College Football - Championship Week (Dec. 7)

[Jax Teller]

Let's go Noles!

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SEC bias: 1-loss Auburn considered for title game if OSU loses, but 1-loss MSU would not even be on the radar if they beat OSU.

That's not really SEC bias. Auburn would have the best (Bama), 3rd-best (Missouri), 4th-best (A&M) and 5th-best (Georgia) wins out of the two of them. MSU's best win before today was Iowa.

 

Are Georgia and A&M really as good as their ranking at the time Auburn beat them? The Mizzou win is probably the tie-breaker, as outside of that, both teams would have a win against an undefeated team, plus two wins against (eventual) 8-4 conference teams

Neither of them are as good as their ranking at the time, but both are better than Iowa or Nebraska or Minnesota (at least, pre-Murray-injury Georgia was).

 

better statistically, better "eye test", or better because the assumption is that an 8-4 SEC team is always better than an 8-4 B1G team?

 

Jesus let it go. The big ten sucks this year. ND was the best team msu played before today (hell, maybe including today, OSU sucks). You don't get any leeway when you're in a weak conference and play a [expletive] ooc schedule.

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it's funny, i really don't care about college football any more, but i still just really want ohio state to not win ever.

[Derwood]

So current bowl picture:

 

NC: FSU vs. ______

 

Rose: Stanford vs. MSU

Fiesta: Baylor vs. _________

Sugar:

Orange:

 

Central Florida is in

Auburn is in

[Guest]

If OSU wins:

 

NC: FSU v. OSU

Rose: Stanford v. MSU

Sugar: Auburn v. Oregon/Oklahoma St/Oklahoma

Orange: Bama v. Clemson

Fiesta: Baylor v. UCF

 

If MSU wins:

 

NC: FSU v. Auburn

Rose: Stanford v. MSU

Sugar: OSU v. Oregon/Oklahoma St/Oklahoma

Orange: Bama v. Clemson

Fiesta: Baylor v. UCF

 

with an outside chance that OSU and Bama switch depending on how the Orange bowl sequences their picks.

[Andy]

So current bowl picture:

 

NC: FSU vs. ______

 

Rose: Stanford vs. MSU

Fiesta: Baylor vs. _________

Sugar:

Orange:

 

Central Florida is in

Auburn is in

UCF to Fiesta for sure (last pick). Bama/Okla in Sugar, Clemson/OSU in Orange if OSU loses. Clemson/Bama in Orange and Auburn/Okla in Sugar if they don't.

[TruffleShuffle]

yes yes yes

[fiver]

wow....

[OleMissCub]

eff it. gonna go ahead and do it

 

http://theunofficialreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ohio-state-crying-man1.jpg

[TruffleShuffle]

lol what were the ohio state defensive ends/linebackers doing on that play? obviously the play is a handoff to the rb and probably going up the middle. they were running at the qb or wr like those were viable options. i know that most football players are stupid, but come on.

[Derwood]

OSU's defense has been garbage all year. They're going to save themselves the embarrassment of FSU dropping 60 on them

[OleMissCub]

Malzahn has compromising pictures of God. Surely.

[Derwood]

Gus Johnson just said the truest thing ever

[Andy]

I literally cannot believe that the MSU team I watched in ND Stadium in September didn't lose again. I know their schedule was weak until Ohio State, but that's a really good coaching job by Dantonio.

[Derwood]

I literally cannot believe that the MSU team I watched in ND Stadium in September didn't lose again. I know their schedule was weak until Ohio State, but that's a really good coaching job by Dantonio.

 

I can't believe they didn't do their typical 2nd half (of the season) collapse

[Andy]

If it was a 4-team playoff:

 

#1 FSU vs #4 MSU/Stanford

#2 Auburn vs #3 Alabama (yep, rematch)

 

I think I'd take Stanford. MSU's been impressive, but Stanford won (in my mind) the deepest league in the country. Either would get crushed by FSU, though.

[TruffleShuffle]

I literally cannot believe that the MSU team I watched in ND Stadium in September didn't lose again. I know their schedule was weak until Ohio State, but that's a really good coaching job by Dantonio.

 

Frank the Tank ‏@frankthetank111 6m

 

Felt for awhile that Michigan State was underranked all season. Only loss was to Notre Dame on crappy officiating.

[Andy]

I literally cannot believe that the MSU team I watched in ND Stadium in September didn't lose again. I know their schedule was weak until Ohio State, but that's a really good coaching job by Dantonio.

 

Frank the Tank ‏@frankthetank111 6m

 

Felt for awhile that Michigan State was underranked all season. Only loss was to Notre Dame on crappy officiating.

I'm fairly certain Notre Dame has never won a game without the other team's fans whining about crappy officiating.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm fairly certain that statement is extremely false.

[Andy]

i'm fairly certain that statement is extremely false.

All I know about the 'crappy officiating' in the MSU game is that if your secondary's game plan is to mug the other team's receivers, you really can't complain too much if the refs jump the gun on one P.I. call. A much bigger problem in that game was MSU's one score on four red-zone trips.

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How many PI calls did msu get v OSU? Wonder if they think they only win the big ten bc of officials.

[Guest]

I wish we could get Oregon-Baylor.

[Andy]

I wish we could get Oregon-Baylor.

Bowl matchups are going to get much, much better with the new access-bowl system and more flexible tie-ins starting next year, I think.

[Andy]

ESPN's Big 12 blogger:

 

Jake Trotter @Jake_Trotter

 

Right now, looking like OU-Bama (Sugar), OKSU-Mizzou (Cotton), Texas-Oregon (Alamo), K-State-Nebraska (BWW), TTech-Arizona St (Holiday)

[Guest]

Pretty awesome that the Pac-12 is generally considered the second best conference and will only get one BCS team, while their 4th place team (a top 20 team will get to go to scenic El Paso for their bowl game.