College Football Playoff discussion

[OldPhiKap]

Whoa there, Reilly. I hate to crash your Sooner Schooner, but it would be 1 Ohio State; 2 Clemson; 3 LSU; and 7 Oregon. Go Ducks!

(i.e. “Okay, Boomer Sooner”)

[Bob Green]

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma

[Stray Gator]

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma

The Committee got it exactly right, IMO.

[Bob Green]

The Committee got it exactly right, IMO.

I agree.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

The Committee got it exactly right, IMO.

Well, that's no fun.

[Steven43]

(i.e. “Okay, Boomer Sooner”)

Clever.

Gosh, I really do not like that expression. Probably because a friend of mine continually uses it against me, even though I am too young to be a baby boomer. Soooo annoying.

By the way, LSU is going to beat Oklahoma by double digits. Not exactly a hot take, I know. I have no clue about Ohio State versus Clemson. It should be a truly great game — worthy of being a the National Championship game.

[Bob Green]

Clever.

Gosh, I really do not like that expression. Probably because a friend of mine continually uses it against me, even though I am too young to be a baby boomer. Soooo annoying.

Boomer Sooner has nothing to do with baby boomer. Two unrelated terms.

[Steven43]

No, Bob, OPK wrote “Okay Boomer” (and added “Sooner” to be clever). You have heard this phrase recently, no? I assumed that’s what he was doing. Maybe I incorrectly gave him credit. If so, my bad.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Boomer

[Bob Green]

No, Bob, OPK wrote “Okay Boomer” (and added “Sooner” to be clever). You have heard this phrase recently, no? I assumed that’s what he was doing. Maybe I incorrectly gave him credit. If so, my bad.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Boomer

Oops. I missed it.

[kshepinthehouse]

Clever.

Gosh, I really do not like that expression. Probably because a friend of mine continually uses it against me, even though I am too young to be a baby boomer. Soooo annoying.

By the way, LSU is going to beat Oklahoma by double digits. Not exactly a hot take, I know. I have no clue about Ohio State versus Clemson. It should be a truly great game — worthy of being a the National Championship game.

I think Ohio State is going to romp too depending on Fields health.

[Steven43]

I think Ohio State is going to romp too depending on Fields health.

Really? You think Ohio State is going to beat Clemson handily? Hmm, I don’t know about that. I think it’s going to be an exciting and close game. Clemson has a HUGE coaching advantage. It would be a mistake to discount that.

[SouthernDukie]

The Committee got it exactly right, IMO.

They got it almost exactly right. Switch two and three and they would have it exactly right. I think Clemson will win in a competitive game against OSU.

[SouthernDukie]

I think Ohio State is going to romp too depending on Fields health.

Wow! No faith in Clemson huh? I guess the previous two out of three championships isn’t enough for you to respect them. OK, we will see. A Clemson romp would not surprise me. But neither would a semi-close win by Clemson. Anything involving a Buckeye’s victory other than a very close win would totally surprise me. A romp by them? Can’t see it at all.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

The Committee got it exactly right, IMO.

And they're very happy that
LSU romped
Ohio State struggled but won
Clemson romped
Oklahoma won.

Made it easier than it could have been...

[SouthernDukie]

It’s such a shame that we have a bunch of idiots voting in the AP poll. What fools. Five of the Top 10 teams are from the pathetic SEC. Only one from the dominant and best conference, the big ten. Will those AP fools never learn?

[Buckminsterfuller]

It’s such a shame that we have a bunch of idiots voting in the AP poll. What fools. Five of the Top 10 teams are from the pathetic SEC. Only one from the dominant and best conference, the big ten. Will those AP fools never learn?

At least you have been consistent with your Dixie bias. I like LSU and agree that they pass the eye test. So does Clemson, but they are untested this year.

OSU is the first team in the CFP era to win 9 conference games and their conference championship. And they didn't schedule an FBS team, not UNCC and Wofford.

The computers LOVE OSU. Here's something different than the eye test to chew on...

Current Sagarin-PREDICTOR ratings:

Ohio State [#1, 106.22]
Clemson [#2, 101.25]
LSU [#4, 98.27]
Oklahoma [#6, 92.81]

Projected pointspreads for the possible combinations of those teams are:

OSU -5 vs Clemson
OSU -8 vs LSU
OSU -13 vs Oklahoma
Clemson -3 vs LSU
Clemson -8 vs Oklahoma
LSU -5 vs Oklahoma

I hope the Buckeyes burst your bubble like they did in the first CFP.

[Bob Green]

I hope the Buckeyes burst your bubble like they did in the first CFP.

I’ll be rooting for Clemson to put a beat down on the Buckeyes. Go ACC!

[arnie]

I’ll be rooting for Clemson to put a beat down on the Buckeyes. Go ACC!

Yea one more beatdown & Big whatever/PAC 12 should withdraw from BCS to emphasize the Rose Bowl. This was actually opined in WSJ years ago and now I think time has come. Less embarrassment for those two small time conferences😂

[JasonEvans]

Current Sagarin-PREDICTOR ratings:

Ohio State [#1, 106.22]
Clemson [#2, 101.25]
LSU [#4, 98.27]
Oklahoma [#6, 92.81]

Projected pointspreads for the possible combinations of those teams are:

OSU -5 vs Clemson
OSU -8 vs LSU
OSU -13 vs Oklahoma
Clemson -3 vs LSU
Clemson -8 vs Oklahoma
LSU -5 vs Oklahoma

Look, I love me some computer generated pointspreads and all, but if you can find me LSU -5 against Oklahoma I have a LOT OF MONEY to bet on that. And when tOSU and LSU play for the title, LSU plus 8 is extremely attractive.

-Jason "no sportsbook in the world would publish those lines... LSU is gonna be more like 10-12 points over OK" Evans

[Reilly]

That poll also thinks 6-6 UNC is better than 9-4 UVA, 8-4 Wake, 8-4 VT, and 7-5 Pittsburgh. I've seen all of those teams in person. My eye test agrees with the scoreboard result that X > UNC.

What do the composite rankings say that are posted on here? Having 20+ polls helps, but a major problem with football computer rankings is the limited sample size. College football scheduling is a good topic but way beyond the scope of this thread.

Whoa there, Reilly. I hate to crash your Sooner Schooner, but it would be 1 Ohio State; 2 Clemson; 3 LSU; and 7 Oregon. Go Ducks!

Thanks for catching Oregon over OU based on championship + higher ranking objective criteria. I'd take that.

UNC 40, UVA 44 -- so, flip them. They're middling/good teams. Carolina's higher slot due to 1-point loss to Clemson as opposed to Virginia 1,400-point loss, I'm guessing. Having "champ + computer rating" is going to give the same outcome as the humans 85% of the time, in my wild-guess opinion. Just make it objective. LSU, Ohio State, and Clemson -- all agree on. Cases can be made for Oklahoma or Oregon -- just like in March cases can be made between some 19-13 Georgia team and a 23-5 UTEP team or whatever. Just let the computers decide (computers programmed by humans). Agree on the objective criteria ahead of time.