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All-TigerNet [13056]
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UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:13 PM
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Forget Ohio State, this is the kind of team that truly gets screwed under the current system.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:15 PM
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Agreed. I personally don’t want to see it but it looks like we should be playing them instead of Bama tonight.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:17 PM
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or they could toughen up their non-conference schedule
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:17 PM
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I would have to say Bama would roll UCF as would we. They are making a good argument but in reality, a group of 5 will never make the playoffs unless it’s expanded or they beat multiple top 15 FBS teams within a season.
If UCF had beaten two top 15 teams, finishing undefeated, they’d be in.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:20 PM
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I agree but it at least looks like they should’ve had a shot.
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Re: Why would we or Bama “roll them” when we didn’t
Jan 1, 2018, 4:24 PM
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Clemson is on a different level than UCF. Our defense would eat up UCF.
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Re: Why would we or Bama “roll them” when we didn’t
Jan 1, 2018, 4:29 PM
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Yep. As someone said earlier, if UCF had played even in the ACC they would have at least a loss if not more.
I would have to think if UCF had to play the teams in the playoffs, they’d lose all four.
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Rock Defender [54]
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You seem to know a lot about things that haven’t actually happened
Jan 1, 2018, 4:36 PM
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:21 PM
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Do not be fooled by bowl games. Any team can do it once? UCF would not have gone through the ACC or the SEC without 2 losses most likely.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Just thinking the same thing
Jan 1, 2018, 4:18 PM
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:19 PM
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They remind me a lot of us in recent years. Playing fast and loose no matter the opponent
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:23 PM
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If you want to show that you belong with the big boys. You can't wait until the bowl game. You must schedule tougher.
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It's not that easy. First, those noncon games are scheduled
Jan 1, 2018, 4:28 PM
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years and years in advance, and the other problem is that nobody really wants to play them. Why would we want to schedule UCF? There's nothing to gain and too much risk of losing.
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Re: It's not that easy. First, those noncon games are scheduled
Jan 1, 2018, 4:43 PM
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So schedule traditional powers and hope they are who they are suppose to be when the game is played. Then you have an argument.
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They would have zero chance winning this game and then
Jan 1, 2018, 4:25 PM
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beating 2 of the 4 in the playoffs. Plus they would not get to play the 7th seed as an 8 seed.
The season is the playoff. Join a power 5 conference and win it.
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I'm sure they would love to join a P5 conference***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:33 PM
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THEY ARE RANKED #12
Jan 1, 2018, 4:26 PM
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so I am not sure how that is supposed to work.
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Top G5 would be one of the 8
Jan 1, 2018, 4:35 PM
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Generally I've seen the format for 8 team playoff as 5 conference champs + Top G5 + 2 at large.
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EXACTLY!!! THEY ARE RANKED #12. not BLIMP worthy!***
Jan 1, 2018, 7:36 PM
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Exactly. 4 won't cut it.*****
Jan 1, 2018, 4:26 PM
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Re: Exactly. 4 won't cut it.*****
Jan 1, 2018, 4:29 PM
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UCF will probably be a part of power 5 expansion in the future. Them and South Florida and Memphis
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4 is perfect...***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:30 PM
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until it's not.
Maybe at the end of the contract a better case will be made, but there will always be acrimony.
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All-In [48078]
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It sucks that so many teams start the season playing...
Jan 1, 2018, 4:34 PM
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basically for the fun of it, but no chance of winning it all.
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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SOS makes a big difference; some roads are harder to travel.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:44 PM
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That doesn't mean we should entitle those that haven't earned it by lowering the brass ring.
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True, but it sucks in many ways.
Jan 1, 2018, 5:10 PM
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I don't have the solution, but it sucks.
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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Yes, I am.***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:32 PM
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Re: Yes, I am.***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:33 PM
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how many moore times you going to edit that, coot?
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None...
Jan 1, 2018, 4:34 PM
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idiot.
I was looking for the poll.
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Re: None...
Jan 1, 2018, 4:35 PM
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I am glad you finally settled on the poll that has them at 12.
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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I was just trying to do you a solid,
Jan 1, 2018, 4:47 PM
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and my source was the little numeral next to their name on the TV for the last 4 hours.
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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TV? I didn't watch it, save follow on that update.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:58 PM
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I need no solid.
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NO, simply they should have been 4th team.***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:33 PM
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Re: NO, simply they should have been 4th team.***
Jan 1, 2018, 4:46 PM
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Actually looking at their schedule. They tried to get GT but it got cancelled due to the hurricane. The other ranked teams they played were hyped up by their weak conference as well.
This was a good team. But had they even been in the conversation their resume would not have held up to get into the 4.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:39 PM
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You don't let 3- 4 undeserving teams in and risk injuries to the legit National Championship Teams in a semi final; for Cinderella who played a cupcake schedule. UCF only played Memphis and USF all year and those teams' rankings are based off the fact that they also played cupcakes all year long.
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So you let one SEC team with cup cake schedule in?
Jan 1, 2018, 4:55 PM
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The lower divisions have a real playoff and it works. The difference is ESPN controls the purse strings for the FBS.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:45 PM
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Or for putting Bama over a 13-0 UCF team prior to their Peach Bowl win.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:46 PM
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Agree. If their name was Notre Dame, they are the top seed.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:47 PM
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If their name was ND they woukd have played a schedule with a pulse.
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:48 PM
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As opposed to Alabama who gets in by name alone?
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Re: UCF making a good argument for an 8 team playoff.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:54 PM
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Alabama got in based off the notion that they could compete with Clemson. In all honesty it was them or Wisconsin, after what we did to Ohio St last year.
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Feel for UCF but 4 is perfect. Otherwise the rivalry
Jan 1, 2018, 4:46 PM
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weekend and conference championship games are watered down.
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Rock Defender [50]
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The playoffs will be expanding shortly.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:55 PM
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It's just a matter of when. I'm thinking 2-3 years max, and wouldn't be the least bit surprised if something comes out this offseason.
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Re: The playoffs will be expanding shortly.
Jan 1, 2018, 4:58 PM
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Maybe play the opening round the week after the Army/Navy game-top 4 teams with home field...then give the winners 3 weeks before the semi's?
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Rock Defender [50]
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So many different ways to cut it.
Jan 1, 2018, 5:01 PM
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But no matter what, expansion is coming soon.
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Re: So many different ways to cut it.
Jan 1, 2018, 8:12 PM
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Blue bloods will always be blue bloods.
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No, they are making good argument they should have been
Jan 1, 2018, 5:04 PM
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in instead of Bama. They did what Bama couldn't do...beat Auburn!!
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feel bad for UCF they did everything right I still
Jan 1, 2018, 5:20 PM
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say 4 is right.They should have gone before Ala
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Rock Defender [50]
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A team like UCF will never get in, undefeated or not.
Jan 1, 2018, 7:34 PM
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If you truly want the "underdogs" in, then it will have to be expanded. The committee will otherwise never take a group of 5 team over a blueblood like Alabama.
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An eight-team playoff would be too many games
Jan 1, 2018, 8:18 PM
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for college players. If the NCAA wants to see top players skipping, let them try adding playoff games.
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