Being 9-1 with an all SEC schedule would've been pretty salty... (as if 8-1 wasn't).Romello said:
Not playing and hopefully beating Ole Miss didn't help either.
Not the most exciting, but still one of the best seasons we've had in years!
Being 9-1 with an all SEC schedule would've been pretty salty... (as if 8-1 wasn't).Romello said:
Not playing and hopefully beating Ole Miss didn't help either.
I corrected I looked at the 2019zephyr88 said:How was Ohio State 6-5 against the spread?ironmanag said:
This is incorrect.
ND was 6-6 vs the spread. (Didn't matter)
Ohio state was 6-5 (Didn't matter)
A&M was 6-3 (Didn't matter)
They only played 8 games including 2 in the playoffs.
Ohio State was illegitimately ranked.
Once again.Kenneth_2003 said:
Face it.
ND was undefeated in the regular season. Only 2 other teams did that, Alabama & tOSU (for what they played of their season, but alas). ND did lose their conference championship. Clemson, 1 loss in the regular season, but did win the CCG. Bama, undefeated with a conference championship win to boot.
Yes we were an all SEC schedule, but the 4 that got in either went undefeated in their regular season or had a conference championship win. We had neither.
The ONLY argument that I see as valid is the short B1G schedule tOSU played. 3 or 4 more games, they might have dropped one of them. End of the day though the CFP folks did not want a 2-conference CFP. They needed the 3rd conference represented. PAC was a no-go. BigXII was a no-go.
I don't think it's some national media conspiracy out "to get" A&M. I just don't think they wanted a 2 conference playoff, and the cards fell in such a way that there were only 4 P5 teams in the country that fit the bill of undefeated regular season and/or a conference championship. I think the ones that are cut out, and perhaps rightfully so are the G5 schools.
Before this season, no conference championship game loser has made the playoffs. Two teams went undefeated in the regular season but lost the Big 10 Championship Game and didn't make the playoffs.Kenneth_2003 said:
Face it.
ND was undefeated in the regular season. Only 2 other teams did that, Alabama & tOSU (for what they played of their season, but alas). ND did lose their conference championship. Clemson, 1 loss in the regular season, but did win the CCG. Bama, undefeated with a conference championship win to boot.
Yes we were an all SEC schedule, but the 4 that got in either went undefeated in their regular season or had a conference championship win. We had neither.
The ONLY argument that I see as valid is the short B1G schedule tOSU played. 3 or 4 more games, they might have dropped one of them. End of the day though the CFP folks did not want a 2-conference CFP. They needed the 3rd conference represented. PAC was a no-go. BigXII was a no-go.
I don't think it's some national media conspiracy out "to get" A&M. I just don't think they wanted a 2 conference playoff, and the cards fell in such a way that there were only 4 P5 teams in the country that fit the bill of undefeated regular season and/or a conference championship. I think the ones that are cut out, and perhaps rightfully so are the G5 schools.
Kevin Steele says "hi." 3rd paragraph related.ColleyvilleAg06 said:
I think the late garbage time scores given up to LSU & Arkansas were actually more costly than not tacking on field goals at the ends of games but I agree that it is unfortunate some pollsters only look at margin of victory.
I agree that pulling Mond in the 4th against Bama cost us. I was one of the few disappointed in that decision at the time. Mond was playing well at that point in time (TD on previous drive, and the previous 2 being 12 play long drives to the red zone. 52-31 changes the narrative quite a bit
Also- kneeling against Vandy was the right move. Never ever jeopardize a win in any way to run up the score. No way would I want to see us attempt a FG when we had the opportunity to run out the clock.... That's a termination worthy offense.
The most casual of sports fans across the country know exactly who Notre Dame is. Can't say the same about A&M. Notre Dame draws more viewers. It's not even close.halfastros81 said:
I know the perception is that Notre Dame brings more eyes to the TV but I wonder if that's really true? Anyone else think that Incremental eyes from Texas and the rest of SEC country may have exceeded ND?
Quote:The most casual of sports fans across the country know exactly who Notre Dame is. Can't say the same about A&M. Notre Dame draws more viewers. It's not even close.Quote:
halfastros81 said:
I know the perception is that Notre Dame brings more eyes to the TV but I wonder if that's really true? Anyone else think that Incremental eyes from Texas and the rest of SEC country may have exceeded ND?
