Agreed
At least they played at TX A&M- give them credit there
Rest of their schedule was basically garbage
But always is pretty much
OKLAHOMA IS PLAYOFF BOUND ?
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Agreed
At least they played at TX A&M- give them credit there
Rest of their schedule was basically garbage
But always is pretty much
2 CENTS FROM AN OLD GUY
2 CENTS FROM AN OLD GUY
I know it is about the money. I know it is about the eyeballs.
That said, in 1980 there were 15 bowl games and some prestige and recognition for going.
Now, we have 40. Some of these sponsors have too much money if they can support a bowl game that draws 1/3 to 1/2 a stadium and damn few viewers. And, many of those tickets are giveaways to families of players and local advertisers.
I (sorry) am not even a fan of the playoff system. Never was. I liked the old days when the bowls were over, the voting in, and the chirping started about who was # 1.
Probably just getting old
2 CENTS FROM AN OLD GUY
I know it is about the money. I know it is about the eyeballs.
That said, in 1980 there were 15 bowl games and some prestige and recognition for going.
Now, we have 40. Some of these sponsors have too much money if they can support a bowl game that draws 1/3 to 1/2 a stadium and damn few viewers. And, many of those tickets are giveaways to families of players and local advertisers.
I (sorry) am not even a fan of the playoff system. Never was. I liked the old days when the bowls were over, the voting in, and the chirping started about who was # 1.
Probably just getting old
Pretty much sums it up. I didn't think we would get in but also don't think there is any doubt we are one of the top four teams in the nation. As a lifelong fan of this states sports, it is very fitting that the committee decided this was the year:s5:
https://www.myajc.com/sports/colleg...-football-out-playoff/37LFU9kr0SRvm79B5JvWFM/
Here?s the transcript of what Herbstreit said:
?For the first four years of this I?ve always defended the committee, they?ve taken some criticism from some people who didn?t understand what they did. I loved that they were willing to go against the grain the first year in ?14 when Ohio State won 59-0 (in the Big Ten title game) with a third string quarterback and they bumped Ohio State two spots over both (BIg12 co-champs) Baylor and TCU and put them into the top four, and they went on to win the national championship.
?In ?16 Ohio State again in the crosshairs, they lost to Penn State head to head and didn?t even go to Indianapolis and yet they thought Ohio State was a better team they put them into the playoffs that year
?Last year Alabama didn?t make it to Atlanta (SEC championship Game), they lost in the Iron Bowl, but at the end of the day they felt Alabama was still a better team, so they put them in using the metrics and their own eyes to say Bama was still a better team, and Bama went on to the national title.
?So we came into this year with that as our backdrop, and I bragged on this committee because their willingness to not be like the old school AP voter, or a Coaches? Poll, and we got into this year and If felt for the last five for six weeks that this Georgia team ? and I didn?t go to Georgia, I?m not from the SEC ? do you know who I?m loyal to? College football. Not the Big Ten, not Ohio State, not Georgia, when it comes to my job, I?m loyal and have a passion to college football, and I want to see the four best teams get their chance, because that?s what?s right, and that?s what?s fair.
?Now, it?s subjective, everyone is entitled to who they think is the best, I?m not pushing for an agenda, Im not pushing for Ohio State to make it as a fan, I?m pushing for what?s right, and what?s right is how can you watch Georgia be No. 4 and then go out and play the No. 1-ranked team, and not only hang around with them, but control them, for much of the game until Jalen Hurts decides to write a Hollywood script and come back and knock off Georgia.
?And now we?re supposed to say Georgia, for that performance, you went from No. 4, you?re going backwards? To me, if anything, they should have gone up to No. 3, not backwards to No. 5.
?It?s the first time the committee let the politics of the conferences, the Power 5 conferences and their commissioners, and having to face them, they finally let them affect doing the right thing.
?I think Notre Dame getting into the Top 4 was the reason. You put Notre Dame in there into the Top 4, and you have Alabama in the SEC, and Clemson in the ACC, you still have three Power 5 conferences (not in).
?And now they (committee members) have to look around at each other and say: ?Hey guys Georgia is probably the fourth-best team, but the puts two from the SEC in, we?re going to leave three Power 5 conferences out, we can?t do that, there?s no way we can do that, we have to come up with ? they have two losses, that?s what it is, they have two losses, they lost in Baton Rouge.? Which, by the way, no one wins in Baton Rouge except Alabama, and they lost to Alabama. ?And they lost to Alabama, they didn?t win their conference championship, that will do it.?
