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[50+yeartidefan]

Mix em up and still have some great games

Imo

And

Winners move on

 

[50+yeartidefan]

PSU vs Ole Miss - blowout
Bama vs Miami - likely blowout. (Not impressed with Miami.)
UGA vs ND - blowout
UT vs Boise. - blowout.

Ole Miss, Bama, UGA, and UT advance joining TX for the quarters.

Didn't see ohio state in ur senerios

 

[TerryP]

Didn't see ohio state in ur senerios

You didn't see any of the top four or mention of the quarterfinals.

In the above scenario OSU would face the UGA v UM winner.

 

[colbyjacks]

2 out of those top 4 won’t get byes.

 

[64Tide]

Super Bowl? They need to have their minds set on getting to something like the Birmingham Bowl game.

I can't remember exactly where OU was ranked in the pre-season. I do know it was outside the top fifteen, inside the top twenty: and it was the same in both polls. (I'd have to look it up.)

I know they have Bama and LSU left on their schedule and with two losses they are sitting at home.

Injuries have taken their toll on the Sooners. Their starting RB is questionable, three OL out for the season, another three listed as questionable, WR injuries throughout the season ...

I know Riley didn't leave a lot for a solid program when he left. But, I think we can look at this season and admit one thing, "The SEC schedule beat those guys up."

Playing non contact football for year(s) eventually catches up to you. Sooner (pun intended) or later the chickens come home to roost.

 

[TerryP]

Playing non contact football for year(s) eventually catches up to you. Sooner (pun intended) or later the chickens come home to roost.

Some crazy corollaries if you just let your mind wander a bit.

Indian Proclamation Act - people entering a new territory.
OU joins the SEC - people entering a new territory.
Sooners - originate from people moving into the new territory before they were allowed so they could take over land.
OU Sooners - thought they could compete in a new territory ....

Their ego's arrived sooner than their football team.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Didn't see ohio state in ur senerios

But oregon n osu cant be given a bye. So osu has to be in first round. Or Oregon. Big 10 winner conference game winner

So got to project one of them in cfp first round game. So one of 8 that was in our senerio aint gonna make it.

Who is that?

But ur projecting just based on espns probability to make cfps?

 

[Rsedge72]

Some crazy corollaries if you just let your mind wander a bit.

Indian Proclamation Act - people entering a new territory.
OU joins the SEC - people entering a new territory.
Sooners - originate from people moving into the new territory before they were allowed so they could take over land.
OU Sooners - thought they could compete in a new territory ....

Their ego's arrived sooner than their football team.

Your mind must be a scary place!!!!

 

[TerryP]

But oregon n osu cant be given a bye. So osu has to be in first round. Or Oregon. Big 10 winner conference game winner

So got to project one of them in cfp first round game. So one of 8 that was in our senerio aint gonna make it.

Who is that?

But ur projecting just based on espns probability to make cfps?

When I posted that tweet it was about the first round matchups. It wasn't about the structure. I said, as it stands today (based on that ranking) that's who would face OSU.

In a few hours we'll see how it would shake out if last weekend was the final weekend. It's all a hypothetical.

I saw Staples having Bama as a 3 seed ... seen them projected to face IU.

It's just talk...about different scenarios. C?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

When I posted that tweet it was about the first round matchups. It wasn't about the structure. I said, as it stands today (based on that ranking) that's who would face OSU.

In a few hours we'll see how it would shake out if last weekend was the final weekend. It's all a hypothetical.

I saw Staples having Bama as a 3 seed ... seen them projected to face IU.

It's just talk...about different scenarios. C?

Gotta ya. I was interjecting my thoughts. On matchups.

But for blowouts. I see some possible very interesting n great matchups

 

[TerryP]

Gotta ya. I was interjecting my thoughts. On matchups.

But for blowouts. I see some possible very interesting n great matchups

I could change the title to any of those games, add 'bowl' to the end...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I could change the title to any of those games, add 'bowl' to the end...

Except. The winner lives to play another day...unlike bowls where players sit....oh ...shit...me n u been through this...to many times......

 

[TerryP]

Except. The winner lives to play another day...unlike bowls where players sit....oh ...shit...me n u been through this...to many times......

I'm 100 percent behind the idea of a team advancing to play another day after they just beat the hell out of team whose reward is, "at least you made it there."

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I'm 100 percent behind the idea of a team advancing to play another day after they just beat the hell out of team whose reward is, "at least you made it there."

But you like bowls. Are those matchups better than these? Of course not.
And winner of mayo tonytigertampex bowl in which half dozen key players sit out... Moves on to.....play in their spring game

 

[TerryP]

But you like bowls. Are those matchups better than these? Of course not.
And winner of mayo tonytigertampex bowl in which half dozen key players sit out... Moves on to.....play in their spring game

You still miss the point.

I don't like seeing adults devalue an experience a college athlete receives for his time playing football. I've said this since day one. You tell someone "it isn't worth anything," kids tend to believe that.

It leads to kids quitting teams because, they heard the adults say, the bowls aren't worth anything.

This is what has happened.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

You still miss the point.

I don't like seeing adults devalue an experience a college athlete receives for his time playing football. I've said this since day one. You tell someone "it isn't worth anything," kids tend to believe that.

It leads to kids quitting teams because, they heard the adults say, the bowls aren't worth anything.

This is what has happened.

Totally agree. That is whats happened n continues to happen.

I grew up with bowl games. I was excited to watch I went to a many.

But cfps are a real and growing thing. It.. nil... portal...are reality. The cfps are more exciting. Period. Win or go home.

First round cfp game ttown. 100k. Regardless of opponent
that would be exciting


.

 

[TerryP]

But cfps are a real and growing thing. It.. nil... portal...are reality. The cfps are more exciting. Period. Win or go home.

This is like the taste taste between Pepsi and Coca-Cola. The NCAA looking at the NFL.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

This is like the taste taste between Pepsi and Coca-Cola. The NCAA looking at the NFL.

Absolutely. Some things us older fans will never like or accept

 

[Bamaclam]

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We would beat the five teams just above us and would love to see us play the other 3 above that.
We really should be undefeated if not for two horribly played and coached games.
I'm really pleased with the changes they made with the snap cadence vs LSU. If we had that in place vs UTK i think we win that game.
Also love the lead power QB run they installed against LSU. If you can get Milroe to a clean edge I dont see anyone being able to stop that without completely selling out.

 

[mando]

Very interesting how the mood on here goes from this team will lose 5-6 games and go to the crapper bowl to they are world beaters and destined for the NC game. The team has improved and played two really good games. The LSU game was a dominating win for sure but we are likely somewhere in between those to realities. Continue to say the team has a high ceiling but still a loong way to go. Maybe not as long as they had a couple of games ago but they still have deficiencies that will get exposed against the best competition especially if they listen to the talking heads.