Apparently #26 is PJ Williams and, based on my in-depth researching of 45 seconds, has a solid draft stock.
Do not draft.
Do not draft.
Bowl Gamethread - Screw it, all the bowls.
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wibi said:
And I'm sure he'll text you back when/if the Seahawks get bounced from the playoffs.
I can think of a situation where the 9th best team is pretty much as good as the 8th. One is allowed in, and one is snubbed.DannyHeep said:
Exactly. Obviously in an 8 team system the 9th team will bitch and moan but no one will really take them seriously. Like for instance this year no one would shed a tear for Ole Miss not making the playoff as the #9 team.DannyHeep said:
Edit: I'd even settle for a 6 team playoff with 2 byes
To be fair, the problem is with the system. As long as off-field qualifying factors (strength of schedule, style points, national rankings) matter more than won-loss record and performance within one's conference, the outcome with have a hint of joke to it. The obvious (to me) way to fix this, painting with a broad brush, is an 8-team playoff that has automatic bids for conference winners, with something else to complete the field. The emphasis should be on competition determining who gets to the playoff.Spacemans Bong said:
Overall, a healthy divorce from this antiquated, money-hungry bowl/ranking system is desperately needed. It works in all other sports. Go figure.
DannyHeep said:
Nope, #5 destroyed #9. I think 6 seems to be the sweet spot, but the 8 with the Big 5 and 3 at large seems less controversial. But I don't want to deprive these student athletes of valuable studying time.
Greg29fan said:
Eh, don't let facts get in the way. FSU's last game was a win against a Georgia Tech team that just beat the shit out of SEC juggernaut, Mississippi State. That happened like yesterday though, so I wouldn't expect folks to remember that far back. Much easier to just look at tonight's scoreboard and say that FSU sucks and their conference does too.
This is a weak response. The inability to entirely fix it is no justification not to mitigate it, and mitigating it wouldn't be brain surgery.staz said:
And the defending national champs go out with class; over 70% of them went strait to the locker room.
Good job Jimbo.
Good job Jimbo.
70% of the FSU team heads straight to the locker room rather than show sportsmanship. Golly, what a fucking surprise.
And a trophy for a semi-final game? Give me a freaking break. Participation trophies and orange slices for everyone!
It's the Rose Bowl, they aren't going to stop giving trophies for the Rose Bowl just because it's now a semifinal.Kremlin Watcher said:
AFC and NFC champs also get trophies.
Norm Siebern said:
Wibi just texted his coworker that fun fact to put a cherry on the ballbreaking sundae he's been serving up
tims4wins said:
And Florida State had 530, despite committing 5 fucking turnovers. Up until the Freshman coughed it up on 2 out of 3 possessions, this game could have gone either way, and I'm sorry if you don't understand that. Sometimes, bounces just go the wrong way. There is no excuse for FSU laying down after they fell behind by about 25 or so, and their defense was a sieve, but their offense was playing toe to toe with Oregon's until they started fumbling it away. They literally just had to hang onto the ball and this game would have been completely different. It's not like they were even fantastic plays by the defense or blind side strip sacks. They were soft as shit fumbles and a dropped pass that ended up in the hands of the defender.
I am sadly disappointed that Oregon did not put up 73 or 80. I hope they do so against the Bama OSU winner.
So FSU is good because they cough up "soft as shit" fumbles and drop passes? Uh ok?Deathofthebambino said:
54thMA said:
FML.
I'm glad I'm my own boss because there is a 0% chance I am waking up at 5:50am tomorrow for work. Still, I hate showing up to the office later than 7:30am. At least it's a Friday.
I don't really have a dog in this fight, but FSU was ranked 109th this year in turnovers, and 80-somthing in turnover differential. It's part of who they were as a team. To say it was competitive except for the turnovers--as if they shouldn't have been expected, particularly in a game against a team as strong as Oregon--is kind of a weird argument.Deathofthebambino said:
I like to think that I understand football, and watched a complete beat down. You lost me right up front. FSU would have been winning, if they did not reverse a TD that did not happen.....Uhm....what does that even mean?Deathofthebambino said:
Scoring 40 (they obviously did not) and keep the game close - moral victory?
Winston was okay, but he had several balls that were not sharp. And his stamp on the game was the absurd scramble/fumble/OR TD play. That can't happen.
I DEFINITELY thought FSU should be here. They ran the damn table, you get rewarded for that. I expected OR to win, but certainly not by this margin. They have an underrated defense with played with energy, and FSU was not going to be able to match the points of the Ducks O.
Well it's New Year's Day and I've been drinking for how many hours so I'm gonna say yes.johnmd20 said:
Just having a little fun. I get why FSU was there and like I said upthread the committee had no choice. It is just slightly frustrating since a lot of folks had a feeling they would get destroyed.