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.
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.
professor 8/9 seeds are really 6/7 ranked teams based on format so not only are two higher ranked teams having to play each other for a chance at #1; #1 is having to play a higher ranked team after getting a bye. It's not just Oregon, it is all of the teams #3-8 got moved down 2 spots, Texas and Penn St. got screwed out of a bye and Tennessee and Indiana get screwed out of a home game. The only teams seeded appropriately are #1 Oregon, #2 Georgia and #12 Clemson. This isn't made up either or based on opinion. It's right there in the committees rankings, LOL. They fucked up and royally by the way they set this up! 
That being said it is miles better than what it was. Again they don't yet know what they are doing because they've never done it before. Next year will be different guaranteed!
ode
Thanks
Ah, Boise State and Arizona bumped up. But still isn't the ranking done by pollsters? So it's still inherently flawed. Funny how byes are assumed to be just wonderful, mostly for the rest. However, I've seen teams lose their steam because of a bye and we've all seen a wildcard team in the NFL run the table because they got hot and stayed hot.
ode As silly as it it to say, Penn State's back-to-back games against SMU and Boise St. looks a lot more appealing than Oregon's one game against TN/Ohio St. With Georgia being crippled up, I like Penn State's or Notre Dame's chances of getting to the final game and be healthy more than I do Oregon, Texas, TN, or Ohio St. With this seeding I think it's anyone's game and will randomly be rooting for an Arizona St. vs IU final.
johnnydoom yes, if Penn St. play up to their ability they have a decent shot! Texas sort of in the same boat although I would not underestimate Clemson they are the weakest in the field followed by Arizona St, although they looked good in the B12 championship. Going to interesting to see it all shake out!
ode if Penn St. play up to their ability they have a decent shot!
Yes, they have some great players and coaching. Made some mistakes the last game that is not typical with them. 2 good quarterbacks that alternate for different situations. Good backs and of course Tyler Warren who moves all over confusing the defense. He is supposedly being considered for the Heisman.
johnnydoom
You may be right. PSU plays mostly a “power” game - not to say they can’t pass. But I think they are more plodding, on both the offensive and defensive lines will eventually win the battle of the trenches. If they play a “speed team” that also has Beef, then they are at risk.
Just don't see PSU beating Tx, GA or Oregon. For the record, I'm a ND fan and if they past the Hoosiers, do not see them beating GA.
Tx, GA and Oregon are the most complete teams (esp speed) even tho GA may have a QB issue.
I'm blessed being first gen Irish from Chgo Southside and watching full game highlights on Sunday bf going to church at 11yrs old.
In other words, brainwashed like all other fanatics.
propman
Love Touchdown Jesus vs God must love Penn State because he made the sky blue and white.
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