College Football Playoff Thread

[SirAndrew]

33 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Brutal throw from Jennings.. had the 1st down and instead goes for the wide open TD and just misses him. 
 

And Jennings might as well wear a Penn State jersey thus far. 
 

Yes, he seems overwhelmed by the environment. I called an SMU upset, but was wrong. We’ve seen mid major teams pull upsets in these massive stadiums on a regular basis, but Jennings seems like it’s too much for him to handle. 

Edited Saturday at 06:00 PM by SirAndrew

[SCBills]

1 minute ago, SirAndrew said:

Yes, he seems overwhelmed by the environment. I called an SMU upset, but was wrong. We’ve seen mid major teams pull upsets in these massive stadiums on a regular basis, but Jennings seems like it’s too much for him to handle. 

It’s just Jennings too.  
 

SMU Defense has locked down PSU and they’ve moved the ball, but he’s literally responsible for taking 7 off the board and then giving Penn State 14.  
 

About as bad as it gets. 

[SirAndrew]

8 minutes ago, SCBills said:

It’s just Jennings too.  
 

SMU Defense has locked down PSU and they’ve moved the ball, but he’s literally responsible for taking 7 off the board and then giving Penn State 14.  
 

About as bad as it gets. 

Yeah, that’s why I picked SMU for an upset. I thought they’d play well, but didn’t think Jennings would melt down. Drew Allar and the PSU offense is incredibly overrated, and I assumed SMU would score points. 

 

Edited Saturday at 06:11 PM by SirAndrew

[peterpan]

I’m currently watching S Dakota St v N Dakota St.  FCS semi final.  Best game on today. 

[YoloinOhio]

 CFB on the main board! Merry Christmas to yolo 🙏

[SCBills]

SMU and Indiana absolutely torching chances for upstart schools moving forward. 
 

And almost solely due to their QB’s absolutely panicking in the moment. 

[YoloinOhio]

Both playoff games have been arse so far

[US Egg]

2 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Curious, NCAA Basketball has Sweet 16, Elite 8, and Final Four.  Anyone know if these initial rounds have nicknames yet?

So far ”First Round Follies” fits.

[bills6969]

I thought Indiana/SMU had a chance.  The talent disparity between these teams and the blue bloods is just too large.  Bama/Ole Miss/***** would’ve made for much better games

[US Egg]

1 minute ago, bills6969 said:

I thought Indiana/SMU had a chance.  The talent disparity between these teams and the blue bloods is just too large.  Bama/Ole Miss/***** would’ve made for much better games

Eight teams made more sense simply for that reason. 

[RiotAct]

go, State U!  Rah, rah, sis-boom-bah!!!

[Kirby Jackson]

24 minutes ago, bills6969 said:

I thought Indiana/SMU had a chance.  The talent disparity between these teams and the blue bloods is just too large.  Bama/Ole Miss/***** would’ve made for much better games

I liked SMU today. I thought IU would get buried. This has been a bit eye opening though. If these games are any indication the “eye test” is going to be more prevalent moving forward. 12 best > 12 most deserving. Alabama would have beaten IU & SMU by 3+ TDs.

[mannc]

Anyone watching NDSU vs SDSU in the 1-AA championship game?  It’s a good one…

[zow2]

A lot of us on here were beating the drum for Alabama over SMU in the playoffs.  Losing to Clemson should’ve bounced them out of consideration in my book.  

[Ethan in Cleveland]

It's uncomfortable to say but the Top 8 and maybe top 10  teams in the SEC are better than all but Ohio State and Oregon. Just a different level of athleticism. 

[US Egg]

Just now, zow2 said:

A lot of us on here were beating the drum for Alabama over SMU in the playoffs.  Losing to Clemson should’ve bounced them out of consideration in my book.  

I took the bait. Emotion over logic. Fails everytime.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

4 minutes ago, zow2 said:

A lot of us on here were beating the drum for Alabama over SMU in the playoffs.  Losing to Clemson should’ve bounced them out of consideration in my book.  

Only way you can do that is to pick the 12 teams before the conference championship games. It's unfair to punish a team that loses its championship game compared to one that doesn't even play in one. 

I'd be fine if they picked the teams for the playoff before the championship games. 

[SirAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Only way you can do that is to pick the 12 teams before the conference championship games. It's unfair to punish a team that loses its championship game compared to one that doesn't even play in one. 

I'd be fine if they picked the teams for the playoff before the championship games. 

I actually wish the entire conference system could be restructured. I know it won’t happen because of money, but I’d like to see the idea of conference taken out of the college football equation. They aren’t important with the new playoff system. Let the best teams play, and create more matchups that allow us to know who’s the best during the regular season. 

Edited Saturday at 07:24 PM by SirAndrew

[zow2]

5 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Only way you can do that is to pick the 12 teams before the conference championship games. It's unfair to punish a team that loses its championship game compared to one that doesn't even play in one. 

I'd be fine if they picked the teams for the playoff before the championship games. 

 

It may be a couple seasons, but the conference championship games will be eliminated.  Instead that weekend is expected to be used for “play in” games, like Ole Miss vs Alabama.  

[US Egg]

13 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Bama/Ole Miss/***** would’ve made for much better games

*****??? I got to know!