ode I think Bama will have a good game plan for Michigan, but I wouldn't call it a great bet. In the past two games they've won on a miracle 4th and goal from the 31 yard line, and then by one score after a careless pitch from the Georgia QB deep in their own territory for the only turnover in the game (I think). I have been impressed by improvements in their o-line and d-line and d-back performance in recent weeks though and they only appear to be getting stronger with time.

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    azgreg at my attempt to be objective, I think there are way too many bowl games. My wife thinks so as well.🤔
    But as a football fan(atic), I say bring em on👍

        garyt1957

        Insufferable is an understatement. They claim to be both "America's Team" and yet it's "U of M vs Everybody ". They're delusional wannabes. They're gonna get trucked by Bama just like they did by Georgia two years ago.

            https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-proposing-new-college-athletics-subdivision-rooted-in-direct-athlete-compensation-145051537.html

            “NCAA proposing new college athletics subdivision rooted in direct athlete compensation.”

            “NCAA president Charlie Baker is planning to introduce this week a proposal to create a new subdivision within Division I that grants certain schools more autonomy around policy-making and permits them to compensate athletes in a new and profound way.”

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              Stu1961 Curious who this is directed at: Alabama for playing Chattanooga (66-10); Florida St for playing North Alabama (58-13); or both?

              Both

                Sneakylong IMO they should just consider them clubs affiliated with the University.......and they have a free scholarship to take classes/get undergrad degree, if they'd like, as long as the university is in business. Make as much $ as you want through the university in profits or through sponsorship, etc.

                  I've listened to some sports talk radio, read posts here, heard the rants of the FSU fans and here's my bottom line from 10,000 feet up:

                  There is no bowl selection system that will not generate an endless diatribe of "yeah but" defenses on why they got it wrong. It's so circular and redundant, I simply ignore it all. I'll probably watch the games, though.

                    Spartan absolutely. I know guys who couldn't get a janitors job at UM that get all dressed up in the garb and say "we did this" and "we did that". I wonder how much has to do with the Lions being bad for decades so they latched onto the only decent FB team in the area.

                      sdandrea1 There is no bowl selection system that will not generate an endless diatribe of "yeah but" defenses

                      I'm sure you remember there used to be, & it was a simple thing. Only a handful of bowls and teams had to win conferences to get there. None of this f'n 6-6 vs. 6-6 bullshit games. Only real teams/real bowls.

                      The only bitching then was when a team got beat and was still ranked as #1.

                          sdandrea1 If we had enough intelligent humans it would make the most sense to make a very intricate computer algorithm and feed it tons and tons of data, then let the computer crunch all the numbers and spit out the answers.

                          If you programmed it carefully enough, it would take all the human bias out of the selection process.

                              rsvman2 If we had enough intelligent humans it would make the most sense to make a very intricate computer algorithm and feed it tons and tons of data, then let the computer crunch all the numbers and spit out the answers.

                              If you programmed it carefully enough, it would take all the human bias out of the selection process.

                              ......or each of the conference champs could compete in a playoff series until there's one team left. Works in the NFL.

                                  sdandrea1 or each of the conference champs could compete in a playoff series until there's one team left. Works in the NFL.

                                  Well, except for the seven wild card teams that have won the Super
                                  bowl. Also, both Alabama and Georgia have won the CFP championship when the other was the conference champion. But the NFL wild card selection doesn't seem to be subjective. Not sure the CFP can do what the NFL does though because they have to allow for the possible inclusion, however improbable a win by that team may be, of non-power 5 conference teams that don't neatly fit the other tie-breaking criteria.