2023 College football thread - That's A Wrap (6 Viewers)

[Major]

Let's say Alabama wins and FSU loses tonight. Are we looking at 2 SEC teams in the final 4?

Texas and Alabama in imo. It gets tricky if FSU wins. Cant see letting Bama in over a team that beat them (UT).

 

[Moe.]

Let's say Alabama wins and FSU loses tonight. Are we looking at 2 SEC teams in the final 4?

No. Everyone is overthinking this imo. UGA, Michigan, and FSU are in with wins. Texas is next up if any of them lose, then Bama. I really think it’s as simple as that, but who knows. Definitely prepared to be wrong

 

[Capella]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

 

[Moe.]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

The irony of them not playing the OU game. If that game had happened and UGA had won the whole discussion is so much different

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

Georgia's best selling point is going to be a 3 year run. They shouldn't be top 4 if they lose today. And Texas should get in before Alabama does. Head to head especially on Alabama's field has to matter.

 

[Capella]

 

[Capella]

Georgia's best selling point is going to be a 3 year run. They shouldn't be top 4 if they lose today.

Yea that’s great and all but it’s a championship for this year. Means nothing.

 

[Capella]

So if Georgia does lose and Michigan/fsu win they’d be behind 3 undefeated conference champs, a conf champ that just beat them and a conf champ that beat handily the team that beat them. They’d be out.

 

[timschochet]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

Georgia's best selling point is going to be a 3 year run. They shouldn't be top 4 if they lose today. And Texas should get in before Alabama does. Head to head especially on Alabama's field has to matter.

If Alabama wins today I think their overall record is more impressive than Texas’, slightly. That should matter more than head to head IMO (though I don’t know how they determine this.)

 

[timschochet]

The winner of this game
Michigan (assuming they win today)
Florida State (assuming they win today)
Washington

I think the loser of this game, Ohio State, and Texas are out. Just my opinion, I don’t really have any clue though.

 

[The Commish]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

All depends on what arbitrary qualificatuons they decide on this year. If they decide on "defend their title" as a factor, they're in. If its just on the merits of this year, they'd be out.

 

[AAABatteries]

I’m the guy who picked Oregon over UGA in the championship so don’t listen to me. But, I still don’t see the SEC being shut out.

 

[Capella]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

All depends on what arbitrary qualificatuons they decide on this year. If they decide on "defend their title" as a factor, they're in. If its just on the merits of this year, they'd be out.

Well they’re getting a chance to defend it today.

 

[AAABatteries]

I think Brohm is consistently telling his guys that nobody believes they can win with all the discussion about FSU in the playoff. I don’t think they are a great team but think they can win tonight because FSU isn’t great without their QB.

 

[Moe.]

So if Georgia does lose and Michigan/fsu win they’d be behind 3 undefeated conference champs, a conf champ that just beat them and a conf champ that beat handily the team that beat them. They’d be out.

Yeah they don’t even merit discussion in that scenario. I think I am taking crazy pills or something based on some of the stuff I’m seeing here and elsewhere

 

[Capella]

I’m the guy who picked Oregon over UGA in the championship so don’t listen to me. But, I still don’t see the SEC being shut out.

If Bama mich fsu win I’d bet on Texas being left out. They’ll justify it by saying Bama just beat #1. Also Bama would have wins over Miss, LSU - well ranked teams. Texas would have Bama obviously. Sheesh.

 

[dickey moe]

If Georgia loses and assuming Michigan wins, is it a foregone conclusion that Washington will be the #2 seed?

 

[Moe.]

Even if Michigan and FSU lose, I wouldn’t feel confident in UGA making it if Bama can hold on. Michigan would get the nod over them imo. They are hurt a little bit by the division they play in and their bad non-conference schedule, but I just don’t see the argument for UGA absent a win today

 

[Capella]

If Georgia loses and assuming Michigan wins, is it a foregone conclusion that Washington will be the #2 seed?

Uga down and UM wins UM is the one for sure. Doubt highly UW could jump them.

 

[AAABatteries]

Even if Michigan and FSU lose, I wouldn’t feel confident in UGA making it if Bama can hold on. Michigan would get the nod over them imo. They are hurt a little bit by the division they play in and their bad non-conference schedule, but I just don’t see the argument for UGA absent a win today

Why would Michigan losing to Iowa jump Georgia losing to Bama? No way.

