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14 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

You're dreaming. Cincy isn't in the same ballpark as Alabama. A competent OC and Saban not being content to take the easy win playing conservatively, and that game would have been an absolute beat down. No amount of trick plays would have changed that. This isn't basketball. The other team can't just get hot from 3 and put a scare in the better team. The top 2-3 teams every year are just too big, fast, and physical for a non-P5 school or 16 seed to reasonably expect to compete, even if they catch all the breaks. We beat Bama because they had a let down in the middle of a long season with games every weekend. If we had their full attention, that ain't happening. With a 16 team field, we'd just see a handful of blowouts every single year and wonder why we keep doing this for the twice a decade that Boise State beats Oklahoma in the first round.

Cincy was down 11 late in the 3Q with the ball at Alabama's 30 yard line. Don't let your aggy shine through. 

Try and tell a 13-0 team that they shouldn't be there and can't compete. Alabama was beatable today. They weren't beat today but have them play 2 games instead of one leading into the title game and maybe they get got. It isn't unreasonable at all to think that. They should have lost to an Auburn team that lost to UH. 

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15 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Today’s games have demonstrated the need to go at least 8 team playoff.

Yeah, we need more blowouts.

 

Casey should consider transferring to Michigan. He’s better than the guys they’ve got there.

13 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

Instant grits?

“No self respecting Southerner uses Instant Grits.” - My Cousin Vinny

Rough weekend for Wolverines athletics as their men’s basketball team got whooped by UCF in Orlando last night and now this shitshow.  

9 minutes ago, tbone_ said:


Astroglide Smooth is going to be my next album title.

Using astroglide smooth, early and often.

44 minutes ago, Deej said:

Well, other than aggy.

A&M would lose to Bama by 4 TDs in a playoff game. 

5 minutes ago, Droopy said:

“No self respecting Southerner uses Instant Grits.” - My Cousin Vinny

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9 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Yeah, we need more blowouts.

 

How do you know?  

3 minutes ago, HeHateMe said:

Using astroglide smooth, early and often.

Coconut oil.

10 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Yeah, we need more blowouts.

 

Who let you back inside? 

The “let’s just got back to the BCS way” argument is fucking idiotic. The very first playoff had #4 Ohio State win it all.

I liked when you dragged all the TVs into one room on New Years Day. That was better.

I liked when you dragged all the TVs into one room on New Years Day. That was better.

I’d go back to that.

And fuck inter-league play too while we’re at it.

No Gatorade bath? What a bitch. I hope Saban kicks his ass.

 

 

22 minutes ago, tbone_ said:


Expand the rosters.

Didn't they make the rosters smaller because teams like Bear Bryant's would have 200 players?

12 minutes ago, Droopy said:

“No self respecting Southerner uses Instant Grits.” - My Cousin Vinny

But a humble Yankee bought a bag of Bob's Red Mill grits without reading the label 😣

Didn't they make the rosters smaller because teams like Bear Bryant's would have 200 players?

Expand nfl rosters I meant. So they can warehouse players.

I want to soap in a pillowcase this Marty clown until he’s unconscious and then shave his head bald.  I loathe his hairstyle.  

Every year but the first one midwest football comes to this thing and gets told to go sit in the corner and suck their fucking thumb

6 minutes ago, HeHateMe said:

Using astroglide smooth, early and often.

Just a dab 'll do ya. Used to much and been injured sliding off a bobcat coed on more than one occassion.

2 minutes ago, tbone_ said:


Expand nfl rosters I meant. So they can warehouse players.

I think the roster sizes are a big concern with the union and the vets. They don't want the pie cut into smaller pieces.

Who is this marty asswipe and why does he have this job?

27 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Today’s games have demonstrated the need to go at least 8 team playoff.

I'm part of the minority that liked the bowl system with it's tie-ins and kinda liked the BCS era better than this. But, we are where we are. I can see two factors that will drive this train toward more teams in the playoffs and they have a lot more to do with money than with the quality of play. 

1. The minor bowls appear to be dying (and not just of Covid). Making them part of the playoff system would make them relevant and likely more profitable. 

2. The opting out phenomenon only started after the playoff format began. Any bowl that wasn't a playoff bowl was no longer worth the risk/effort for the top players on many teams. This is also less likely for expanded playoffs.

On the down side it will even further dilute the value of the regular season. At least with only 4 teams you have a pretty low chance of a two loss team claiming a NC. 

Who is this marty asswipe and why does he have this job?

He’s usually the NASCAR guy but he covers some CFB too.

There would be upsets in a 16 or 8-game playoff. I don't know why y'all think Alabama would be more invincible in a playoff game than in regular season just because it's a playoff game. Yes baseball and basketball are more open to shocking results but it happens in football too. Underdog comes out and smacks favorite in mouth, gets out to two-score lead, favorite starts pressing, a couple of bounces or tipped balls go the right way, and you could have Cincy over Bama. Or you have a Boise come out with a bagful of sick trick plays and take down the dickeater. A QB gets KTFO.....I'd be willing to bet there would be one big upset every season.

42 minutes ago, 927 E. 41st said:

I'm part of the minority that liked the bowl system with it's tie-ins and kinda liked the BCS era better than this. But, we are where we are. I can see two factors that will drive this train toward more teams in the playoffs and they have a lot more to do with money than with the quality of play. 

