The College Football Playoff Committee is really showing their bias this time around!

[BamaDude]

Placing Iowa St. at #6 is just ridiculous. The Cyclones lost by 17 points at home to a team that is ranked 13 spots below them -Louisiana - a team whose only loss was by 3 points to an undefeated Coastal Carolina team that is also ranked behind ISU at #12. Ridiculous! Both the Chanticleers & the Ragin' Cajuns should be ranked ahead of the Cyclones.

Iowa State's other loss was by 3 at an Oklahoma St. team that lost by 7 to Texas (a 6-3 team), by 28 at Oklahoma (7-2) & by 7 at TCU (6-4). The Cowboys other signature win was 16-7 over 6-1 Tulsa.

ISU's signature wins were by 7 over Oklahoma & 3 at Texas. The Sooners lost by 3 at home to 4-6 Kansas St. The Wildcats were beaten at home 35-31 by an Arkansas St. team that finished 4-7 and lost by 29 to Coastal Carolina, by 28 to Appalachian St. & by 13 to Memphis - all on the road - while managing a close 7-point loss to Louisiana at home.

No way Iowa St. is a better team than Coastal Carolina or Louisiana.

 

[jwolt92]

It's even more comical that both Cincinnati and Florida dropped the same amount of places. Cinci didn't get to play. Florida lost as a 23 point favorite at home. To a team starting a TFr QB. With less than 60 scholarship players available.

It's just bad. Bring back the BCS and let the computers decide.

 

[olympicoscar]

Placing Iowa St. at #6 is just ridiculous. The Cyclones lost by 17 points at home to a team that is ranked 13 spots below them -Louisiana - a team whose only loss was by 3 points to an undefeated Coastal Carolina team that is also ranked behind ISU at #12. Ridiculous! Both the Chanticleers & the Ragin' Cajuns should be ranked ahead of the Cyclones.

Iowa State's other loss was by 3 at an Oklahoma St. team that lost by 7 to Texas (a 6-3 team), by 28 at Oklahoma (7-2) & by 7 at TCU (6-4). The Cowboys other signature win was 16-7 over 6-1 Tulsa.

ISU's signature wins were by 7 over Oklahoma & 3 at Texas. The Sooners lost by 3 at home to 4-6 Kansas St. The Wildcats were beaten at home 35-31 by an Arkansas St. team that finished 4-7 and lost by 29 to Coastal Carolina, by 28 to Appalachian St. & by 13 to Memphis - all on the road - while managing a close 7-point loss to Louisiana at home.

No way Iowa St. is a better team than Coastal Carolina or Louisiana.

Teams often improve as the season progresses. I think their rating is deserved.

 

[jwolt92]

Teams often improve as the season progresses. I think their rating is deserved.

Try to justify Florida now.

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

Try to justify Florida now.

They have the longest opponent shoe throw all season by a big margin!

 

[BamaDude]

Teams often improve as the season progresses. I think their rating is deserved.

Yes, teams do often improve - especially after the first game or two. But that doesn't mean that the team they lost to didn't improve as well.

 

[BamaDude]

Try to justify Florida now.

Florida should have dropped even further than they did. They shouldn't be that close to playoff eligibility.

 

[BigFin]

Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, Texas A&M

pretty easy this year

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, Texas A&M

pretty easy this year

I can’t think of a single reason to have TAMU over ND.

 

[bamagrad75]

I can’t think of a single reason to have TAMU over ND.

I cant think of any to have ND over TAMU either.

 

[Wamu]

I can’t think of a single reason to have TAMU over ND.

I can think of one reason. N.D. is a bigger brand than A & M. More people would tune in to see the Irish than the Aggies.

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

I can think of one reason. N.D. is a bigger brand than A & M. More people would tune in to see the Irish than the Aggies.

Why would that be a reason to have TAMU over ND? To encourage FEWER people watching?

 

[Wamu]

Why would that be a reason to have TAMU over ND? To encourage FEWER people watching?

Oh damn my bad! Got my comments mixed up. Meant to quote bamagrad75.

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

Oh damn my bad! Got my comments mixed up. Meant to quote bamagrad75.

You sayin’ all Bama fans look the same?

 

[rmilia1]

ND has the better wins compared to A&M. Losses are similar. If youre going to replace ND it should be with Cincy or Coastal

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

ND has the better wins compared to A&M. Losses are similar. If youre going to replace ND it should be with Cincy or Coastal

The big difference is ND has a win over Clemson to go with a blowout loss. TAMU has no win over Bama to compensate for their blowout loss.

 

[bamagrad75]

Oh damn my bad! Got my comments mixed up. Meant to quote bamagrad75.

So, we are choosing playoff teams by "brand" now?

Oh hell lets just skip the supposed objectivity and auction off the spots.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

I cant think of any to have ND over TAMU either.

Notre Dame 11 games played
aTm 9 games played

Notre Dame wins over ranked Clemson, ranked North Carolina, ranked NC State
atm wins over ranked Florida

Notre Dame played 5 teams with winning records
atm played 2 teams with winning records

Best win Notre Dame beat a likely top 10 North Carolina by 14 points on the road
Best win atm beat a likely top 10 Florida by 3 points at home

I would not be surprised if North Carolina is actually ranked higher than Florida as well.
Their losses are more or less comparable.

 

[Diego Roll Tide]

Notre Dame 11 games played
aTm 9 games played

Notre Dame wins over ranked Clemson, ranked North Carolina, ranked NC State
atm wins over ranked Florida

Notre Dame played 5 teams with winning records
atm played 2 teams with winning records

Best win Notre Dame beat a likely top 10 North Carolina by 14 points on the road
Best win atm beat a likely top 10 Florida by 3 points at home

I would not be surprised if North Carolina is actually ranked higher than Florida as well.
Their losses are more or less comparable.

I agree with your overall point, but TAMU played 3 teams with winning records: Bama, Auburn, and Florida.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I can’t think of a single reason to have TAMU over ND.

Me either