The dumbest thing with this format is that the 4 byes go to the top 4 conference champions.

They should just seed them 1-12 based on "merit" with their inclusive rules of highest rated conference champions getting into the playoffs but not giving them the bye.
If they would've done that, it would've been Oregon, Georgia at 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 would've come from
Texas, Penn Stare, Ohio State, and Notre Dame or Tennessee . And whichever didn't get the bye would've been 5, 6 and 7. Then line up the others


Whether you like how the committee came up with the top 12, this scenario would've generated more competitive first round games and not punished any of the top teams.

LB12Diamond said:

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I'm actually looking forward to this one. Finally a nice matchup.

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Oh? Worst game of the day.

Who's the dude smoking the stogie?

Your inability to admit the obvious is pathetic

Here I was thinking Kirk was going to the the obnoxious one in this commentary team.

Fowler likely needs a clean pair of pants to get home.

LB12Diamond said:

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It seems we have the Vols that played the Hogs. Not the Vols that beat Bama.

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And the Buckeyes that squeaked by Nebraska, not the OSU team that was held to 10 points and lost to Michigan at home.

Any chance they can reseed this beeotch for the next round? What a mess.

Maybe unpopular opinion after today, but I still think they need to adopt the 24 team FCS model. The "play-in" round will have better matchups and might help weed out the pretenders. Might have some blowouts in the second round, with an occasional upset, then it should be good football the final three rounds.

I don't know anything about the man,but Ryan Day looks like the male villain in ever Disney movie made.

Emilio Fantastico said:

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The dumbest thing with this format is that the 4 byes go to the top 4 conference champions.

They should just seed them 1-12 based on "merit" with their inclusive rules of highest rated conference champions getting into the playoffs but not giving them the bye.
If they would've done that, it would've been Oregon, Georgia at 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 would've come from
Texas, Penn Stare, Ohio State, and Notre Dame or Tennessee . And whichever didn't get the bye would've been 5, 6 and 7. Then line up the others


Whether you like how the committee came up with the top 12, this scenario would've generated more competitive first round games and not punished any of the top teams.

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This is one of the few comments on the playoffs in general from this weekend that is actually worth reading.

Ohio State dominated Tennessee from start to finish to advance to the CFP quarterfinal for a rematch against Oregon in the Rose Bowl. I noticed several other trends.

1. Ohio State has improved to 11-2 (7-2 Big 10) for their 4th consecutive 11-win season.

2. Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day has improved to 2-3 in CFP games, including 1-2 against SEC teams.

3. Ohio State has improved to 4-0 in home games against SEC teams.

4. All four home teams won first-round CFP games by double digits.

5. In this round, the Big 10 teams went 2-1, the SEC teams went 1-1, and the ACC teams went 0-2.

dabo man said:

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Ohio St are 7.5 point favorites. Seems high to me.

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Oddsmakers were high when they set this line, yes

Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Ohio State dominated Tennessee from start to finish to advance to the CFP quarterfinal for a rematch against Oregon State in the Rose Bowl. I noticed several other trends.

1. Ohio State has improved to 11-2 (7-2 Big 10) for their 4th consecutive 11-win season.

2. Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day has improved to 2-3 in CFP games, including 1-2 against SEC teams.

3. Ohio State has improved to 4-0 in home games against SEC teams.

4. All four home teams won first-round CFP games by double digits.

5. In this round, the Big 10 teams went 2-1, the SEC teams went 1-1, and the ACC teams went 0-2.

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Didn't realize Oregon State was still alive.
Go Beavers!

12 team playoffs is off to a bangup ****show of a start.

TxAg76 said:

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Iraq2xVeteran said:

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Ohio State dominated Tennessee from start to finish to advance to the CFP quarterfinal for a rematch against Oregon State in the Rose Bowl. I noticed several other trends.

1. Ohio State has improved to 11-2 (7-2 Big 10) for their 4th consecutive 11-win season.

2. Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day has improved to 2-3 in CFP games, including 1-2 against SEC teams.

3. Ohio State has improved to 4-0 in home games against SEC teams.

4. All four home teams won first-round CFP games by double digits.

5. In this round, the Big 10 teams went 2-1, the SEC teams went 1-1, and the ACC teams went 0-2.

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Didn't realize Oregon State was still alive.
Go Beavers!

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I corrected it to Oregon. I have not been very good about checking my comments before posting.

[You may have thought that was funny but the posters the used the voting function did not and neither did we. Have a Merry Christmas. -Staff]

Ohio state vs Kentucky in basketball was a lot more fun to watch. The football games were a pile of dog sh@t.

deer corn said:

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I don't know anything about the man,but Ryan Day looks like the male villain in ever Disney movie made.

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He looks like a walking ad for kiwi black shoe polish

Faustus said:

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LB12Diamond said:

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It seems we have the Vols that played the Hogs. Not the Vols that beat Bama.

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And the Buckeyes that squeaked by Nebraska, not the OSU team that was held to 10 points and lost to Michigan at home.

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Exactly

Teams showing up or not being ready are on the teams and coaches. SMU QB single handling caved. Vols coaching did not have their team ready.

That's why all this complaining about the committee, number of teams etc. holds little weight to me.

The only thing that is clear, getting a home game in the first round is a gigantic advantage. That's it.

I'm all for expanded playoffs and an additional round of home games. Getting two rounds of home games in a 16 team playoff brings tons of importance to the regular season. Bowls are archaic, add zero value besides helping a team get ready for next season, players transfer or opt out for non playoff games. Every single level of sports and every single sport has expanded playoffs.

I think everyone constantly complaining on here are just deflecting their BAS or letting their hate of the sips go to this area.

Loquacious Lunchbox said:

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deer corn said:

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I don't know anything about the man,but Ryan Day looks like the male villain in ever Disney movie made.

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He looks like a walking ad for kiwi black shoe polish

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He looks like the guy from "The Menu" that was the fake coast guard "rescuer". IYKYK