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The CFP committee isn't saying that. They have said the decision was about getting the "best teams" in the playoff, not the teams with the "best resume". I'm not necessarily agreeing with them on their criteria, but their statements tie logically to their conclusion. FSU without Travis was...

First, I agree with you that it's not just semantics. Second, the bolded statement can be applied to most of the posts of the font you're arguing with.

The perception of the ACC’s relative strength compared to the B1G and SEC isn’t a result of the bottom tier of teams. No one cares about comparing those. It’s at the top tier. Yes, the ACC can claim 3 championships in the last ten years. But before the rise of Clemson, the ACC’s elite was FSU...

Valid point - any job that provides you with generational wealth isn't a mistake from a financial perspective. One could argue that the huge hit he took to his reputation in the industry, as well as the ill will from many thousands of fans, does offset that a bit, but I suppose it depends on...

Have you looked at all the facts, or are you just choosing to be contrarian for a reaction? I have to assume it's the latter. Yes, in 2019 we may not have had a great roster for the schemes that TFG and his OC wanted to run on offense. Our defensive roster is what it is (I don’t think our...

Fixed.

The FBS coaching community is pretty small, and when you factor in coaching "trees", most of them know each other either directly or by reputation. So the practice that you are describing doesn't surprise me.

There are multiple problems with using SoS in the rankings, but at least it’s a bit more objective than the “eye test.” For one thing, since teams play a very limited number of games and most are confined to a conference, you have a small data set to use in computing SoS, and several methods...

At this point in the process, we should expect that for a couple of reasons: 1. Except in cases of obvious tampering, there will be some delay (days - weeks) from the time someone declares they are going in, to the time when they get evaluated and picked up. So, early on, there will always be...

One possibly unforeseen downside to a conference getting multiple teams in the CFP is too many repeat games. Let's assume that both conference championship teams get in from the SEC and B1G. There are decent odds that they could have played each other in the regular season, and again in their...

Based on some earlier posts, he's graduated and may have gotten accepted into the USC Masters program. So it could be for reasons in addition to football.

Thanks. If I'm interpreting these charts correctly, the Gasparilla Bowl appears to be two fairly evenly-matched teams. Good offenses vs. bad defenses on both sides.

I think the playoff will expand again, but the driver will be media viewership/revenue rather than disapproval from fans of lower-ranked conferences. The CFP exists as a for-profit venture outside of the NCAA’s purview, so they have no incentive to do what’s “fair” to all conferences and/or...

One more time...@Root4GT, explain how, even if the change from 6 to 5 auto-qualifiers is adopted (and that's far from a done deal since the PACn gets a vote), you would expect to have 5 SEC and 5 B1G teams in based on this year's rankings.

I can't get the math to work in your hypothetical. Starting with six conference champs leaves 6 more spots. So the max for the SEC and B1G would be 8 total. Then FSU, Okie St., PACn, G5 (Liberty). If PACn doesn't apply, then the next G5 (SMU). The only way the SEC and B1G get 5+5 in is if...

As far as I understand the selection process (6 highest ranked conference champs), Okie St. would not be in over CUSA champ Liberty. Not to mention if the PACn didn't qualify, SMU would get in as well. Correct?

The average fan of a factory school (and most schools for that matter) couldn't care less if the "student"-athlete even goes to class, much less actually graduates. As long as there is some connection to the brand, it doesn't matter. I do think that some erosion of fan support might occur if...

Interesting. Not sure how much UM's playbook has changed from 2022, but I'm sure Bama now has last year's.

I'm confused. Right now there is a 6+6 format - the five P5 champs plus highest highest-ranked G5 champ, plus six at-large spots. If the PACn is still a member, wouldn't that mean all five P5 champs get auto-bids? It would also seem that the 2024 arrangement precludes the combo of both 5 SEC...

Yeah, unfortunately, the NCAA is not above the law.