 

[Moe.]

Even if Michigan and FSU lose, I wouldn’t feel confident in UGA making it if Bama can hold on. Michigan would get the nod over them imo. They are hurt a little bit by the division they play in and their bad non-conference schedule, but I just don’t see the argument for UGA absent a win today

Why would Michigan losing to Iowa jump Georgia losing to Bama? No way.

I think the resume is better overall and I don’t worry about the jumping stuff. The only ranking that matters is the last one, all the others are just meaningless content for the networks

 

[The Commish]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

All depends on what arbitrary qualificatuons they decide on this year. If they decide on "defend their title" as a factor, they're in. If its just on the merits of this year, they'd be out.

Well they’re getting a chance to defend it today.

Im with you. Dont get me wrong. Just saying its possible that we will see the impact of money/brand on decision making.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Bama winning this thing and both of them missing out is the dream.

 

[Jayded]

The way this feels like it’s going is the easiest committee justification for a team being left out is FSU win or lose. Michigan and Washington are in (if Michigan wins) and I assume they put either SEC champ in.

That leaves Texas and FSU. If Bama gets in, they can point to Travis’ absence and also point to Texas winning its conference along with it winning by double digits AT another conference champion.

 

[ghostguy123]

This seems like it's gonna be a super tough year to "pick" a final 4, and a few teams will have some legit arguments

 

[Summer Wheat]

I mean did nix make more playing for Oregon than be will as like a 6th rounder?

Well since he won't be a 6th rounder... He likely would have been a later pick and possibly made more this year by staying in school and as a possible 1st round pick next year.

I don't really follow draft stuff at all. Sort of shocked to think he is 1st round. Seemed pretty meh every game I saw all the way back to Auburn. Can't imagine him as starter in the NFL even with the bar of elite to get over being Dak ****ing Prescotr

Yeah, Nix may go rd 1, but he's not a rd 1 talent. One of those types that if he's special neck-up (I have doubts) then he can be league average, but if he's anything I think he's a backup. Can't win only going horizontal in the pros.

I thought I read the consensus on Nix after yesterday was late Day 2 at best.

I think Nix has a better chance of going round 4 than he does round 1.

It’s incredible that Gundy got this team to the Big 12 title game, talent-wise it’s the weakest team they’ve had in awhile. I can’t believe OU lost Bedlam

He’s a man

The winner of this game
Michigan (assuming they win today)
Florida State (assuming they win today)
Washington

I think the loser of this game, Ohio State, and Texas are out. Just my opinion, I don’t really have any clue though.

Ohio State is out, then can`t back in this year over Bama. UG or Texas no matter what happens.

If Bama is in they win it all.

 

[heckmanm]

This seems like it's gonna be a super tough year to "pick" a final 4, and a few teams will have some legit arguments

Last year of the P5 and for once the PAC didn’t step on their collective ****, so you have 5 champs with legit arguments at minimum

 

[ghostguy123]

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I don't think too much should be made of this Georgia game. Aren't they basically in no matter what? Seems like less motivation to me.

 

[Summer Wheat]

The way this feels like it’s going is the easiest committee justification for a team being left out is FSU win or lose. Michigan and Washington are in (if Michigan wins) and I assume they put either SEC champ in.

That leaves Texas and FSU. If Bama gets in, they can point to Travis’ absence and also point to Texas winning its conference along with it winning by double digits AT another conference champion.

Tough one if FSU wins. How do you punish an undefeated team/program who is already in the top 4?

 

[Capella]

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I don't think too much should be made of this Georgia game. Aren't they basically in no matter what? Seems like less motivation to me.

They absolutely are not. lol

 

[belljr]

Oh they review that one......

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I don't think too much should be made of this Georgia game. Aren't they basically in no matter what? Seems like less motivation to me.

If Georgia loses they are out unless they get some help in the other games.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

The way this feels like it’s going is the easiest committee justification for a team being left out is FSU win or lose. Michigan and Washington are in (if Michigan wins) and I assume they put either SEC champ in.

That leaves Texas and FSU. If Bama gets in, they can point to Travis’ absence and also point to Texas winning its conference along with it winning by double digits AT another conference champion.

