College football week 14 thread: ATLiens

[Neutral Corner]

USC losing to Fresno State in the Freedom Bowl still comes up. Oklahoma losing to Boise in the Fiesta. But Liberty beating Oregon would top all of that.

Alabama losing to Utah as well, but an Oregon loss to Liberty with the worst SOS in the NCAA? Whew.

 

[Neutral Corner]

With all the teams in the two conferences, cherry picked at that, they ought to get a bunch of at-large berths.

That was half the point of going to 12.

 

[DanOregon]

What is the over/under on how long Prime is at Colorado? Another season and a half? He leaves with his kid?

 

[Slacker]

Don't rank a damn soul until week four 8!, when teams have played somebody
and there is an actual record of this season's accomplishments.

Way behind on pages right now, so I hope this is a d_b x 10.

 

[DanOregon]

I will say - except for a few WWTT? choices - the preseason polls held up pretty well.
2023 AP Poll College Football Rankings, Preseason - ESPN

And Jimbo Fisher wins the annual "Pre-season ranking to Fired" Award.

 

[Starman]

You can prohibit polls and rankings until
Week 4 or 6 or whatever you want, but whenever you set the date to begin issuing rankings, the tied teams will be largely sorted out by reputation.

 

[BTExpress]

Is there evidence of a team getting left out because "they started too low in the polls"?

The two memorable screw jobs (TCU, FSU) involved teams that had elevated into playoff position --- only to be dropped back at the last minute.

 

[Chef2]

Is there evidence of a team getting left out because "they started too low in the polls"?

The two memorable screw jobs (TCU, FSU) involved teams that had elevated into playoff position --- only to be dropped back at the last minute.

I still say TCU is the worst screwing.
They beat Iowa State 55-3.
Not 16-6 or anything like that.
55-3. And dropped them…..not one spot, but two spots. From 3-5,

 

[DanOregon]

If I'm a pollster, I'm putting Bama and Georgia in the top five next year because - they've delivered for the past five years. And you can say the same for Michigan and Ohio State. Consistently. With different players. Those programs aren't "paper tigers." I still say though - that the quality of their opponents is a little uninspiring. Bont in non-conference and conference play.

 

[BTExpress]

I still say TCU is the worst screwing.
They beat Iowa State 55-3.
Not 16-6 or anything like that.
55-3. And dropped them…..not one spot, but two spots. From 3-5,

Maybe they should have beaten them . . . 65-7.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

What is the over/under on how long Prime is at Colorado? Another season and a half? He leaves with his kid?

As soon as Mike Mcarthy loses in the playoffs and gets fired by Jerry.

 

[MileHigh]

If I'm a pollster, I'm putting Bama and Georgia in the top five next year because - they've delivered for the past five years. And you can say the same for Michigan and Ohio State. Consistently. With different players. Those programs aren't "paper tigers." I still say though - that the quality of their opponents is a little uninspiring. Bont in non-conference and conference play.

Because, of course, what Bama and Georgia have done the past five years means exactly the same this season and the next and the next. With the same players and all. Yes, let's keep doing that.