Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

GoldenBear007 said:

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Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

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To me that is the solution, the Conferences get a certain number.
B10 3
SEC 3
ACC 2
B12 2
At large small Conf 2

Or expand playoff by 2 teams to 14 if you want SEC/B10 to get 4 each. That way everyone knows what they are playing for going into the season.

GoldenBear007 said:

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Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

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If Boise, SMU, and ASU get boat raced the cries for exclusion will grow even louder. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

Lost in the shuffle here is Indiana's having beaten one of the only two teams that beat Ohio State. As another poster here has said, Indiana will beat Notre Dame. Bank it.

GoldenBear007 said:

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Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

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I know it would be cutting off our nose to spite our face, but I would love for all of the non SECB10 teams to take our ball and go form an actual student-athlete college organization. Let those greedy *******s and mercenaries eat each other and eventually become a fall version of the UFL. Yeah, I know ... money, blah blah blah. But I'd rough it for a few years and listen to games on the radio or watch on some stream subscription while the toothless SEC folks finally figured out they weren't actually watching college football.

boognish_bear said:

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GoldenBear007 said:

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Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

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If Boise, SMU, and ASU get boat raced the cries for exclusion will grow even louder. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

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Funny, no one remembers TCU beating Mich, only UGA game.

GoldenBear007 said:

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Don't forget SEC/B1G have both already been asking for 4 guaranteed playoff spots in the future. If they already had their wish, Alabama would have been in and SMU out.

Honestly would just love to see ACC, BIG12, and MWC take care of business in the playoff. Would love to squash this conference superiority narrative.

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At whose expense? IU or SMU. B1O got 5. Their league is not tougher than SEC or even ACC or B12

You keep saying the B10 got 5 in.. who's this imaginary 5th team they got in? Pretty sure Indiana, Penn St, Ohio St, Oregon equals 4

Sobering injury update from Georgia: pic.twitter.com/KydNBBJtpr

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) December 9, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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Sobering injury update from Georgia: pic.twitter.com/KydNBBJtpr

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) December 9, 2024

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Last year that was used as justification for leaving FlaSt out.

Well if that’s the case, they would beat Alabama 24-3. https://t.co/SOOf2J5MGw

— AbeGaeta (@GaetaAbe) December 8, 2024

ASU is appealing the targeting call on Shamari Simmons that could cost him the first half on Jan. 1.

Dillingham said the QB turned and lowered at the last second, making it a "bang bang" call. He said Simmons is a great kid who tried to do the right thing with his head up.

— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) December 9, 2024

TCU is looking to replace its vacant AD position, and new media reports claim that getting TCU an invitation to the Big Ten will be one of the silent responsibilities. 👀 pic.twitter.com/4xpjooFxzq

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 10, 2024

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TCU is looking to replace its vacant AD position, and new media reports claim that getting TCU an invitation to the Big Ten will be one of the silent responsibilities. 👀 pic.twitter.com/4xpjooFxzq

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 10, 2024

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These non-blue blood schools need to stop aspiring to be part of a club they will never fit well in.

Sometimes it's best to accept what you are and make the best of your existing situation. We know from case after case that the grass is only sometimes greener on the other side, and the constant pursuit of greener grass is exhausting.

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Bear8084 said:

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TCU is looking to replace its vacant AD position, and new media reports claim that getting TCU an invitation to the Big Ten will be one of the silent responsibilities. 👀 pic.twitter.com/4xpjooFxzq

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 10, 2024

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These non-blue blood schools need to stop aspiring to be part of a club they will never fit well in.

Sometimes it's best to accept what you are and make the best of your existing situation. We know from case after case that the grass is only sometimes greener on the other side, and the constant pursuit of greener grass is exhausting.

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My thoughts exactly. Highly doubt the B1G is interested anyways.

Not reading thru 17 pages but for ALABAMA to not get in the playoffs is a crime and further reason the SEC and Big10 need to form their own playoff system and invite a few scrubs every year (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). We do not have the 12 best teams in the playoffs.

