Texas is in, right?

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volfan102455 said:
Texas rolled the dice for the glory by playing OSU. They lost and benefited by remaining high in the polls as a result until they lost to an unranked 1-3 Florida team while other teams were winning.

That loss to Florida, coupled with just barely beating Kentucky and losing to Georgia by 25 points is why they are where they are at in the rankings.

Sark just needs to let it go. They are not better than any of the teams in the top 10. Yes they could make the argument against A&M, but that is it.
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Well they did beat a top 10 team by 17 on a neutral site…
 
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SubVet676 said:
When I watch college football, it's either the SkyCast (only stadium audio), or with the volume muted and no closed captions. Most TV announcers...across all brands...just annoy me with their act. Some are nauseating.

Texas does not belong in the CFP. Nor does Tennessee.

EDIT: This is Reason #1 why the human element should be removed from deciding the CFP teams. Tweak the BCS formula, and let it decide. Then again, some folks would argue with the Coke machine about which was better: Coke Zero or Diet Coke.
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People forget that the computers got reduced in the BCS formula because they kept screwing up.
 
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A number of years back, I read an article in a major sports media outlet...don't remember which one...but I remember it was a tongue-in-cheek response to a number of pundits and fans who were arguing about "Who should be #1?"

This particular author did some research; sifted through a bunch of schedules; and came up with some 5-7 FCS team as the FBS National Champion, since they had beaten a team that beat a team that beat a team that beat the #1 team earlier in the season. I thought it was pure genius, and hilarious.

And then, of course...UCF.

On second thought, I was wrong. Somebody go get that trophy in Columbus and haul it up to Ann Arbor...where it rightfully belongs.

:cool:
 
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bamawriter said:
People forget that the computers got reduced in the BCS formula because they kept screwing up.
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Well, based on the post somewhere here comparing the CFP Committee rankings to the BCS formula rankings, then either they fixed the formula or the Committee is screwed up too.

Which is it?
 
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Now that this thread has morphed into a BCS formula discussion...one issue I had with the formula was that any loss was a "1" for BCS multiple purposes. Never liked that. Just like some wins are better than others, some losses are not as bad as others. Losing by 3 on the road to a tough opponent should not carry the same penalty as losing at home as a 7-point favorite. If they get that cleaned up; account for both SOS and SOOS; don't give more credit for any win by more than 28 points...the BCS / CFP formula would be worth another look.
 
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Texas lost to Florida that lost to Tennessee
Texas lost to Georgia that lost to Bama that lost to FSU

You can't just play the who lost to who game - which is what Sark wants to happen. A loss is a loss. But if you play the who lost to who game:

- Tennessee beat Florida who beat Texas
- Miami beat FSU who beat Bama who beat Georgia who beat Texas
- Miami beat Notre Dame who lost to A&M who lost to Texas

So why wouldn't Tennessee be considered over Texas? Why because they lost to other teams!
Why isn't Miami above Notre Dame? Why? Because they lost to Louisville and SMU who may be better than Florida who beat Texas.

I really don't get why folks are trying to defend Texas. They have 3 losses - unless chaos happens today, they are out. And that chaos has to be certain teams losing coupled with no surprise in the Big 12 or ACC. Chaos would also help Miami - and Miami is more than likely not making the ACC championship game. If chaos landed Miami in the top 10, then the ACC will get 2 team in. And if you have two ACC and two Big 12, the SEC teams in the playoffs are probably just 3 - and one of them will not be Texas.
 
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If you have a CFP that has to accept 3-loss teams, the bracket is too big. TX lost 1/3 of their Power conference games!
 
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DC_Vol said:
I remember being told a four team playoff systems would solve the problem with the college football bowl system.
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Lol who the hell told you that? No system is ever going to "solve" the problems because every system has drawbacks.

Case in point, I remember people b****ing about how a playoff would make the regular season "meaingless" and "3 team playoffs will be making the plaoyffs" and here we are people (some of the same no doubt) talking about 3 teams playoffs deserving to be in.
 
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volfan102455 said:
Then we would be back to complaining about who those 4 teams really should be.
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Bingo. Some people are going to b**** no matter what the system and that's the point; they just like to b***. No system is perfect but these people that get so mad that there is a playoff and a bigger field make no sense to me. Give me a bigger playoff field over bowl games nobody gives a s*** about.
 
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Aerie Vol said:
If UF beats FSU today, which loss was then worse? Tx’s or Bama’s?

Sark nailed it last night in the postgame interview. Tx is a 10-2 team with 3 wins over the top 25 if they don’t go play at the house of the natty holder but scheduled UTEP at home instead. Isn’t that what we all want to see? Good matchups. Likely everyone in the country has plus 1 loss if they scheduled OSU.
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Yep, Bama is 11-1 if they didn’t schedule FSU…

But unfortunately the committee will deal with what is vs what could have been…
 
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No 3 loss team has ever been national champion. That's just not needed. There's no need to say "oh, Texas might really be #1". They're not. If they get left out, that'll be very good. If they get in, chaos says they could win it, but that's more a reason to keep them out and let the people who actually won their games try.
 
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My projected bracket has Texas at Texas A&M in the first round.

Alabama is out.....(in my bracket).



I also have West Virginia vs Florida in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl Game in Shreveport, LA.
 
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Aerie Vol said:
Um.... ND also lost to A&M.

Who Tx just beat.

My bad. You're right, their other loss was to Miami this season, not a bad loss. So they only have two losses to good teams. Sorry for my error about No Ill, but that stink wont leave for a while, lol.
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Pretty sure ND eradicated the Week Two Northern Illinois loss last season by steamrolling their way to the national championship game.
 
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treecejc said:
We win today and we’re 9-3…Why would a 9-3 Texas get in over a 9-3 Tennessee? They have an overtime loss to UGA and a loss to 8 Oklahoma and 10 Bama. They’re just as deserving as Texas to getting in.
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Well, Texas has three wins over Top 25 teams. Tennessee has zero.
 
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DC_Vol said:
I remember being told a four team playoff systems would solve the problem with the college football bowl system.
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yeah but with a four team playoff we would not have wizzing contests over which team is worser, 2024 NIU or 2025 go gata
 
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Aerie Vol said:
Right?

They have to be or this whole thing is a travesty. Losses to #1 and #3 and a road conference loss. They are 3-2 vs top 25.

But, boy, the Utes only have 2 losses!

Please. Glad to see this chaos. Real change needs to happen to even up things somehow. The SEC grind is brutal and getting worse next season.
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Absolutely not. They got blown out by GA and lost to a 4 win Texas. Zero chance a 3 loss Texas gets in. A 3 loss Ala( if they lose the SEC Champ) would get in over Texas. And I highly doubt Ala would get in if they lose to GA. NO 3 loss teams deserves to be in
 
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