Originally posted by byufan4ever
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Follow the money. ESPN has full rights to the CFP...and SEC...and ACC. ESPN has been banging the drum of Miami passing up Notre Dame since the first weekly rankings reveal. And the committee kept ranking Notre Dame ahead of Miami until...Duke won the ACC, shutting the ACC off from the automatic bids.
My guess is that the committee felt (for whatever reason) that they had to have ACC representation in the playoff. Thus Miami moving ahead of Notre Dame on a week when neither of them played. The only opponent of either that played was Boise State (who Notre Dame beat earlier in the season) winning the Mountain West over UNLV, which - if anything - should have improved Notre Dame's standing.
I think the committee would have kept Notre Dame ahead of Miami IF Virginia had won the ACC and gotten the automatic bid to the CFP for the ACC.
ESPN cares a lot more about their (exclusive) ACC and SEC contracts than it does its (split) Big 12 contract.
This is the second consecutive year BYU has lost out to an ACC team. Last year, head-to-head didn't matter because the game against SMU was SO early in the season and the Mustangs were SO much better by the end. Different argument this year with respect to Notre Dame and Miami.
The SEC harped all offseason about the strength of record being the most important metric. And the committee seemingly relied on that metric quite extensively, except as it relates to BYU.
There are definitely arguments for Alabama (in spite of losing by two touchdowns to 5-7 Florida State) and Miami (in spite of losing to two unranked teams) deserving to be in the playoff instead of BYU. It's just frustrating that they seemingly pick the teams first, and then pick the arguments.
This season in football feels a lot like most basketball seasons in the WCC. Can't get the automatic bid because you're not good enough to beat the #1 team in the nation in the conference tournament. But the basketball selection seems much more based on what the teams actually did on the court.
Sorry for the extended rant. Just needed to get that off my chest.Leave a comment:
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I think this is better than the current system.Originally posted by byufan4ever View Post
The problem today is ESPN. I really hope Fox wins the next round of playoff rights. The SEC is arrogant of course and want all the spots, but ESPN is just flat out giving us a terrible product with terrible justifications for their product. It's gross.Leave a comment:
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Back by popular demand, is my CFB 2025 16 Team Playoff. Every conference champion gets in. 7 at-large bids. I used Massey Ratings for selecting the at-large bids and for ranking and pairing the teams. First two rounds the lower seed hosts. Semi Finals and Finals are hosted at bowl locations. First Two Out are Miami and Alabama. Someone's always going to complain about worthy teams being left out or just not liking the playoff model. I enjoy doing this. If you don't like and disagree...then I hope you have a wonderful day.
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Was there some news about him I missed?Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostLeave a comment:
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Boise State is a menace. Somehow the computers put them in and they'll win yet another MWC championship. Funny the MWC didn't screw them purposefully with them bailing for the Pac-12.Leave a comment:
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I'm happy that things ended up working out well for Jake Retzlaff.Leave a comment:
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Yeah. It is a cool concept. I'm just hoping this doesn't result in the crappy rules from the NFL coming to college.Leave a comment:
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This would be cool if the NFL wasn't hot garbage right now. But I like the vision.
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Wouldn't surprise me.Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostLeave a comment:
The bengals really do suck.
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