2023-2024 NCAA Football Thread

[Don in CT]

Next year ...

Once we get all these Other teams in, it will become a Joke.

This unwritten rule to always have an SEC team in no matter what. Why bother have conference championships if they won’t matter.

 

[Jimbo]

Why even have rankings then.

Michigan and Washington I totally agree with.

AP ranked Florida State at #4 which I agree with more then Alabama.

I think has, the FSU Back up QB played very well last week .... not just managed the game and the same with this week, they would have got in.

If you watched the FSU Offense the last two weeks, you know they are not a Top 4 team without thier #1 QB.
More than likely they would have been a 10+ underdog against Michigan and probably worse against the rest in there.

Difference being, when Ohio State got in in '14, thier back ups, back up, Cardale Jones had already shown he could beat a Top team, destroying Wisconsin 59-0 and Bama that year as well.

 

[Don in CT]

Why even have rankings then.

Michigan and Washington I totally agree with.

AP ranked Florida State at #4 which I agree with more then Alabama.

It’s all about ratings and who ESPN wants on TV.

 

[Don in CT]

I think has, the FSU Back up QB played very well last week .... not just managed the game and the same with this week, they would have got in.

If you watched the FSU Offense the last two weeks, you know they are not a Top 4 team without thier #1 QB.
More than likely they would have been a 10+ underdog against Michigan and probably worse against the rest in there.

Difference being, when Ohio State got in in '14, thier back ups, back up, Cardale Jones had already shown he could beat a Top team, destroying Wisconsin 59-0 and Bama that year as well.

Bama barely beat Auburn a week ago. Are they better than an undefeated FSU?

 

[Ronnie-]

Bama barely beat Auburn a week ago. Are they better than an undefeated FSU?

Undoubtedly imo.

FSU went undefeated, sure, but with the qb out and the records of their opponents, they would have gotten skill drug by any of those four.

And likely a few behind them.

 

[Jimbo]

Bama barely beat Auburn a week ago. Are they better than an undefeated FSU?

A FSU team with thier 2nd or 3rd string QB ?

YES

Not being a Bama Fan, Bama is Tons better now, than they were in the first half of the season.
Ironically, exactly how you want your team to progress.

 

[Don in CT]

A FSU team with thier 2nd or 3rd string QB ?

YES

They still won though. They didn’t collapse with a third stringer.

 

[Bruce]

It’s all about ratings and who ESPN wants on TV.

ESPN already paid, it is about the next contract, which is to be finished next year, up after the 2025 Season.

The CFP is looking for a big increase, which ESPN might not be able to afford, time for more streaming.

The CFP has kicked off negotiations for its next broadcast cycle ahead of a planned expansion from four to 12 teams in 2026. The event is currently exclusive to ESPN, with a 12-year contract to expire after the 2025 season. The expansion of the event will likely lead to games being shown by multiple broadcasters.

College Football Playoff rights draw interest from Apple and Amazon, says report - SportsPro

The expanded CFP is expected to be shown by multiple broadcasters from 2026, after being exclusively shown on ESPN.

www.sportspromedia.com

 

[Jimbo]

They still won though. They didn’t collapse with a third stringer.

They didn't play any one with a heart beat ...
Louisville was Terrible.

Did you watch either Offense ?
Louisville or FSU ????

 

[Don in CT]

ESPN already paid, it is about the next contract, which is to be finished next year, up after the 2025 Season.

The CFP is looking for a big increase, which ESPN might not be able to afford, time for more streaming.

The CFP has kicked off negotiations for its next broadcast cycle ahead of a planned expansion from four to 12 teams in 2026. The event is currently exclusive to ESPN, with a 12-year contract to expire after the 2025 season. The expansion of the event will likely lead to games being shown by multiple broadcasters.

College Football Playoff rights draw interest from Apple and Amazon, says report - SportsPro

The expanded CFP is expected to be shown by multiple broadcasters from 2026, after being exclusively shown on ESPN.

www.sportspromedia.com

ESPN still needs eyeballs. They don’t want dud games to sell to advertisers. The expanded playoff starts next year. The new contract hasn’t been finalized yet.

 

[Jimbo]

It’s all about ratings and who ESPN wants on TV.

Too some degree, Yes...
However, I think thats more for the Rest of the Bowl games.

TTUN playing Washington in the Rose Bowl would have been the BEST match up.

 

[Don in CT]

They didn't play any one with a heart beat ...
Louisville was Terrible.

So it’s more about the ACC. Had FSU won the SEC under the same circumstances they would be in.

 

[Don in CT]

This is more about protecting the SEC as much as it is about FSU injuries.

 

[Ronnie-]

So it’s more about the ACC. Had FSU won the SEC under the same circumstances they would be in.

Probably.

The ACC as a whole was down this year. FSU was basically it.

 

[Don in CT]

Too some degree, Yes...
However, I think thats more for the Rest of the Bowl games.

TTUN playing Washington in the Rose Bowl would have been the BEST match up.

I don’t know why they didn’t put Washington in the Rose Bowl.

 

[Jimbo]

This is more about protecting the SEC as much as it is about FSU injuries.

I actually agree with the committee on this one.

Right now, Bama would beat FSU 31-10 ....

 

[Don in CT]

I actually agree with the committee on this one.

Right now, Bama would beat FSU 31-10 ....

It’s why they play the games. Let the teams play each other not a committee.

Imagine if the NFL decided to have a committee decide the Super Bowl.

 

[Jimbo]

I don’t know why they didn’t put Washington in the Rose Bowl.

To get the Mich /Washington match up they would have had to have either Mich or Washington at #4, neither of them should be at #4.
Or 2 & 3.

 

[Jimbo]

It’s why they play the games. Let the teams play each other not a committee.

Imagine if the NFL decided to have a committee decide the Super Bowl.

Oh, they do ...
The Refs decide who wins in the NFL.

 

[Don in CT]

To get the Mich /Washington match up they would have had to have either Mich or Washington at #4, neither of them should be at #4.
Or 2 & 3.

Put Michigan in the Sugar. Just flip the sites.