🏈 Looking back over the last five years of the playoffs answer this question for me.

[TerryP]

Have you seen a team that didn't make it to the playoffs that you think they would have won the title?

 

[Splittine]

UCF....oh, wait.

 

[AirForceBamaFan]

I think this year tOSU, GA, and even a complete LSU squad gives Clemson a better game than ND. We all know the match up GA gave us and any Meyer coached team would have a punchers chance on any given day. Just my 2 cents...

 

[XXL TideFan]

Not really

 

[Max]

think this year tOSU, GA, and even a complete LSU squad gives Clemson a better game than ND.

Two of your three have made the playoffs. LSU hasn't. What year did you think they should be in the playoffs? Can't be this year. Can't be last year or the previous either.

Which years did you think OSU or UGA should be in and they would have won the playoff?

 

[TUSKtimes]

The playoff committee and their "eye test" seems to be working out just fine. Now the CCG with their uneven divisions, not so much.

 

[AirForceBamaFan]

think this year tOSU, GA, and even a complete LSU squad gives Clemson a better game than ND.

Two of your three have made the playoffs. LSU hasn't. What year did you think they should be in the playoffs? Can't be this year. Can't be last year or the previous either.

Which years did you think OSU or UGA should be in and they would have won the playoff?

In that case...none

 

[Bamabww]

Can’t think of any.

 

[bamaledge]

Nope!

 

[rick4bama]

I'm like the other on here! I can't think of any this year!

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Agree @TUSKtimes ....primary eye test and records...with tips to bad losses....and good wins....seems that the committee is seeing the whole picture.....ccg impact minimum....in some cases
2017....the Bama-osu was close...bad bad loss by osu
2018.....bad loss seems sunk osu below ok.... but osu looked more complete than ok....but....that bad loss...carried more weight than eye test...
...i was And remain skeptical of committee....but so far ...ok
Now...can they stay un bias.....and try not to become "political correct "....
But to answer question....Maybe...osu this year...uga this year...
Its a shame ucf QB was hurt.....

 

[AirForceBamaFan]

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Absolutely not! I have stated already that we haven't had more than three, in any one year, that should have been in the playoffs since it started.

 

[TerryP]

2018.....bad loss seems sunk osu below ok.... but osu looked more complete than ok....but....that bad loss...carried more weight than eye test...
...i was And remain skeptical of committee....but so far ...ok

The bad loss combined with the Big12 CG winner in OU. They made their case for the playoffs in the conference championship game with a "revenge" win against TX. Without that game, we're looking at OSU in the playoffs.

 

[OldPlayer]

Well, the #1 ranked team has never won the title (0%). A #3 team has never won the title (but the #3 team did win one game - UGA over OU). The #4 team has won it twice (out of four or 50%). Every time Alabama and Clemson have met in the championship game they were ranked #1 or #2. Maybe the future question should be "which #4 team has the most likelihood to win?"

 

[50+yeartidefan]

2018.....bad loss seems sunk osu below ok.... but osu looked more complete than ok....but....that bad loss...carried more weight than eye test...
...i was And remain skeptical of committee....but so far ...ok

The bad loss combined with the Big12 CG winner in OU. They made their case for the playoffs in the conference championship game with a "revenge" win against TX. Without that game, we're looking at OSU in the playoffs.

So if Purdue had won the west for the big 10.....and ...would that have helped osu...had they won
Revenge! ?
Really could have had 5 legit teams in playoff this yea...( no to uga)
But I actually agree with you...osu finished 6...should have been 5....
And we could have had a "play-in game" between osu and ok...for fourth spot... that would have been fun...
I would have actually sat through 245 more commercials about all State with some idiot doing destructive things for some reason, giego, progressive, dr pepper,
Capitol 1,nissan, ford, chevy with alligators for some reason, taco bell, ATnT..etc
....

 

[TerryP]

So if Purdue had won the west for the big 10.....and ...would that have helped osu...had they won
Revenge! ?

