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No love for FSU....
Boy, tomorrow's game against Miami scares the dickens out of me...Hope I'm wrong, any thoughts??
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I hope Miami thrashes them. If Fisher had kicked Winston off the team and Florida State had supported his decision, I think Florida State would be an underdog fan favorite now, but none of that happened.
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As a Marshall fan, it's hard for me to whip up a lot of sympathy for FSU not feeling the love....
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Between Winston, the Head Coach, and the way FSU has handled the past 12 months, I can`t remember a more "unlikeable" team in college football for awhile. I know the group of college fans I`m around EVERY Sat. look forward to 2 things, their team winning and FSU going down the drain.
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It is plausible this year that FSU could win out the season and still miss the playoffs. Being leapfrogged by Oregon, whose schedule wasn't frankly that scary, shows the committee is putting a ton of weight into opponent strength. FSU can't point to much, as even their controversial win against ND no longer seems as impressive.
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It would be unusual but here is how I would see it unfolding. If Bama beats Miss St today in a close game, Bama gets in the top 4 while State stays in with both potentially above FSU based on schedule strength. (May sound odd but I certainly see both their schedules tougher than 1-loss Oregon.) So then FSU and TCU are battling for a final spot in the top 4. If FSU is unimpressive in wins vs soft opponents while TCU looks good, then maybe. Not saying it's right...just plausible. Of course TCU is not looking so good against KU right now.
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Miami might settle this the old-fashioned way.
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The way I see it is FSU is in if they win out(nobody left on their schedule should beat them).
The SEC champion is in if that team is from the SEC West(or Georgia even with 2 losses). Oregon, TCU, Baylor, and a one loss team from the SEC West will fight it out for the final two spots assuming these teams end with only one loss. I don't see a BIG 10 team making it in without all the stars aligning perfectly. Let's face it, the SEC is the toughest football conference in college. I would not be shocked if two teams from the SEC made it to the playoff. All this from a fan that would like nothing better than to see a BIG 10 team win it all. |
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At this point I think Oregon and Alabama are the only definites. Florida State has proven they can be outscored until late in the game, by not-so-great teams. If Florida has a lead late, I think they hold it.
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I'm also tired of them playing sisters of the poor for their non-conference games and everyone excuses it because, "the conference schedule is such a grind". When it happens in other conferences, people talk about the weakness of the schedule. A&M and Mizzou weren't super awesome when they were in the Big12, but they did fine moving over to the SEC. Did they get that much better overnight? Or was the SEC maybe not soooo much better then every other conference? /end rant |
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I think the SEC is way overrated. Last edited by vintagetoppsguy; 11-17-2014 at 03:18 PM. |
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You know, over the last few years I have heard so many people tell me I am pompous that I was starting to believe it;however, you make very good points, and I can totally see them...so maybe I'm not really pompous?
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I haven't really followed Missouri much, but they did not get good overnight - their first year in the SEC was pretty horrible. Playing better teams, and having to prepare for them, makes you better. So now Missouri is better.
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I'm an FSU alum and shocked that we haven't lost yet. That being said, if we go undefeated we deserve to be #1 - you have to beat the champ.
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Thanks for the reply, Scott.
How about South Carolina? Every year I have to hear about how awesome they are, and every year they end up with 3 or 4 losses. Of course this is because it is so tough to win in the vaunted SEC. Arkansas, same thing. Georgia lost to Boise State a couple years ago in basically a home game. Boise State got little credit because it was all gimmicks, trick plays, and Georgia just had a bad day. Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Arkansas are free wins this year. I don't think LSU is a top 25 team, but they are what? 17th? How is that possible? They have 4 losses, and are below .500 in the SEC. They were lucky to get by Wisconsin (how does Gordon only get 5 touches in the second half after rushing for 170 in the first half?), but some great wins against Sam Houston St., Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico St., Florida (having a horrible year) and Kentucky. They have 2 decent wins. How are they 17th again? And every team that beats them gets a power ranking boost for beating a "top team". As far as A&M being a really good team, I don't buy it. They have one quality win. Auburn, and they needed to fumble recoveries in the last 3 minutes to hang on to that one. I am not giving them quality win credit for beating South Carolina. Sorry, can't do it. Why don't we just rank all the SEC teams in the top 25, and if one of them beats another one, we can just exchange their spot in the polls. |
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Either this is hyperbole, out of context, or you're making stuff up. Arkansas has 1 conference win in the last 2 years. Nobody is talking about Arkansas being good on a national level. They're getting better. They're tough and physical. They're not a great team and haven't been since Bobby P fell off his motorcycle.
