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QB Update: Will Levis declares for the draft and OFFICAIL TCU/K State IGT thread.
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Haha, I don't care about that. Just had to give sevvy a wise answer back
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1 - Georgia
2 - Michigan
3 - Ohio State
4 - Alabama
I'm not saying this is what I think the final 4 should look like but the NCAA will always look for an excuse to have OSU and Alabama in the playoffs. OSU has one loss against the #2 team which was a 4 point game after 3 quarters. I don't think there's any question weather OSU will be #3. Alabama will be ahead of any 2 loss team in the country, that's a given. They lost a 3 point game on the road against #7 and lost in OT against #10 on the road. My gut tells me the committee will put a 2 loss Alabama ahead of a TCU team that didn't beat anyone above a #15 ranking at the time they played them and lost to a now #10 KSU. There are just enough excuses out there for the NCAA to make it happen.
2 - Michigan
3 - Ohio State
4 - Alabama
I'm not saying this is what I think the final 4 should look like but the NCAA will always look for an excuse to have OSU and Alabama in the playoffs. OSU has one loss against the #2 team which was a 4 point game after 3 quarters. I don't think there's any question weather OSU will be #3. Alabama will be ahead of any 2 loss team in the country, that's a given. They lost a 3 point game on the road against #7 and lost in OT against #10 on the road. My gut tells me the committee will put a 2 loss Alabama ahead of a TCU team that didn't beat anyone above a #15 ranking at the time they played them and lost to a now #10 KSU. There are just enough excuses out there for the NCAA to make it happen.
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Carter never falls past Detroit at 3
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If they want to take the most talented teams, it will be Georgia, Michigan, Ohio St and Alabama. That also would produce the best ratings.
That said, TCU played a statistically harder schedule than Alabama and had one less loss. And their loss was in an extra game that Alabama was not good enough to play in their conference. So I could easily see TCU getting in over Alabama.
Last year, they intentionally avoided a rematch by making Alabama 1 and Georgia 3. They had Alabama leap 3 spots including Michigan who won to get to that top ranking. I wonder if they will avoid it this year by making Ohio St 4 and keeping Michigan at 2. They could easily just say that Ohio State did not play and does not deserve to go up 2 spots and ahead of TCU. But if it is Alabama that is chosen over TCU, then it has to be Ohio State 3 and Alabama 4 since they both did not play and Ohio State was already ahead of them.
Alabama is clearly better than TCU. But they have no one to blame but themselves if they don't get in because they lost 2 games and barely won 3 others against average teams. That is the part that people miss. If you are going to be impressed by Alabama's close losses, then you have to be unimpressed by their close wins. You can not have it both ways.
That said, TCU played a statistically harder schedule than Alabama and had one less loss. And their loss was in an extra game that Alabama was not good enough to play in their conference. So I could easily see TCU getting in over Alabama.
Last year, they intentionally avoided a rematch by making Alabama 1 and Georgia 3. They had Alabama leap 3 spots including Michigan who won to get to that top ranking. I wonder if they will avoid it this year by making Ohio St 4 and keeping Michigan at 2. They could easily just say that Ohio State did not play and does not deserve to go up 2 spots and ahead of TCU. But if it is Alabama that is chosen over TCU, then it has to be Ohio State 3 and Alabama 4 since they both did not play and Ohio State was already ahead of them.
Alabama is clearly better than TCU. But they have no one to blame but themselves if they don't get in because they lost 2 games and barely won 3 others against average teams. That is the part that people miss. If you are going to be impressed by Alabama's close losses, then you have to be unimpressed by their close wins. You can not have it both ways.
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Not if they draft Levis!!!!!!!
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Which brings us back to the original topic. It was a gigantic loop.
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1 - Georgia
2 - Michigan
3 - TCU
4 - Ohio State
They are not going to have a OSU vs Michigan rematch in the first game of the playoffs.
Bama just doesn't belong this year, sorry. As mentioned, TCU's only loss was in a conference championship game, a game neither OSU or Bama played in. Who is to say Bama or OSU doesn't lose if they play that additional game?
TCU> OSU > Bama
OSU > Bama
Suck it Bama.
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I follow TCU football and have for years. They’ve been down recently but when Dalton and Boykin went through the program they won a lot of games and beat the “big boys” almost every chance they had.
They did lose the Fiesta Bowl to an excellent Boise St. team in Dalton’s junior year. Dalton had beaten Boise St. the previous year in a lesser bowl. The next year, they went undefeated and beat JJ Watts’ Wisconsin team in the Rose Bowl.
They were hosed in 2014 by the playoff committee and absolutely trucked Mississippi in their bowl game 42-3. All the SEC meatballs were saying the same shit then that I’m reading now. That team was built to beat anyone and dropped out of the third playoff spot after hanging 50 on Iowa St. the final weekend of the regular season.
They mixed in a bowl win against Oregon too.
They are not a perennial power, but they’re really focusing on the capturing the best players in the DFW area and that could pay dividends. Plus, they have one of the richest alumni groups in the country so NIL deals will be zero issue for TCU. They can offer premium numbers for recruits they target.
Duggan is a fucking warrior. That guy has so much grit and determination. He’s not a great QB but he’s a big, tough dude that puts it on the line to win regardless of the physical cost to him.
TCU is in and they’ll most likely stay at 3.
The only team in the playoffs that they stand no chance against is Georgia. They can play with anyone else.
They did lose the Fiesta Bowl to an excellent Boise St. team in Dalton’s junior year. Dalton had beaten Boise St. the previous year in a lesser bowl. The next year, they went undefeated and beat JJ Watts’ Wisconsin team in the Rose Bowl.
They were hosed in 2014 by the playoff committee and absolutely trucked Mississippi in their bowl game 42-3. All the SEC meatballs were saying the same shit then that I’m reading now. That team was built to beat anyone and dropped out of the third playoff spot after hanging 50 on Iowa St. the final weekend of the regular season.
They mixed in a bowl win against Oregon too.
They are not a perennial power, but they’re really focusing on the capturing the best players in the DFW area and that could pay dividends. Plus, they have one of the richest alumni groups in the country so NIL deals will be zero issue for TCU. They can offer premium numbers for recruits they target.
Duggan is a fucking warrior. That guy has so much grit and determination. He’s not a great QB but he’s a big, tough dude that puts it on the line to win regardless of the physical cost to him.
TCU is in and they’ll most likely stay at 3.
The only team in the playoffs that they stand no chance against is Georgia. They can play with anyone else.
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South Carolina with Big 12 reject Spencer Rattler says hello Mr. Knoxville.
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He did more than say hello.
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Great for the game if true. I started to tune out when it became the Bama show.
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Yeah he actually played 2 really good games to finish out the season. Following the slaughter of Tennessee up with another good game against a really good Clemson defense was impressive
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Yeah. He redeemed himself after crash and burning at OU. I think Clemson is back to “Clemsoning” now. ND is hardly much more than average and they buttfucked them 35-14
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I think Clemson offense is pretty bad (qb sucks), but I thought the defense was solid having 2 potential top 15 picks on the DL. I could be wrong. It did seem like either rattler played better the last 2 games or the play calling changed. Not sure what it was.
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Well it looks like Alabama and Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl so the Big 12 haters get their wish.
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There was a time when he was in the conversation of being a top pick. He may cement himself there again up against the kid from USC in next year’s draft. He’d be a fool to leave this year.