🏈 Do Group of 5 teams belong in the playoffs?

[alabamajack]

Cincinnati did put up more of a fight than Notre Dame and Michigan state when we played them

 

[rick4bama]

Well if these guys play this way! Yes!

 

[alabama mike]

Yes, UC is a good football team.

 

[planomateo]

It doesn't matter, 12 team playoff is coming.

 

[bama alum]

Well if these guys play this way! Yes!

Agree!

It doesn't matter, 12 team playoff is coming.

Sigh, yeah...

 

[BamaFan334]

Yes, they definitely have played better than Notre Dame, Washington, and Michigan State. They may not have scored a lot of points, but they played really good defense. We never tested them deep, but we also did not have to due to Robinson killing it in the run game. They also didn't give Bryce much time to pick them a part deep either which was impressive.

 

[planomateo]

Yes, they definitely have played better than Notre Dame, Washington, and Michigan State. They may not have scored a lot of points, but they played really good defense. We never tested them deep, but we also did not have to due to Robinson killing it in the run game. They also didn't give Bryce much time to pick them a part deep either which was impressive.

No. They don't belong. This isn't debatable.

Cincinnati has a 3* offensive line.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

It doesn't matter, 12 team playoff is coming.

When that happens they will shorten the regular season. Can't expect 17 games in a season for the two in the Championship Game.

 

[planomateo]

When that happens they will shorten the regular season. Can't expect 17 games in a season for the two in the Championship Game.

Agree. The regular season will just get watered down.

Curious to see how the SEC handles 16 teams and a larger playoff from a scheduling standpoint. They're already afraid of a 9 game conference schedule.

 

[planomateo]

218 yards of offense, but yeah, they were undefeated

 

[bamatommy]

When that happens they will shorten the regular season. Can't expect 17 games in a season for the two in the Championship Game.

How will the non-playoff teams make up for the lost revenue when they have two or three less games? What about the vendors, hotels, restaurants etc?

 

[planomateo]

Cincinnati's offense scored zero points.

Z E R O

0

Nada

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Curious to see how the SEC handles 16 teams and a larger playoff from a scheduling standpoint standpoint. They're already afraid of a 9 game conference schedule.

Gonna have to go 9 games I believe, maybe 10, if you keep divisions. Even dropping cross division rivalries means it takes 16 years to play the other division home and away if there are only 8 games.

I think 4 team pods have to happen. They are the only way I can see keeping rivalries while also playing every team home and away during 4 year cycle. It creates a weird looking cycle over time and requires 9 games still but it works better than divisions.

 

[rick4bama]

218 yards of offense, but yeah, they were undefeated

Didn't I hear that Bama had more total yards in the 1st Qt. Then anyone that the Bearcats played this year?

 

[planomateo]

Didn't I hear that Bama had more total yards in the 1st Qt. Then anyone that the Bearcats played this year?

Not accurate

 

[bamascw]

I think as a whole, they don’t belong. But this year was a strange year, no really good pac 12, ACC or Big 12 team

 

[BamaFan334]

No. They don't belong. This isn't debatable.

Cincinnati has a 3* offensive line.

Ha, ours blocked like one for most of the year.

 

[bama alum]

I think as a whole, they don’t belong. But this year was a strange year, no really good pac 12, ACC or Big 12 team

No good PAC 12 team isn't a strange year...

 

[bamascw]

No good PAC 12 team isn't a strange year...

Okay, you got me there

 

[252BAMA]

Yes. G5, no.