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Georgia-Oklahoma was one of the best games I've seen all year! As hard hitting as both the defenses were, the
final score was 54-48!!!! I think the athletes these days are so big and quick and the offenses are so high-powered that even the best defenses have their hands full trying to stop them..... The winner of the 'Bama-Clemson game will have a tough time stopping Georgia, IMO.
CFB Semi's....
Uh oh, Bama D is bringing it tonight folks!
Wasn’t expecting an all SEC final, but I’ll take it.
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Ugh to an all sec final, but kudos to UGA and Bama!
Okie/GA no defense. Okie hasn't shown all year they can stop anyone.
Big Ten 7-1 in bowls. 
The Big 10 had so many good teams this year that it was impossible for any of them to run the gauntlet.
Outside of the semi's, I was amazed at the performance of the UCF QB in the Peach Bowl. I honestly thought Auburn was unbeatable with a healthy Johnson and Stidham, but Milton put on a Johnny Manziel college style performance that was terrific to watch. The speed of the UCF defense also was outstanding in negating the Auburn long-ball style by not allowing the time for plays to develop.
johnnydoom playoff off 8 teams would have been interesting this year, if the formula included the top rated non power 5 team, that being ucf.....seems clear they would be a top 8 team.
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Congrats to UCF on a great season... beating the team who earlier this season bested the two teams competing for the national title... they definitely made a statement regarding them not being remotely considered for the playoffs despite having a perfect season and despite them beating some ranked teams in the process.
Oklahoma should've won that first game... they got away from the things that made them unbeatable during the regular season. Suspect play calling from the sidelines, playing nervous and tight that last quarter of the game. Despite a horrendous second half however they were still in a great position to win the game in the first overtime. Neither team showed much in the way of defense for most of the game.
But I give credit to Georgia for showing up in the second half, adjusting, and taking away all of Oklahoma's momentum.
The Bama game wasn't much in the way of entertainment, at least if you're not a Bama fan anyway. They looked sharp and I think it'll take a miraculous effort from Georgia to beat the team that showed up ready to play last night in that second game.
It'll be interesting to see if the committee entertains expanding the playoffs in the off season.
It seems there's definitely an argument to be made in favor of including a few more teams, at the very least.
Seems like every year we have a woulda-shoulda-coulda team that's left on outside looking in.
UCF might have been a contender......BUT we'll never know now.
This isn't a perfect system,but way better than the old BCS computer spitting model!
Some exciting games,best Rose Bowl in ages...just wish a Pac 12 team could've got their chit together for a whole
season and played in it....got that USC!
Anyway,'Bama came to play and play they did....not a real exciting game but a pretty impressive defense stand
by the Tide time after time.
I just don't know if Georgia has one more BIG game in them,but they will have home field advantage.
I think Saban wants to make for last year and they probably will win it all!
PA-PLAYA It'll be interesting to see if the committee entertains expanding the playoffs in the off season.
It is out of the committee's hands until the next contract with television and the bowls comes up in several more years. That little known provision was what won over the swing votes needed to finally implement the playoffs as we know them today. And I am 100% for expanding to 8 teams.
Hoping the final is a 100+ point shootout! Go Bulldawgs!
darpar Overall, I think the system works pretty well. UCF played a magnificent game, but there is no way of knowing if they would have survived a run through the Big 10 or SEC. I'm a University of Memphis (from the same conference as UCF) fan, and I can say with certainty that the teams in the AAC do not take the pounding that a team in the SEC does. Even though UCF has great talent and proved it on the field, the depth of their team was not tested to the level that the 4 teams in the playoffs were during the season. The pounding takes its toll. I think the only way to make it really fair would be to do away with conferences and randomize the schedule for each team at a given division level, but I wouldn't want to see the conference rivalries that help make the regular season so fun destroyed.
I agree.
A lot of people woke up this morning wondering if perhaps maybe UCF should've been in the playoffs after all...
Expanding to 6 or possibly 8 teams wouldn't (in my mind) delegitimize the process. But I don't think the committee should feel obligated to go above or beyond that. Pick 5 (or 7 teams), per the formula, and then pick the next two top teams in a wildcard game for the 6th (or 8th) selection.
I mean - this is a huge moneymaker for both the NCAA and these programs.
The current process is better than the former BCS process, but at the same time it could still be better. Fairer representation is not a bad thing. And if UCF makes it to the finals - then they obviously deserved to be there. I would have to think they would've given Bama a better game than Clemson last night.
JMO
If you're Oklahoma - you still gotta rely on the guy that got you there.
Huge play calling mistake on the sidelines those last two OT series,
And although I'm not a fan of Mayfield - had they trusted their QB and his gritty nature in that do-or-die situation - I think they would've prevailed.
I think their loss is on the head coach and his play calling.