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With Bama beating GA it really scrambles the standings. I think it elevates the Huskies to #1.
I think it'll be Michigan but, once again, college football has a mess. Changed the rules one year too late. Some very good teams won't get a shot. I think the four will be Michigan, Washington, FSU, and Alabama. Texas, Georgia, and Ohio State just miss out. But of course, FSU will get destroyed without a QB.
 

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Here's what it should be

1 Michigan
2 Washington
3 Florida St.
4 Texas

Georgia? You didn't win the CCG and lost to a team who lost to Texas at home. Sayronara

Ohio St.? You didn't make the CCG. You lost your final game.

Oregon? You lost twice. So long

Alabama? You are Conference Champs. Celebrate. You can't go from #8 to #4 by jumping over an undefeated Conference Champion ranked higher or a higher ranked Conference Champion who beat you. But you have the best case out of the 4 on the outside.

What it will probably be?

1 Michigan
2 Washington
3. Alabama
4. Georgia

Since they won't want to screw 1 team, they'll screw 2.
 

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This is a college playoff shitstorm. It's beautiful. :laugh4:

Where's my popcorn.
 

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Here's what it should be

1 Michigan
2 Washington
3 Florida St.
4 Texas

Georgia? You didn't win the CCG and lost to a team who lost to Texas at home. Sayronara

Ohio St.? You didn't make the CCG. You lost your final game.

Oregon? You lost twice. So long

Alabama? You are Conference Champs. Celebrate. You can't go from #8 to #4 by jumping over an undefeated Conference Champion ranked higher or a higher ranked Conference Champion who beat you. But you have the best case out of the 4 on the outside.

What it will probably be?

1 Michigan
2 Washington
3. Alabama
4. Georgia

Since they won't want to screw 1 team, they'll screw 2.
It should be Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Bama. FSU lost its QB and isn't remotely the same team without him. This should be about picking the best four teams, period. FSU without Jordan Travis is not one of the best four teams. Yet, I have a feeling FSU will make it because they'll be too gutless to leave them out, and we'll all suffer for it.
 

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McVay probably looks at Wentz for when Stafford is injured. I think they pass on QB unless the one they favor the most falls to them, which isn't likely. I could see them waiting until the 2025 draft to get that guy.
If Jayden Daniels is available, we need to take him. That's my perspective. He's going to be such a weapon, and Sean could do special things with a QB who has the gifts Daniels does.
 

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I think you have to start with the Big 5 conference champs:

Big 10 -Michigan
SEC- Alabama
Big 12- Texas
PAC 12 - Wash
ACC -FSU

Then strength of schedule and head to head. Which would seem to eliminate FSU.
Agreed. And as Jrry pointed out FSU losing their QB should matter in this particular clusterfuck.
 

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It should be Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Bama. FSU lost its QB and isn't remotely the same team without him. This should be about picking the best four teams, period. FSU without Jordan Travis is not one of the best four teams. Yet, I have a feeling FSU will make it because they'll be too gutless to leave them out, and we'll all suffer for it.
Well if we're gonna penalize FSU for losing their starting QB and winning their last two games despite that fact, by replacing them with #8 Alabama, why are we keeping Georgia out? Hell, lets screw Texas too. Or better yet....just hold one vote a year.....at the end of the CCGs that way nobody gets screwed because you can simply pick the 4 best teams regardless of how many players or games they've lost.

Alabama was lucky to have just one loss. They beat Texas A & M, (7-5) by 6, Arkansas (4-8) by 3 and it took a miraculous play to beat 6-6 Auburn as the clock ticked zeros. That's one of the 4 best teams in the country? Hell, Ohio St. was more impressive than Alabama, all year.
 
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FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. Putting them in over Alabama is nothing more than giving Michigan a 1st round bye. Which is what they had last year also and yet they blew it by being beat by TCU
Should be Michigan, Washington, Texas and Bama
Or they should have a last minute change and make it 8 teams
 

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Agreed. And as Jrry pointed out FSU losing their QB should matter in this particular clusterfuck.
Or should it matter that despite losing their star starting QB, their defense showed it may be the best in the country?
FSU is not one of the 4 best teams. Putting them in over Alabama is nothing more than giving Michigan a 1st round bye. Which is what they had last year also and yet they blew it by being beat by TCU
Should be Michigan, Washington, Texas and Bama
Or they should have a last minute change and make it 8 teams
If Michigan loses McCarthy or Washington loses Penix in round one, they're not one of the 4 best teams anymore?

Let the kids who earned it play the final 3 games. Judging by the way they played this year, Alabama would have a hard time beating Ohio St or Oregon on a neutral field.

The only way to make it right is the 8 team tourney. And even then, there will be some team at #9 who people believe got screwed. Georgia should drop to #4, Oregon to #8. And the top 8 teams should be:

Michigan, Washington, FSU, Georgia, Ohio St., Texas, Alabama and Oregon. And even then some fans could say Texas is rewarded with a bye or Michigan and Washington are getting screwed. I guess that's the best thing about college football.....there's always a better way to rank them or set a playoff system. 4 teams to 8. 8 teams to 12. 12 to 16. I'm fine with it. The more games the better.
 
