CFP thread

[jterrell]

Little of that is true but believe what you want. You aren't listening to the media that cover Alabama or the fan base. That drubbing by a bunch of no-name kids at Indiana changed everything. KD was on the hot seat after following a 4 loss season with another 4 loss season, but embarrassing losses in the playoff hit different.

Furthermore, there is no accurate reporting of NIL money bc it doesn't have to be declared. All it takes is one booster willing to write a check any given year. Bama has plenty of them. They hired KD bc they were not prepared for the Saban retirement and he was the best they could get. It was the worst possible timing. Plus, not many of Saban's coaching fraternity were excited about following his giant footsteps. Who can fill the Goats shoes and improve on that? That's changed bc KD has lowered the bar enough where someone can now come in and make improvement. Nobody in Tuscaloosa wanted Lane Kiffin bc of the way he left deserting the team in the midst of a national title run much like he did to Ole Miss. Those bridges are burned. Bama once made Saban the highest paid coach and they can do it again if that's what it takes.

Cignetti is making a lot of sense. He coached under Saban at Alabama, and the fanbase recognized the style of football he was playing. KD returning in 2026 is likely but not a given. At most, he's got one more season unless he wins some playoff games.

please point out any of that is untrue.
post just one hard fact that says it is untrue and I will deeply apologize.

I am certainly capable of being wrong, but I have spent a lot of time in this thread being right and do value accuracy.

 

[gtb1943]

According to the parameters set up, they did.

There are blowouts in all sports at all levels in the playoffs, that does not signify that the blown out team didn't deserve to be there.

that is BS. Tulane and JMU clearly did not belong over Notre Dame

 

[jterrell]

Little of that is true but believe what you want. You aren't listening to the media that cover Alabama or the fan base. That drubbing by a bunch of no-name kids at Indiana changed everything. KD was on the hot seat after following a 4 loss season with another 4 loss season, but embarrassing losses in the playoff hit different.

Furthermore, there is no accurate reporting of NIL money bc it doesn't have to be declared. All it takes is one booster willing to write a check any given year. Bama has plenty of them. They hired KD bc they were not prepared for the Saban retirement and he was the best they could get. It was the worst possible timing. Plus, not many of Saban's coaching fraternity were excited about following his giant footsteps. Who can fill the Goats shoes and improve on that? That's changed bc KD has lowered the bar enough where someone can now come in and make improvement. Nobody in Tuscaloosa wanted Lane Kiffin bc of the way he left deserting the team in the midst of a national title run much like he did to Ole Miss. Those bridges are burned. Bama once made Saban the highest paid coach and they can do it again if that's what it takes.

Cignetti is making a lot of sense. He coached under Saban at Alabama, and the fanbase recognized the style of football he was playing. KD returning in 2026 is likely but not a given. At most, he's got one more season unless he wins some playoff games.

Also stop listening to yokels on talk radio in BFE shoveling SEC flavored virus brain stuff in your ears.

If Bama fires KDB they would owe him 60 million dollars.
It would cost an additional 15M to pay Indiana the buyout --that number will go up again once he signs the top 3 extension.
Then you'd need about 12-15M a year to get Cignetti.

Why would Indiana not extend Cignetti when he made them about 100M in cold hard cash and at least double that in marketing and brand value over 2 seasons?

 

[jterrell]

that is BS. Tulane and JMU clearly did not belong over Notre Dame

They won a conference championship and by the rules they very much did belong in over Notre Dame.
That isn't changing unless the rule does.

 

[gtb1943]

They won a conference championship and by the rules they very much did belong in over Notre Dame.
That isn't changing unless the rule does.

So the IVY league champion should be in the playoffs?

your argument is non existent

 

[jterrell]

 

[jterrell]

So the IVY league champion should be in the playoffs?

your argument is non existent

If they are one of the 5 top rated conferecne champions, then yes, they should be.
That is the rule.
It is 5 best conf champs in THEN 7 at large.
Pretty simple to follow actually.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Also stop listening to yokels on talk radio in BFE shoveling SEC flavored virus brain stuff in your ears.

If Bama fires KDB they would owe him 60 million dollars.
It would cost an additional 15M to pay Indiana the buyout --that number will go up again once he signs the top 3 extension.
Then you'd need about 12-15M a year to get Cignetti.

Why would Indiana not extend Cignetti when he made them about 100M in cold hard cash and at least double that in marketing and brand value over 2 seasons?

Oh, the guys that cover Bama football for a living know less you? lol

Cignetti's contract...... his buyout goes to zero until they give him a top 3 contract.

 

[Sydla]

So the IVY league champion should be in the playoffs?

your argument is non existent

He's not wrong. By the system they put in place, they had to put JMU and Tulane in. But that highlights how stupid the system is because no sane, non-ND hater would argue that either JMU or Tulane was better than ND (or Vandy or even Texas) or had a better shot to win a NC than ND, Vandy, Texas, etc.

