Tulane @ Ole Miss

[DirtyDawg]

I gotta give Tulane some credit, they are playing hard!

 

[Volfan76]

The rules are what all the conferences, including the SEC agreed upon. No one had the foresight to see the mess in the ACC this year.

Well the problem with that format is that lower conference heads and ND athletic director have agendas that don't include making sure the best teams get in the playoffs. Sankey and whoever big ten commissioner is can't outvote everyone. No objective reason to have automatic qualifiers.

 

[newyorkvol]

If Chambliss and Lacy are done, this game could actually get interesting

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Tulane wasn’t in this game over Notre Dame/Texas/Vanderbilt. Miami and Oklahoma were.

Tulane is here essentially as a “keep college football from turning into a massive anti-trust lawsuit involving like 20+ different states that would result in Congress also getting involved” compromise move.

I get the implications in the current structure, which is exactly why the split needs to occur. Montana State, Villanova and Illinois State aren't suing because they don't have a chance to play Alabama or Ohio State, so what prevents the inevitable departure of the major programs from the present confines?

 

[TrueOrange]

I’ll never forgive Nico for running out of bounds against Ark. kept us from hosting a home playoff game vs that awful SMU team.

There were, what, 6 seconds left at that point? Him not running out of bounds wouldn’t really change that outcome given the team lost by 5. You’re pretty much having to bank on a shorter 20 yard final prayer type of pass being a TD…and given the passing game was 17/29 for a grand total of 158 yards that day and 0 TDs, that’s still pretty doubtful.

But that all aside, Tennessee probably still wouldn’t have been at the 6 seed…a likely 11-2 after the conference championship game Tennessee would probably end up in, at best, the 7 or 8 spot, meaning the scenario would either have been (1) 8th seed Tennessee hosting 9th seed Ohio State or (2) 7th seed Tennessee hosting 10th seed Indiana.

 

[JMSqb11]

Vandy won every OOC game, what are you even talking about? And Notre Dame lost by a combined four points to two playoff teams.

The gripe is that shitcan programs are allowed to "compete," when in reality they do nothing but, solely for the illusion that G5 programs have a legitimate chance at winning the national title. They don't, and allowing the charade to continue diminishes the CFP.

Vandy could have scheduled OOC games against people. As it stands, Vandy finished the regular season with zero wins over ranked opponents.

Notre Dame same thing. They should have simply won their tough games.

Texas has a better claim for a playoff spot of those 3 schools. 2 top 10 (really Top 8) wins far outweighs the Florida loss.

Vandy simply shoulda scheduled better teams OOC

 

[Vollifer1949]

Both are in because Duke won the ACC. If you want to blame anyone, blame the ACC.

 

[give_him 6]

Did Joey Freshwater buy a ticket to get into Vaught Hemingway today?

 

[SubVet676]

The Sugar Bowl may end up being the best game of the entire playoff.

 

[SubVet676]

It ain't over yet, but there's a fat lady somewhere warming up her vocal chords.

 

[SubVet676]

Did Joey Freshwater buy a ticket to get into Vaught Hemingway today?

Is she good-looking? Then maybe.

 

[KoachKrab127]

I thought Tulane got a 1st down there. They ruled forward progress stopped early.

 

[theroyz71]

Tulane has no business being in the CFP.

 

[MemphisVolFan1978]

Well the problem with that format is that lower conference heads and ND athletic director have agendas that don't include making sure the best teams get in the playoffs. Sankey and whoever big ten commissioner is can't outvote everyone. No objective reason to have automatic qualifiers.

Did the conference commissioners have to vote to approve the reported deal that gives Notre Dame an automatic playoff berth if they finish in the top 12? If so, why would they approve that?

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Vandy could have scheduled OOC games against people. As it stands, Vandy finished the regular season with zero wins over ranked opponents.

Notre Dame same thing. They should have simply won their tough games.

Texas has a better claim for a playoff spot of those 3 schools. 2 top 10 (really Top 8) wins far outweighs the Florida loss.

Vandy simply shoulda scheduled better teams OOC

So Vanderbilt’s problem is that they didn’t drub North Texas? G5 schools don’t play anyone of note and, when they do, they typically get rocked.

 

[JMSqb11]

So Vanderbilt’s problem is that they didn’t drub North Texas? G5 schools don’t play anyone of note and, when they do, they typically get rocked.

Most P4 schools don’t want to actually schedule good G5 schools. This has literally been the case for years. Hell the only reason a SEC school finally schedule Boise years ago was if it was neutral site in the South. This is literally a tale as old as time.

Vandy lost to every ranked team they played this year which was Texas and Alabama. After the regular season concluded and the final regular season rankings came out, Vandy had zero ranked wins.

They should have scheduled tougher OOC opponents. Even with 3 losses, Texas got put ahead of Vandy because they had multiple Top 10 wins and the head to head. Vandy should have done better if they wanted to be included.

 

[KoachKrab127]

Tulane is pathetic.

 

[Skooter]

Tulane and JMU would both be summarily whipped by Vanderbilt, Notre Dame and a number of other P4 teams that missed the playoff. Pretending that these teams are on equal footing is just silly.

They lose to every sec team except KY.

 

[Power T-Rev]

I hope the committee watches these games and feels some sort of embarrassment

 

[Plecoptera]

This game has gone about like I expected. Hopefully, James Madison vs. Oregon can be somewhat entertaining. Oregon most likely wins easily.

 

[valoisvol]

Pretty dumb

 

[King of the Wild Frontier]

I hope the committee watches these games and feels some sort of embarrassment

Are the ones on the committee the same people who set up the playoff structure?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I hope the committee watches these games and feels some sort of embarrassment

Game is sold out, a ton of TVs are on the game (granted, I have slept or ignored much of it, but it's on,) and they are getting paid big money for the games.

The CFP is fine with this.

 

[DirtyDawg]

This game has gone about like I expected. Hopefully, James Madison vs. Oregon can be somewhat entertaining. Oregon most likely wins easily.

I hope so, but Oregon is likely going to smoke JMU. I’ll be surprised if it isn’t a 30 point game before halftime.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Most P4 schools don’t want to actually schedule good G5 schools. This has literally been the case for years. Hell the only reason a SEC school finally schedule Boise years ago was if it was neutral site in the South. This is literally a tale as old as time.

I'm not going to excuse the scheduling approach teams take, because 2020 clearly showed us you can pivot at a moment's notice, but the SEC routinely dominates G5 opponents. Some are solid, most are trash. That's just a byproduct of, again, G5 teams being generally inferior.

Vandy lost to every ranked team they played this year which was Texas and Alabama. After the regular season concluded and the final regular season rankings came out, Vandy had zero ranked wins.

Vanderbilt lost to two ranked teams and zero unranked teams. Tulane lost to ranked Ole Miss (surely we wouldn't schedule that nonsense again, right?) and unranked UTSA. JMU only lost once, but it was to a mid-tier Louisville team that wouldn't be included in a breakout league. What's your point?

They should have scheduled tougher OOC opponents. Even with 3 losses, Texas got put ahead of Vandy because they had multiple Top 10 wins and the head to head. Vandy should have done better if they wanted to be included.

No, sorry, you shouldn't need to schedule harder OOC opponents when you go 10-2 in the SEC and are being contrasted against Tulane and JMU. There's a reason I didn't list Vanderbilt first, but there are myriad major programs that have a better claim to the playoff than these low-rent castoffs.