**** Official 2023 College Football Thread****

[Titty Meat]

Week 11:

Alabama vs. Kentucky (+11, 47)

Michigan vs. Penn State (+4.5, 44.5)

Texas Tech vs. Kansas (-3.5, 61)

Arizona vs. Colorado (+10, 55)

Missouri vs. Tennessee (-1, 58.5)

Miami vs. Florida State (-14.5, 50)

Oklahoma State vs. UCF (+2.5, 64)

Utah vs. Washington (-9, 54.5)

Ole Miss vs. Georgia (-11,59)

West Virginia vs. Oklahoma (-12.5, 58)

Michigan State vs. Ohio State (-31.5, 47)

Florida vs. LSU (-13.5, 63.5)

Texas vs. TCU (+10, 53)

USC vs. Oregon (-15, 73.5)

[tk13]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Alabama has the best win of anyone in the country now and they are SEC champions. I wouldn't be betting on Texas making it over them myself.

I think it's possible but if you do that there's no point in playing the actual games. It's all just math at that point. Alabama had their chance to ensure a bid and they lost by double digits.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Alabama has the best win of anyone in the country now and they are SEC champions. I wouldn't be betting on Texas making it over them myself.

Also, Bama’s loss is better than Texas’s loss.

The interesting part is that Texas is Bama’s loss.

Bama has the best win of the two and the better loss.

I think the Committee picks Bama.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tk13

I think it's possible but if you do that there's no point in playing the actual games. It's all just math at that point. Alabama had their chance to ensure a bid and they lost by double digits.

You could say the same thing about Texas losing to OU.

There's no "right" answer here. It's just who the committee thinks are the four best teams (and my guess is they go with Bama based on their track record with the SEC).

[ROYC75]

You have to talk about the elephant in the room bots. Alabama has made a name for itself with this game!

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Also, Bama’s loss is better than Texas’s loss.

The interesting part is that Texas is Bama’s loss.

Bama has the best win of the two and the better loss.

I think the Committee picks Bama.

If Alabama’s loss is better, doesn’t that validate Texas’ case even more since that “quality loss” was to Texas?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Also, Bama’s loss is better than Texas’s loss.

The interesting part is that Texas is Bama’s loss.

Bama has the best win of the two and the better loss.

I think the Committee picks Bama.

As do I. They'll separate the H2H and look at the entire season of work.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You could say the same thing about Texas losing to OU.

There's no "right" answer here. It's just who the committee thinks are the four best teams.

You can't though, they played head to head on the same field. I mean I'd rather see Alabama but if you put two teams head to head and one beats the other and it means nothing, then the entire sport is pointless. The end. If Alabama gets in it has to be at Florida State or Michigan's expense.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

If Alabama’s loss is better, doesn’t that validate Texas’ case even more since that “quality loss” was to Texas?

It’s a circular argument, but I think that’s how the Committee justifies Bama over Texas.

I’d put Texas in personally.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tk13

You can't though, they played head to head on the same field. I mean I'd rather see Alabama but if you put two teams head to head and one beats the other and it means nothing, then the entire sport is pointless. The end. If Alabama gets in it has to be at Florida State or Michigan's expense.

It doesn't have to mean nothing. It's just not the sole determining factor. Nor should it be if the committee's job is to actually pick who they think the four best teams are.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by tk13

Let the playoff selection drama begin. Texas is probably the weakest team but they won by 10 on the road at Alabama. If you don't put them in over Alabama there's no point in playing the games. Just don't play any of the games and put the most talented teams in and be done with it.

Exactly. If Alabama gets in over Texas the whole system is a joke

[FloridaMan88]

A quality win > A quality loss.

Especially when that quality win was Texas going into Tuscaloosa and decisively beating Alabama.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It doesn't have to mean nothing. It's just not the sole determining factor. Nor should it be if the committee's job is to actually pick who they think the four best teams are.

Then why have a playoff? Why pit the teams head-to-head in a single game that determines the champion if a single game between two teams on the same field isn't the sole determining factor? The argument defeats the entire point of a playoff in the first place. Just have the committee name the best team, they're the champion, game over.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

A quality win > A quality loss.

Especially when that quality win was Texas going into Tuscaloosa and decisively beating Alabama.

Or Alabama beating Georgia in a conference championship game, a school that had completely dominated the sport for two years?

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It doesn't have to mean nothing. It's just not the sole determining factor. Nor should it be if the committee's job is to actually pick who they think the four best teams are.

So the better team is the one who lost by double digits to the other team? That's ridiculous. If that's true than as pointed out the games DO NOT MATTER.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

So the better team is the one who lost by double digits to the other team? That's ridiculous. If that's true than as pointed out the games DO NOT MATTER.

Maybe? They played 3 months ago. They aren't getting judged solely on that game.