Other College Games Thread: CFP Round 1

[Burnt Orange Horn]

CFP EMERGENCY MEETING!!

They will be voting on a mercy rule for SMU.

[Waxahorn]

5 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

This is ugllyyyyyy for SMU.

Yea the committee isn't looking too smart so far. I hope we can make ugly for the ACC this afternoon.

[Realist Horn]

Just now, FatherofMinky said:

Wow. That SMU Team almost beat Clemson….. Horns by 35 🤘🏼🤣

I keep checking to see if the spread moves at all during this game. 

[CJ Vogel]

Probably weren't 12 deserving teams this year if we are honest.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

11 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Yes! Gotta get pressure on Klubnik all damn day basically what we didn’t do last year against Penix. Too bad for SMU, I was really hoping they’d upset the Nanny Lyins but they’re just too big and physical especially with that crazy home crowd. Really need that for us today too!!

Just keep Klubnik behind the LOS and make him pass.

 

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

[Tuco Ramirez]

Alabama wouldn’t have pooped the four-poster like this. 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

Probably weren't 12 deserving teams this year if we are honest.

No, the committee did not weigh SOS sufficiently.  Mississippi and Bama deserve to be in over these schools.

[CJ Vogel]

1 minute ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

No, the committee did not weigh SOS sufficiently.  Mississippi and Bama deserve to be in over these schools.

I disagree, but I get the arguments. 

If any team ever got left out of a Playoff for going 11-1 with a Big 2 conference schedule and the second best margin of victory in the country, there would be outrage. Indiana was deserving. They just got whooped.

[DanielOnorato]

South Carolina got off to a slow start but I felt as the season went on they were playing just about as good of football as anybody.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

I disagree, but I get the arguments. 

If any team ever got left out of a Playoff for going 11-1 with a Big 2 conference schedule and the second best margin of victory in the country, there would be outrage. Indiana was deserving. They just got whooped.

CJ, you just contradicted yourself and validated my argument.  Indiana and SMU beat nobody.  PSU and ND beat only marginal teams.

[Alex Butler]

Anyone else superstitious or even a little stitous? I don’t like that the first 2 games are such lopsided wins and we’re favored so heavily. My doom and gloom Eeyore voice is saying Texas is ripe to be upset at home. I’m on the ledge here people!! Help lol!!! 

[CJ Vogel]

5 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

CJ, you just contradicted yourself and validated my argument.  Indiana and SMU beat nobody.  PSU and ND beat only marginal teams.

Indiana and SMU didn't lose to 6-6 and 4-8 teams. They took care of their business and they were rewarded, rightfully so. These games have to mean something, otherwise why play?

[4thandFive]

1 minute ago, Alex Butler said:

Anyone else superstitious or even a little stitous? I don’t like that the first 2 games are such lopsided wins and we’re favored so heavily. My doom and gloom Eeyore voice is saying Texas is ripe to be upset at home. I’m on the ledge here people!! Help lol!!! 

Watch Texas turn this into a Boat Race

[4thandFive]

1 minute ago, CJ Vogel said:

Indiana and SMU didn't lose to 6-6 and 4-8 teams. They took care of their business and they were rewarded, rightfully so. These games have to mean something, otherwise why play?

Let’s not forget Alabama lost in WEEK ELEVEN to OU; it wasn’t an early season stumble that they cleared, it was Week 11.

[DanielOnorato]

2 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Anyone else superstitious or even a little stitous? I don’t like that the first 2 games are such lopsided wins and we’re favored so heavily. My doom and gloom Eeyore voice is saying Texas is ripe to be upset at home. I’m on the ledge here people!! Help lol!!! 

Yes I'm into conspiracies and I don't think these entertainment companies want blowouts every game where people tune out. They pay a lot for the rights to broadcast the games and want to maximize revenue. Perhaps I'm crazy but the refs always seem to be unkind to Texas in big games. See Big 12 title vs Oklahoma with Kyler Murray and SEC title game vs Georgia. Hoping they let today be a fairly played game.

[CJ Vogel]

Just now, 4thandFive said:

Let’s not forget Alabama lost in WEEK ELEVEN to OU; it wasn’t an early season stumble that they cleared, it was Week 11.

didnt even score a touchdown in that game.

[horns96]

I was really looking forward to a game without the crappy DKR MC today (allllllright, longhorn fans, how you guys feeling, we've got 10 free boxes of Tiff's treats for a few lucky fans....who wants a t-shirt!), but it sounds like these games are just like regular home games.

 

[Alex Butler]

Just now, DanielOnorato said:

Yes I'm into conspiracies and I don't think these entertainment companies want blowouts every game where people tune out. They pay a lot for the rights to broadcast the games and want to maximize revenue. Perhaps I'm crazy but the refs always seem to be unkind to Texas in big games. See Big 12 title vs Oklahoma with Kyler Murray and SEC title game vs Georgia. Hoping they let today be a fairly played game.

UUGGGGGHHHH!!!! I agree, I also want to believe they want the bigger teams and fans in the next round so maybe this will be just like March madness. I just hope the crazy game is Tennessee smashing tOSU in Ohio

[Burnt Orange Horn]

2 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Indiana and SMU didn't lose to 6-6 and 4-8 teams. They took care of their business and they were rewarded, rightfully so. These games have to mean something, otherwise why play?

Bama beat Georgia, so the loss to OU is evened out at worst.  I agree with Onorato that SC had it very much together at the end of the season.

Any bets on PSU against a back-up QB led Georgia?

 

[DanielOnorato]

1 minute ago, Alex Butler said:

UUGGGGGHHHH!!!! I agree, I also want to believe they want the bigger teams and fans in the next round so maybe this will be just like March madness. I just hope the crazy game is Tennessee smashing tOSU in Ohio

I'm in agreement with you on that one. I'll be disgusted if I see the yellow flags fly every big offensive play for Texas or on touchdowns. Too much referee intervention in today's game, especially at the pro level but everywhere to be honest.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

5 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

Let’s not forget Alabama lost in WEEK ELEVEN to OU; it wasn’t an early season stumble that they cleared, it was Week 11.

Which week the loss occurred really is insignificant compared to the loss itself.

[Tuco Ramirez]

Just now, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Bama beat Georgia, so the loss to OU is evened out at worst.  I agree with Onorato that SC had it very much together at the end of the season.

Any bets on PSU against a back-up QB led Georgia?

 

Which Georgia shows up? The one that beat Texas handily in October or the one that tried to lose every other game. I wouldn’t be surprised if Penn St wins. It would be worth it to watch Kirby’s meltdown.

[Alex Butler]

2 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

didnt even score a touchdown in that game.

I agree, gotta win the games you should if Bama takes care of either candy or OU they’re in. Same for Ole Miss. if they take care of Kentucky or Florida they’re in. I get the arguments but there’s never a guarantee that either would’ve been better just because they played in the SEC. South Carolina is the same, they had winnable games and didn’t deliver, the schools that got in and got beaten did what they needed to do to get there. Both games so far have been blowouts because of the bad QB play and INTs in critical situations. Hopefully we can avoid this fate at home!

[Burnt Orange Horn]

It is time to recognize the CFB Committee is not about good football as much as it is about big TV viewing numbers.  It is scared to generating the maximum TV ad revenues, not the best teams playing each other.

[4thandFive]

2 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Which week the loss occurred really is insignificant compared to the loss itself.

Eh, disagree. If Alabama lost to OU in Week 4 and then played well like South Carolina, I bet they’d be in.