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Not reading thru 17 pages but for ALABAMA to not get in the playoffs is a crime and further reason the SEC and Big10 need to form their own playoff system and invite a few scrubs every year (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). We do not have the 12 best teams in the playoffs.

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Does the Final Four have only the best 64 teams? Every Conf Champ is among "the best"? What makes the tourney fun is that there are small schools, cinderellas, blue-bloods, etc... Bama has 3 losses and lost to Vanderbilt. Sort of hard to defend.

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Not reading thru 17 pages but for ALABAMA to not get in the playoffs is a crime and further reason the SEC and Big10 need to form their own playoff system and invite a few scrubs every year (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). We do not have the 12 best teams in the playoffs.

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No. If they want that then they need to form their own division of football, play only each other, and then not cry when every other sport also locks them out. They can create their own mega division for every sport and can't cry when they get tired of their teams all ending up 6-6.

We haven't even had one 12-team Playoff yet, and CFP Executive Director Rich Clark says they're already discussing 14 teams for 2026 (among several options).

Here's what a 14-team CFP with bids for the top 5 champs and byes for the top 2 champs would look like this year. pic.twitter.com/6APqUunSRj

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 10, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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We haven't even had one 12-team Playoff yet, and CFP Executive Director Rich Clark says they're already discussing 14 teams for 2026 (among several options).

Here's what a 14-team CFP with bids for the top 5 champs and byes for the top 2 champs would look like this year. pic.twitter.com/6APqUunSRj

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 10, 2024

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Max teams=Alabama's rank.

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BearBall said:

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Not reading thru 17 pages but for ALABAMA to not get in the playoffs is a crime and further reason the SEC and Big10 need to form their own playoff system and invite a few scrubs every year (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). We do not have the 12 best teams in the playoffs.

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No. If they want that then they need to form their own division of football, play only each other, and then not cry when every other sport also locks them out. They can create their own mega division for every sport and can't cry when they get tired of their teams all ending up 6-6.

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Boom. Head shot.

If you want an SEC invitational, grow some balls and create one at the expense of every other sport you compete in.

And if you want to make the existing playoff, don't lose three games. It's really that simple.

No SEC team will ever be left out with a 10-2 regular-season record. And with conference expansion watering down schedules, very few SEC teams will ever be deserving of inclusion at 9-3.

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cowboycwr said:

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BearBall said:

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Not reading thru 17 pages but for ALABAMA to not get in the playoffs is a crime and further reason the SEC and Big10 need to form their own playoff system and invite a few scrubs every year (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). We do not have the 12 best teams in the playoffs.

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No. If they want that then they need to form their own division of football, play only each other, and then not cry when every other sport also locks them out. They can create their own mega division for every sport and can't cry when they get tired of their teams all ending up 6-6.

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Boom. Head shot.

If you want an SEC invitational, grow some balls and create one at the expense of every other sport you compete in.

And if you want to make the existing playoff, don't lose three games. It's really that simple.

No SEC team will ever be left out with a 10-2 regular-season record. And with conference expansion watering down schedules, very few SEC teams will ever be deserving of inclusion at 9-3.

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They lost to Vanderbilt. They lost all rights to ***** right there.

What am I missing here?? Why is Georgia so low and PSU so high?

Current chance to win the national title for each of the 12 CFP teams 📊🏆

(via @SportsLine) pic.twitter.com/bY8YlT5mbd

— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) December 10, 2024

Carson Beck is out. Beck didn't even play well this year when in so I don't think people are very high on UGA. The team responded much better with the new guy, Gunner, in.

