Recent coach firings of some interest, maybe

[LSU Game Attendee]

They got mopped in their bowl games in 2008 and 2009 with Brian Kelly. Literally the same handful of years as TCU and Boise

20-7 loss to VT and 51-24 loss to Florida

9-3 Cincinnati lost to 6-6 UNC 39-17 too in 2013

And skyline chili is an abomination

 

[Limey Frog]

Ok, just for a minute get the 2014 TCU situation out of your head.

On what other occasion do you think a team (more specifically, a non blue blood team) got unfairly left out of the CFP? Those teams you mentioned are making the playoffs because they are winning games. Texas, USC, Texas A&M, Penn State and Florida have never made the playoffs, does that prove anything?

I don't think it's necessarily about teams getting left out, it's the cumulative effect of everyone knowing that only a few programs have a shot. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[BleedNPurple]

Agree. But I’m curious what other college level gig might be considered a ‘step up’ for a S&C coach than what TCU is now? He certainly hasn’t lacked in resources or commitment here. Sounds like the team fully bought into his program. What school would have the same commitment TCU seems to have in his world?

Win a Natl Championship and money whip- why would any of the assistants leave?

 

[East Coast]

Not exactly sure what you are saying but Michigan State and Washington both made the CFP within the first three years and their programs didn't seem to benefit at all. In fact , their programs seems to crater in the years following their CFP appearance.

The system has been in place since the beginning of college football. Each team has 85 scholarships but there is no player draft so the talent acquisition is hugely one-sided in favor of the programs with years and years of history, tradition and deep pockets. And the new rules only make the discrepancies between the have's and the have not's, time will tell. Now, trying to deal with 19-year old millionaires who have no real responsibilities will be tough and might backfire, we will see. But this era isn't any better or worse than any other era in terms of equity and inclusion, it's just in the past National Championships were given to teams that in some cases didn't even play a Top 7-8 team (or in BYU's case, a Top 20 team I believe), much less beat them.

1984 BYU won at Pitt (ranked #3 at the time), Baylor, and Tulsa in non conference. They beat an unranked Michigan in the Holiday Bowl. The WAC was really weak that year, but what the heck it was a crazy year.

 

[Wexahu]

1984 BYU won at Pitt (ranked #3 at the time), Baylor, and Tulsa in non conference. They beat an unranked Michigan in the Holiday Bowl. The WAC was really weak that year, but what the heck it was a crazy year.

Pitt finished 3-7-1 that year.

Imagine beating an unranked team in your bowl game and winning a national title. That happened the way they used to do things. Lol.