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Jan 1, 2025
1:19:28am

gwalker All-American

You can make a good case Tennessee and Indiana didn’t belong. And, while I’m not

complaining about it this year, BYU arguably had better metrics. I’m not worried about it this year. But year after year, the close calls will always resolve in favor of the SEC/B1G. That’s the way it is.

Look, I’m happy we are where we can play our way in and have a chance. I’m not losing any sleep over us not getting in this year.

But not acknowledging any bias at all is bizarre.

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At the end of the day those of us who thought BSU getting a bye was ridiculous

Jan 1, 12:25am

I'm fine with them in the CFP. Their seeding was unfair

Bob Vance

Jan 1, 12:31am

I don’t think a G5 conference champ should earn a spot. Autobids only to P4

CougFan4EverEver

Jan 1, 12:32am

I'm good with a token 12 seed. Everyone should have a path. Giving them a bye

Jan 1, 12:35am

I’m actually ok with the bye, but they should’ve been re-seeded. They should’ve played Oregon

KingDave

Jan 1, 12:49am

I like that idea but creates a lot of uncertainty for fans who want to travel.

garyfan

Jan 1, 12:59am

It also makes bracket contests hard to do.

Jan 1, 1:05am

Well, we can’t have that.

KingDave

Jan 1, 1:08am

It’s exactly what the NFL does, no? Besides, with a playoff, there’s uncertainty for fan travel with every game

KingDave

Jan 1, 1:08am

But they don't do neutral site games.

Jan 1, 1:09am

I bet in the next ten years the FBS won’t either

KingDave

Jan 1, 1:30am

Boise St. and ASU have known for almost a month where their next game is.

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:11am

Not really. In the current NFL playoff format, only the top seed gets a bye, in

Japan Coug

Jan 1, 5:02am

If we were in their shoes, we'd have said the opposite. Why not P4 conf champs?

cajuncoug

Jan 1, 4:21am

Were they worse than Clemson? If not, they were going to get a bye.

Indy Coug

Jan 1, 12:37am

I think he’s saying give the byes to the top 4 teams, not the top 4 conf champs.

garyfan

Jan 1, 12:41am

Hate it. The Big XII champ would almost never get a bye.

gwalker

Jan 1, 12:54am

That’s more a commentary on the Big 12 than on the system.

garyfan

Jan 1, 12:58am

Anyone that doesn’t realize there’s bias in the system is asleep. Maybe that

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:09am

Well this far they've been proven correct. No one outside of the P2/Notre Dame

Jan 1, 1:12am

Which SEC/B1G team didn’t deserve their playoff spot, and which teams should

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:12am

You can make a good case Tennessee and Indiana didn’t belong. And, while I’m not

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:19am

What I think is bizarre is the argument that we should have gotten in over a

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:35am

I didn’t say it could only be the result of bias. I didn’t even say it was the

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:45am

You aren’t saying there was bias this year???

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:53am

My first post in this thread was to say we shouldn’t change the byes because it

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:59am

The last forty years have shown that the best teams are clustered in certain

garyfan

Jan 1, 2:18am

They would when they deserved it.

Jan 1, 1:08am

Bull. The best the Big XII champ would ever do is the 5 spot. Same for ACC

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:11am

Here’s something people need to come to terms with.

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:17am

How many times did Texas win the Big XII? Even over the last ten years? You

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:22am

You can’t deny that Texas is now an elite program that would have been elite in

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:37am

Which teams are elite ebbs and flows. USC had a run of being elite. They haven’t

gwalker

Jan 1, 1:54am

I don’t even know what your point is.

garyfan

Jan 1, 2:00am

Really? How did OU and Texas do over the last 10 years? How did OU do THIS year?

gwalker

Jan 1, 2:08am

Since 2015, OU won the Big 12 six times. And while UT has been down (for them)

garyfan

Jan 1, 2:24am

*BigXII replaced TX and OU with BYU, Hou, UCF, Cin- the PAC schools came later-

Jan 1, 2:02am

Yeah, I’m even ignoring some of the very weak adds the Big 12 has done.

garyfan

Jan 1, 2:26am

Was with you till that last paragraph. ASU getting a new Coach & great RB was a bigger factor in turnaround than B12.

Soupie

Jan 1, 7:00am

RE: Was with you till that last paragraph. ASU getting a new Coach & great

garyfan

Jan 1, 8:13am

I don’t define signature win only as beating a name brand team.

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 8:20am

These arguments are trying to dance around reality.

garyfan

Jan 1, 10:10am

But in the same breathe you are also saying that it is significant to beat Texas

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 11:40am

I don’t know if you noticed but Texas is excellent this year.

garyfan

Jan 1, 11:56am

I just disagree that you can’t get a signature win without beating Texas or OK

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 12:10pm

The current B12 offers no such opportunities.

garyfan

Jan 1, 1:44pm

I disagree. I don’t think you have to be a brand name to be a “signature win”

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 4:12pm

Which signature wins were available in the Big 12 this year?

garyfan

Jan 1, 4:31pm

I think beating SMU, KState and Colorado were signature wins this year

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 5:08pm

That’s a low bar, and by that standard, I wonder how many “signature wins”

garyfan

Jan 1, 5:19pm

Why is that a low bar? 2 of the teams I mentioned made the playoffs and another

ThundaDan

Jan 1, 5:25pm

Nobody is arguing FSU was a signature win this year. SMU is a quality win, not a

garyfan

Jan 1, 9:06pm

So you think ASU would have stunk again this year if playing in the same PAC?

RobDog

Jan 1, 8:35am

ASU wouldn’t have stunk this year in the PAC. But they’d have more than one loss

garyfan

Jan 1, 10:01am

They do in the B12 as well.

RobDog

Jan 1, 10:33am

Plus we should have given them one more

RobDog

Jan 1, 10:37am

Umm… BYU was ranked #6 and would have finished much higher undefeated. Higher

NYC and Japan

Jan 1, 1:27pm

My argument is neither deserved a bye. But Clemson was a better team.

Jan 1, 1:07am

Clemsons wins in the crappy ACC that has been exposed in the bowl games isnt

Goliath

Jan 1, 5:36am

Is an ACC conference schedule more challenging than a MWC schedule? If so, Clemson should get the bye and not Boise.

Jan 1, 7:36am

That might make sense if their records were equal

Goliath

Jan 1, 9:13am

It’s just how it all played out this year.. had the perfect storm of

1984coug

Jan 1, 12:39am

I agree but more of this story will be written when we see ASU tomorrow.

garyfan

Jan 1, 12:42am

How about no byes and add four more teams?

sah22

Jan 1, 5:38am

Maybe even reseed after 1st round. Had 2 weeks since last played so fans can travel.

Soupie

Jan 1, 7:04am

No way. More crappy lopsided games. I say 8 would be best and quicker

Jan 1, 1:40pm

Yep. Autobids to top 5 conf champs and bye to top 4 ranked

Jan 1, 6:10am

College football has changed. Conferences don’t mean much unless in P2.

Jan 1, 7:02am

Boise absolutely deserved to be in the Playoff, but not one of the top 4 teams deserving a bye.

Jan 1, 7:38am

Boise State was in that game until the last few minutes. Had their field goal

Jarhead

Jan 1, 7:46am

I think after the results of some of these playoff games you will see the SEC

HonestTakes

Jan 1, 8:18am

Which is completely laughable but that won’t stop them.

Soupie

Jan 1, 9:19am

I agree but that is the delusional world they live in

HonestTakes

Jan 1, 11:21am

Flawed logic. Many of Boise’s teams would have won the game but would never be

RobDog

Jan 1, 8:18am

Honestly i think anyone getting bye is stupid, just add 4 teams to the playoff

Dat_rmishner

Jan 1, 8:49am

I think this makes sense. But it does diminish the conference championship.

RobDog

Jan 1, 9:14am

Conf champs can get an auto bid without getting a bye.

Soupie

Jan 1, 9:20am

Sure but conference champs don’t need an autobid in a 16-team tournament.

garyfan

Jan 1, 10:11am

This is the solution, conf champs are rewarded with an auto bid..

Dat_rmishner

Jan 2, 5:47pm

16 team playoff. P4 and best G5 conference champs get seeded by the committee,

PflugrCugr

Jan 1, 11:48am

Like this.

Soupie

Jan 1, 12:01pm

You can’t force a 5-seed to play on the road just because the 12-seed they

garyfan

Jan 1, 12:07pm

Conference championships matter.

PflugrCugr

Jan 1, 3:32pm

I suppose you may also think Oregon shouldn’t have gotten a bye.

Jarhead

Jan 1, 8:36pm

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