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Oh no. Not that!
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Here is the issue. Bama had Texas in OOC, they barely escaped with a win 20-19. Tennessee played Pittsburgh in OOC, who they needed OT to get the win.
So are they 2 of the 4 best or simply 2 of the 4 best in just the SEC, because nothing they did when they played teams with a pulse in OOC screams 2 of the 4 best? Tennessee has a tremendous offense and no defense. Alabama has Bryce Young and Gibbs. The defense looks very average, they are extremely undisciplined and their special teams have been terrible.
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I agree with what you typed. If you look at what you and I were responding to, it was a post about the 12 teams CFP and that these games wouldn't have mattered. Your statement is a succinct argument for the 12 team CFP ... who knows if UTjr and Bama are the top 4. Let's get 12 teams in there and we will find out.
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Yeah -- I haven't been able to watch UGA alot this year, but they absolutely embarrassed Oregon in the game I watched.
I think UGA will handle Tennessee comfortably. Bama simply never adjusted to Tennessee spreading it out and drawing coverage to the middle leaving #11 to be covered by a safety, who he continued to run right by, OVER AND OVER. It was laughable.
If the UGA/Tennessee game is within 7 for the spread -- I will be betting the house on UGA. I have a feeling it will be in the 10-10.5 range though.
With Bama looking nothing like Bama teams in the past -- We are seeing many more teams with a possible chance to get in and cause some damage.
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I'm all for the 12 team because Michigan will have many more chances to play in the CFP at 12 teams than they will at 4. That being said -- it is nothing more than a money grab. CFB isn't CBB. You aren't going to see these fanatical upsets. CFB can't even find 4 teams to make the games interesting. I believe they said the CFP semifinal average margin of victory is 21.5 points. Adding more teams isn't going to change that what so ever.
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If by money grab, you mean that they are going to create 3.5 times the amount of compelling college football at the end of the season, grab all they want. The market is speaking here. You don't get a "money grab" by just adding meaningless games as you indicate. You get a shit ton of money because you are adding games that a ton of people want to see. And it's driving conferences to up their OOC and IC scheduling because that is what people want to pay to see.
People have said the SEC and the B1G grabbing the 4 teams was a money grab. Yeah, because it made for more compelling games. Notice that they didn't take Kansas and KSU, nor Cal and Stanford because that wouldn't create more valuable games for which they could be paid more money. You guys who talk about money grabs don't have even the most basic understanding of economics. Moves like these are made so that the product produced - really good CFB games that draw millions of eyes - is increased.
The intelligence that went into the design of the 12 team CFP was incredible. They checked every box to ensure that as many of the games will be competitive, that the regular season would have more compelling games, etc. You can not like what they are doing for all sorts of reasons, but it being a money grab isn't one of them as that is what is going to ensure the product is better not worse.
Yeah... LOL @ people that can't stay on topic for very long.
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Can’t wait until potentially undefeated Michigan Ohio state this year! Where in a 12 team format I can rest easy knowing the outcome doesn’t matter.
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Finally, thread back on topic here. LOL. If your big rivalry game doesn't matter to you, then maybe you just aren't a fan and cfb isn't the sport for you.
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Lol at Michigan fans who somehow think they are playing just for national titles now and winning your biggest rivalry game and a potential conference championship doesn't matter.
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Now that we own Ryan day it’s been kind of a yawn.
But it seems like some can’t separate that rivalry games will matter but they’ll matter less with nothing on the line but pride. We knocked Ohio out of a national championship last year. Can’t beat it.
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...you just said the outcome wouldn't matter. Again, maybe this sport just isn't for you.
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Lol at MnB going from doesn't matter to matters less in two posts
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So it is a money grab. I.E. games that will draw millions of eyes, but definitely not all really good football games.
It has already been established -- we can't find 4 teams worthy of the playoff in a year. If they could -- the average margin of victory in the CFP semis wouldn't be 3+ tds -- that's over, I believe 16 games? Bringing in 12 teams is going to do what? Again -- CFB is NOT college basketball. What makes March Madness so amazing is any team can win on any given day. That isn't the case in football. The talent advantage is so skewed in favor of a handful of teams -- that while a 12 team playoff sounds great, it is still essentially a 2-3 team race each year.
I'd go a step further. You won't even see a team ranked 6th, 7th, 8th, etc. even make it to the CFP title game, let alone win a national title.
Don't get me wrong -- I will be watching and I love they are going to 12 teams. My team will get many more opportunities, but i'm not foolish. If we can't beat Ohio State, there is zero chance we are going to win a play in game, then beat the #1 or #2 team in the country, then do the same in the next game.
It is nothing more than a participation trophy for more teams, but it will be the same teams we see every year playing for the national titles.
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It wouldn't, nationally. Both teams would be guaranteed playoff spots. And unless it were a blowout, both teams would likely end up in the top 6 still with a good seed. The outcome of the game would be irrelevant to the landscape of the game, only relevant to the emotions of the rivalry.
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It doesn't matter in terms of the national championship; that's the point. It matters only to the fans of the rivalry. The outcome irrelevant to national title chances.
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...you just said YOU wouldn't care about the outcome.
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No, I said I can rest easy knowing that Michigan is in the playoff either way. Nothing is on the line but pride, much easier to handle defeat, and victory is less sweet, when the outcome doesn't matter towards your overall chances at success.