We actually have a chance to win the tiebreaker if it comes down to that.
It will be close. A lot of teams at the bottom of the top 25 lost (picking up 2 losses) and Iowa will be placed above them. They will probably be like 26 or 27 and able to get in next weekend with a win.
This is the biggest complaint about the Big Ten nationally and it’s pretty much true. The top 3 are very good. The rest- not so much.
when you start hearing that it's usually a set up for telling us how the sec is such a gauntlet, and has such speedy players, that they deserve all four playoff spots
The SEC has somewhat of the same problem. Ga, Ala and Tenn so far appear to be the best this year. Unfortunately their next three are much better than the corresponding three in the BIG.
Possibly but Maryland just can't avoid the dumbass mistakes and coaching miscues. That 2nd half opening onside kick by their coach yesterday was STUPID and came back to bite them. They are dangerous though
Ehhh---I think everyone agrees on the Pac XII is truly deep this year and that could even be false at this point.
The SEC has its bottom feeders too but top to bottom they do have more ‘name’ programs. That allows them more flexibility. When Florida and Auburn are down, Georgia and LSU take their spot so there’s always a bunch of good teams there. The Big Ten has the big 3 and then maybe 1 of Wisconsin, Iowa, or Michigan State are decent. So when Penn St and Michigan go through some down years (as all teams do) there’s not much to backfill the gaps.
that would be a compelling argument, except for the fact that college football is only marginally better than professional wrestling in terms of determining which opponents will face off for championships
True, and the expanded playoff will help to fix that problem somewhat.
I don't know if I have ever really thought about it like that, and some of those years Alabama was clearly better than anyone, but the way college football determines champions is just a farce and has been forever.
I agree. I thought the old poll system was frustrating enough but when they went to the BCS/ playoff it did seem to get stale with more group think on who got in each year and at least 2 reserved spots.
I can almost guarantee they will screw it up and quickly find a way to put in six sec teams, two G5 teams, and then four from anywhere else. which leaves us almost exactly where we are now
should, but I guarantee we will see dumb stuff like ND in the playoff every single year, even if they win 8 games, and either FSU or Clemson getting in every year. along with 3-loss SEC teams like Arkansas and South Carolina being considered "consensus" picks for the lower seeds
Not 8 maybe 9 lol
SEC, definitely. but i will believe it when i see it with the B1G (for any team not named OSU, Michigan or USC). also I will believe it when i see it that they don't give ND the 12-seed after a totally unremarkable season
I’m waiting for a team ranked 8- 10 to get left out because we have too many ‘reserved’ spots for lower conference champs and G5 teams etc.
I think we agree on how this is going to play out. An SEC-fest with some weird forced selections for the 10 and 11 seedsI’m waiting for a team ranked 8- 10 to get left out because we have too many ‘reserved’ spots for lower conference champs and G5 teams etc.
What are they going to do with the PAC 2? If they combine with the Mountain West to try and keep P5 status you could literally have Colorado St ranked #18 get in as a conference champ and a top 10 team left out.
We’ll also run into the issue of 2 or 3 teams from the P5 who didn’t win their conference championship fighting for who gets the last spot or 2. It’ll be like the March madness debates on certain teams being left out.
Better to argue that problem than champions sitting home
Almost definitely.
They may or may not.
In most cases I think this will be the case, right wrong or otherwise. The BIG and the SEC move the needle. The ACC and Big 12 do not.
Bit on that one, even with the emoji so you knew you were being teased for the out on a limb statement of “almost definitely”. I even equated it to the ridiculously overused redundant “may or may not”.