There's a good chance that might have happened. Their resume would be better. OSU had two wins over top 10 ranked teams, OU had zero. OSU had a better record against top 30 teams than OU (Sagarin rankings on both.)

I've seen one idea that actually catches my attention a bit. @BamaBoyJosh this may be a way to curb a lot of these players skipping bowl games as well.

It's been suggested a system where the playoff participants aren't selected until after the bowl games. It certainly would take some working out, small details and such, but the idea in and of itself has its merits.

The bowl system and the importance of the bowl wouldn't be diminished. Regular season wins and losses would still have their intended effect--which bowl game your team ends up playing in. It's essentially a tweak to the "Plus 1" scenario we've seen bantered about a few years ago. But, now we're down to timing. Is it two teams selected after the bowl? Four? With two teams, following the bowl season, we'd still be looking at a max of 15 games per season and the season ending in the first/second weekend of January.

One thing about that proposal is it might lead Notre Dame to move to a conference as well. I can see conferences lining up bowl affiliations much like we've seen in the past. The winner of the SEC to the Sugar, B1G and PAC to the Rose, ACC to the Orange, Big 12 to the Fiesta/Cotton (or hell, even Sugar for that matter.)

Along with that proposal it was suggested we return to the BCS formula and allow the Coaches/SID poll and a poll like the Harris be considered and a return of the computer rankings.

Interesting idea to me...but, haven't thought about it that deeply.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

So if Purdue had won the west for the big 10.....and ...would that have helped osu...had they won
Revenge! ?

There's a good chance that might have happened. Their resume would be better. OSU had two wins over top 10 ranked teams, OU had zero. OSU had a better record against top 30 teams than OU (Sagarin rankings on both.)

I've seen one idea that actually catches my attention a bit. @BamaBoyJosh this may be a way to curb a lot of these players skipping bowl games as well.

It's been suggested a system where the playoff participants aren't selected until after the bowl games. It certainly would take some working out, small details and such, but the idea in and of itself has its merits.

The bowl system and the importance of the bowl wouldn't be diminished. Regular season wins and losses would still have their intended effect--which bowl game your team ends up playing in. It's essentially a tweak to the "Plus 1" scenario we've seen bantered about a few years ago. But, now we're down to timing. Is it two teams selected after the bowl? Four? With two teams, following the bowl season, we'd still be looking at a max of 15 games per season and the season ending in the first/second weekend of January.

One thing about that proposal is it might lead Notre Dame to move to a conference as well. I can see conferences lining up bowl affiliations much like we've seen in the past. The winner of the SEC to the Sugar, B1G and PAC to the Rose, ACC to the Orange, Big 12 to the Fiesta/Cotton (or hell, even Sugar for that matter.)

Along with that proposal it was suggested we return to the BCS formula and allow the Coaches/SID poll and a poll like the Harris be considered and a return of the computer rankings.

Interesting idea to me...but, haven't thought about it that deeply.

Gosh @TerryP I remember many years ago..many many...the + 1 was proposed ..
Pick best 2 after bowls to play...never went far....
Back to bcs...NOooooooooooo....
4 team playoff.....works.....awkward with 5 conferences....and letting independent teams in....
But...it’s better then anything else....
How about 3 conference champions....of the 5...are in...the other 2 conference champions....lowest ranked 2...have a " play in "game... makes all ccg quarter finals. ( screw ND, BYU, etc) if they dont want to be ina ccg

 

[TerryP]

Back to bcs...NOooooooooooo....
4 team playoff.....works.....awkward with 5 conferences....and letting independent teams in....

Using the BCS system to rank teams versus the committee ranking them gives the same results, same teams.

I don't have issues with the committee other than sometimes there are 12 discussing teams, at other times as few as nine. OU had two who had to withdrawn from discussing the Sooners...maybe there were three now that I consider Frank Beamer.

 

[rick4bama]

Voting, top two, now top four. We still can't get everyone to agree with any type of system? Now talks about top eight, but if this come along someone will want the top 16's teams! When will it every end?