1. The minor bowls appear to be dying (and not just of Covid). Making them part of the playoff system would make them relevant and likely more profitable. 

2. The opting out phenomenon only started after the playoff format began. Any bowl that wasn't a playoff bowl was no longer worth the risk/effort for the top players on many teams. This is also less likely for expanded playoffs.

On the down side it will even further dilute the value of the regular season. At least with only 4 teams you have a pretty low chance of a two loss team claiming a NC. 

The broadcasters remarked that the Dawgs didn't seem to be very happy.  That's because they didn't win a real bowl game, they just won a first playoff game. 

29 minutes ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

There would be upsets in a 16 or 8-game playoff. I don't know why y'all think Alabama would be more invincible in a playoff game than in regular season just because it's a playoff game. Yes baseball and basketball are more open to shocking results but it happens in football too. Underdog comes out and smacks favorite in mouth, gets out to two-score lead, favorite starts pressing, a couple of bounces or tipped balls go the right way, and you could have Cincy over Bama. Or you have a Boise come out with a bagful of sick trick plays and take down the dickeater. A QB gets KTFO.....I'd be willing to bet there would be one big upset every season.

Cool. Then they'll get beat by 30 in the quarterfinals.

I’ve now watched part of 3 UGA games this year and there’s a young Mr Clean guy whose sole job seems to be clapping and pulling on Kirbys pants.   Never see KS get pissed even when they guy is tugging him a yard or 2 back, so I guess it’s like, “hey, it’s your job to make sure I don’t fuck up and get a penalty”.
 

Guess I’m just amazed there’s a job description and probable >250k salary to pull that fucker back off the field for 3 hours, a dozen or so times a year.  

2 hours ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

There would be upsets in a 16 or 8-game playoff. I don't know why y'all think Alabama would be more invincible in a playoff game than in regular season just because it's a playoff game. Yes baseball and basketball are more open to shocking results but it happens in football too. Underdog comes out and smacks favorite in mouth, gets out to two-score lead, favorite starts pressing, a couple of bounces or tipped balls go the right way, and you could have Cincy over Bama. Or you have a Boise come out with a bagful of sick trick plays and take down the dickeater. A QB gets KTFO.....I'd be willing to bet there would be one big upset every season.

A 8- or 16-team playoff limits the amount of prep time. Three weeks of watching video and developing schemes is almost unfair. There’s a reason the large majority of semi-final games in the CFP era have been double-digit wins. 

3 hours ago, USNALonghorn said:

The “let’s just got back to the BCS way” argument is fucking idiotic. The very first playoff had #4 Ohio State win it all.

Fuck Ohio State though

33 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

Now we get to watch UGA lay down for Alabama(again).
 

They might drop to their knees first and bend over for the finish too

8 hours ago, ztejas said:

Cincy was down 11 late in the 3Q with the ball at Alabama's 30 yard line. Don't let your aggy shine through. 

Try and tell a 13-0 team that they shouldn't be there and can't compete. Alabama was beatable today. They weren't beat today but have them play 2 games instead of one leading into the title game and maybe they get got. It isn't unreasonable at all to think that. They should have lost to an Auburn team that lost to UH. 

That was a systematic dismantling of a team that was outmatched in every way.  Alabama suffocated them and didn’t show anything at all.  Cincinnati had the following drives outside of their field goals right up until that moment in the third:

1 yard, 6 yards, 5 yards, 4 yards, 1 yard.  Then after that moment they had a drive of -16 yards.

Cincy was a team that was getting strangled slowly instead of riddled with bullets. 11 points might as well have been 50. There’s no shame in what happened to them, Bama does it to lots of really, really good teams.

4 hours ago, HornPhD said:

A 8- or 16-team playoff limits the amount of prep time. Three weeks of watching video and developing schemes is almost unfair. There’s a reason the large majority of semi-final games in the CFP era have been double-digit wins. 

The teams that lose get the same amount of time to prep. 

6 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

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How could you expect Harbaugh to win a natty in six years when it takes the entire grit-eating world 20 years?

Cincy was down 11 late in the 3Q with the ball at Alabama's 30 yard line. Don't let your aggy shine through. 
Try and tell a 13-0 team that they shouldn't be there and can't compete. Alabama was beatable today. They weren't beat today but have them play 2 games instead of one leading into the title game and maybe they get got. It isn't unreasonable at all to think that. They should have lost to an Auburn team that lost to UH. 

“Cincinnati…..you shouldn’t be there and can’t compete!”

Well that sucked. Picked a bad game to lay an egg. But even in playing a perfect game I think Michigan probably loses to UGA if UGA played as well as they did.  

On 1/1/2022 at 6:09 AM, 956 Worldwide said:

That was a systematic dismantling of a team that was outmatched in every way.  Alabama suffocated them and didn’t show anything at all.  Cincinnati had the following drives outside of their field goals right up until that moment in the third:

1 yard, 6 yards, 5 yards, 4 yards, 1 yard.  Then after that moment they had a drive of -16 yards.

Cincy was a team that was getting strangled slowly instead of riddled with bullets. 11 points might as well have been 50. There’s no shame in what happened to them, Bama does it to lots of really, really good teams.

This. Given the playoff, Saban didn't need style points.

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