2025 College Football Playoffs
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I understand that. So why do they non stop bitch about these games when it’s obviously advantageous to win it with no risk?
When an SEC teams loses to another SEC team.
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Shitty conference trying to push a shitty narrative. Good thing that nobody watches the ACC Network.
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It would have to be that A&M (and Pitt) didn't look very good and then you get into a situation where you look closely at A&M's schedule and they didn't do shit but beat us and a lot of early season credibility was based on almost beating them and then it all kind of looks circular.
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I'd want us to get a coach ASAP too if it ever became clear MF was leaving but god damn they need to fix this.
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honestly in retrospect Texas A&M was if we're as good as we all think we are.
Miami I think is probably one of the 5 or 6 most talented teams in the country and had the huge advantage of a veteran QB going against a rookie in his first start.
I think the logic is that at that point Miami would be directly behind and and the first team out so the fear is head to head would be considered. I see it both ways
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This is the logic in the Bama odds.
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Yeah the theory that devaluing Pitt and A&M could warp our situation makes sense. What's weird to consider is that Navy should be ranked this week, giving us another top 25 win.
The other thing to consider is that Bama being a "lock" per Vegas doesn't sit right with me and implies that Miami's odds should be much, much higher... like how would we be -420 if Bama jumps us? At that point, isn't Miami going to immediately leapfrog us too by default?
Maybe I'm overthinking this but IF you assume Bama is in (win or lose) then I think it logically follows that Miami also has to be in with a BYU loss.
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Great post.
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Can't be, noted sharp Eville had already said Bama is for sure jumping us, this is probably because they've already taken into account Freeman is leaving for PSU.
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Totally lost me. WHy would miami jump ND if bama wins?
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Yeah I mean theoretically our second best win got better week over week if Navy is ranked, bc we beat the absolute shit out of them in what was the biggest win over a ranked opponent of the year.
In reality they are never going to look at the Navy win as equivalent to beating the shit out of say Tennessee.
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Honestly it makes sense to take off Oklahoma but Bama doesn't make any sense to me
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It’s nonsensical and the committee has said explicitly that it CAN’T happen.
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The idea is that if Miami and ND are next to each other in the rankings then Miami would get in on H2H
That would make no sense. They struggled against a 5-6 team. There is no way they jump us.
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The committee laid out the precedent last year explicitly that two teams that don't play during a conference title game can not move up or down relative to each other. So wherever us and Miami land in terms of order tomorrow will be how we are positioned at the final ranking. Our rankings can change (i.e. BYU loses and drops behind Miami) but two static teams can not move positioning relative to each other's respective ranks.
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Is he more plugged in than everyone else?
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His model has nailed it basically every time from what I understand.
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They're not falling all the way out after a win, even if it was LSU.
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Interested to see if Ole Miss slides losing a good chunk of their staff, and how far they drop if so.
People are kinda crapping on Texas A&M and their schedule, but I still think they are the 2nd best team in the country when they are firing on all cylinders. And they were firing on all cylinders when they played us.
SEC homers are trying to devalue us by trying to devalue them, but lets look at the reality.
Beat Auburn 16-10. A little misleading. Auburn couldn't do a thing. Late pick 6 made it closer than it was. Auburn lost to OK by 24-17. Very similar score. Much closer game. A&M much better showing than OK. Lost to Georgia 20-10. Really bad call on a should have been Auburn TD. This game was a dogfight. Much closer than the A&M game. Loss to Vandy in OT. A&M much better than Vandy. Lost to Alabama 27-20. A&M again much more of a blowout than Alabama.
Beat Miss. St. 31-9. Lost to Tennessee 41-34 (OT). A&M much better showing than TN, L to Texas 45-38 (OT) Lost to GA 41-21. Similar. Lost to Ole Miss 38-19. Similar.
Beat Florida 34-17. Beat Texas 29-21. Obviously A&M better. Lost to Georgia 24-20. A&M a ton better. Lost to Ole Miss in a dogfight that was close until a last second TD 31-21. A&M much more dominant. Lost to TN 31-11. Similar
Beat LSU 49-25. L to Ole Miss 24-19. A&M a ton better. L to Vandy 31-24. A&M a ton better. L to Alabama 20-9. A&M a ton better. L to Oklahoma 17-13. A&M a ton better.
Beat Missouri 38-17. L to Alabama 27-24. A&M a ton better. L Vandy 17-10. A&M a ton better. L to Oklahoma 17-6. A&M a ton better.
See what I mean? This SEC narrative (and national narrative) trying to crap on A&M to crap on ND is lazy and false. When A&M is firing on all cylinders, and they are most of the time, they are easily the best team in the SEC. People trying to say they only won because they have a weak schedule are being lazy or doing it on purpose. A&M is easily the most dangerous team in the SEC and ND played them when they played their best.
SEC homers are trying to devalue us by trying to devalue them, but lets look at the reality.
Beat Auburn 16-10. A little misleading. Auburn couldn't do a thing. Late pick 6 made it closer than it was. Auburn lost to OK by 24-17. Very similar score. Much closer game. A&M much better showing than OK. Lost to Georgia 20-10. Really bad call on a should have been Auburn TD. This game was a dogfight. Much closer than the A&M game. Loss to Vandy in OT. A&M much better than Vandy. Lost to Alabama 27-20. A&M again much more of a blowout than Alabama.
Beat Miss. St. 31-9. Lost to Tennessee 41-34 (OT). A&M much better showing than TN, L to Texas 45-38 (OT) Lost to GA 41-21. Similar. Lost to Ole Miss 38-19. Similar.
Beat Florida 34-17. Beat Texas 29-21. Obviously A&M better. Lost to Georgia 24-20. A&M a ton better. Lost to Ole Miss in a dogfight that was close until a last second TD 31-21. A&M much more dominant. Lost to TN 31-11. Similar
Beat LSU 49-25. L to Ole Miss 24-19. A&M a ton better. L to Vandy 31-24. A&M a ton better. L to Alabama 20-9. A&M a ton better. L to Oklahoma 17-13. A&M a ton better.
Beat Missouri 38-17. L to Alabama 27-24. A&M a ton better. L Vandy 17-10. A&M a ton better. L to Oklahoma 17-6. A&M a ton better.
See what I mean? This SEC narrative (and national narrative) trying to crap on A&M to crap on ND is lazy and false. When A&M is firing on all cylinders, and they are most of the time, they are easily the best team in the SEC. People trying to say they only won because they have a weak schedule are being lazy or doing it on purpose. A&M is easily the most dangerous team in the SEC and ND played them when they played their best.