Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Smokey123]

Um, this is the first year of the 12-team playoffs, so they haven't done it "plenty of times" yet.

The committee started in 2014. They dropped teams that lost in the conference champ game, especially if the team wasn’t undefeated. Not dropping a 3 loss team in the ranking playoffs would set up a terrible precedent

 

[JacketVol]

Counterpoint.

2007, Georgia Dome. Lost to a freshman QB in SECCG.

Let's understand that after sitting in freezing ass December cold, nosebleeds Neyland watching us get it handed to us by Vandy.
Many, many, many games in between. Too many to include in this rant...

Dooley ball, Butch ball, Pruitt ball.

We want to win. At a high level. And, while i'm appreciative wins. Dont tell me to eat ****, and call it sugar. There are glaring issues. If it makes me 'entitled' then so ****ing be it.

You think those Georgia and Alabama pricks would take this, more specifically a loss to Arkansas well? Its one thing to lose to UGA on the road, another to have same OL/WR/ and Defensive issues year in and out. Then to lose at Arkansas.

To the cocksure, know it all, windbags. We bleed orange. We are so close to turning the corner. And guess what Huepel helped created those expectations.

Those ok with status quo, or complacency can be ashamed.

Who said status quo? Keep building and developing towards a championship. I hated last night but happy with the progress we have made and look forward to continue progress. But, I am pissed that keep raising prices and the 10 percent talent fee is a joke.

 

[Smokey123]

I don't care what you quoted from. Quoting a rule doesn't make the rule, or your position, correct. The way the rules are written is inconsistent and full of subjectivity.

And there should be no false equivalency. A catch is either a catch or not, no matter where it occurs. That there are different definitions of a catch depending on where you are on the field, is evidence of the flaw in the rule.

Quoting the the NCAA rule book isn’t the rules? Oh ok… cry harder

 

[Weezer]

Not sure Indiana getting rolled by Ohio State eliminates them. Big 10 will still argue they're a 1-loss team. Kind of like to see Indiana win and give Ohio State a second loss.

 

[Fun coupon VOL]

Need Army to beat ND. Hard to justify putting in a 2-loss ND team with one of those losses to NIU.

At home.

 

[JacketVol]

Bru, our best receiver, really should be a #3 possession type receiver. Donte just doesn’t have the consistency in getting open or catching balls.
The rest are not good. Mike Matthews has the potential to be great, but he barely sees the field.

We just don’t have a game breaker.

This a 1000 percent. We need playmakers at WR. We have some pretty good ones but they are not elite.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Who said status quo? Keep building and developing towards a championship. I hated last night but happy with the progress we have made and look forward to continue progress. But, I am pissed that keep raising prices and the 10 percent talent fee is a joke.

first world problems

 

[Glitch]

I blame @Glitch for showing back up

 

[Weezer]

The committee started in 2014. They dropped teams that lost in the conference champ game, especially if the team wasn’t undefeated. Not dropping a 3 loss team in the ranking playoffs would set up a terrible precedent

In a four-team playoff, the logistics were different. Now we're talking 12 teams. Punishing the loser of a conference championship game for making the championship game will cause conferences to do away with championship games to protect their teams.

 

[ALStateLineVol]

Not sure Indiana getting rolled by Ohio State eliminates them. Big 10 will still argue they're a 1-loss team. Kind of like to see Indiana win and give Ohio State a second loss.

I don't think a loss by OSU would eliminate them due to their name, but if OSU beats IU by more than 21, I think that would put them behind us in the polls. That would give us a little cushion in the case of an upset and someone gets in that no one was expecting.
Just my thoughts.

 

[JacketVol]

Losing Keenan Pili was a huge loss. LB depth is not good, and they were abused in coverage last night.

This guy knows what he is posting about.

 

[Smokey123]

In a four-team playoff, the logistics were different. Now we're talking 12 teams. Punishing the loser of a conference championship game for making the championship game will cause conferences to do away with championship games to protect their teams.

It won’t. The committee values the conference game winner. Just like ND will never be a top 4 team

 

[Devo182]

We are getting to the point where ole miss had a win over Georgia, and we beat bama. Who is bama’s best win? LSU? Who ole miss beat too, and we are finding out lsu isn’t good. And we beat bama head to head? And ole miss has an equally bad if not worse loss than we do.edit I’m an idiot, forgot bama beat Georgia. I still think head to head matters but we are toast.

Bama has beaten:

Top-25
UGA
USCjr
LSU
Mizzou

 

[Weezer]

Ole Miss losing to Florida would help us. Notre Dame losing to Army would help us. Penn State losing to anyone would help us.

 

[Weezer]

It won’t. The committee values the conference game winner. Just like ND will never be a top 4 team

We disagree. Probably just best to agree to disagree.

 

[TrippieRedd]

That’s life, they want to play in the NBA someday the same will happen.

I guess it’s all trust based.

Some players do the same thing, and will get left in, but when other certain players do it, it’s right back to the bench.

Maybe I just hyper focus on certain players, I don’t know. lol

 

[vol9799]

Quoting the the NCAA rule book isn’t the rules? Oh ok… cry harder

Reading comprehension is a booger, isn't it? Cry? Smh...

What I said was that just because it was a rule and you quoted it, neither make it inherently right.

That rule has been modified and re-written continually. So which iteration is correct? Lots of incorrect and stupid rules have existed. They were never objectively right or good. That is my point about these.

I am attacking the rules as written, not you. But you do you, and go right ahead talking about all the low IQ people instead of reading what people actually say.

 

[ugg]

Tiitans 13 penalties for 90 ish yards including a 50 TD called back.... Vikings 1 penalty for 10 yards. Vikings have 7 first downs from penalties

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

So we’re 5th sec team in the ap poll.

What is our path to the playoff?

 

[Jackcrevol]

So we’re 5th sec team in the ap poll.

What is our path to the playoff?

yes!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

So we’re 5th sec team in the ap poll.

What is our path to the playoff?

Bama or OM losing

 

[drvenner]

In before Jack says Lanier sucks

 

[Jackcrevol]

I'm before Jack says Lanier sucks

maybe he has an injury. not impressed.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

IF gators beat OM and Texas beats A&M that leaves UT-Bama-UGA 6-2 conference wise
A&M at 6-2 but 9-3 overall and Texas at 7-1.
Who plays Texas for SEC Championship?

It’s the highest ranked team, right? I honestly don’t know what the tie breaker after head-to-head and conference record.

 

[Garren04]

Not sure Indiana getting rolled by Ohio State eliminates them. Big 10 will still argue they're a 1-loss team. Kind of like to see Indiana win and give Ohio State a second loss.

An Indiana win would be worst case scenario unless OSU loses to UM