Looks like we need an 18 team bracket and the good news is we already know the teams to put in

Eighteen schools in college football account for 65% of the television revenue, Texas AD Chris Del Conte says at the SBJ forum in Vegas.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 11, 2024

Well...they got the "A" part right

ESPN fucking despises the Big12 and doesn’t even try to hide it. Pathetic. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ldY0CfFyzG

— Barstool Big12 (@BarstoolBig12) December 11, 2024

If we are going to have true playoffs instead of the ESPN Blue Blood Invitationals, it needs to be 16 teams with P4 champs automatically in. Take the money completely out of selection and seeding, meaning ESPN needs to be completely cut out of the process. Have the selection show on another channel with some sort of rotation and eliminate ESPN's monopoly of the bowl games. Do not allow any conference a majority of the spots and do everything to remove any P2 or other bias. Let the chips fall where they may and the results play out. Ratings & money will naturally follow, although not necessarily into the coffers of P2 cartels.

Yes, I know this will never happen. My rant is more of a dream. I can say this, however: I was surprised the committee left out Bama but not surprised the seeding had Indiana playing at ND. I'm also not surprised that Boise State was ranked higher than ASU, arguably with a better record, but somewhat surprised ASU is in the top 4.

Kirk Herbstreit just said Indiana “didn’t belong on the field” last night because “they didn’t beat anybody.”

Pat McAfee added SMU “better show up today” because they have no rank wins either.

Meanwhile, Texas is also without a ranked win and wasn’t brought up this way. Weird🤔

— Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamShow) December 21, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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Well...they got the "A" part right

ESPN fucking despises the Big12 and doesn’t even try to hide it. Pathetic. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ldY0CfFyzG

— Barstool Big12 (@BarstoolBig12) December 11, 2024

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My comment is that PSU belongs in Cinderella tier and OSU and UT in Dangerous

If you want to have a Cinderella someday, you are going to have a lot of IU vs ND games before you get one. Since Villanova in the Final 4 won it all, how many others have even reached the final 4? Maybe one every 5 years?

I don't get all the angst.

FLBear5630 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Well...they got the "A" part right

ESPN fucking despises the Big12 and doesn’t even try to hide it. Pathetic. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ldY0CfFyzG

— Barstool Big12 (@BarstoolBig12) December 11, 2024

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My comment is that PSU belongs in Cinderella tier and OSU and UT in Dangerous

If you want to have a Cinderella someday, you are going to have a lot of IU vs ND games before you get one. Since Villanova in the Final 4 won it all, how many others have even reached the final 4? Maybe one every 5 years?

I don't get all the angst.

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The angst in that particular tweet was that ESPN used the Arizona logo for Arizona State.

boognish_bear said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Well...they got the "A" part right

ESPN fucking despises the Big12 and doesn’t even try to hide it. Pathetic. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ldY0CfFyzG

— Barstool Big12 (@BarstoolBig12) December 11, 2024

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My comment is that PSU belongs in Cinderella tier and OSU and UT in Dangerous

If you want to have a Cinderella someday, you are going to have a lot of IU vs ND games before you get one. Since Villanova in the Final 4 won it all, how many others have even reached the final 4? Maybe one every 5 years?

I don't get all the angst.

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The angst in that particular tweet was that ESPN used the Arizona logo for Arizona State.

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Didn't even notice.

I thought it was the rankings, everyone is upset because IU didn't beat ND at ND. Sorry, on me.

Every time one of the have-nots in CFB grab one tiny morsel of the sports biggest spoils, the establishment loses its shit and insists they're unworthy and must be beaten back down to serf status so the lords can continue gorging at the feast of plenty. It's exhausting. https://t.co/6elUggvR6W

— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) December 21, 2024

boognish_bear said:

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Every time one of the have-nots in CFB grab one tiny morsel of the sports biggest spoils, the establishment loses its shit and insists they're unworthy and must be beaten back down to serf status so the lords can continue gorging at the feast of plenty. It's exhausting. https://t.co/6elUggvR6W

— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) December 21, 2024

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As much a bunch a BS as a 3 loss team with a loss to Vanderbilt being in there. What's next, just picking in August.