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Running CFB playoff thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Neutral Corner, Nov 7, 2024.

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  1. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    The clearest explanation I have seen is that if Bama wins out and Mizzou wins at least one more, Bama gets the tiebreaker to play opposite the Horns-Aggie winner. If Mizzou goes 0-for-2, then Georgia gets the tiebreaker. And if the Texas schools do some weird shit, God help us all figuring it out.
     
    dixiehack, Nov 19, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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  2. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    That's probably as clearly as it can be stated.
    At least at this moment, there's a 73% chance that the tiebreaker policies will have to break ties of four, five or even six teams to determine who goes to Atlanta.
     
    tapintoamerica, Nov 20, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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  3. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I want all the tiebreakers in play. Hell, I want to see Army to beat Notre Dame, both because that would be awesome and because a two loss Notre Dame would cause all the various two loss teams to descend on the committee with clubs.
     
    Neutral Corner, Nov 20, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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  4. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Two-loss Notre Dame isn't getting in, not when those two losses are to Northern Illinois and Army.
     
    Cosmo, Nov 20, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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  5. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Shit, a one-loss Notre Dame shouldn't get in. Who have they beaten this year? Who did they lose to? Case closed.

    (I hate ND as only someone raised nominally Catholic can.)
     
    swingline, Nov 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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  6. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    College football has been around for over 150 years and we're still doing this like a beauty pageant.

    "This team has better yobes and a prettier smile than that team even though they have the same record."
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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  7. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    I don't care for the Irish either, but the win at Texas A&M will carry weight.
     
    Cosmo, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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  8. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    There are many teams who have two big wins. Georgia has three. There are a ton of teams with one good win to point to, I'm not sure how much weight it will pull.
     
    Neutral Corner, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM
    #68
  9. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    I think the only answer here is 24-team playoff.
     
    Justin_Rice, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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  10. brn623cl

    brn623cl Member

    And if they beat Army Saturday it has to be considered as a big win, or at least a modestly big one, and I'm not pro ND.
     
    brn623cl, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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  11. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    We haven't even had the first 12-team playoff but it seems very obvious they are going to go to 16 as soon as possible
     
    Della9250, Nov 20, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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  12. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    In two years, when the new TV contract kicks in. Bump up the start of the season one week so conference championship games are on Thanksgiving weekend. First round the second weekend of December to avoid the NFL.

    Top five conference champions get in but don't get bumped up in seedings like Miami and Boise State currently are since there are no byes. Being top five conference title winner only guarantees you a berth in the playoffs

    So your first round would look like this (* denotes conference champion):

    First round
    16. Colorado at 1. Oregon*
    15. Texas A&M at 2. Ohio State
    14. BYU* at 3. Texas*
    13. SMU at 4. Penn State
    12. Boise State* at 5. Indiana
    11. Tennessee at 6. Notre Dame
    10. Georgia at 7. Alabama
    9. Ole Miss at 8. Miami*

    Quarterfinals
    Rose: Ole Miss-Miami vs. Oregon-Colorado
    Sugar: Georgia-Alabama vs. Texas A&M-Ohio State
    Fiesta: Tennessee-Notre Dame vs. BYU-Texas
    Peach: Boise State-Indiana vs. SMU-Penn State

    Semifinals
    Cotton: Rose vs. Peach
    Orange: Sugar vs. Fiesta

    Rotate around. Rose will likely always stay as a quarterfinal because of January 1 and the San Gabriels and sunsets.
     
    MileHigh, Nov 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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