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If Michigan loses McCarthy or Washington loses Penix in round one, they're not one of the 4 best teams anymore?
That's a silly question.
There's 3 games to decide the national champion. It's a flawed system, by all accounts. So in it's last year of such, why have a flawed result? I just want to watch the best play the best and have the most competitive field there is.
Sorry FSU, they cant compete without their QB. I dont care about fair, I want to see great football
 

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That's a silly question.
There's 3 games to decide the national champion. It's a flawed system, by all accounts. So in it's last year of such, why have a flawed result? I just want to watch the best play the best and have the most competitive field there is.
Sorry FSU, they cant compete without their QB. I dont care about fair, I want to see great football
No it's not a silly question. Here's another one. If Georgia or Alabama (or insert any of the top 8 teams) lost their starting QB prior to the CCG, would they have won anyway? I have a feeling they're going to only drop Georgia to #4. Alabama doesn't deserve a top 4 ranking after losing to Texas and needing a prayer to beat Auburn. Milroe can look good one game and look terrible the next. Georgia has won 41 of it's last 43 games. They got screwed on that 4th down pass reception that actually hit the ground.
 

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I'm thinking the committee that selects the teams are going to pick the best 4 teams with a chance to win it and not worry about what ifs or shoulda woulda coulda scenarios.
 

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I'm thinking the committee that selects the teams are going to pick the best 4 teams with a chance to win it and not worry about what ifs or shoulda woulda coulda scenarios.
Absolutely. Because the previous 13 weeks don't matter. What matters is TV ratings. Nobody is gonna watch a team with a backup QB play an undefeated Washington Huskies team. And the team that won 41 of their last 43 should never get in over the team who gave them those 2 losses. But it's okay to put a team in over a team that beat them soundly, earlier in the year. So many questions, so many contradictions, so much politics. Bottom line is this.....the CFP should never be without an SEC team!!
 
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No it's not a silly question. Here's another one. If Georgia or Alabama (or insert any of the top 8 teams) lost their starting QB prior to the CCG, would they have won anyway? I have a feeling they're going to only drop Georgia to #4. Alabama doesn't deserve a top 4 ranking after losing to Texas and needing a prayer to beat Auburn. Milroe can look good one game and look terrible the next. Georgia has won 41 of it's last 43 games. They got screwed on that 4th down pass reception that actually hit the ground.
It is a silly question, because thats what a semi final is all about. Surviving and reaching the final.
I dont care about semantics and what's fair, I just want to see the best football. There is no argument which supports that FSU provides that. You seem to be supporting the idea that FSU should be rewarded for a great season by being in the top 4. Ultimately, that would be the crowing achievement, and the result from their are basically irrelevant.
I just want to watch great football and dont care who's feelings are hurt
 

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Absolutely. Because the previous 13 weeks don't matter. What matters is TV money.
If it was about TV money, FSU would have no chance. TV ratings will suffer greatly when they get picked
 

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It is a silly question, because thats what a semi final is all about. Surviving and reaching the final.
I dont care about semantics and what's fair, I just want to see the best football. There is no argument which supports that FSU provides that. You seem to be supporting the idea that FSU should be rewarded for a great season by being in the top 4. Ultimately, that would be the crowing achievement, and the result from their are basically irrelevant.
I just want to watch great football and dont care who's feelings are hurt
No FSU should be rewarded because they lost their starting QB, then their backup QB and managed to still go undefeated because they have a great defense. They actually "survived" to reach the semi finals. Did Georgia survive? Did Oregon? No. Did Alabama earn their way into the semi finals only because they are an SEC team, even if they are extremely inconsistent? I want to watch great football too. I am open to the possibility, that can happen without an SEC team and FSU in the final 4.
 
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I'm thinking the committee that selects the teams are going to pick the best 4 teams with a chance to win it and not worry about what ifs or shoulda woulda coulda scenarios.

No FSU should be rewarded because they lost their starting QB, then their backup QB and managed to still go undefeated because they have a great defense. They actually "survived" to reach the semi finals. Did Georgia survive? Did Oregon? No. Did Alabama earn their way into the semi finals only because they are an SEC team, even if they are extremely inconsistent? I want to watch great football too. I am open to the possibility, that can happen without an SEC team and FSU in the final 4.
FSU is incapable of winning the Championship with their current roster.
They get their trophy for the ACC championship and enjoy the season despite the loss of the qb.
Sounds like you are just opposed to an SEC team getting a shot more than you actually believe FSU is good enough
 

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FSU is incapable of winning the Championship with their current roster.
They get their trophy for the ACC championship and enjoy the season despite the loss of the qb.
Sounds like you are just opposed to an SEC team getting a shot more than you actually believe FSU is good enough
I'd agree with you which is why I don't think they should or will be in the final 4.
 

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It better be Michigan, Washington, Texas & Alabama. It’s not that hard. Florida State SOS is 55th & they loss their QB. That is all.