SunrayAg said:
Would not have mattered.
ESPN got the matchups they wanted. We could have won 8 games by 4 td's each, and lost to Bama on a walk off field goal. And they still would have taken Norte dame and half season OSU.
The committee cares about ratings. That's it. Style points are just an excuse they use to prop up the teams they want.
Jimbo is stubborn on stuff like this and hiring an OC for expanding our passing-game to compliment Jimbo's playcalling. It's why we missed the playoff this year and will be the reason when we miss it again despite only one loss.Ol Rock said:
I think one reason we missed the playoffs is because voters only see the final score and don't give credit for sportsmanship at the end of game.
1) We got roasted for the 5 point win over Vandy. Yes, we played badly but started kneeling the ball with the 1:06 remaining on the 35 yard line. A score would have led to a double digit win. Even a field goal might have helped.
2) After being tied up at 14, Alabama blew us out. However in the 4th, Mond led a scoring drive. The next drive, with over 5 min, was led by King. He threw an INT in the endzone. I loved this as a fan, but a little better score v Bama might have helped voters.
3) We ended the Miss St game on the 2 yd line with a 14 pt lead.
4) There were two, or maybe 3, games where we finished kneeling just outside of field goal range with a lead and time on the clock. (These might not have had much of an impact)
I personally like Jimbo's sportsmanship at the end of game, but, objectively, adding a late score at the end of some of these games might have helped us make the playoffs.
I don't agree with it, but sadly it appears to matter.
ironmanag said:Once again.Kenneth_2003 said:
Face it.
ND was undefeated in the regular season. Only 2 other teams did that, Alabama & tOSU (for what they played of their season, but alas). ND did lose their conference championship. Clemson, 1 loss in the regular season, but did win the CCG. Bama, undefeated with a conference championship win to boot.
Yes we were an all SEC schedule, but the 4 that got in either went undefeated in their regular season or had a conference championship win. We had neither.
The ONLY argument that I see as valid is the short B1G schedule tOSU played. 3 or 4 more games, they might have dropped one of them. End of the day though the CFP folks did not want a 2-conference CFP. They needed the 3rd conference represented. PAC was a no-go. BigXII was a no-go.
I don't think it's some national media conspiracy out "to get" A&M. I just don't think they wanted a 2 conference playoff, and the cards fell in such a way that there were only 4 P5 teams in the country that fit the bill of undefeated regular season and/or a conference championship. I think the ones that are cut out, and perhaps rightfully so are the G5 schools.
No conference championship game loser has ever made the playoffs. EVER..
Till this year.
Ol Rock said:
I think one reason we missed the playoffs is because voters only see the final score and don't give credit for sportsmanship at the end of game.
1) We got roasted for the 5 point win over Vandy. Yes, we played badly but started kneeling the ball with the 1:06 remaining on the 35 yard line. A score would have led to a double digit win. Even a field goal might have helped.
2) After being tied up at 14, Alabama blew us out. However in the 4th, Mond led a scoring drive. The next drive, with over 5 min, was led by King. He threw an INT in the endzone. I loved this as a fan, but a little better score v Bama might have helped voters.
3) We ended the Miss St game on the 2 yd line with a 14 pt lead.
4) There were two, or maybe 3, games where we finished kneeling just outside of field goal range with a lead and time on the clock. (These might not have had much of an impact)
I personally like Jimbo's sportsmanship at the end of game, but, objectively, adding a late score at the end of some of these games might have helped us make the playoffs.
I don't agree with it, but sadly it appears to matter.
TAMU74 said:
This idea that Fisher needs to run up the score is total nonsense.
WE are not a media darling or Blue blood, and probably never will be.
So running up a score makes no difference to those morons.
I think this is pretty spot on. CFPC decided who they wanted in and then figured how to justify it on the back end.Jebber said:
Yep
Notre Dame got killed the day before the final but the committee said they are in bc A&M blah blah blah
That right there shows nothing mattered to them. Our resume had enough and they could have easily justified putting us above ND but they went out of their way the other way.
And the bowl season showed the truth.
Enjoy our great season. We controlled what we could..