I also think Miami should be ranked ahead of Alabama but now I’m just nit picking.

12/8/2024 12:37:15 PM

Miami should be ahead of Indiana.

12/8/2024 1:38:46 PM

I mean it wouldn’t be crazy!

I’m glad teams like Indiana get this shot to make the playoff. But they just gave Indiana a pass all year simply for being in the Big 10 as far as I can tell. Their resume kinda sucks. 11-1 speaks for itself and I do think they belong in the CFP. But they got virtually no scrutiny. People spent a week arguing about Bama vs Ole Miss vs Scar (if Clemson were to lose to SMU), ignored Miami altogether and gave Indiana a huge pass.

12/8/2024 2:34:11 PM

They literally played no one besides Ohio State, who beat the shit out of them

12/8/2024 2:46:31 PM

Correct.

On the whole, I’m fine with 11-1 Indiana over 10-2 Miami (even though that wasn’t even the choice the committee made). 1 loss power conference team gets the benefit of the doubt imo. But it is funny and annoying and stupid how little scrutiny they got

12/8/2024 3:08:16 PM

Hey i thought someone said alabama was getting in?

12/8/2024 3:50:13 PM

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"1 loss power conference team gets the benefit of the doubt imo"

The big ten is incredibly top heavy. There are a ton of just plain bad teams and Indiana played nearly all of them. Their schedule is a complete joke. I think we could have won 10 games with that schedule and this team. I'm not convinced the top is even that good. The B1G just always benefits from being overrated in the preseason so there's 8 teams in the top 25 and they stay there until there 3-4 halfway through the season. The only halfway decent OOC team any of the top 3 teams played was Boise State (vs Oregon). It's ridiculous that they get any benefits of the doubt.

12/8/2024 3:59:52 PM

I expect the atmosphere for the first round games to be insane since they are on campus and more is at stake.

12/8/2024 4:02:45 PM

Georgia QB fucked his elbow up, is out. I guess that means Georgia gets kicked out of the CFP now

12/9/2024 4:46:56 PM

Court rules juco players shouldn't have juco years held against them

12/19/2024 11:52:37 PM

*court rules juco years for one specific player shouldn't be held against him.

Currently no other former juco players are included in this. Until the case goes to trial/is settled any other players would also have to sue the NCAA in order to get an injunction to allow them to play.

12/20/2024 12:00:52 AM

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/diego-pavias-temporary-win-vs-ncaa-could-open-door-for-other-juco-transfers-but-that-may-not-be-popular/amp/

12/20/2024 12:18:46 AM

Can't wait for a guy to go NAIA for 4 years, juco for 2 years and then be a freshman at 25 then stay until they are 30+

Or for somebody to just sue over the 4 year eligibility limit preventing them from earning more nil money.

12/20/2024 1:16:39 AM

Who could have foreseen Indiana getting the shit beat out of them??? Almost like the weak ass b1g shouldn't have gotten 4 fucking teams in the playoffs

12/20/2024 9:06:20 PM

Haha


Are there any previous NC State teams that could have theoretically qualified for a 12 team playoff? The 2002 team wouldn't make it because Adrian McPherson threw the game for FSU.

[Edited on December 20, 2024 at 10:01 PM. Reason : -]

12/20/2024 9:57:11 PM

soft penalty

12/20/2024 10:20:37 PM

2002 team wouldn't make it because they lost 3 games in a row

And no. But also NC State has never played as soft a schedule as Indiana

12/20/2024 10:24:13 PM

can't wait for Georgia to destroy ND

12/20/2024 11:04:06 PM

announcer slamming the shit out of the Big Ten lmao, you gotta love it

[Edited on December 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2024 11:31:46 PM

Quote :

"2002 team wouldn't make it because they lost 3 games in a row"

For sure.
I was just making a joke about the former wolfwebber who was convinced that game was fixed.

12/21/2024 7:53:15 AM

There were blowouts all the time in the playoff before it expanded. There will be blowouts now too. Doesn’t mean a team didn’t belong. I don’t disagree that Miami had a very strong argument for the playoff. I think using the playoff results to say “see they didn’t belong!” is lame.

But for the love of god people (not on here, just CFB people in general) need to stfu about Bama or SCar belonging over Indiana.

12/21/2024 12:44:14 PM

Smh acc, when state goes undefeated next year we're gonna somehow miss the playoffs.

Gusss we should move to the SEC

12/21/2024 5:14:32 PM

I think I hate the playoff. 12 is too many teams. The games are too early in relation to the rest of bowl season. Like, the fucking Idaho Potato Bowl hasn’t even been played yet and after tonight the season will be over for 4 top 12 teams. Maybe that’s a weird reason not to like it. But it just seems weird that a top 12 team has their season end before Christmas. I guess I’ll get used to it, it’s not an important thing. Just weird.

4 teams was enough. 4 was maybe even too many some years. 12 is for sure too many.

12/21/2024 7:30:30 PM

8 was pretty obviously the right number. 4 was too few, 6 maybe a sweet spot but 8 allows for the home games then progressing to the neutral sites.

I don’t hate it. If they just used the same qualification process but seeded 1-12 the games in round 1 would be better. It should be more smu v Boise and Arizona v Clemson R1 and those would be more competitive.

Every other sport has first round blowouts, not sure why football should be different.

[Edited on December 21, 2024 at 9:18 PM. Reason : .]

12/21/2024 9:18:00 PM

Nah, 12 teams is fine, 4 was rarely enough. But Indiana and SMU plainly didn't belong over other teams. They didn't just have bad games, they were completely outclassed. Looking at both their schedules, it was clear they just benefited from very easy schedules. Kudos to them for winning so many games, but the moment either of them played a real team during the season, they lost.

