College football playoff scenarios...
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Ya, I'm listening to a lot of outlets, but that isn't one of them. The sound of Gene's voice makes my skin crawl. Hell, I've had die hard UT and Bama fans texting me that FSU got hosed.
Take away the disdain you have for a rival and look at it through the lens of athletics. You have a team that lost the face of its program; a Heisman candidate QB that represents the resurgence of a program that hasn't done squat in 9 years. You tell that team it's got to figure out a way to move on, next man up. They did it. They did it in hostile territory against a bitter rival and then they did it again against a UL team that hammered ND. You know, that same ND that is OSU's signature win. This team found a way to win two games without its QB. Would this team win the championship? Probably not. Does it deserve to try? You're damn right it does. I would say the same thing if UF was in this position.
The committee basically told every high school and college player in the country that wins don't matter. FSU is a brand that has won more recently than every team in that playoff field sans Bama and will draw significantly more eyeballs than Washington; a team from a dead conference who played no one except Oregon who played no one.
The Coaches Poll has FSU at 3, the AP at 4. The Committee told us after UF that Tate can get it done by ranking us 4th. This week they changed their mind since them hoping we'd lose to UL didn't happen and they had to get an $EC team into the playoffs.
...unless you're FSU
Also, Dan Mullen sure does have FSU's back.
Also, Dan Mullen sure does have FSU's back.
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I like your comments, but here's the thing. If UGA and FSU are paired in a bowl game, which team checks out and doesn't show up? I find this question interesting, especially since bowl games outside the playoff ones have become utterly meaningless since the 4 team playoff. The players don't want to play in them, 50% of the fans couldn't care less. NFL prospects won't even play in them. I saw this coming a long time ago, and expanding the playoff to more teams will make bowls even more utterly meaningless.
Even more reasons to dislike Cousin Eddie. I think he's hoping someone will steal Norvell and he will be his replacement.
Ya, the playoffs sounded great, but they're looking less and less like a net positives. College football is dying and pushing me back to the No Fun League.
It's a BIG win. We don't have to watch them lose again. Now you..............hmmm.
To me the fsu v puppy game is meaningless. Noles and pups have some guys that will be nfl bound come April. Would be silly to risk an injury. I suspect we will see some kids opt out.
Typically, I would agree, but this is a #5 vs #6 situation for two programs who believe they should be in the playoffs. Never has a #1 team completely dropped out and never has an undefeated, P5 conference champion been left out. It's literally unprecedented. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if these kids want to play. ...not shocked if they don't either. After today, it will take A LOT to shock me.
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Florida State is the first Undefeated Power 5 Conference Champion to not get into the College Football Playoff. Despite the ACC having a 6-4 record against the SEC this year. Despite their defense not giving up 30 points in a single game all year. Despite their offense having more yards in the ACC Championship than Michigan had in the Big 10 Championship. Despite holding Louisville’s Top 20 Offense to 6 points. Despite beating 4 Top 25 teams. Despite finding a way to win with their Back up QB in a bitter rivalry game. Despite finding a way to win with their 3rd string QB in the ACC Championship Game. Florida State EARNED their spot in the CFP on the field. With and Without Jordan Travis. You don’t punish or diminish the work of 100+ players and coaches because 1 player is not there on the field calling the shots. FSU always answered the bell this year and their response to losing their QB was to play POSSESSED ON DEFENSE. It’s an absolute travesty that they were excluded from the CFP.
People keep saying “unprecedented” but never have all 5 supposed real conferences had a one or zero loss team. And second, never has a #1 lost on the-last week and fallen completely out, so would you feel better if it was UGA that took #4?
Rick needs to concentrate on more important things like Mr 10%.
Straight from the mouth of the head of the committee, “This is not the same FSUteamthat started 12-0”
Your Heisman contender QB is out.
Why TF is it so hard to understand?
You might be right. If dawgs are at full strength, while you guys are using your backup, I suspect it will be a long night. But play the game and see what happens.
College Football Playoff: What a 12-team postseason would have looked like in 2023
The expanded playoff is just a year away, but it would have been nice to have this season.
So they chose the final year (10 years) later to focus on that? I call BS:
So TCU, Mich State, OSU, Bama, etc. shouldn't have been their by that notion. Just admit you simply wanted to post that clip; which, btw, there's a better version of it to the Benny Hill tune.
| 1 | 2022 | Championship | Georgia 65, TCU 7 | 58 points |
| 2 | 2014 | Rose Bowl | Oregon 59, Florida State | 39 points |
| 3 | 2015 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 | 38 points |
| 4 | 2016 | Fiesta Bowl | Clemson 31, Ohio State 0 | 31 points |
| 5(t) | 2018 | Championship | Clemson 44, Alabama 16 | 28 points |
| 5(t) | 2020 | Championship | Alabama 52, Ohio State 24 | 28 points |
| 7 | 2018 | Cotton Bowl | Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3 | 27 points |
| 8 | 2021 | Orange Bowl | Georgia 34, Michigan 11 | 23 points |
| 9 | 2014 | Championship | Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 | 22 points |
| 10(t) | 2020 | Sugar Bowl | Ohio State 49, Clemson 28 | 21 points |
| 10(t) | 2021 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6 | 21 points |
So they chose the final year (10 years) later to focus on that? I call BS:
So TCU, Mich State, OSU, Bama, etc. shouldn't have been their by that notion. Just admit you simply wanted to post that clip; which, btw, there's a better version of it to the Benny Hill tune.
1 2022 Championship Georgia 65, TCU 7 58 points 2 2014 Rose Bowl Oregon 59, Florida State 39 points 3 2015 Cotton Bowl Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 38 points 4 2016 Fiesta Bowl Clemson 31, Ohio State 0 31 points 5(t) 2018 Championship Clemson 44, Alabama 16 28 points 5(t) 2020 Championship Alabama 52, Ohio State 24 28 points 7 2018 Cotton Bowl Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3 27 points 8 2021 Orange Bowl Georgia 34, Michigan 11 23 points 9 2014 Championship Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 22 points 10(t) 2020 Sugar Bowl Ohio State 49, Clemson 28 21 points 10(t) 2021 Cotton Bowl Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6 21 points
Unlike FSU, those very teams actually earned a spot in the CFP.
Florida Football: In the end, FSU didn’t earn the right for anything
It was not a great year for Florida football, but Gator fans are probably in a much better mood than FSU fans right now following the CFP rankings.
Then the committee lied every week except the last or they told the truth every week, but the last. All of those things were true after the UF game, but they put FSU at #4. Like I said earlier, the smartest thing the Committee should have done was put FSU around #8 in the final poll. Instead, they ranked them higher than UGA--a team that would probably beat Bama 8-10 tries.Unlike FSU, those very teams actually earned a spot in the CFP.
Florida Football: In the end, FSU didn’t earn the right for anything
It was not a great year for Florida football, but Gator fans are probably in a much better mood than FSU fans right now following the CFP rankings.hailfloridahail.com
FSU strength of schedule alone is a total embarrassment. Plain and simple.
I heard FSU was trying to get the $120m needed to exit the ACC this year. True? Not true?
Dude, it's going to be tough fielding a team at this point between the portal and opt outs. ESPN/CFP dropped a nuke in that locker room. All the players that got this team where they are will be out. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE ----->No Verse, Fiske, Travis, Coleman, Benson, Wilson, etc.
We'll be fielding a rookie/partial 2024 team. It will be like a pre-season game. 🤣
I'm not even sure I'll tune in.
