johnnydoom you don't want to punish a team for playing in it's conference championship".

I think it depends entirely on how they got there. If the two teams meeting in the championship each had several major tests along the way, it’s a little unfair to use the inevitable loss for one of them - against them. However, if one of the teams had a cake walk of a schedule (few or no significant wins against quality competition) the championship game might be the only way to fairly evaluate whether they are worthy of playoff consideration.

    For me one thing is sure...Oregon will not win the National Championship. All they need is to play a team with a decent defense and they are done.

    Only defenses that impressed me of late is Georgia, Texas and maybe ND.

    jsippy73 I knew you'd be coming along with some fucked up comment.

    It's simply an accurate observation. Who were the two highest ranked teams they played? They lost to both.

      Walterjn jsippy73 they really did play well! I do wish that the score reflected that.

      Somebody tell me how multiple personal fouls in the first half of the game reflects "playing great". It cost them the game.

          professor Y'all think I'm "bad" here?! I never agree with the announcers. LMFAO

          I don't listen to announcers. Watching sports on mute is so peaceful.

            ode Oregon, Georgia, Boise St, and Az St. Get byes.
            5-Texas vs. 12 SMU / Bama
            6- PSU vs. 11 Clemson
            7- ND vs 10 Indiana
            8- Ohio St. vs. Tennessee

            Well I was close. Clemson 12. Who's gonna be 11🤔....I thought the committee might reward the conf champ. But the committee clearly has no respect for the ACC. I think that does not play well for SMU!

                WOW....SMU......did not think they would do that. Do not agree, poor conference and lost in the conf champ too an average Clemson team....and virtually no good wins. Beat some solid teams but are any even in the top 25?

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                  And now seeing it on paper the conf champ bye is wonky and silly! Texas has the easiest road based on ranking. Agree with Galloway. SEC gauntlet hard to deal with and makes them prone to an upset like Bama at Vandy...and agree with Coach. SOS should be taken into consideration ALL YEAR which is my big gripe with the rankings all along!

                    professor Somebody tell me how multiple personal fouls in the first half of the game reflects "playing great". It cost them the game.

                    Keep it going. Can't stop.

                    It's simply an accurate observation. Who were the two highest ranked teams they played? They lost to both.

                      REALLY looking forward tho these games.....everyone if them, especially ND/Indiana and PSU/SMU ..... And don't sleep on Ohio St/Tennessee. I think the B1G has a TOUGH road with those matchups and Oregon gets hosed with how the auto bye/seeds pushed the better teams further down.

                        ode Oregon gets hosed

                        It sure looks that way! Not a great reward for finishing number 1.

                            If you are #1 that means you have best team and should not care who you play. What does Oregon want to play William & Mary as long as William does not show up

                              News Flash! Never going to be perfect in everyone's eyes.

                              brownmoose13 lol there are no William and Marys in college football, the playoff used to be two teams and then it went to 4. The wheels of progress in CFB have moved at a snails pace. It's a good ol boys club for sure but things are different now with NIL and conf realignment. The point of the prior comment was that that 2 of the top 4 seeded teams were ranked 1 and 2, the 3rd seed is really 9th ranked and the 4th is really ranked #12 which pushed the 3rd - 8th ranked teams down two spots/seeds each. That is a hose job of epic proportions. Why the committee agreed to do it that way is a mystery. In college basketball where they know what they are doing, as it's been going on forever, if William and Marys gets in they are seeded accordingly, the only tie ins are conf champs which gets you in. Those small schools are typically ranked between 13-16 on there side of the bracket.

                                How it should be ranked, with bye team followed by who they play the winner of and in order of how the bracket flows;

                                1- Oregon
                                8-Indiana/9-Boise St

                                4-Penn St.
                                5-ND/12-Clemaon

                                3-Texas
                                7-Tennessee/10-SMU

                                2-Georgia
                                6-Ohio St/11-Arizona St

                                  ode SOS should be taken into consideration ALL YEAR which is my big gripe with the rankings all along!

                                  I tend to agree but even that format has it's breakdowns. College Hoops uses it. And this is apples and oranges but I watched a good Pitt team get snubbed out of last year's tournament with a much large field. It's gonna happen. And the new format is still better.

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                                    jsippy73 Maybe just skip the playoffs altogether?

                                    Yeah, let Richard Nixon declare Texas National Champs! LOL

                                      ode Oregon gets hosed with how the auto bye/seeds pushed the better teams further down.

                                      Please explain? #1 Seed put into the appropriate bracket.

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