The issue isn't CFB Playoff Committee, Issue was the SEC scheduling

[Woodlawn VOL]

No it’s the committee, they are simply basing the rankings on wins alone without any consideration to who they are playing. A 5 year old can do that. The computers would do a better job than they have did so far.

 

[volbound1700]

No it’s the committee, they are simply basing the rankings on wins alone without any consideration to who they are playing. A 5 year old can do that. The computers would do a better job than they have did so far.

I am a huge fan of giving this back to computers but I am sure the human posters will whine about it.

 

[CAVPUT]

Having teams like Texas have an SEC schedule with 0 top 25 wins is a great example.

Why load up Oklahoma with a gauntlet but give SEC a patty cake schedule? Could they have had Kentucky play OU and LSU play Texas instead? What about switch Ole Miss and Miss State (would have also helped Ole Miss SOS)?

The SEC Scheduling was just not balanced. This is on Sankey and the Conference scheduling.

Georgia should be in Atlanta. They played Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas, and Tennessee. Only 2-loss team to play a gauntlet like that.

I also think OOC scheduling should matter. Call me insane, but I am a fan of docking SEC teams for losing bad OOC games or scheduling weak OOC schedules.

Georgia played both Clemson and will play Georgia Tech. 2 G5 teams. Only Florida played a tougher OOC schedule. I was a fan of counting the Southern Cal loss against LSU when it came to SEC tie breakers because that was a garbage loss by LSU. Discovered LSU wasn't really a contender anyways so no argument.

Notre Dame also needs to be left out until they join a Conference and play a REAL schedule. Push them to join the B1G.

You ask why? Rhetorical? It's Texas. This won't be the last time they get treated like royalty. There's a reason aTm and others wanted out of that conference. You think bama got favored status? Just wait. You've not seen anything yet.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Texas got exactly what they wanted, the lightest SEC schedule they could be given in year 1. Now, they can say things like "we don't set the schedule" and "all we can do is play they teams we are scheduled to play". Our schedule was one of the lighter SEC schedules this year, as well, even though I would say at Georgia and Bama at home is quite a bit tougher than Georgia at home and at A&M. The SEC scheduling issue is nothing new, though. There have been disparities for years. Prior to this year, how long has it been since Georgia actually had to play a tough conference schedule? Also, next year will be more of the same since the conference decided to keep the same conference schedule for everyone and simply flip the home/away.

It's only lighter because Oklahoma is unusually bsd

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

You generally know that some programs have a ceiling: Vandy, UK, Miss State, South Carolina, etc.

Sure, teams like Auburn or Florida are generally good. The SEC has 6 programs that compete for National Titles: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Tennessee. Oklahoma had 4 of those programs on the schedule. SEC also knew that Ole Miss was up and coming.

They loaded Oklahoma with Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Missouri. South Carolina generally has a ceiling but their are typically better than teams like UK or Vandy. They gave them to Oklahoma as well.

Meanwhile, Texas got Miss State, UK, and Vandy all three (the three WORSE programs all-time in the SEC) as well as an Arkansas team that we know has been struggling lately. Florida had been struggling for a few years as well and Texas got them. In fact, Texas got both Florida and Georgia AT HOME and got Oklahoma in Texas. So the perceived 3 hard games on their schedule where all in the state of Texas.

Texas had no meaningful road game like Tennessee had with Georgia and Oklahoma. Texas had all 3 of the bottom tier SEC programs. They had an Arkansas team that had struggled recently. They also had their 3 toughest games in Texas. The schedule was just NOT fair no matter how you put it. Give Texas LSU instead of Kentucky or Ole Miss instead of Miss State and it is probably a more decent schedule.

Texas currently has 0 wins against the top 25. That is unheard of from a 1-loss SEC program.

Texas and OU always play in Dallas. Tickets are always evenly distributed

 

[MemphisVolFan1978]

So how does one determine if a team is going to be good or not prior to the season when the schedules are set? Take Florida State as an example. There are many more.

Exactly. We have beaten 3 of the 4 teams that were ranked in the top 25 when we played them. Only 2 of those teams that we played are still in the top 25. Our SOS would be much better if those other teams had lived up to the preseason expectations.