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College Football 2024

dxmnkd316 said:
I think you misunderstand. These are objective computer ratings, not human ratings. They take all of this into account.
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How are S Florida, Western Ky, and D1aa Mercer so strong? Add in a relatively weak Wisconsin.

Given who bama plays out of conference, the rest must play an amazing schedule top to bottom for them to be as good as you suggest- that’s the only way the SEC as a conference can be so strong that the conference is so good as claimed. Georgia played Tenn Tech, UMass, GT, and Clemson- that’s not bad, I suppose. At least it was another playoff team. TN can count SC St, nobody else. So where is the “power”.
 
MichVandal said:
How are S Florida, Western Ky, and D1aa Mercer so strong? Add in a relatively weak Wisconsin.

Given who bama plays out of conference, the rest must play an amazing schedule top to bottom for them to be as good as you suggest- that’s the only way the SEC as a conference can be so strong that the conference is so good as claimed. Georgia played Tenn Tech, UMass, GT, and Clemson- that’s not bad, I suppose. At least it was another playoff team. TN can count SC St, nobody else. So where is the “power”.
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Everyone focuses on non-conference but Alabama played 6 top 25 teams this year. Georgia played six as well.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Here are the KRACH ratings for football this year.

http://dbaker.50webs.com/cfb24/rank.html

see for yourself where the sos comes from
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Interesting. Per KRACH, Miami should have gotten in above Tennessee, Army would have been the 5th highest seeded conference champion, and Boise State got robbed by Georgia for the #2 seed. Otherwise, very similar results (same teams with byes, same teams hosting first round games).

Per KRACH, Playoff would have been:

12. Army at 5. Notre Dame (winner to play 4. Arizona State)
11. Miami at 6. Ohio State (winner to play 3. Georgia)
10. SMU at 7. Penn State (winner to play 2. Boise State)
9. Indiana at 8. Texas (winner to play 1. Oregon)
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Interesting. Per KRACH, Miami should have gotten in above Tennessee, Army would have been the 5th highest seeded conference champion, and Boise State got robbed by Georgia for the #2 seed. Otherwise, very similar results (same teams with byes, same teams hosting first round games).

Per KRACH, Playoff would have been:

12. Army at 5. Notre Dame (winner to play 4. Arizona State)
11. Miami at 6. Ohio State (winner to play 3. Georgia)
10. SMU at 7. Penn State (winner to play 2. Boise State)
9. Indiana at 8. Texas (winner to play 1. Oregon)
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He had a margin-aware version too. Different results. But similar.

I would have loved to see a rematch of army ND even at the cost of IU/ND.
 
Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Interesting. Per KRACH, Miami should have gotten in above Tennessee, Army would have been the 5th highest seeded conference champion, and Boise State got robbed by Georgia for the #2 seed. Otherwise, very similar results (same teams with byes, same teams hosting first round games).

Per KRACH, Playoff would have been:

12. Army at 5. Notre Dame (winner to play 4. Arizona State)
11. Miami at 6. Ohio State (winner to play 3. Georgia)
10. SMU at 7. Penn State (winner to play 2. Boise State)
9. Indiana at 8. Texas (winner to play 1. Oregon)
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P4 champ is an auto bid, right?
 
(10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame
Friday, Dec. 20 | 8:00pm ET, ABC/ESPN
Notre Dame Stadium – South Bend, IN
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath


(11) SMU at (6) Penn State
Saturday, Dec. 21 | Noon ET, TNT/Max
Beaver Stadium – University Park, PA
Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich


(12) Clemson at (5) Texas
Saturday, Dec. 21 | 4:00pm ET, TNT/Max
DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium – Austin, TX
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor


(9) Tennessee at (8) Ohio State
Saturday, Dec. 21 | 8:00pm ET, ABC/ESPN
Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe


CFP QUARTERFINALS

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
SMU/Penn State vs. (3) Boise State
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 | 7:30pm ET, ESPN
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden


Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Clemson/Texas vs. (4) Arizona State
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 | 1pm ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George


Rose Bowl Game
Tennessee/Ohio State vs. (1) Oregon
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 | 5pm ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe


Allstate Sugar Bowl
Indiana/Notre Dame vs. (2) Georgia
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 | 8:45pm ET, ESPN
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath


CFP SEMIFINALS

Capital One Orange Bowl
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 | 7:30pm ET, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
Commentators TBD


Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 | 7:30pm ET, ESPN
AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX
Commentators TBD


CFP National Championship
Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 | 7:30pm ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath
 
mookie1995 said:
Thought P4, then highest out of group of 5. Could be wrong, haven’t been following all that closely outside the odd Pitt game waiting for them to implode :eek:
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It’s set up to be that, but it is technically possible for 2+ mid majors to get the auto bids. If Army had beaten ND there might’ve been some interesting discussions.
 
mookie1995 said:
Thought P4, then highest out of group of 5. Could be wrong, haven’t been following all that closely outside the odd Pitt game waiting for them to implode :eek:
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To get a bye you have to be a conference champ.

That's why there was talk about the 5-seed being customized for Notre Dame:

- Home Opening Round game
- Weakest team in playoff (#12)
- Facing the lowest Bye team (#4)
 
Russell Jaslow said:
Originally it was reported as three years. Interesting. Why would UNC be stuck with a five-year contract when a) it might not work out and b) he's old.
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Hard to convince a recruit to show up if you aren't expected to be there during the life of their college career.
 
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