ND is #2

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Naw, I'd have the top 5:

Clemson
Alabama
ND
OSU
OU

tOSU would have fucked ND up. They always do.

 

[ericd7633]

tOSU would have fucked ND up. They always do.

You must have forgot that 7-2 drubbing back in 1936.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

You must have forgot that 7-2 drubbing back in 1936.

Fair, fair. I stand corrected. Allow me to revise.

tOSU would have fucked ND up. They always do unless FDR is President.

 

[UNA Lion]

If Notre Dame survive next year's semi-finals, they'll get an opportunity to get blown out by Clemson again, but on a bigger stage.

Then they can claim the #2 spot, which comes with a cool consolation prize.

 

[ericd7633]

Fair, fair. I stand corrected. Allow me to revise.

tOSU would have fucked ND up. They always do unless FDR is President.

I'm sure we would have fucked up OSU some more if WW2 hadn't happened.

 

[rmilia1]

Number 2!!!

 

[NolePride]

So you're saying ND is #1 then?

No...Irrelevent

 

[Deep Creek]

Biggest question is did Bama belong in the playoffs?

Don't know about that. But either the committee ain't very good at getting the teams in the correct order or the stars just don't align right. Their #1 team doesn't have that great a record. Haven't won it all yet.

 

[UNA Lion]

Don't know about that. But either the committee ain't very good at getting the teams in the correct order or the stars just don't align right. Their #1 team doesn't have that great a record. Haven't won it all yet.

Didn't know that - no #1 seed has won the NC yet?

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Pitt held Clemson to fewer points.

Pitt should be ranked.

South Carolina scored more points on Clemson than Bama ND and Pitt -- COMBINED

#Garnet-n-BlackBeast

 

[Deep Creek]

Didn't know that - no #1 seed has won the NC yet?

Nope. #1 seed seems like the kiss of death.

2014 - #1 Bama, #2 Oregon #3 Florida State #4 Ohio State 0-1
2015 - #1 Clemson #2 Bama #3 Michigan State #4 Oklahoma 1-1
2016 - #1 Bama #2 Clemson #3 Ohio State #4 Washington 1-1
2017 - #1 Clemson #2 Oklahoma #3 Georgia #4 Alabama 0-1
2018 - #1 Bama #2 Clemson #3 Notre Dame #4 Oklahoma 1-1

Seems like the seed you want is one of the even numbers.

After five years the #1 seed is 2-5 counting semifinal games.

The #3 seed has only won one out of five semifinals. 2017

In the old BCS era, 2 of the 5 CFP champions wouldn't even have gotten a shot at winning it. 2014, 2017

 

[IrishBlooded]

The last time a Brian Kelly Notre Dame team faced a Nick Saban Alabama team, the score was Alabama 42-14.

I was almost with you, right up to that point.

But then again, I guess Saban is a terrible coach, because in 1995 he lost to 50-10 to Nebraska. Can't believe the guy ever got to coach a squad after that.....

See how stupid your fucking logic is.

Seriously. You should wear that helmet in your avatar, as a safety precaution in day to day life.

 

[78Cyclones]

Nope. #1 seed seems like the kiss of death.

2014 - #1 Bama, #2 Oregon #3 Florida State #4 Ohio State 0-1
2015 - #1 Clemson #2 Bama #3 Michigan State #4 Oklahoma 1-1
2016 - #1 Bama #2 Clemson #3 Ohio State #4 Washington 1-1
2017 - #1 Clemson #2 Oklahoma #3 Georgia #4 Alabama 0-1
2018 - #1 Bama #2 Clemson #3 Notre Dame #4 Oklahoma 1-1

Seems like the seed you want is one of the even numbers.

After five years the #1 seed is 2-5 counting semifinal games.

The #3 seed has only won one out of five semifinals. 2017

In the old BCS era, 2 of the 5 CFP champions wouldn't even have gotten a shot at winning it. 2014, 2017

The #4 seed is usually a ball buster which disappointed but is super talented and just cannot be left out Ohio State in 2014 and Alabama in 2017 were bad ass #4 seeds. Really? So, #1 gets a tougher test than #2 does IMO, as the #3 seed is usually a team with a really good record but a little underwhelming.

Plus, another interesting note:

Orange Bowl Champion is 0-2 in the Title Game
Cotton Bowl Champion is 2-0 in the Title Game

Rose Bowl Champion is 0-2 in the Title Game
Sugar Bowl Champion is 2-0 in the Title Game

Fiesta Bowl Champion is 1-0 in the Title Game
Peach Bowl Champion is 0-1 in the Title Game

Regardless of where the teams are from, I think the Orange and Rose Champions are at a disadvantage due to longer travel and playing outdoors (stress and strain), and the Sugar and Cotton Champions benefit from playing in the middle of the country and playing in a 100% controlled weather environment (less stress and strain).

Fiesta and Peach are outliers, as they are both inside and Fiesta is not as far West as Rose and Peach is not as far South as Orange. So, the difference is not as big as between Orange and Cotton and Rose and Sugar in their given years.

Just a theory.

 

[poewelch84]

Didn't know that - no #1 seed has won the NC yet?

nope the You can have the #1 seed next year too.