Week 8 Playoff Projections

Deep Creek said:
Won’t get any argument from me on that.

They are also college athletes, no? They shouldn’t be penalized by not being allowed to get some NIL money.
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They are cadets, training to be military officers. No divided loyalties to whoever is writing the check.
 
Red_Alert said:
I don't know how a cadet falls under the federal employees receiving 'gifts' rules applies.

I did a lot of work for the military as a defense sub-contractor. I couldn't even take them out to lunch without the rule being violated. That didn't matter if they were military or civilian fed employees.
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I totally understand "gifts" to public employees. I was a school superintendent and if I went out to eat with a salesman or someone else doing business with the district, I had to pay or we had to get separate checks. Same when I was an auditor for the Texas Education Agency.

But NIL isn't supposed to be "gifts". They are supposed to actually do something for the payment unless I'm totally mistaken.

I could see this getting "touchy" but this is another example of why there needs to be some regulation and clarification. JMO
 
Deep Creek said:
I totally understand "gifts" to public employees. I was a school superintendent and if I went out to eat with a salesman or someone else doing business with the district, I had to pay or we had to get separate checks. Same when I was an auditor for the Texas Education Agency.

But NIL isn't supposed to be "gifts". They are supposed to actually do something for the payment unless I'm totally mistaken.

I could see this getting "touchy" but this is another example of why there needs to be some regulation and clarification. JMO
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No argument from me.

However, "Federal law prohibits student-athletes at service academies from participation in NIL engagements."

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Work Remains to Get Service Academy Players in EA Sports College Football 25

Even with forgoing payment, service academy players are still waiting for approval to opt in to EA Sports College Football 25
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Red_Alert said:
No argument from me.

However, "Federal law prohibits student-athletes at service academies from participation in NIL engagements."

www.si.com

Work Remains to Get Service Academy Players in EA Sports College Football 25

Even with forgoing payment, service academy players are still waiting for approval to opt in to EA Sports College Football 25
www.si.com www.si.com
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I guess if they want to play ball then serve, then they have to pass on NIL. If they want to play and make money then transfer before their Junior year.
 
If Texas loses to A&M they'd finish with 2 losses with Vandy likely being their best win.

Not that they'd ever get left out even then, but lol.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
If Texas loses to A&M they'd finish with 2 losses with Vandy likely being their best win.

Not that they'd ever get left out even then, but lol.
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ULM is Jexas' best win right now.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
I almost forgot for SEC teams they count the ranking at the time the game was played

Even if Michigan finishes 6-6 Texas still gets credit for beating "#10"
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Stupid not to count the ranking when played. If you don't then a team that inherits the #1 seed by beating the #1 seed would never actually get credit for beating a #1 seed.
 
fordman84 said:
Stupid not to count the ranking when played. If you don't then a team that inherits the #1 seed by beating the #1 seed would never actually get credit for beating a #1 seed.
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It's stupid to give credit for beating the "#10" team in week 2 when said team nosedives and badly finishes 6-6. That team CLEARLY was not near as good as their over inflated preseason ranking.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
It's stupid to give credit for beating the "#10" team in week 2 when said team nosedives and badly finishes 6-6

Early season is all based off of arbitrary preseason rankings.
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Sure, it all needs to be taken into account. But just because you beat a ranked team and they drop because of it doesn't mean they aren't a good team by itself.
 
fordman84 said:
Sure, it all needs to be taken into account. But just because you beat a ranked team and they drop because of it doesn't mean they aren't a good team by itself.
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At the END OF THE SEASON. If that "top 10 team" you beat in week 2 is 6-6 and unranked, it's because they aren't a good team and you shouldn't get great credit for beating them.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
If Texas loses to A&M they'd finish with 2 losses with Vandy likely being their best win.

Not that they'd ever get left out even then, but lol.
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Whoa. In the playoffs for sure but in that scenario 10-2 with best wins against Vandy and ULM yet still in. That’s insane.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
At the END OF THE SEASON. If that "top 10 team" you beat in week 2 is 6-6 and unranked, it's because they aren't a good team and you shouldn't get great credit for beating them.
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k. you do you.
 
Boise4Life said:
Whoa. In the playoffs for sure but in that scenario 10-2 with best wins against Vandy and ULM yet still in. That’s insane.
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Yeah not sure about that. 10-2, no good wins and no CCG appearance? I'd leave em out.
 
Boise4Life said:
Whoa. In the playoffs for sure but in that scenario 10-2 with best wins against Vandy and ULM yet still in. That’s insane.
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They aren't leaving Texas or Alabama out if they finish with 2 losses. It would take 3 to eliminate either of those, and even then youd have the shill media campaigning for a 3 loss Bama/Texas to get in.
 
fordman84 said:
k. you do you.
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In what world does it make sense that you can still take claim to beating a highly ranked team if they finish the season unranked? Thats retard thinking. Anyone whos going to try to claim Michigan as a "good win" come November is going to look like a idiot.
 
So Texas gets to claim Michigan as some great win, but Ohio State doesn't? Just because Michigan had a heavily inflated preseason ranking and they played them in week 2? makes sense!
 
It would be funny watching ESPNSEC trying to champion Michigan as a "great win" for Texas and then in the same breath saying "Ohio State beat no one" (even though we probably beat Michigan too) would be on brand for them.
 
Kburjr said:
Ohio State's 1-pt loss to Oregon greater than Texas victory over Michigan.
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The SEC people are literally the only ones I ever see advocating for being able to claim "good wins" over teams that finish with shitty records because they were ranked in the preseason.
 
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