I wouldn't doubt that Miami got in based on some hard lobbying from Disney/ESPN, which basically owns the CFP and has the ACC to broadcast. Notre Dame is NBC, nobody to lobby for them (so sad - NOT).
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An awful Stanford team that went 4-8 and lost to Hawaii
Who did ND beat this year?
You have to compare the entire resume. Bama beat Georgia in Athens--they beat #3. ND has nothing close to that. They lost to A&M and Miami.
They were never in--they were projected to be in if they won the title game--they didn't.
In the 2016 playoffs didn't our illustrious Big 10 commissioner lobby for OSU over PSU?
They didn't--they weren't in
I'm not sure what you're not following here. To be penalized you'd have to be dropped out--they were trying to "earn" an AQ spot which has nothing to do with the poll.
They also have so many traditional rivalries in the B1G and none in the ACC.
Gotta agree here. If the CCGs aren’t supposed to matter, stop scheduling them. Indiana beat Ohio State yesterday, gets the #1 seed. So the CCGs matter when it comes to ranking UI and OSU but not Alabama and Notre Dame? Alabama looked bad yesterday, not a good team.
I can see the sense in the arguments of keeping out Notre Dame, ND’s issues are not trivial, but Alabama got dominated yesterday.
I didn't watch the reveal show, as I have very little interest in the playoff with us not in it, so I don't know what was discussed. It seems that we were penalized last year for losing the conference championship game, and it seems that BYU was penalized for losing their championship game this year, but Alabama and Ohio State were not. I don't really understand that other than Alabama got in because they were Alabama and Ohio State didn't drop because they are Ohio State.
I am very happy though that Notre Dame didn't get in (maybe they should fire their coach!). I was hoping that Miami wouldn't get in because I think it would show just how weak the ACC really is in the minds of the committee. I guess I can't have it all.
I didn't think we were penalized at all--it was just a dumb set up that didn't allow us to be the 4 seed.
Alabama had beat Georgia--so it was splitting with them. Had BYU beat Texas Tech the first time I'm confident they'd be in.
I get what you're saying though--I would have had Texas in--I think teams should be rewarded for putting together the schedule they did
Because there is no real national championship in 1-A football; it is still mythical. The College Football Playoff isn’t an official championship. There is not an official sanctioned NCAA championship for 1-A football.
(yes, I know the technical designation is 1-FBS but that’s a stupid name)
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If Tulane and James Madison got in, why didn't Duke get in?
Conference championship games do matter… to determine who wins a conference.
(Well and to add revenue to the individual conferences)
JMU & Tulane were ranked higher
Tulane was 20; JMU was 24 (I think) and Duke unranked.
The 5 highest ranked conference champions get in. Tulane and JMU (along with Indiana, Georgia, Texas Tech) were higher ranked than Duke
Agree. I thought it should have been
1) Indiana (only because of undefeated season)
2) UGA (Peaking at right time)
3) Ohio State (they better get their running game going. That is what sunk them last night)
4) Texas Tech (I think they have a legitimate shot)
One further note: glad Miami got in over ND. The head-to-head matters. ND needs to join a conference.
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2-3 was interchangeable to me but I would have also done it your way
The good news is--they still meet in the semis if both win so it didn't really impact much. Plus, I'd argue Ohio State got the tougher path with A&M instead of Ole Miss
You don't need to eliminate them, but the entrance requirements should be standardized for P4 Conferences. All these P4 Conferences having differing tiebreakers is BS. P4 participants in CCGs should be determined by same tiebreaker - the two highest ranked Conference teams in the Penultimate CFP Rankings. Duke playing in the ACC CCG over Miami is ridiculous - it should have been Miami.
We still have teams playing a 13th game while others like ND don't have any risk--it doesn't work
Unless UND gets a schedule draw of the dregs of the B1G, they will not sniff the CFP if in the ACC.
I hate the first round rematches, just silly.
I would have switched Alabama (to #10) and Miami-FL (to #9) and also Ole Miss (to #7) and A&M (to #6). This would have been no less sensible and would have eliminated the rematches in the first round. Also, would avoid a likely second round rematch for Georgia (they played Ole Miss this year, but not A&M).
I would have switched Alabama (to #10) and Miami-FL (to #9) and also Ole Miss (to #7) and A&M (to #6). This would have been no less sensible and would have eliminated the rematches in the first round. Also, would avoid a likely second round rematch for Georgia (they played Ole Miss this year, but not A&M).
I like rematches--see Georgia/Bama in the SEC title game
Tulane's already played Ole Miss--let's hope they make adjustments.
OU/Bama is a great matchup even if they've already played.
I'm not saying you're wrong--I just disagree. There's no right or wrong.
I know. Seriously, that’s his evidence? Might as well say they mollywopped the Merchant Marine or Plainfield Teachers College
I agree--it's just what do we use?
The argument for ND is the eye test--Bama has the better resume. They also beat Vandy which is better than anything on the ND resume.
I tink today will force change which makes me happy but the committee was screwed regardless of what they did
So you’re telling me that Virginia, ranked 19 in the final AP Poll with a loss, wouldn’t have made it in over Tulane, ranked 20?, if they had beaten Duke?
Again, we're talking AQ bids. UVa, Tulane nor JMU are in without earning the auto spot like Georgia, Indiana and Texas Tech did.
The committee didn't punish them.
If you want to argue those games should be eliminate and we just put in the top 5 regular season champs that's fine but they aren't a conf champ
Given that 4 other SEC teams were ranked above Alabama..... and they looked laughably bad the last several weeks of the season - coachless and bad Auburn could have easily beat them (and the corrupt CFP hacks moved Alabama over ND last week after Alabama looked pitifully bad against Auburn..... then they move ND down again after they didn't even play??? Give me an f'ing break). Alabama does not belong in the Playoff as a 5th SEC team. They lost to OU and deserved to fall behind ND.... then they barely beat a hapless, coachless Auburn - who could have easily won that game, while ND was absolutely blowing out Stanford and they drop ND behind Alabama???? This system is corrupt and primarily controlled by SEC and b1g lackies and the last two weeks prove it dramatically. Just ridiculous that Bama was moved ahead of ND for looking pathetic against a really bad Auburn team (i.e., ND dropped for blowing out Stanford)... and then they drop ND for a second time this week while leaving Alabama at #9 for getting absolutely steam-rolled by UGa???????
As per usual, he's full of crap - UVa was in with a win as it's the FIVE highest ranked Conference Champions even if Tulane got ranked in front of them somehow. Duke isn't going as the ACC Conference Champion because they are ranked behind JMU, not Tulane.
Auburn gave everyone a fight
Lost by 6 to A&M, 10 to Georgia, 7 to OU, 7 to Vandy and 7 to Bama--what are you talking about.
Indiana almost lost to a coachless/awful Penn State team--remember that?
You keep saying how bad Auburn is--they just couldn't finish--like the Bama game they were always competitive.
Please do some research or maybe watch more games.