2024-25 College Football Thread

[gtb1943]

In fairness, Ole Miss beat up Duke but Duke was without their best player, the QB, who left.

Ole Miss had bad losses so meh

 

[Sydla]

Ole Miss had bad losses so meh

Exactly I was just pointing out that the two other teams the SEC fan boys said should have been in the playoffs - SC and Bama - lost in their bowls.

 

[atlantacowboy]

In fairness, Ole Miss beat up Duke but Duke was without their best player, the QB, who left.

Duke has no one to blame but themselves. They pushed him out when they signed Darrien Mensah to the richest NIL deal in history. If it makes you feel any better Ole miss was without their best WR and lost16 players to the transfer portal. Duke lost 6 guys to transfer portal. Neither team was at regular season strength.

 

[reddyuta]

I will say i have watched more college football than ever this season because finally we have a true playoffs .

 

[Sydla]

Duke has no one to blame but themselves. They pushed him out when they signed Darrien Mensah to the richest NIL deal in history. If it makes you feel any better Ole miss was without their best WR and lost16 players to the transfer portal. Duke lost 6 guys to transfer portal. Neither team was at regular season strength.

And with a full roster lost to a bottom feeding UK team and then when they had the playoffs in their grasp lost to a mediocre UF team at the end of the year.

The SEC fan boys can rant and rave all they want but Ole Miss didn’t belong and beating Duke doesn’t change that math.

 

[atlantacowboy]

And with a full roster lost to a bottom feeding UK team and then when they had the playoffs in their grasp lost to a mediocre UF team at the end of the year.

The SEC fan boys can rant and rave all they want but Ole Miss didn’t belong and beating Duke doesn’t change that math.

I'm not making the argument that Ole Miss should be in the playoff. I'm saying Duke wasn't the only team missing players in the game. Keep up.

 

[gtb1943]

I'm not making the argument that Ole Miss should be in the playoff. I'm saying Duke wasn't the only team missing players in the game. Keep up.

no one believes you when the SEC is involved.
Keep up

 

[Sydla]

I'm not making the argument that Ole Miss should be in the playoff. I'm saying Duke wasn't the only team missing players in the game. Keep up.

Ehh you are kind of insinuating that they get hosed in the playoffs.

Bama seems to be your biggest gripe but again they just lost to UM and when they also could have locked up the playoffs they got manhandled by a mediocre Oklahoma team that lost to Navy. So Bama doesn't have much of a claim either. They had the playoffs in their grasp and pissed down their leg.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Ehh you are kind of insinuating that they get hosed in the playoffs.

Bama seems to be your biggest gripe but again they just lost to UM and when they also could have locked up the playoffs they got manhandled by a mediocre Oklahoma team that lost to Navy. So Bama doesn't have much of a claim either. They had the playoffs in their grasp and pissed down their leg.

I want the CFP to follow their own poll. Thats my gripe. If Michigan was in the 11th spot, i'd be saying Michigan instead of Alabama.

 

[Sydla]

I want the CFP to follow their own poll. Thats my gripe. If Michigan was in the 11th spot, i'd be saying Michigan instead of Alabama.

They couldn't because the parameters given to them by the conferences (including the SEC Conference Head) and the Notre Dame AD required them to take certain conference champs. After those conference champs were included, they followed the rankings to pick the remaining college playoff teams.

Again, no one to blame here but Alabama. Prior to their Week 13 loss to a mediocre OU team, they were 7th, right in front of SMU. If they had just taken care of business they would have stayed in the Top 7 and been an at large lock. You continually ignore the fact that it wasn't like they lost to the #1 team in Week 13, they lost to a really mediocre OU team and worse than lose, they got absolutely embarrassed. Frankly, at the time, I thought they were lucky to have only fallen from 7 to 11. That was quite generous.

So now, the CFB didn't mess up The only entity that messed up was Alabama that got smoked by an OU team that they themselves should have smoked at the end of the year. You want to be angry or peeved or have an issue with something - have that with Alabama, not the selection committee.

 

[atlantacowboy]

They couldn't because the parameters given to them by the conferences (including the SEC Conference Head) and the Notre Dame AD required them to take certain conference champs. After those conference champs were included, they followed the rankings to pick the remaining college playoff teams.

Again, no one to blame here but Alabama. Prior to their Week 13 loss to a mediocre OU team, they were 7th, right in front of SMU. If they had just taken care of business they would have stayed in the Top 7 and been an at large lock. You continually ignore the fact that it wasn't like they lost to the #1 team in Week 13, they lost to a really mediocre OU team and worse than lose, they got absolutely embarrassed. Frankly, at the time, I thought they were lucky to have only fallen from 7 to 11. That was quite generous.

So now, the CFB didn't mess up The only entity that messed up was Alabama that got smoked by an OU team that they themselves should have smoked at the end of the year. You want to be angry or peeved or have an issue with something - have that with Alabama, not the selection committee.

I'm a UGA fan. FYI. I respect Alabama bc you have to but I don't care it its them or Michigan. I think the poll and the selection process are flawed, as you know.

 

[gtb1943]

I'm a UGA fan. FYI. I respect Alabama bc you have to but I don't care it its them or Michigan. I think the poll and the selection process are flawed, as you know.

all processes are flawed.
Giving so much cred to the SEC this year was a definite flaw

 

[Sydla]

I'm a UGA fan. FYI. I respect Alabama bc you have to but I don't care it its them or Michigan. I think the poll and the selection process are flawed, as you know.

Why does Bama have to be "respected"? They had three losses. They were firmly in the playoffs and controlled their own destiny and then got smoked by a mediocre OU team at the end of the year?

These teams aren't to be rewarded for what they did 5 years ago. They are to be rewarded based on this year and with the playoffs on the line, already having two losses, Bama spit the bit. They knew exactly what they had to and blew it. Why are we supposed to "respect" Bama and demand they be in the playoffs when they lost with the season on the line. And not just lose, get absolutely embarrassed by a mediocre OU team?

This is what I don't understand. Are we supposed to just ignore the fact they lost 3 games and that one of those losses came at the end of the year to a mediocre to bad opponent?