How did Liberty get in the Fiesta Bowl?

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I know they are undefeated, but
Are they good?
Did they beat any good football teams?
 
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Kinda the same thing in 2011 when Oklahoma had to play a pedestrian UConn who was 8-4. There was a huge amount of unsold tix from UConn and the school had to eat them. Not much of a game either. 48-20 Oklahoma
 
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Looks like their best win is either MTSU or WKU…interestingly, they beat New Mexico St twice. No clue they were undefeated until now.
 
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Volbackhomefromtx said:
Liberty represents the highest ranked non Power 5 school. They get a New Year’s 6 bowl. Last year it was Tulane.

As I understand and others can correct, next year the highest ranked non-power 5 team also will get a playoff birth if not already ranked in the Top 12.
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Actually the top 6 highest ranked conference champs get in so you’ll actually get 2 non-P5 teams in since the Pac 12 is no more. You’ll also see the mediocre Big 12 champ get an automatic bid.
 
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They beat NMST for the Conference Title......................Now, NMST DID beat AUBURN .....lol
 
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Volbackhomefromtx said:
Liberty represents the highest ranked non Power 5 school. They get a New Year’s 6 bowl. Last year it was Tulane.

As I understand and others can correct, next year the highest ranked non-power 5 team also will get a playoff birth if not already ranked in the Top 12.
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That is something I wish they would change about the playoff. That G5 team will take the spot of someone who has played in a much tougher conference and would be the better team.
 
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Godfatha said:
That is something I wish they would change about the playoff. That G5 team will take the spot of someone who has played in a much tougher conference and would be the better team.
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Expanding the field will not give us the best 12 teams but it'll make it likely that everybody who has a legit argument that they are Top 4 in.
 
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Seems like a participation trophy. That's ok for young children, but a small college that almost went bankrupt.

There will almost certainly be 12 football teams every year that are better than Liberty.
 
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Salter just completed a touchdown pass. I know he played the fool here, but can’t help wondering what he would have done in Heupel’s offense.
 
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orangefloyd said:
I’m

This is likely to be a rerun of the Ga-FSU game. Liberty has no business being in this game.
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They should have had Liberty play Florida st and let Oregon play Georgia. Maybe then everyone would stop making them a victim,
 
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Fightmaker said:
They should have had Liberty play Florida st and let Oregon play Georgia. Maybe then everyone would stop making them a victim,
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Contractually can’t. Orange Bowl’s contract is that it has to be the highest ranked ACC team (or champion) outside of the playoffs against the highest ranked remaining SEC/BIG10 team (outside of the playoffs, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl games).
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
Sucks too. Hate that crap. They had the 133rd SOS out of 133 teams
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Something big needs to happen. There needs to be another split of subdivisions.

"Power" 5 and "Group" of 5 schools need to just not play each other. The bigger schools like it for filler games, but when it comes to the postseason the "Group" schools just don't belong. They'll never have a real chance at a natty. One school each year is like the tribute to get slaughtered.
 
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Go aeiou said:
I know they are undefeated, but
Are they good?
Did they beat any good football teams?
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Played the nations weakest schedule.

Relax thou, they’d be in the 12 team playoff if they do the same next year.
 
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