Bowl Projections & Rumors

[GT33]

Honestly, FSU and the ACC should file a lawsuit against the NCAA, ESPN, the CFB playoff committee and anyone else involved in this nonsense.

We’re controlled by the elite media. They get what they want even if it means everything goes to hell.

 

[DvilleJacket]

Best four got in

 

[whiskeyClear]

 

[MidtownJacket]

Don’t love what this will likely do for our bowl selection either.

 

[New Old Guy]

Don’t love what this will likely do for our bowl selection either.

You are correct, of course. As for me, I’m just glad we are going to any bowl at all!

 

[stinger78]

Best four got in

UGA struggled with 6-6 Tech and Alabama struggled with 6-6 Auburn just last week - took a miracle to beat them. The SEC's best win against the ACC was UK over L'ville who FSU beat by double digits behind its t-FR, 3rd string QB who had a total of 4 collegiate passes to his credit. How those two, inexplicably, can be seen as top 4 owes to one thing - The SEC Narrative. People ask why The Narrative is so important. Well, this is why.

 

[tomknight]

You are correct, of course. As for me, I’m just glad we are going to any bowl at all!

Just ready to hear what we're doing, and don't care about the rest of it now.

 

[GTflyer0116]

In some ways pushing us down further might be better. Some of lower tier bowls were better than pinstripe or Fenway. Example Birmingham

 

[Jophish17]

Don’t care about the playoff so long as we get a bowl in a reasonably warm city

 

[bucknellbison31]

In some ways pushing us down further might be better. Some of lower tier bowls were better than pinstripe or Fenway. Example Birmingham

and Gasparilla

 

[forensicbuzz]

Best four got in

This is an idiotic statement. Alabama nor Texas is better than FSU. You prove it on the field, and FSU did. Alabama lost by 10 at home and if not for the luckiest of breaks would have lost to Auburn, a 6-6 team. FSU beat 3 Top15 teams, as good as ANY of the two 1-loss teams. The SEC was a weak conference this year, essentially losing all high-level head-to-head OOC match-ups. Head-to-head, the ACC outplayed the SEC. Anyone who says either Texas or Alabama deserved to be in the Playoff or is a better team than FSU this year is an...well, I'll just stop there.

 

[BCJacket]

I just don't understand the committee's logic.

If winning your games matters most, then it should've been Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas.

If not, and you can leave out an undefeated conference champ for extenuating reasons. If the goal is to get the four 'best teams'. Then leave out Michigan for cheating, FSU for injuries and Washington because the Pac12 is a joke. Make it Ohio State, Texas, Bama and GA.

Only thing I can think is the 'committee' (ie TV execs) just wanted two (soon to be) SEC teams and two (soon to be) B1G teams. But if they're going for the best matchups for TV ratings, should've been Michigan, Texas, Bama and GA.

 

[TheNaturalScientist]

I’m just glad I can enjoy college football again. GT is bowling and uGA has no shot of a championship. All is right in the world

 

[FightWinDrink]

I just don't understand the committee's logic.

If winning your games matters most, then it should've been Michigan, Washington, FSU and Texas.

If not, and you can leave out an undefeated conference champ for extenuating reasons. If the goal is to get the four 'best teams'. Then leave out Michigan for cheating, FSU for injuries and Washington because the Pac12 is a joke. Make it Ohio State, Texas, Bama and GA.

Only thing I can think is the 'committee' (ie TV execs) just wanted two (soon to be) SEC teams and two (soon to be) B1G teams. But if they're going for the best matchups for TV ratings, should've been Michigan, Texas, Bama and GA.

The problem with trying to figure out the committee's logic is that their logic isn't consistent on a team to team evaluation basis and they've shown this repeatedly over the years. Earlier this year they said Michigan was behind Ohio State because Ohio State had better wins. But then Michigan was ahead of Washington after Washington beat Oregon which at the time was the best win of any team in the country. There is no consistency other then brands usually rise to the top

 

[Lil G]

Absolutely disgusting display of money hunger. Nothing more. SEC had to be in it and I cannot be convinced they weren’t bought in.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Everyone realizes, do they not, that is mathematically possible for Tech to not make a bowl now, right?

Don’t get me wrong, I fully expect Tech to get a bowl, but it would be typical Tech luck to get squeezed out now that all ACC teams have been down shifted.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

Best four got in

Sorry but that's bull****. If we are picking the four best teams, Georgia is one of them. No matter how much we hate them.

 

[JacketOff]

Everyone realizes, do they not, that is mathematically possible for Tech to not make a bowl now, right?

Don’t get me wrong, I fully expect Tech to get a bowl, but it would be typical Tech luck to get squeezed out now that all ACC teams have been down shifted.

No it’s not, this doesn’t affect the bowl eligible teams at all, just placement. The ACC’s bowl tie ins are probably scrambling to figure out who they’re going to invite though

 

[forensicbuzz]

Sorry but that's bull****. If we are picking the four best teams, Georgia is one of them. No matter how much we hate them.

Agree with the first sentence. Absolutely disagree with the second. The best teams are proven so on the field. uga lost to Alabama, who lost to Texas. FSU lost to no one. Washington lost to no one. Michigan lost to no one. There should have been no debate over the 4 teams in the Playoff. PERIOD!

 

[buzz_wiser©]

Everyone realizes, do they not, that is mathematically possible for Tech to not make a bowl now, right?

Don’t get me wrong, I fully expect Tech to get a bowl, but it would be typical Tech luck to get squeezed out now that all ACC teams have been down shifted.

shhhhh....no one wants to listen to your common sense "malarkey"....
(albeit devastating)....