Why all the talk of 2 SEC teams in the playoff but none on 2 Big 10 teams?

[rmilia1]

Lincoln Riley really has some rhythm

 

[The Crimson King]

Yeah, our schedule is always back loaded. Getting screwed over by the people that organize the Chik-Fil-A game hurt our SOS this year. But the H&Hs are coming and I’m looking forward to them

Did bama agree to the game before the opponent was known? How you get screwed by chick-fil-a people?

 

[Rolltide94]

My guess is no bad losses, a fringe top 25 win. They have to rank 25 teams so 6-2 in a P5 with those results will almost always be ranked

You know what the difference is between Texas A&M and Iowa...Texas A&M played Alabama, Clemson and Auburn, while Iowa played Iowa State, Michigan and Penn St.

 

[rmilia1]

You know what the difference is between Texas A&M and Iowa...Texas A&M played Alabama, Clemson and Auburn, while Iowa played Iowa State, Michigan and Penn St.

Probably . Still is what it is though. Helps that iowa didnt get their doors blown off in their losses as well

 

[78Cyclones]

Probably . Still is what it is though. Helps that iowa didnt get their doors blown off in their losses as well

And the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State. They deserve some credit for that.

 

[ralphiewvu]

You know what the difference is between Texas A&M and Iowa...Texas A&M played Alabama, Clemson and Auburn, while Iowa played Iowa State, Michigan and Penn St.

An A&M likely loses to all 3 if they had played ISU, Michigan and Penn State.

 

[rmilia1]

And the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State. They deserve some credit for that.

Theres not much difference between teams in the mid teens to teams in the high 30s or so in the rankings. However that doesnt change the fact that a win over number 19 on the road is still considered a better win than a win over an unranked team .

 

[bocomo007]

Only possible if PSU beats Ohio State. Alabama and LSU would beat PSU by 30

well yeah, but two teams against one hardly seems fair

 

[Yo Tee]

I think Penn State has a chance to be in the CFP solely based on the LSU/Bama game this weekend. However, the way Ohio State has looked, I don't think Penn State can beat them. Weirder things have happened though.

 

[78Cyclones]

Theres not much difference between teams in the mid teens to teams in the high 30s or so in the rankings. However that doesnt change the fact that a win over number 19 on the road is still considered a better win than a win over an unranked team .

I don't think the pre-game ranking (pre-season guess) is relevant, but I do think Iowa deserves more credit for beating a good @ Iowa State team than many want to admit. For example, using the teams in this example, and ISU win would have made the Cyclones (6-2) like Auburn (6-2) and Iowa (5-3) like Texas A&M (5-3). Just by definition, Iowa should be credited for winning against one of the 3 good teams they played instead of losing all 3. Ergo, Iowa is more accomplished than Texas A&M - which has only proven that they can lose to good teams - while Iowa has proven they can beat one on the road.

 

[rmilia1]

I don't think the pre-game ranking (pre-season guess) is relevant, but I do think Iowa deserves more credit for beating a good @ Iowa State team than many want to admit. For example, using the teams in this example, and ISU win would have made the Cyclones (6-2) like Auburn (6-2) and Iowa (5-3) like Texas A&M (5-3). Just by definition, Iowa should be credited for winning against one of the 3 good teams they played instead of losing all 3. Ergo, Iowa is more accomplished than Texas A&M - which has only proven that they can lose to good teams - while Iowa has proven they can beat one on the road.

And frankly A&M hasht been competitive in any of their losses . They scored late garbage TDs in all 3 and still lost by 14, 19 and 8. But still the difference between the 2 isnt huge although jowa would be favored by 5 or so on a neutral field ( per the Vegas top 25 rankings ).

 

[Deep Creek]

I don't. They had to beat the Big Xii Champion with the Heisman Winner to get to the Final, and the team that beat them down is Clemson (with which they are alternating victories) and became the first Major team to go 15-0 with the win. So, no egg IMO - just a bad day at the office.

Yeah, I'm thinking it was just a clunker as well. But if someone thinks it was an egg, I can live with that too. Unfortunately, there have been several eggs laid in the CFP...mainly in the semis. FSU in '14, Both semis in '15 OU and MSU, both semis in '16 Washington and tOSU, Notre Dame in '18.

 

[Mistaken4193]

Did bama agree to the game before the opponent was known? How you get screwed by chick-fil-a people?

Yes. The original opponent was suppose to be Someone else but they backed out and the game organizers stuck us with Duke. Supposedly it pissed Saban off pretty good

 

[The Crimson King]

Yes. The original opponent was suppose to be Someone else but they backed out and the game organizers stuck us with Duke. Supposedly it pissed Saban off pretty good

Ahhh. Never knew that

 

[Rolltide94]

Did bama agree to the game before the opponent was known? How you get screwed by chick-fil-a people?

I believe we committed to a "quality" ACC opponent. We had a different opinion of what "quality" was with the Jesus Chicken people. The current home and home bend seems to be a result of that and the Louisville matchup.

 

[Locke888]

There should never be a team in the playoff that has already lost to a team already there. NEVER. But the media faggots will always want to make it happen.

 

[rmilia1]

I believe we committed to a "quality" ACC opponent. We had a different opinion of what "quality" was with the Jesus Chicken people. The current home and home bend seems to be a result of that and the Louisville matchup.

A quality ACC opponent could really only be Clemson lol

 

[The Crimson King]

I believe we committed to a "quality" ACC opponent. We had a different opinion of what "quality" was with the Jesus Chicken people. The current home and home bend seems to be a result of that and the Louisville matchup.

Hard to pinpoint a "quality" acc opponent in advance these days lol. We got unc next year

 

[Rolltide94]

An A&M likely loses to all 3 if they had played ISU, Michigan and Penn State.

Was it their OT win over Northern Iowa or their boat race of WVU that convinced you Iowa State was all-world. Cause all that did was convince me that they and Iowa were overrated...and WVU sucked ass.

 

[Rolltide94]

A quality ACC opponent could really only be Clemson lol

B1G is 17-14 vs the ACC last 5 years...and the only one that involved Clemson was their 31-0 beat down of tOSU...just sayin.