| GAME THREAD 🏆CFB- The Playoffs: Quarterfinals: The playoffs resume Thursday night

[It Takes Eleven]

As disrespectful as the Notre Dame crowd has been today, I hope Indiana whips their ass on their grass…

No grass. What is the northernmost stadium with real grass?

Hilarious stat, most ND wins against ranked teams…a testament to their historically weak schedules.

 

[Rolltide24]

I watched a little of the game with my son and we had to turn to something else, it was awful football. Like a game between 2 mid-tier teams that aren’t strong in any particular area.

 

[PurlJam]

Tried to watch ND vs IU playoff and a Tuesday night MAC game broke out.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I watched a little of the game with my son and we had to turn to something else, it was awful football. Like a game between 2 mid-tier teams that aren’t strong in any particular area.

Had to check my dial to make sure I wasn’t watching the MAC attack.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

IU was the benefactor of their soft schedule, that was obvious well before this game. And while they are very well coached, their problem is their overall lack of talent. They've got some solid football players, but so does every other power 4 program. Cignetti got the most out of them, which is a credit to him and his staff... but they don't have playoff level talent. And if they'd played some other playoff worthy teams in the regular season, their fate would have been settled before tonight.

 

[#80]

IU = pretender

 

[bamanc50]

Well the first game of the 12 team playoff has at least proven one thing. The system needs some serious tweaking.

 

[Secondand26]

Sean McDonough & McElroy are little bitches. Both politicked like hell for SMU & now are saying that going forward strength of schedule has to be given more weight. Fuck both of them

 

[Krimson]

Go for 2 down 18 with min and half left but punt on 4th down 17 with 10 min left?

 

[Kamikazi18627]

IU was the benefactor of their soft schedule, that was obvious well before this game. And while they are very well coached, their problem is their overall lack of talent. They've got some solid football players, but so does every other power 4 program. Cignetti got the most out of them, which is a credit to him and his staff... but they don't have playoff level talent. And if they'd played some other playoff worthy teams in the regular season, their fate would have been settled before tonight.

To be honest, I think there’s only 5 playoff level talented teams in college football.

Georgia
Texas
Oregon
Ohio State
Alabama

Honorable mention- Ole Miss

That’s it. Should only a be 4 team playoff like it has been for the last 10 years or so. Leave it the heck alone.

 

[Krimson]

To be honest, I think there’s only 5 playoff level talented teams in college football.

Georgia
Texas
Oregon
Ohio State
Alabama

Honorable mention- Ole Miss

That’s it. Should only a be 4 team playoff like it has been for the last 10 years or so. Leave it the heck alone.

Or go back to the BCS, when did they get it wrong?

 

[Kamikazi18627]

Or go back to the BCS, when did they get it wrong?

They didn’t. Unfortunately, money is more important than actually playing a tough schedule and winning games.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Tried to watch ND vs IU playoff and a Tuesday night MAC game broke out.

Great minds…

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

To be honest, I think there’s only 5 playoff level talented teams in college football.

Georgia
Texas
Oregon
Ohio State
Alabama

Honorable mention- Ole Miss

That’s it. Should only a be 4 team playoff like it has been for the last 10 years or so. Leave it the heck alone.

You're setting a pretty high threshold there, but it'll almost certainly be one of those first 4 that win it all this year, and there's a reason for that. But there's a lot of teams out there that have more talent (and I'm talking future NFL level talent) than Indiana. It was always only gonna take them so far, regardless of being really well coached.

 

[Krimson]

They didn’t. Unfortunately, money is more important than actually playing a tough schedule and winning games.

Agree. My theory on why it's the wild west in NIL is TV networks wanted bigger playoff so no holds barred transfers and NIL money has been allowed to break the best teams depth. Rules will come into place in the next couple years to regulate this but there had to be no rules to get it done quickly. Now that there's no dominant dynasty set up an NFL style playoff where multiple teams are capable of winning and have a 12 to 20 team playoff for more money.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

McElroy trying to play up the quality of the playoff teams…sounds like a West Memphis bond salesman. The dominant ND victory is getting dinged by the late push.

 

[BamaFan334]

Hoping those saying "we didn't deserve it" are re-evaluating what that now means.

 

[Kamikazi18627]

You're setting a pretty high threshold there, but it'll almost certainly be one of those first 4 that win it all this year, and there's a reason for that. But there's a lot of teams out there that have more talent (and I'm talking future NFL level talent) than Indiana. It was always only gonna take them so far, regardless of being really well coached.

Tons of talented teams. No doubt.

Still think the most talent is within those 6 though. Probably could throw in Texas a & m too.

 

[No Huddle]

What was on tonight?

 

[No Huddle]

That’s right it’s the collection of college football teams playoff-ish thingy