Here is how college football works: Notre Dame is ranked third, gets drubbed by No. 2 Clemson, and drops to 4th to make the playoffs. In 2014 TCU was ranked No. 3 in the last week, beat Iowa State by 52 points, and was dropped to No. 6 to keep the Frogs out of the playoffs. View attachment 8310
Before Wexosu chimes in, ND had the data point championship game we didn’t. Now, next year, since they will be an independent again, with one loss, the TCU rule should apply...but I’d guess it wouldn’t.
Yep.While Ohio St was -5 data points... and still made the playoffs.
Yep.
2014, our loss was on the road to a top 10. Ohio State lost to a below average Va Tech team that reg season. And we would have beaten the crap out of Wisky if we would have played them that year too.
CFP can stick their data points up their ...
However, still don't think aggy should have been in. I was hoping they would make aggy play OU. I think OU would curb stomp them.
ND and tOSU are better than aggy in my opinion.If not the Aggies, who should have made it? I assume you disagree with Ohio State too, and probably Notre Dame as well. Well, you gotta have four.
For the record, I was surprised the Aggies didn't get in. When looking at their resume vs ND, it really is very close, an argument could be made either way, I just thought the freshness of the 34-10 Clemson loss would do ND in. But, if Notre Dame played A&M, I think ND wins that game more often than not. And FWIW, if Ohio State would play A&M, I think OSU wins much more often than not.
It was a weird year.
In the end, it won’t matter. There are 2 seriously elite teams and then it drops off quickly from there. Ohio State is probably a distant 3rd. Bama and Clemson are completely different level it seems.
I would like to have seen Cincy get in. The non power 5 schools are as excluded as ever. Would not mind something like the option of a play in game between Aggie and ND.
Then there’s ESPN’s darling Ohio State who plays 1/2 a schedule against a bunch of lousy Teams.....including Indiana & Northwestern. The Big X Members decided to play a reduced schedule and shouldn’t have even been considered for the Playoffs.
Wait until you see the betting lines on games day. Both Clemsen & Bama favored by more than a TD.
I would like to have seen Cincy get in. The non power 5 schools are as excluded as ever. Would not mind something like the option of a play in game between Aggie and ND.
The non power 5 schools were completely excluded this year, and rightfully so, when OOC games were not played. That's just the way it is. No way you let a team in a 4-team playoff that hasn't played one P5 school.
I'd feel more sorry for them if they really stepped up their OOC schedules. This year Cincy was to play Austin Peay, Western Michigan, Miami (Ohio), and Nebraska. As it turned out, they only play Austin Peay. I'm sorry, if you want to be treated on equal footing with the big boys, don't schedule an FCS team and two MAC schools in your OOC. Doing so doesn't do anything to balance the playing field with the 65 teams that play the big boys every year.
That year Houston played OU and a very good Lamar Jackson-led Louisville team? That's what they need to do. If those teams won't give you a home and home, too bad, go play them at their place. The 65 P5 teams have road games against the best teams every year.
Guessing you forgot how hard it was for The Frogs to get anyone to play them? Even know these home n homes become 1 and done's at Jerry World.