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But I was very surprised when this 4-team playoff thing was sold as solving all the problems. The big problem now is the same one the NCAA basketball tourney faced. Bubble-teams would complain that they missed out on a shot, meaning that it was no longer about a National Champion, but rather, about getting more coverage and money for your team by simply getting in. So they expanded the field and the same thing happened. They expanded again, same thing.... The same thing will no-doubt occur with a 4-team football playoff. What about the 5th and 6th teams? If TCU, Mississipi and Baylor win out, two of those teams will be screaming "foul".
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Coaches have a serious conflict of interest, though.
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That's true but why should Archie Manning (formerly) and Condoleezza Rice decide seeding?
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Anyone knowledgeable and without a direct conflict of interest should be able to be part of the process. The general assumption is that these people know football. I have no knowledge to the contrary, do you?
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Agreed - seems like this committee's decisions will get even more blowback for decisions than previous ranking methods. But I think it was a good thing that they are doing weekly rankings and making a big deal about it. Their decisions are being questioned and debated each week, and that should result in people understanding the selection process better so that there won't be as much backlash by those who don't get selected.
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From ESPN: Mississippi State is followed by TCU, which slipped to No. 5 after a closer-than-expected win against Kansas on Saturday. Ohio State moved up two spots to No. 6, ahead of TCU's Big 12 rival Baylor. http://espn.go.com/college-football/...egon-ducks-top |
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You aren't making much sense. Arkansas just shut out LSU. LSU should have beaten Alabama.
Minnesota is in the list, at the very bottom - ahead of both LSU and Arkansas,who aren't in it at all. Revel in that for a week and quit fixating on the SEC.
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I would agree that they know football. What seems off is that most (if not all) have close ties to major schools.
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I think that's a fair criticism. I don't have an easy way around it as most everyone went somewhere (and in some cases) may even be closely associated with a university within their career. No matter who selects (coaches, committee, AP, etc), Im in favor of disclosing votes at an individual level for transparency purposes.
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And still no sign of a 10-0 Thundering Herd that soundly beat a decent Rice team last week.Not saying we should be in the 4, but we certainly belong in the top 25.
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Well, our discussion is at least as good as ESPN's.
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I agree with that.
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If I counted correctly, there are 10 FBS conferences. If the NCAA wants a real National Champion, they should invite only schools that won their conference. The teams could be ranked 1-10. The first week of the play-offs play the bottom four against each other. With eight teams left play 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7.... Winners keep playing until a champion is decided. Four weeks and all is won or lost on the field.
With a tournament like this there should be no complaining, you win your conference or stay home. If you want to be in the play-offs join a conference. |
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not supposed to consider things such as this, but I think it does happen to some degree.... |
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I did. They played a weak schedule. They were certainly worthy of their final ranking, but weak for a national champion.
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As they have this year. My point is the difference in how they won games last year vs. this year. That's all the dumbass experts on ESPN want to talk about. It is not even close. Their defense last year was vastly better than this years defense, they completely dominated teams and got 3 and outs all throughout games....
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I have been watching the discussions each week since the rankings began, where they talk about how the panel members voted, and why. Surprisingly (to me, anyway), they seem logical and fair. I really don't think they are holding it against FL State that they aren't winning 'as big' this year. Also, they will be in the final 4 as long as they can get by Florida, and then they can prove that they deserve a repeat. And if they can't get by Florida, I don't they don't deserve to be in anyway.
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The championship is another thing. The Noles shocked everyone with their level of play there. But a win is a win.
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I don't follow them closely - you are probably right. I gave this year's team credit for some strong comebacks, despite the fact that they shouldn't have gotten in those situations to begin with; however, I still don't consider last year's team to be a great one - all of the good teams last year had glaring flaws. Same thing this year - perhaps it is a trend we should get used to
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Getting closer.......its pretty clear that FSU, Alabama and Oregon are in so long as they dont trip up in their championship games. Some pecking order will be set up between Baylor, TCU and Ohio State. I think this is the week you'll hear some heavy howling by #5 and #6. With that said, I have no complaints at all with the system so far.
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Maybe. A part of me thinks FSU just hasnt been challenged or interested. We'll see. A lot of people are picking WI over OSU too.
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