I agree that it's a bit strange to imagine a national champion Ohio State who neither won the Big 10 nor beat Michigan. I guess I'd like to hear a specific format you're proposing in response. They'd still be in with an eight team or even six team field. We all know the problems with two and four. There is really no perfect format.
Very, very fair question and I don’t think I do have a perfect solution. I think 8 is probably the best idea bur, as you said, Ohio State makes it in an 8 team playoff..
I'm with you there, for sure. I also think it's just strange to see the #6 team in the country being treated like this inevitable unstoppable juggernaut. (I know they'd probably be ranked #1 by now if we kept doing weekly rankings, but still.)
Like all the teams had 2 losses?
And/or: put in some bowl games on conference championship weekend. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Indiana, and Tennessee could have all played each other.
Thank you. I thought I was being clear but, apparently I wasn’t.
Jeez louise, you had quite a night last night tripping all over yourself to say things that make no sense.
Agree, with the added tweak that you can't have three rounds of neutral site games. Two max.
1. Where was Manning when it was first-and-goal?
Sideline warnings typically aren’t thrown on turnovers unless the team has been a problem all game.
It'll 100% be the SEC running the title game this year. This is the first chance they've had to do it in like two decades
He looked concussed after that (not called) imo targeting hit he took on the 4th down run.
Tongue was firmly in cheek
ACC works all ND games
You're right on paper, but that's a big ask, especially for a kid running to his left. That's absolutely not how he's coached.
He doesn't get protection from intentional grounding like the QB does, so he would have to actually throw it to a receiver
Yes, this is what I was saying.
Thsts all well and good when both sides are an even match up and it’s just talent against talent. Problem is they ran a play right into OSUs strength where they had an advantage. So yeah, if Texas outplayed OSU on that play they score but given the downside, game situation and matchup it was a bad play call.
It’s a disadvantage to have a bye? But there should be some reward for going undefeated or one-loss.
Why are we using a four-game sample size to come to this type of conclusion? Two of those teams were underdogs and the third had a backup QB. I don't think using this year's results is wise in determining how to run this tournament moving forward.
Can’t have ineligible downfield if the ball is thrown away. But, as I said, he’s not able to legally throw it away.
Notre Dame and Ohio State would have still made the field if it was 6. We’d have:
