CFB Playoff & Bowl Games
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The CFP really needs to drop the top 4 conference champs get byes and make it the top 4 teams get byes (as soon as next year). Conference champs can still auto qualify but the seeding so far has been ridiculous.
I was a little wary of a Duck Rose Bowl win, which surely would have led to players being introduced during a time out to get the crowd pumped up in the way we lost in Ann Arbor when Harbaugh was introduced.
sacraig
- The desert
You serious, Clark? I doubt the players would be back in Eugene that fast, and the school wouldn't do that on a day the students are gone. Plus, it may be the Rose Bowl but it's also only a quarterfinal.
You don't throw a celebration for an Elite Eight win in the week between that and the Final Four.
I have a feeling that if Texas or Georgia wins the championship, all the chatter about how the SEC is overrated will be forgotten by ESPN and other pro-SEC sports writers, as well as the fact that the B1G owns the SEC this year (what is it now, 4-1 in the postseason?). They will be crowing about the SEC winning the championship while conveniently forgetting the poor showing overall.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
Both teams requested to have the game moved earlier so that the winning team had as much rest & recovery time as possible before facing their next opponent (PSU).
ESPN knew many viewers would flip over to Oregon vs Illinois and did not want to risk an SEC football team getting lower ratings then a B1G basketball game.
B1G!
The part that people don't seem to understand is, you have to win the games. I don't think it's that difficult to grasp. I have no doubt that Alabama is 1 of the 12 best teams in the nation, but they didn't win the games. Thus, they didn't earn the right to be in the playoffs.
If you're just going to say, well on paper, or at their best, these are the top 12 teams, then why even play the season? Just have the 12 teams start the playoffs from day 1.
Guaranteed.
Which is why I am wholeheartedly pulling for two ND to topple UGA and for OSU to dominate Texas. Then an OSU - PSU final to cement the B1G atop the college football heap. Once the B1G dominates the national football landscape, Illinois will rise to dominate the B1G.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Agree except I'm not sure Alabama is a top-12 team this year
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
There is an obvious drop off in coaching from Saben to DeBoer. Not that DeBoer can’t win big there, but he’s not yet in the same league as Saben.
yea, whoever stepped in to replace Saben was in for a tough couple years.
See Doherty, Matt or see Solich , Frank
ND just smoked Georgia's punter 2x in back to back punts. LMAO. 5-yarders each time.
And it was the poor punters first ever college punt!!
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I'd be willing to bet a pretty significant amount that these two things are very related. In other words, ND was sending a message.
Agreed - Which is probably why Kirby declined the 2nd punt flag.
I have the over 40.5 on this game. The 2 offenses better pick up the pace.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
Georgia sub in street clothes pulls a Beckman and costs Georgia 15 yards after a big UGA play. Stay off the white border, kids.
Super weird game so far
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
"Thanks for the healthy groin, Dad."
Oof, one of the all-time cringiest broadcasting lines I've ever heard from Sean McDonough. Guessing he'd like to have that one back when he watches the replay.
Oof, one of the all-time cringiest broadcasting lines I've ever heard from Sean McDonough. Guessing he'd like to have that one back when he watches the replay.
ND gets a FG, fumble recovery and TD in less than 10 seconds.
Huge momentum into halftime.
Huge momentum into halftime.
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