Recruiting Football Talk VII

[mrMet]

He lacks the ability to understand this nuance.

You just keep misunderstanding the difference between chaos/excitement and quality. Keep trying. You’re doing great

 

[mrMet]

You just keep misunderstanding the difference between chaos/excitement and quality. Keep trying. You’re doing great

Ignorance is bliss baby. Hell yeah 85sugarvol

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Hot take: if we are ranking teams based on who is the “best” then Michigan would be #6 at best.

Why is meeechigan #1 and fsu #5? I think it has to do where they were ranked in the preseason polls…

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

At the end of the day, it was all about getting Alabama in the playoff. Some are unable to see it. Others see it but don’t care. Those types of people are why things will never change.

 

[pierce60]

Based off what? Bama doesn’t have a top 15 defense or offense.

Based off they’ve beaten 4 teams currently ranked (including #1) on the 5th hardest schedule while FSU has beaten 2 on the 55th hardest schedule.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

With all of that being said…here are my “best” teams right now:

1) Texas
2) Washington
3) Georgia
4) Michigan

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Based off they’ve beaten 4 teams currently ranked (including #1) on the 5th hardest schedule while FSU has beaten 2 on the 55th hardest schedule.

FSU has beaten 3 teams currently ranked. LSU, Louisville, Clemson.

 

[pierce60]

As good? No. Good enough to be competitive in a playoff game? Only one way to know.

They’re not one of the 4 best imo without Travis. They really aren’t. Probably not even top 6. But it’s a load of BS that Bama jumped them when all FSU did is win. If we aren’t going to let on field results be the ultimate indicator of who should be in, then FSU should have just forfeited the remainder of their games as soon as Travis got hurt and saved themselves a lot of effort and disappointment.

A 4 team playoff has never been ideal and I’m glad they are expanding it, but that’s the game they’re playing right now.

And I guess my biggest argument is that this version of FSU’s team was not one of the 4 best teams and Bama being chosen as 4th is almost….secondary???

 

[OrangenSC]

4 conference champions got in. The one with the weakest resume from the softest conference didn’t. Tennessee wasn’t involved. Who cares?

I see valid points for all 3 teams being left out. And all 3 would have a reason to be mad if left out. So, it doesn't bother me.

But the reaction of those advocating for FSU toward anyone who dares offer a different view is hilarious.

 

[pierce60]

FSU has beaten 3 teams currently ranked. LSU, Louisville, Clemson.

Cool. They still played a weak schedule.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

A 4 team playoff has never been ideal and I’m glad they are expanding it, but that’s the game they’re playing right now.

And I guess my biggest argument is that this version of FSU’s team was not one of the 4 best teams and Bama being chosen as 4th is almost….secondary???

If we want to look on the bright side, at least the grown men and women who bark at people don’t have a team in the playoff.

 

[Vol423]

So you think that FSU would beat Alabama on a neutral field if they played tomorrow (with FSU's QB on ice)?

This was a very easy, straight-forward question. This post drew a lot of responses from a bunch of different posters that made a lot of different arguments. However, not a single response so far has answered this simple question by stating that they think Florida State would beat Alabama.

 

[pierce60]

If we want to look on the bright side, at least the grown men and women who bark at people don’t have a team in the playoff.

Yes! And they aren’t able to brag about a 3-peat.

 

[Smokey123]

Based off they’ve beaten 4 teams currently ranked (including #1) on the 5th hardest schedule while FSU has beaten 2 on the 55th hardest schedule.

Osu had a higher SOS, beat two top 10 teams and has a better loss than bama. Also have the #2 defense. Why didn’t you put them in your top 4?

 

[TheBigOne10]

The sooner they model the playoff after the NFL (ie an actual playoff based on wins-losses, not some subjective measure about who looks the "prettiest") the better. The system is broken beyond repair. All driven by the power broker$ with the most Benji's.

 

[mrMet]

The sooner they model the playoff after the NFL (ie an actual playoff based on wins-losses, not some subjective measure about who looks the "prettiest") the better. The system is broken beyond repair. All driven by the power broker$ with the most Benji's.

But the nfl sucks according to half the people here

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[jakez4ut]

Cfb is the only sport in the entire world where winning your games don’t matter anymore. All about analytics and “eye test”

Joe Lunardi supports this narrative.

 

[PowerT.]

Holy crap Walter nolen just entered the portal

 

[TheBigOne10]

This was a very easy, straight-forward question. This post drew a lot of responses from a bunch of different posters that made a lot of different arguments. However, not a single response so far has answered this simple question by stating that they think Florida State would beat Alabama.

Since when is the CFP tiebreaker a subjective prognostication about what may or may not happen instead of wins-losses throughout the duration of a season?

 

[yourstruly23]

Hello

 

[pierce60]

Osu had a higher SOS, beat two top 10 teams and has a better loss than bama. Also have the #2 defense. Why didn’t you put them in your top 4?

I don’t think (not that what I think matters at all) they’re a top 4 team in the country. Not a conference champion, especially in the hardest conference in college football.

Also, I’d probably put them in over FSU too.

FSU is just not the same team without Jordan Travis. They are good, but not top 4 in the country.

 

[pierce60]

Hahahahahaha

 

[yourstruly23]

Hello

AP dropped the 50 cent gif in his thread on VQ

 

[gordonr24]

Holy crap Walter nolen just entered the portal

Gotta kick the tires here.