CFB Selection Committee Named

[chubler]

While I don't disagree with the majority of what you said.....Really?


So someone with a lifetime of experience in college football, say, Tom Osborn (yes I know he's on the committee) doesn't make him better suited to select teams?

I totally disagree on that point. Does she give a 'fresh" perspective? Sure. But she's not more capable or any less bias than anyone else. Remember what "fan" is short for....We all have our biases.

But to each his own. And I'm not "objecting" to her, more just asking the question of why her?

Either way, I'm very interested to see how it plays out.

I disagree with the idea that she's not more capable by a wide margin than at least 8 of the other members of the committee. She's been secretary of state, national security adviser, helped run Stanford for a while as Provost, served on the board of directors for 6 Fortune 500 companies, ran Chevron's public policy division, was a highly influential scholar and professor, and some other stuff.

If she can learn to do every one of those things, why would you think she can't pick apart the game of football better than a bunch of guys who've all been hit on the head too many times?

And if that's not enough for you, she's got probably more experience and definitely more skill at cutting through bullshit than anyone else on that committee. If she can match wits with Middle Eastern, Russian and Chinese diplomats over Nuclear Arms, she'll be able to talk the relatively uneducated SEC backers out of their circlejerk and into agreeing with whatever she wants without breaking a sweat. Don't you think that's valuable?

 

[ND NYC]

if anyone read Bob Woodwards books on W's presidency...you will recall that Condi basically got steamrolld and set aside by the likes of Rumsfeld, Cheney and Wolfowitz.
She could never maneuver or manage to get into that inner circle of W's where the REAL power and decisons were made on matter of war and policy.
in her defense, not even Colin Powell could break thru it either.

she'll do fine on this CFB committee, my hunch is she may be the best of the bunch.

 

[ACamp1900]

No matter who they get on the thing people will complain...

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Archie Manning is stepping down from the <a href="https://twitter.com/CFBPlayoff">@CFBPlayoff</a> Committee to focus on his health from knee replacement surgery (via <a href="https://twitter.com/mortreport">@mortreport</a>).</p>— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay/status/524183258003546113">October 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I heard Charlie Weis is looking for a job

 

[irishtrain]

Archie has been all in for the sec many times ( I've heard him bang on Notre Dame ) but he is a man of integrity. I don't see how a knee affects your brain, I think he wants out of controversy. In this case I think he's right but why would he be on a panel like this in the first place. To ask the question further why would anyone connected to a school in an influential manner be on this panel.

 

[eNDzone]

When they decide who the four teams are that will play in the championship, how do they pair them and what venue do they send them to?

 

[Irish YJ]

When they decide who the four teams are that will play in the championship, how do they pair them and what venue do they send them to?

Rose/Sugar for first round, Arlington for the dance. I believe 1 plays 4 and 2 plays 3, but not 100% sure.

Here's an article that explains it.

College Football Playoff: How it works

 

[greyhammer90]

When they decide who the four teams are that will play in the championship, how do they pair them and what venue do they send them to?

1 versus 4 - Sugar Bowl
2 versus 3 - Rose Bowl

 

[Ndaccountant]

1 versus 4 - Sugar Bowl
2 versus 3 - Rose Bowl

Doesn't that depend on the seeding? I was under the impression that #1 will get the closer sight to them. So, in this case, the Sugar is most likely the #1 versus #4, but it's not certain, correct?

 

[Irish YJ]

Doesn't that depend on the seeding? I was under the impression that #1 will get the closer sight to them. So, in this case, the Sugar is most likely the #1 versus #4, but it's not certain, correct?

found on wiki. yes seeded so not to create a "road" environment for #1

College Football Playoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia