No question that Wisconsin came with a chip on their shoulder and they played with more intensity it seemed.
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The 2017-2018 NCAA Football Season
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Well, I think they were better than people give them credit for - the Big Ten West is not very strong (although they are 3-0 now I think in bowl games). Wisconsin looked flat coming out but looked unbeatable in the second quarter. Miami came back out strong in the third but I think the physicality just overwhelmed them and if you can stop 3rd and 9 you lose against anybody - doesn't matter if you're Alabama or Mercer.
Clemson over Alabama (injuries too much to overcome against a very deep and talented Clemson team)
Georgia over Oklahoma (defense wins championships, offense sells seats/tickets)
Georgia over Oklahoma (defense wins championships, offense sells seats/tickets)
If UCF beats Auburn like 42-0 or something you can complain. If not you have nothing to complain about.
The majority of these bowl games suck anyway and are not worth watching. And why celebrate at the end of winning a pointless bowl? It's not like wining the national championship.
Agreed. Way too many games. I won’t be watching any of the “playoff” games either. Won’t support the mafia-like “playoff committee” who chooses who is in the playoffs. No other sport would ever tolerate something like this.
Believe that the current college football playoff is near perfect? Yes it is. It’s fantastic and you couldn’t ask for better without ruining the game.
8 team playoff, use the major bowls as the playoff system, it would give more weight to the useless bowls now and still allow them to be played. spread it out over 2 weekends with the final being played on New Years day.
You do that and you’ll ruin the regular season - teams that lose 2 or 3 games competing for a national championship? No thanks.
As it currently stands you need to lose at most 1 game to be considered for the playoff. Do you really want the regular season to turn into the garbage NFL season? There’s no need for an 8 team playoff and it’s boring. No drama - no intrigue - no need to win all your games.
40 bowl games doesn't ruin the college season as it is now?
The SEC is a joke, you have 2 good teams, how is that a fair assessment of how good a team is? a 12 game regular season is not enough when most of the schools suck. You need a playoff system not run by rankings. That is what makes college sports a joke.
Why stop at 8? Georgia and Alabama are legit. Alabama is Alabama. How many national championships have they won recently? Georgia won the SEC and played a legit schedule. I would have preferred to see my Buckeyes in again but it is what it is.
40 bowl games are fine. They’re just games that teams get to play after the season. No different than the NIT or whatever for teams not making the Big Dance. If you don’t like the games don’t watch them. Should those teams not get to play another game since they aren’t in the playoff? Stupid.
If you want to remove the human element and discretion go buy an Xbox and simulate college football games and drink beer by yourself - don’t ruin the magic that is college football for the rest of us.
[doublepost=1514840871][/doublepost]Also I feel bad for Auburn - no win situation. You either beat a bad team and nobody cares or you lose and you look like a fool.
The regular season is already ruined.
1. A 12-0 team is excluded.
2. The Big10 winner is excluded.
3. A team that didn’t win its division or conference is included.
Please explain how the regular season is relevant and how it hasn’t been rendered completely meaningless.
Why should 6 or 7 win teams get a bowl game? That's giving a prize to mediocrity. The Big Dance is 68 teams each with a shot at a national championship. College football is 4 teams with a shot. With realistically 6 teams that a worthy. And don't say college football cares about fewer games. They only care about making money. They would play 100 useless bowl games if they could.
1. A 12-0 team that didn’t play anybody
2. Got blown out by Iowa and lost to Oklahoma and has a bad offense (and I’m an Ohio State fan)
3. Winning your conference or division is one factor among many. Why do people have this idea that well you win your conference you must be a great team? Look at USC.
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Don’t watch the games then. Everybody else has fun watching interesting matchups of teams that don’t normally play each other. It has no effect on the playoff and everybody except grumpy grandpas like you is happy .