Man, SEC. It Does Mean More...

[Collegefbfan]

I would HATE to draw the G5 team in a NY6 game.

You know your players are meh about it and it's the fucking superbowl for the G5 team.

Unless its a complete fucking clear mismatch where it's obvious the G5 has no chance, like the UGA/Hawaii game, The Florida State/Northern Illinois Orange Bowl and the Florida/Cincinnati Sugar Bowl

Man, I forgot about the FSU/NIU game and the Cincy/Florida game. I have some youtube to watch. Anything to get me through the next 226 days.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Man, I forgot about the FSU/NIU game and the Cincy/Florida game. I have some youtube to watch. Anything to get me through the next 226 days.

Lol you don't remember it because they were forgettable massacres. I forgot mostly about the FSU/NIU game too, I knew FSU ran over some MAC team one year but forgot which MAC team it was.

Stupid ass Cincinnati fans were calling themselves "Ohio's BCS school" that year they got destroyed by Florida. So that one i've never forgotten.

 

[Thiefery]

Boise State is still the biggest sham ever, their "signature win" was against a fucking very meh Big 12 champ Oklahoma and they needed some circus high school shit to win it.

i thought it was a terrific win

 

[Volbound1700]

I would not exactly call beating a meh conference champion in round 1 and then getting steamrolled by one of the top 4 in round 2 a "cinderella run"

As I stated, none of this is any different in any other sport. In Men's Bball, when the clock runs out in Cinderella, it is usually very ugly. Most of those Cinderellas got pummeled in their final game as well.

The thing is that this happens to power programs as well. I can also point out USC vs. Oklahoma in 2004, Ohio State vs. Florida in 2006, Miami vs. Nebraska in 2001, Alabama vs. Notre Dame in 2012, Alabama vs. Ohio State in 2020, and multiple other games.

Ohio State and the B1G haven't done that much better, frankly, in big games than the Cinderellas you criticize.

 

[osubuckeye89]

As I stated, none of this is any different in any other sport. In Men's Bball, when the clock runs out in Cinderella, it is usually very ugly. Most of those Cinderellas got pummeled in their final game as well.

The thing is that this happens to power programs as well. I can also point out USC vs. Oklahoma in 2004, Ohio State vs. Florida in 2006, Miami vs. Nebraska in 2001, Alabama vs. Notre Dame in 2012, Alabama vs. Ohio State in 2020, and multiple other games.

Ohio State and the B1G haven't done that much better, frankly, in big games than the Cinderellas you criticize.

I think you at least have to make it to the sweet 16 in basketball for it to be considered a "cinderella run" That means winning 2 or maybe even 3 games if you are in the first 4.

1 win is just a regular old upset, not a "run"

 

[Volbound1700]

I think you at least have to make it to the sweet 16 in basketball for it to be considered a "cinderella run" That means winning 2 or maybe even 3 games if you are in the first 4.

1 win is just a regular old upset, not a "run"

The reason Sweet 16 is considered Cinderella run is you take 5 days off between that round and the next so the media has 5-6 days to talk about the Cinderella.

This is where the two sports are different. It takes 4 wins to get to FF in Basketball. 4 wins in College Football will give you the National Title. There are just less games in the playoff field. The favorites will only need to play 3 games. So a win will get A LOT of attention and there will be that week between rounds for the media to hype and talk about the underdog.

It isn't a "run" as you said but from a media and perception aspect, I think it will have the same impact.

 

[osubuckeye89]

The reason Sweet 16 is considered Cinderella run is you take 5 days off between that round and the next so the media has 5-6 days to talk about the Cinderella.

This is where the two sports are different. It takes 4 wins to get to FF in Basketball. 4 wins in College Football will give you the National Title. There are just less games in the playoff field. The favorites will only need to play 3 games. So a win will get A LOT of attention and there will be that week between rounds for the media to hype and talk about the underdog.

It isn't a "run" as you said but from a media and perception aspect, I think it will have the same impact.

Unless the G5 team won 2 games and got into the final 4 nobody is going to remember them, hell most people will forget that Cincinnati even made the 4 team playoff in a few years

 

[Volbound1700]

Unless the G5 team won 2 games and got into the final 4 nobody is going to remember them, hell most people will forget that Cincinnati even made the 4 team playoff in a few years

Possibly but people still remember UCF in 2017, Boise State, etc. Two of the classic G5 programs utilized their runs to even move into power 5 status: TCU and Utah

Key factor is how the Big12 and Pac12 will be viewed after the realignment. Are they more akin to a G5 league and their teams classifying as Cinderella or are they still Power programs?

TCU gives off the Cinderella feel despite being in a Power 5 league because they have a small fanbase, small private school, and a team that wasn't even ranked coming into the season.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Not a good case because TCU beat Michigan. That totally defeats your argument.

Boise State beat Oklahoma in a bowl game and beat a very good Georgia team.

UCF beat Auburn in 2017.

Utah beat Alabama in 2008.

Tulane beat USC this past year.

It is going to happen.

If you had a 12-team playoff this year, you would probably see several upsets. The only constant would have been Georgia winning it all.

Now when it comes to the National Champion, I would agree that a Cinderalla probably won't do that but that is no different than Men's Basketball.

That “very good” Georgia team was 10-4. They beat em good, but that UGA team was fringe top 20 at best

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Lol you don't remember it because they were forgettable massacres. I forgot mostly about the FSU/NIU game too, I knew FSU ran over some MAC team one year but forgot which MAC team it was.

Stupid ass Cincinnati fans were calling themselves "Ohio's BCS school" that year they got destroyed by Florida. So that one i've never forgotten.

To be fair, Cincy was in the Big East that year and that was still an AQ conference