Oregon got kind of screwed.

[Deep Creek]

Yeah, they really dropped the ball there. I didn't think about it that much when they introduced the format. And I bet the committee didn't think this season would unfold the way it did. Good to great teams losing to inferior teams, the unbalanced schedules really being... well... super unbalanced. Now, if SMU gets blown out 41-17, watch some of "those folks" scream that SMU didn't belong.

Yep. Your example is 24 point difference. Those same people remained completely silent with first round games like:

2013 - Oregon 59 Florida State 20 (39 points)
2016 - Alabama 38 Michigan State 0 (38 points)
2017 - Clemson 31 Ohio State 0 (31 points)
2019 - Clemson 30 Notre Dame 3 (27 points)
2020 - LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 (35 points)

There were several more in close to your 24 point example. Those were all 30+ point difference. (But the ass whipping Georgia gave TCU in the final probably won't ever by topped.)

Those were worse but they were okay. Names on jerseys, big conference representative, etc.

 

[fishinabarrel]

The seeding is all screwed up because of the auto byes. Oregon got screwed because of it. That said, if they beat Ohio State, Texas (in Arlington) and Georgia (in Atlanta) after going 13-0 in a super conference, there's no doubt that it would be the most legit natty of all time.

Thanks for giving Ohio State an auto win against Tennessee but I'm not nearly as confident

 

[Deep Creek]

UGA will get waxed before the title game.

Cry more about your 8 game schedule.

Nah, Ole Miss didn't make it into the CFP. They'll lose a 13-10 type game.

 

[Hu War Yu]

Oregon got screwed by being the #1 seed...AND???

 

[ericd7633]

Wait, Oregon gets to either play the team that lost to Michigan or the team that lost to Arkansas in the 2nd round? Seems pretty favorable to me.

 

[UNA Lion]

Don't sleep on the Sundevils.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Wait, Oregon gets to either play the team that lost to Michigan or the team that lost to Arkansas in the 2nd round? Seems pretty favorable to me.

 

[Tharvot]

I have always kinda hated the way the NFL reseeds after round 1, but in this case it makes sense.

Oregon earned the #1 seed and got treated to the most difficult road on paper.

 

[occupant]

Nut up, or shut up.

 

[Brutus]

2016 - Alabama 38 Michigan State 0 (38 points)
2017 - Clemson 31 Ohio State 0 (31 points)

LOL at the big ten

By my count, in the four-team playoff, they were 5-7 with two NCs in 10 years

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

UGA will get waxed before the title game.

Cry more about your 8 game schedule.

You may be right, but I'll act like I've been there before because ....

Who is crying about my 8 game schedule? We played the toughest SOS in the country and won the toughest conference in the country. And I love that we live rent free in your head ... whining about us playing 8 IC games.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

Nah, Ole Miss didn't make it into the CFP. They'll lose a 13-10 type game.

I am counting on riding our QB2 to the NC like Bama did.

 

[osubuckeye89]

I am counting on riding our QB2 to the NC like Bama did.

I wish Day would say fuck it and put Sayin in and just air it out

 

[osubuckeye89]

I have always kinda hated the way the NFL reseeds after round 1, but in this case it makes sense.

Oregon earned the #1 seed and got treated to the most difficult road on paper.

I bet reseeding comes within a couple of years.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

I bet reseeding comes within a couple of years.

I think that in 2026 they go to 14 with a bunch of AQs, bytes to nos. 1 and 2. That will fix the seeding issue to some degree.

If you get a team like Bama or USCjr getting in at 12/13, you don't want them to reseed.

 

[WhosYourDawggy]

To add to Oregon getting screwed, which I kind of like based on some of their posters here, if they win their second round game, they will likely play Texas in Dallas. LOL

Man the committee went in dry on Oregon.