The system needs to change. That's pretty obvious at this point.

And so does some of the conference tiebreakers. The ACC muffed this up pretty good with their unbalanced schedule and tiebreakers where two dogs play for the championship while Miami sits at home.

 

[Robbieac]

that is BS. Tulane and JMU clearly did not belong over Notre Dame

LoL.

Read the rules. According to the rules, they absolutely did belong over Notre Dame.

Notre Dame needs to do more winning and less whining.

 

[DFWJC]

Clemson needs to get on board.

Went from a powerhouse to a has-been, in part by being stubborn

 

[DFWJC]

He's not wrong. By the system they put in place, they had to put JMU and Tulane in. But that highlights how stupid the system is because no sane, non-ND hater would argue that either JMU or Tulane was better than ND (or Vandy or even Texas) or had a better shot to win a NC than ND, Vandy, Texas, etc.

The system needs to change. That's pretty obvious at this point.

This

What magnified it was the ACC screwing up with it's tie-breakers for champ game, thus forcing TWO of the 5 highest ranked champs to be G5.

That will never happen again with 12 team playoff.

If Miami was ACC champ then ND (or Vandy or Texas or BYU) is probably in

 

[atlantacowboy]

Clemson needs to get on board.

Went from a powerhouse to a has-been, in part by being stubborn

Clemson is like Kodak at the beginning of the digital photography age. Slow to adapt and got passed by others. Dabo has been super stubborn and combine that with a falloff in recruiting........ they have a long way back.

 

[atlantacowboy]

This is true
I heard SO many people say Texas was going to get slaughtered in the SEC.

They've been near the top every year

Those people weren't looking at the recruiting.

 

[atlantacowboy]

please point out any of that is untrue.
post just one hard fact that says it is untrue and I will deeply apologize.

I am certainly capable of being wrong, but I have spent a lot of time in this thread being right and do value accuracy.

"Bama can't afford Cignetti. Bama is basically a broke boy.
KDB had offers elsewhere and Bama faithful were defending him tooth and nail because the actual knowledgeable Bama fans know they likely can't get a more coveted coach"

That is entirely your opinion and regurgitated rumors. There are zero facts here. It doesn't appear you know much at all about Alabama football. KB was never the first choice. Fans had never heard of him prior to his national title game appearence. He was the best they could do on short notice and he wanted the job. The only thing he turned down that is verifiable is a contract extension at Washington.

 

[kskboys]

that is BS. Tulane and JMU clearly did not belong over Notre Dame

That's not why they chose them. The playoff parameters obviously include some division winners. I do not know exactly what they are, but they were chosen knowing that UT/ND/BYU were all better teams. That's a fan thing that they must choose the best teams.

 

[kskboys]

LoL.

Read the rules. According to the rules, they absolutely did belong over Notre Dame.

Notre Dame needs to do more winning and less whining.

And for all that's holy schedule better teams.

 

[kskboys]

They won a conference championship and by the rules they very much did belong in over Notre Dame.
That isn't changing unless the rule does.

He's not wrong. By the system they put in place, they had to put JMU and Tulane in. But that highlights how stupid the system is because no sane, non-ND hater would argue that either JMU or Tulane was better than ND (or Vandy or even Texas) or had a better shot to win a NC than ND, Vandy, Texas, etc.

The system needs to change. That's pretty obvious at this point.

And so does some of the conference tiebreakers. The ACC muffed this up pretty good with their unbalanced schedule and tiebreakers where two dogs play for the championship while Miami sits at home.

Thank you guys for this info. I did not know the parameters, but this makes sense.

No team who got left out has a legit complaint. Win your dammm games if you want in.

 

[kskboys]

He's not wrong. By the system they put in place, they had to put JMU and Tulane in. But that highlights how stupid the system is because no sane, non-ND hater would argue that either JMU or Tulane was better than ND (or Vandy or even Texas) or had a better shot to win a NC than ND, Vandy, Texas, etc.

The system needs to change. That's pretty obvious at this point.

And so does some of the conference tiebreakers. The ACC muffed this up pretty good with their unbalanced schedule and tiebreakers where two dogs play for the championship while Miami sits at home.

One of the changes needs to be that the Tulanes and JMUs must play some highly ranked teams if they want in.

 

[jterrell]

Clemson needs to get on board.

Went from a powerhouse to a has-been, in part by being stubborn

might be too late TBH.
they can't really afford to fire Dabo yet but it's got to be coming if they want to remain relevant.

rehiring a solid Texas High School coach in Chad Morris at OC is a serious step back. Morris had been a lower-level non play calling assistant past 5-6 years IIRC.