UCF Knights
- Thread starter Leggo24
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About the only way the NCAA tournament committee can save face if UFC finishes undefeated again is create a play-in game / round or vote them in.
They don't play the hardest schedule, but it's not full of St. Mary of the Blind opponents either.
They don't play the hardest schedule, but it's not full of St. Mary of the Blind opponents either.
Their strength of schedule coming into this week was 118/ 129 teams. What other team currently ranked in the top 10 wouldn’t be undefeated playing that schedule?
Oh, I am in NO WAY an authority on the subject. In fact "never listen to me", great advice.
I think they are trying to get a harder schedule but the best teams have nothing to gain and a lot to lose by playing them.
Is there any other NCAA sport (in any division) where if you win your conference you cannot compete for a championship? If there is please tell me. I think it's odd that virtually every other sport, if you win your conference you earn the right to play for a national title. But not FBS football.
They destroyed Pittsburgh whom Notre Dame only beat by five points. They also beat Auburn last year in a major bowl game. The same Auburn team that gave Alabama and Georgia their only losses prior to those two teams playing in the championship game. Just because a school plays in a weaker conference doesn't mean they cannot play competitively in a playoff/tournament if given the chance. Two years ago Gonzaga made it to the championship game in basketball, because they were given the chance.
But you can’t say that cause you have to play the games. There are upsets every week.
1. Notre Dame crushed Navy who UCF beat by 10, see how that works?
2. 2017 isn’t 2018 so a win over Auburn last year is meaningless UCF was much better last year.
3. UCF plays nobody and doesn’t deserve to be in a playoff. Up until two years ago they used to regularly teams like Michigan, Stanford, Penn State, South Carolina, Mizzu and they would lose. They last two years their schedule has been considerably weaker and they are now going undefeated, they can’t complain about getting no respect when the softened their schedule to get more wins.
That is true but if they played the same schedule as Bama, Clem, ND, Mich or Georgia are we even having this conversation? They have good skill positions but they would get dominated at the LOS.
I just don't understand how hard it is to make a 6 team with the Power 5 all getting one and a wildcard that could be given to a non-Power 5. It's 2 more games.
ClownBaby
You took the words out of my mouth. I am the first one who would root for the underdog (Small Program). I root for Boise State all the time because they can play with anyone on any given day, but same for them if they played the schedules you named above they wouldn’t even be in a discussion.
People need to understand the difference in playing 1 tough game Vs playing tough games every week.
Big difference!
So if Ohio State beats Michigan this weekend and Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC championship game then Central Florida should be in the playoff, right?