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2016 College football thread

People seem pretty eager to get all of these Big Ten teams in, considering Alabama beat last year's Big Ten champ 38-0.
 
Just give Alabama the championship and just have a four game playoff for 2nd with the four conference champions or Ohio State
 
Skydog Deac said:
Ohio State was given the game by Michigan. Anyone but those wearing scarlet and gray glasses saw that Michigan was the better team. The week before they may have lost if three win MSU had made the two point conversion or kicked the extra point and won in regulation. So basically the last two weeks Ohio State has looked anything but the #2 team in the nation, but lemming like everyone just automatically says they are. While we are at it, that game was overrated Saturday. Mental and physical mistakes all game. Only a couple of passes even attempted beyond 20 yards. But I digress. I think it will really suck if a team OSU lost to wins the B10 championship (despite the fact that I think Wisky will win that game), and is left out over a team they beat. "Well, Penn State was lucky to win that game, Ohio State outplayed them for most of the game" I hear people say. Okay, how about this, "Well, Ohio State was lucky to win that game, Michigan outplayed them for most of the game". Why bother having a championship game at all if the team you beat gets a better ending than you? If this is the way it's gonna be, either return to the BCS, or bring on the eight team playoff NOW.
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lol

they also beat #3, #8, #9, and #14 but ok
 
TheReff said:
That was last year. Each year stands on it's own as they say.
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right, because osu also beat bama 2 years ago 42-35

doesn't really make sense to try and bring other years into this year's discussion

still think it's bama on a tier and nobody else

OSU isn't gonna beat em
 
TownieDeac said:
lol

they also beat #3, #8, #9, and #14 but ok
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These are facts. Oh and OSU has one less loss. Head to head only really matters when all else is equal, according to what the committee has said in the past. It's not even close to equal in this case.
 
TownieDeac said:
right, because osu also beat bama 2 years ago 42-35

doesn't really make sense to try and bring other years into this year's discussion

still think it's bama on a tier and nobody else

OSU isn't gonna beat em
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Yeah, I was pseudo-joking. It's the type of ambivalence I'm showing since Michigan is out. Yes I'm pissed they lost, but in the end, I know it doesn't really matter since I don't think they or anyone else would beat Alabama.
 
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TownieDeac said:
right, because osu also beat bama 2 years ago 42-35

doesn't really make sense to try and bring other years into this year's discussion

still think it's bama on a tier and nobody else

OSU isn't gonna beat em
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I agree, I think if anybody has a shot at beating Alabama other than Clemson (mainly based on last year), it would be Michigan in an ugly defensive game where Michigan gets a couple of breaks. Of course Michigan probably doesn't even get in.
 
Bama will have to throw-up on itself to not win the NC, but then again, they almost lost to a very average Ole Miss team early in the season. In one game, anything can happen.

Don't think any team has a great chance against Bama, but would think that Clemson would have the best chance having played them tough last year, and Watson seems to have found his 2015 form.

FWIW, if Saban wants to, Bama could embarrass Florida in the SECCG. Florida won with smoke and mirrors all year, and their pathetic offense against the Bama defense is a frightening mismatch (would guess that the Bama defense alone will outscore the Florida offense). Florida may be the worst team ever to make the SEC Championship game.
 
oh and also, as someone sitting in the student section cheering my ass off for OSU over Michigan...

michigan was by far the better team and should have sealed it/won on a couple occasions

osu secondary is really good though
 
Pilchard said:
Bama will have to throw-up on itself to not win the NC, but then again, they almost lost to a very average Ole Miss team early in the season. In one game, anything can happen.

Don't think any team has a great chance against Bama, but would think that Clemson would have the best chance having played them tough last year, and Watson seems to have found his 2015 form.

FWIW, if Saban wants to, Bama could embarrass Florida in the SECCG. Florida won with smoke and mirrors all year, and their pathetic offense against the Bama defense is a frightening mismatch (would guess that the Bama defense alone will outscore the Florida offense). Florida may be the worst team ever to make the SEC Championship game.
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I'd say it's a 50/50 bet whether Florida's offense even scores in the game.
 
TownieDeac said:
lol

they also beat #3, #8, #9, and #14 but ok
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So when OSU gets in Sunday over Penn State, assuming they win, I don't want to hear Jim Delaney bluster on as he has done for years about the importance of the Big Ten conference championship, and conference championships in general.
 
tigerswood said:
These are facts. Oh and OSU has one less loss. Head to head only really matters when all else is equal, according to what the committee has said in the past. It's not even close to equal in this case.
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Well, just to see the committee throw up on itself and be in total disarray come Sunday if this scenario happens and to see what they say with their own rules they laid down:
First order of margins is "championships won" if teams are comparable
"strength of schedule"
"head to head"
"comparable outcomes of common opponents of common opponents without margins of victory"

Alabama wins over Florida, Ohio State is not playing, Clemson wins over VT, Washington wins over Colorado, Penn State wins over Wisconsin, Michigan is not playing

Clemson[12-1]/Penn State[11-2] both lost to Pitt [Clemson at home by 1, PSU at Pitt by 3]. OSU [11-1] lost to PSU [11-2]. Wash lost to USC [9-3],
Strength of schedule per Sagarin--OSU 75.86, Clem 72.52, Wash 70.66, PSU 73.16

Just throwing it out there as it has been up for a lot of discussion on College Sirius today by some of their guest experts from SI & ESPN college football writers
 
TheReff said:
Well, just to see the committee throw up on itself and be in total disarray come Sunday if this scenario happens and to see what they say with their own rules they laid down:
First order of margins is "championships won" if teams are comparable
"strength of schedule"
"head to head"
"comparable outcomes of common opponents of common opponents without margins of victory"

Alabama wins over Florida, Ohio State is not playing, Clemson wins over VT, Washington wins over Colorado, Penn State wins over Wisconsin, Michigan is not playing

Clemson[12-1]/Penn State[11-2] both lost to Pitt [Clemson at home by 1, PSU at Pitt by 3]. OSU [11-1] lost to PSU [11-2]. Wash lost to USC [9-3],
Strength of schedule per Sagarin--OSU 75.86, Clem 72.52, Wash 70.66, PSU 73.16

Just throwing it out there as it has been up for a lot of discussion on College Sirius today by some of their guest experts from SI & ESPN college football writers
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A team with a weaker schedule, from the same conference, with an extra loss isn't really comparable in my opinion. Could certainly make a case for PSU over Washington though, primarily due to strength of schedule.
 
If Clemson and Washington win, west coast people will gang up and keep the B1G championship game winner out and get the Huskies in.
 
TownieDeac said:
oh and also, as someone sitting in the student section cheering my ass off for OSU over Michigan...

michigan was by far the better team and should have sealed it/won on a couple occasions

osu secondary is really good though
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Internet sports arguments are fun exercises, and meaningless. Just heard what happened at OSU today. That is serious and disturbing. So sorry to hear about this scary situation at your school.
 
This wasn't even on my radar, but I guess a Navy win this Saturday would really screw up bowl scheduling.
 
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