jrry32 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I'm gonna actually be serious here for a minute. I'm happy the playoff expansion is coming because I prefer these things to be settled on the field. I don't think much of the Big 12 as a conference. The conference as a whole played an embarrassingly weak out of conference slate this year. Seriously, look it up. Their best three wins were over Duke (Kansas), UTSA (Texas), and Missouri (Kansas State) or Iowa (Iowa State). Meanwhile, they lost every single game to a team that is currently ranked in the CFP Top 25 (Kansas State v. Tulane, Texas v. Alabama, and Texas Tech v. N.C. State). That's weak. If you want to compare that to the SEC, the SEC went 4-4 as a conference against teams currently ranked in the CFP Top 25. Their wins were South Carolina over Clemson, Florida over Utah, Alabama over Texas, and Georgia over Oregon. Their losses were FSU over Florida and LSU, Penn State over Auburn, and Kansas State over Missouri. TCU, itself, played a weak out of conference schedule. So what's its resume? Its in-conference foes, who also played relatively weak out of conference schedules. Props to Texas and Kansas State. They both played tough OOC schedules (and lost to the ranked* OOC teams they played). The rest of the conference didn't. * - Texas beat UTSA, which is ranked in the AP Top 25, but not currently ranked in the CFP Top 25. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDawg Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1. UGA vs 4. OSU @ Peach Bowl 2. UM vs 3. TCU @ Orange Bowl I have Georgia beating Ohio State and then beating Michigan. I think the easiest call by the committee is just leaving TCU at 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 How can you not root for this kid?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Ohio stat only lost to the number 2 ranked. They gotta be 4 or the whole system is rigged Thats my way of saying i expecpt alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDawg Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 OSU is in. Thank the debate is between them and TCU for the 3-seed, which I think goes to TCU. I’m interested to have seen what they would have done if Clemson didn’t lose to South Carolina, whether they would have made it over Ohio State or not. Guess we will never know. They definitely made a mistake not going to Klubnik a long while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 5 hours ago, jrry32 said: I'm gonna actually be serious here for a minute. Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Alabama lost twice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 OSU reporter just got an email inviting him to a location where one of the two games is being held. Looks like we might have leaked info Spoiler It's inviting him to Glendale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 12 hours ago, seminoles1 said: Dabo being stubborn kept them out of the playoffs. I'm just in awe that NOW is when he benches him. Now. In the meaningless Championship game rather than 2 months ago when it would have mattered and Klubnik could have spent the year even if not winning out, gaining playing experience. It's just so stupid, Dabo absolutely screwed his teams best opportunity this year. Deserved failure, ridiculous that he made such a baffling error and ridiculous that rather than just sticking with DJ like he had been he just goes nope after TWO drives. It's so incoherent, I'm glad they won't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 2 hours ago, BobbyPhil1781 said: How can you not root for this kid?? A glimpse of everything I love about HS and college athletics. Ugh, I feel for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 5 hours ago, jrry32 said: I'm gonna actually be serious here for a minute. I'm happy the playoff expansion is coming because I prefer these things to be settled on the field. I don't think much of the Big 12 as a conference. The conference as a whole played an embarrassingly weak out of conference slate this year. Seriously, look it up. Their best three wins were over Duke (Kansas), UTSA (Texas), and Missouri (Kansas State) or Iowa (Iowa State). Meanwhile, they lost every single game to a team that is currently ranked in the CFP Top 25 (Kansas State v. Tulane, Texas v. Alabama, and Texas Tech v. N.C. State). That's weak. If you want to compare that to the SEC, the SEC went 4-4 as a conference against teams currently ranked in the CFP Top 25. Their wins were South Carolina over Clemson, Florida over Utah, Alabama over Texas, and Georgia over Oregon. Their losses were FSU over Florida and LSU, Penn State over Auburn, and Kansas State over Missouri. TCU, itself, played a weak out of conference schedule. So what's its resume? Its in-conference foes, who also played relatively weak out of conference schedules. Props to Texas and Kansas State. They both played tough OOC schedules (and lost to the ranked* OOC teams they played). The rest of the conference didn't. * - Texas beat UTSA, which is ranked in the AP Top 25, but not currently ranked in the CFP Top 25. Totally agree. That said, much like my issue with the B1G, this year especially we are seeing one division far and away better than the other. Bama didn’t play Georgia, lost to LSU and Tennessee, and did not play South Carolina. This year the quality wins just aren’t there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, MWil23 said: A glimpse of everything I love about HS and college athletics. Ugh, I feel for him. I bet you particularly relate to it being a former coach and have probably witnessed stuff similar firsthand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, MWil23 said: A glimpse of everything I love about HS and college athletics. Ugh, I feel for him. People always forget all these guys are human and winning means something to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 So it’s Michigan/TCU boooooooo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobbyPhil1781 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Even bigger Duggan fan for a month now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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