Scheduling for the CFP.

[Stakesarehigh]

Additionally it gives the top wild card an advantage really. OSU would play Boise then BYU

 

[PIBuckeye]

I don't have a problem with it.

The BIG and SEC will dominate the participants.

8 of 12 in the first one. ND, BYU, Miami and Boise.

I know there is a lot of football to be played. I just see a flaw in the layout

If all four power fives were equal I wouldn’t see a problem

 

[PIBuckeye]

Additionally it gives the top wild card an advantage really. OSU would play Boise then BYU

Yeah
Good points

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yeah
Good points

Had that backwards, meant BYU then Boise but same point.

 

[bksballer89]

1st playoff rankings out…..

Automatic spots for conference champions from lesser power 5 conferences is hard to justify.

Sorry but there is a dropoff after the B1G and sec.

What if the big 12 champ ends with 2 losses? That would deserve a first round bye at the 4 spot????

The SEC and BIG champ can also end up with 2 losses....remind me what's your point again?

 

[Boise4Life]

I don't have a problem with it.

The BIG and SEC will dominate the participants.

8 of 12 in the first one. ND, BYU, Miami and Boise.

I don’t either (and I’m not just saying that because Boise is currently slotted in there for the group of 5 representative). If you remove the group of 5 team from the equation and just look at the P4 trams, those seem to be the best 11 candidates at this point in time.

 

[Boise4Life]

One thing I would say though is at this point BYU at #9 seems low. Undefeated. Handed #13 SMU their only loss on the road and absolutely destroyed #23 K State by 30. There’s still additional time and games to sort everything out though.

 

[dtgold88]

Additionally it gives the top wild card an advantage really. OSU would play Boise then BYU

Saw that....depending how good one thinks Boise is (or Indiana/TN) way they had it might be better off playing Boise then BYU as opposed to Indiana/TN perhaps?

Then again...extra game means chance for something crazy, injury, etc.

 

[Gator]

1st playoff rankings out…..

Automatic spots for conference champions from lesser power 5 conferences is hard to justify.

Sorry but there is a dropoff after the B1G and sec.

What if the big 12 champ ends with 2 losses? That would deserve a first round bye at the 4 spot????

Gotta love that B1G scheduling.

College Football Playoff Anger Index: B1G love, BYU disrespect and more outrage

Unpacking which teams should be most upset with the first CFP rankings of the year.

www.espn.com

"...And if the first rankings are any indication, it's going to be a fun year for fury. There's little logic to be taken from the initial top 25 beyond the committee's clear love for the Big Ten. Penn State and Indiana make the top eight despite having only one win combined over an ESPN FPI top-40 team (Penn State over Iowa). That Ohio State checks in at No. 2 ahead of Georgia is the most inexplicable decision involving Georgia since Charlie Daniels suggested the devil lost that fiddle contest. Oregon is a reasonable No. 1, but the Ducks still came within a breath of losing to Boise State. Indeed, the Big Ten's nonconference record against the Power 4 this season is 6-8, just a tick better than the ACC and well behind the SEC's mark of 10-6...."

and "...
BYU (No. 4) has a better strength of record than Ohio State (No. 5), has played roughly the same quality schedule as Texas and has two wins against other teams ranked in the committee's top 25 -- as many as Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Tennessee and Indiana (all ranked ahead of the Cougars) combined.

Indiana's rags-to-riches story is wonderful, of course, but how can the committee compare what BYU has done (wins over SMU and Kansas State) against Indiana's 103rd-ranked strength of schedule?"

 

[dtgold88]

Gotta love that B1G scheduling.

College Football Playoff Anger Index: B1G love, BYU disrespect and more outrage

Unpacking which teams should be most upset with the first CFP rankings of the year.

www.espn.com

"...And if the first rankings are any indication, it's going to be a fun year for fury. There's little logic to be taken from the initial top 25 beyond the committee's clear love for the Big Ten. Penn State and Indiana make the top eight despite having only one win combined over an ESPN FPI top-40 team (Penn State over Iowa). That Ohio State checks in at No. 2 ahead of Georgia is the most inexplicable decision involving Georgia since Charlie Daniels suggested the devil lost that fiddle contest. Oregon is a reasonable No. 1, but the Ducks still came within a breath of losing to Boise State. Indeed, the Big Ten's nonconference record against the Power 4 this season is 6-8, just a tick better than the ACC and well behind the SEC's mark of 10-6...."

and "...
BYU (No. 4) has a better strength of record than Ohio State (No. 5), has played roughly the same quality schedule as Texas and has two wins against other teams ranked in the committee's top 25 -- as many as Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Tennessee and Indiana (all ranked ahead of the Cougars) combined.

Indiana's rags-to-riches story is wonderful, of course, but how can the committee compare what BYU has done (wins over SMU and Kansas State) against Indiana's 103rd-ranked strength of schedule?"

Idea you tried to ridicule Oregon for only beating one of their CFP teams by a little should tell you all you need to know, Agenda Boy.

 

[Gator]

Idea you tried to ridicule Oregon for only beating one of their CFP teams by a little should tell you all you need to know, Agenda Boy.

WTF???

 

[dtgold88]

WTF???

you - "Oregon is a reasonable No. 1, but the Ducks still came within a breath of losing to Boise State."

Ridicule might not have been the best word to use, but why should that be mentioned? If anything that's a positive for their resume.

 

[Gator]

Idea you tried to ridicule Oregon for only beating one of their CFP teams by a little should tell you all you need to know, Agenda Boy.

OMG!

I gave you a link to the ESPN article and then quoted from it! That's what those little marks (") indicate. Those weren't MY words! Get a clue!

 

[dtgold88]

OMG!

I gave you a link to the ESPN article and then quoted from it! That's what those little marks (") indicate. Those weren't MY words! Get a clue!

are you saying you linked the article because you did not agree with it?