm

Holmoe needs to schedule better OOC games. Stanford and Cal won't cut it.

dYrtbYkerYder

11/20/24 10:26pm

There’s a fair argument to be had here.

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