?That?s what they hung their hat on, knowing, in their heart, they had to know Georgia is one of the best four teams. Georgia gets the short end of the stick.
?Oklahoma is going to compete, it?s not like they can?t go and compete with Alabama. I?m just frustrated because the message getting sent to ADs: don?t schedule anybody, stay undefeated, win games, because that?s all the committee thinks about, they don?t take into consideration how tough your schedule is.
?Who had the toughest strength of schedule? Georgia. Who had the best offensive efficiency? Georgia. Best defensive efficiency? Georgia. Game control? Georgia. Eyeball test? Georgia. What?s left?
?So politics for the first time in five years got the best of the committee.?
https://www.myajc.com/sports/colleg...-football-out-playoff/37LFU9kr0SRvm79B5JvWFM/
Here?s the transcript of what Herbstreit said:
?For the first four years of this I?ve always defended the committee, they?ve taken some criticism from some people who didn?t understand what they did. I loved that they were willing to go against the grain the first year in ?14 when Ohio State won 59-0 (in the Big Ten title game) with a third string quarterback and they bumped Ohio State two spots over both (BIg12 co-champs) Baylor and TCU and put them into the top four, and they went on to win the national championship.
?In ?16 Ohio State again in the crosshairs, they lost to Penn State head to head and didn?t even go to Indianapolis and yet they thought Ohio State was a better team they put them into the playoffs that year
?Last year Alabama didn?t make it to Atlanta (SEC championship Game), they lost in the Iron Bowl, but at the end of the day they felt Alabama was still a better team, so they put them in using the metrics and their own eyes to say Bama was still a better team, and Bama went on to the national title.
?So we came into this year with that as our backdrop, and I bragged on this committee because their willingness to not be like the old school AP voter, or a Coaches? Poll, and we got into this year and If felt for the last five for six weeks that this Georgia team ? and I didn?t go to Georgia, I?m not from the SEC ? do you know who I?m loyal to? College football. Not the Big Ten, not Ohio State, not Georgia, when it comes to my job, I?m loyal and have a passion to college football, and I want to see the four best teams get their chance, because that?s what?s right, and that?s what?s fair.
?Now, it?s subjective, everyone is entitled to who they think is the best, I?m not pushing for an agenda, Im not pushing for Ohio State to make it as a fan, I?m pushing for what?s right, and what?s right is how can you watch Georgia be No. 4 and then go out and play the No. 1-ranked team, and not only hang around with them, but control them, for much of the game until Jalen Hurts decides to write a Hollywood script and come back and knock off Georgia.
?And now we?re supposed to say Georgia, for that performance, you went from No. 4, you?re going backwards? To me, if anything, they should have gone up to No. 3, not backwards to No. 5.
?It?s the first time the committee let the politics of the conferences, the Power 5 conferences and their commissioners, and having to face them, they finally let them affect doing the right thing.
?I think Notre Dame getting into the Top 4 was the reason. You put Notre Dame in there into the Top 4, and you have Alabama in the SEC, and Clemson in the ACC, you still have three Power 5 conferences (not in).
?And now they (committee members) have to look around at each other and say: ?Hey guys Georgia is probably the fourth-best team, but the puts two from the SEC in, we?re going to leave three Power 5 conferences out, we can?t do that, there?s no way we can do that, we have to come up with ? they have two losses, that?s what it is, they have two losses, they lost in Baton Rouge.? Which, by the way, no one wins in Baton Rouge except Alabama, and they lost to Alabama. ?And they lost to Alabama, they didn?t win their conference championship, that will do it.?
?That?s what they hung their hat on, knowing, in their heart, they had to know Georgia is one of the best four teams. Georgia gets the short end of the stick.
?Oklahoma is going to compete, it?s not like they can?t go and compete with Alabama. I?m just frustrated because the message getting sent to ADs: don?t schedule anybody, stay undefeated, win games, because that?s all the committee thinks about, they don?t take into consideration how tough your schedule is.
?Who had the toughest strength of schedule? Georgia. Who had the best offensive efficiency? Georgia. Best defensive efficiency? Georgia. Game control? Georgia. Eyeball test? Georgia. What?s left?
?So politics for the first time in five years got the best of the committee.?
I think Georgia is one of the 4 best too, but Herbie says they are #4 going in and lose the conference championship game and should move up to #3, that?s crazy. I didn?t want to see Alabama-Georgia again but I think Bama smokes Oklahoma. Maybe OSU should have gotten #4