Tough one if FSU wins. How do you punish an undefeated team/program who is already in the top 4?

No undefeated P5 team is getting left out. I don't care if they have 4 injured QBs.

 

[GregR]

The way this feels like it’s going is the easiest committee justification for a team being left out is FSU win or lose. Michigan and Washington are in (if Michigan wins) and I assume they put either SEC champ in.

That leaves Texas and FSU. If Bama gets in, they can point to Travis’ absence and also point to Texas winning its conference along with it winning by double digits AT another conference champion.

Tough one if FSU wins. How do you punish an undefeated team/program who is already in the top 4?

Not saying they should. But they do have in their criteria injuries and whether it would preclude a team from playing at national championship level.

So if it happens, it would be because FSU wins but looks really bad doing it, and then that could kick in.

 

[heckmanm]

Iowa bar offering free beer until the Hawkeyes score tonight

Edit - it’s an indoor golf facility not a bar

 

[Tecumseh]

You know, if you start looking at Georgia’s schedule if they lose here …

I mean, Ohio fell from 2 to 6. Could UGA go from 1 to 5?

Georgia's best selling point is going to be a 3 year run. They shouldn't be top 4 if they lose today. And Texas should get in before Alabama does. Head to head especially on Alabama's field has to matter.

If Alabama wins today I think their overall record is more impressive than Texas’, slightly. That should matter more than head to head IMO (though I don’t know how they determine this.)

SoS should matter more than H2H? Thats absurd.

 

[AAABatteries]

Even if Michigan and FSU lose, I wouldn’t feel confident in UGA making it if Bama can hold on. Michigan would get the nod over them imo. They are hurt a little bit by the division they play in and their bad non-conference schedule, but I just don’t see the argument for UGA absent a win today

Why would Michigan losing to Iowa jump Georgia losing to Bama? No way.

I think the resume is better overall and I don’t worry about the jumping stuff. The only ranking that matters is the last one, all the others are just meaningless content for the networks

If the committee thought Michigans resume is better why aren’t they #1 now? Michigan will take a much bigger hit losing to Iowa than Georgia would losing to Bama.

 

[msudaisy26]

Anyone who loses from this point forward should be out. Unless they all lose.

 

[Corporation]

Alabama can't complain about the refs this game. Nothing egregious but a couple of 50/50 already gone our way.

 

[Corporation]

Well scratch that, he wasn't down. Huge play.

At the very least the 50/50 evened out.

 

[heckmanm]

Anyone who loses from this point forward should be out. Unless they all lose.

Assuming both FSU and UM don’t both lose, of course.

 

[Capella]

Anyone who loses from this point forward should be out. Unless they all lose.

Probably will be.

 

[dickey moe]

Would be wild if UW somehow comes out of this as the #1 seed.

 

[Osaurus]

They should just let ND get in the playoffs again, right?

 

[Capella]

Anyone who loses from this point forward should be out. Unless they all lose.

Assuming both FSU and UM don’t both lose, of course.

So if you get total chaos tonight and if UGA loses you’d get UW, Bama, Texas and I’d imagine Georgia. Losing to Bama > losing to Iowa.

 

[Moe.]

Well scratch that, he wasn't down. Huge play.

At the very least the 50/50 evened out.

He was down, shin hit for sure and I think one of his cheeks might have as well

 

[Desert_Power]

Miami on the verge of winning the MAC and a return trip to Detroit.
Toledo gets a bowl game in a better location. Winning by losing.

Toledo gets the Bahamas Bowl in Charlotte with the loss right?

Charlotte > Detroit

Hah, I'm just excited to have a bonus bowl here. Already took the day off.

Oh my god it’s at the UNCC stadium, not even the panthers stadium?

Just seeing there’s a Myrtle beach bowl. I might have gone to that if I wasn’t going out of town.

Yeah. I've been wanting to check that stadium out but have not felt like burning a real college football Saturday to do it. It's a pretty cool design that is meant to be expanded.

 

[dickey moe]

Ouch

 

[AAABatteries]

Alabama can't complain about the refs this game. Nothing egregious but a couple of 50/50 already gone our way.

The house full of Georgia fans I’ve got here are all going nuts.

 

[Ilov80s]

Georgia's respect and ranking is like 75% based on the teams of 21 and 22.