I get it, the NCAA had to include SMU or conferences might consider nixing championship games. And i don't cry too hard for a Bama team that got beat by Vandy.

12/21/2024 9:53:52 PM

Quote :

" 4 was rarely enough."

When was 4 not enough, specifically?

IU and SMU belonged. I’ll listen to an argument for Miami over one of them, but that’s about it. Any argument saying a 9-3 team should be in over either of them is stupid. But that’s the problem with a 12 team playoff. Some of the teams that deserve to make it also have 0 real shot at winning it. The gap is just too great.

There were tons of blowouts in the 4 team format too. Are we now saying Tennessee didn’t belong because they’re getting boat raced? Blowouts are only gonna be more frequent because there are not 12 legit national title contenders.

I agree with ^^ that the seeding is fucked up.

It’s pointless to argue. It’ll be a 16 team format in like 3 years and the SEC and B1G will be guaranteed 10 of the spots.

[Edited on December 21, 2024 at 10:57 PM. Reason : H]

12/21/2024 10:52:04 PM

if y'all are hoping for or expecting 12 "Georgias" then that's never gonna happen. At least some of the SMUs and Indianas got rewarded for having a great season with something more than the Tampax Bowl Sponsored by Threads

12/21/2024 10:57:21 PM

Yeah, I think what this weekend really proved is a few things:

1) there aren’t 12 national title contenders every year, haven’t ever been probably never will
2) probably need 12 teams in a playoff to ensure that the national title contenders do “get in”
3) home field advantage in cfb is powerful
4) ultimately, this year the committee more or least “got things right”
5) in further years the bitching about who is first out should be disregarded…the 13th ranked team isn’t going to win 4 straight games against the top teams


I don’t like it going to 16 teams, then there is no advantage given to a top 4 team. $$$ will probably win out though so that there is 4 extra games to sell to tv

[Edited on December 21, 2024 at 11:09 PM. Reason : .]

12/21/2024 11:06:03 PM

I think it’s cool that IU and SMU get rewarded. I think in-season it gives more teams something to play for. And keeps more teams relevant for longer. Thats good imo.

At the same time i think maybe we focus too much on crowning a champion when like 90% of teams enter the season knowing they have 0 shot at winning it.

How much differently would we as fans view the 2002 season if instead of beating ND in the Gator Bowl we played at, say, Oklahoma in the first round and lost 34-14? It’s impossible to answer (we wouldn’t have made the playoff anyways, I know).

[Edited on December 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM. Reason : H]

12/21/2024 11:11:14 PM

The most egregious thing is ohio state tenn game being on abc, espn, and espn2

12/21/2024 11:12:35 PM

I'm satisfied with watching more meaningful games in December and January despite the one-sided results so far. Maybe all games should be at neutral sites like the basketball tournament to make it more competitive. Still, I like the campus atmosphere better than neutral sites.

12/21/2024 11:25:36 PM

I am only watching the real college football playoffs (aka the ones that produce the division 1 ncaa football champion)

12/21/2024 11:35:20 PM

12/23/2024 9:05:48 PM

Wow UNC got Steve Belichick as DC?! Cant believe he would go there what a coup!

12/23/2024 9:21:25 PM

Wait

Steve…Belichick? Same spelling as Bill Belichick? Surely a coincidence right?

12/24/2024 6:29:20 AM

Quote :

"When was 4 not enough, specifically?"

Literally last year. Seems like most years it hasn't been enough, but last year was the most egregious

[Edited on December 24, 2024 at 9:04 AM. Reason : ]

12/24/2024 8:56:06 AM

Friendly reminder: there is no national championship in FBS. This is a made for TV invitational tournament. Anytime can still claim a national championship.

12/24/2024 10:51:51 AM

^^ I would argue that last year 4 was enough. They just picked the wrong 4. But that is a fair example. And probably the only example outside of year 1 of the CFP when OSU made it in over TCU and Baylor (I think). It’s definitely wrong to say 4 was rarely enough teams. Four was always a weird number. But not because of there being more than 4 worthy teams.

In terms of actual national title worthy teams, there’s rarely ever more than 4. There’s rarely more than 3 tbh. But the number all along should’ve been 6. One for each P5 league and then a wild card for ND or G5 or another P5. Eight would make sense also. Four was always a dumb number. 12 is also dumb. 14 or 16 or whatever they got to next will be dumb too.



[Edited on December 24, 2024 at 11:46 AM. Reason : H]

12/24/2024 11:42:32 AM

^^Agreed, anytime can claim a national championship

12/24/2024 1:41:42 PM

the grink is busy this time of year

12/24/2024 2:27:46 PM

12/24/2024 2:54:24 PM

Always nice to see the refs come in and completely change the game. Had to make sure an SEC team got the W

12/27/2024 6:26:24 PM

Is uncs new coach coaching today

[Edited on December 28, 2024 at 11:58 AM. Reason : No]

12/28/2024 11:55:02 AM

Lol, UNC is getting blown out so bad at Fenway, they've got the sideline reporter trying to hit a wiffle ball over the Green Monster

12/28/2024 1:22:51 PM

Belichick prob wishes hed asked for more money

12/28/2024 1:39:31 PM

I looked at the box score, could someone tell me why chiswell only threw 1 pass?

12/28/2024 2:59:42 PM

he got hurt

12/28/2024 3:01:13 PM

Lol at cam ward pulling himself out of the pop tart bowl at halftime after getting the career td record.

12/28/2024 7:19:10 PM

ACC falls to 1-9 in postseason play if ECU result stands. Good thing we're good at basket...oh wait

12/28/2024 8:08:45 PM

Yeah but we're dominating non revenue sports

12/28/2024 10:49:57 PM