Texas path is FSU losing to Louisville. And they better hope that Georgia beats Bama.
F*CK IOWA
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Texas path is FSU losing to Louisville. And they better hope that Georgia beats Bama.
Is Timmy a hawk troll in cyclone clothing??
The only improvement might show next year because BF was canned.
Some absolutely do. For whatever reason. They also believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy. I don't hang out with them.
Brian is just the latest OC to fall on the sword for Kirk. Its clear that the real problem is that Doyle is gone.
While I would like to think that is the case I really don't think it's that cut and dry. FSU needs to look good winning tomorrow or they are opening the door. They are clearly not the same team with their back up QB. Georgia losing is a nightmare scenario for the committee. It's pretty tough to defend their dog sh!t schedule they played this year.
Kansas would easily win the Big 10 West. Iowa State could easily win the Big 10 West. Okie State could win the Big 10 West. Kansas State could easily win the Big 10 West. Even West Virgina could win the Big 10 West. Texas could win the Big 10. OU could finish top 3 in the Big 10. BYU could win the West as well. Could I keep going? Coastal Carolina could win the Big 10 West. James Madison could easily win the Big 10 West. South Dakota State could easily win the Big 10 West. North Dakota state would have a chance to win the Big 10 West. Air Force could win the Big 10 West. Appalachian State could win the Big 10 West. Last year's Iowa State team would have a chance to win the Big 10 West...... Ok, I'll stop there, but I could keep going.
KidSilverhair
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If the committee leaves out an undefeated P5 conference champion, I’m sorry, it’s torch and pitchfork time. With all the talk of “proving it on the field” and all, we’ve got real, not-crazy possibilities of 1) dumping a 13-0 ACC champ because their QB got hurt, even though they won 3 games including the conference title without him; and 2) Alabama getting in over Texas, even though Texas beat Bama in Tuscaloosa.
Why are we even playing the regular season if the committee just says, yeah, we see the game results, but we’re gonna disregard them because we still think these teams are just “better”?
If you truly wanted to see the BEST 4 CFB teams in the playoff, FSU would not be in it.
Should be:
PAC Champ
SEC Champ Georgia (NO to Alabama)
Big XII Champ Texas
B1G Champ Michigan, or OSU (in your scenario of a crazy Michigan loss to Iowa)
Those are the best teams in the land and would make the best playoff scenario.
Am tired of watching CFP semifinal games that have an average margin of victory of 20 points.
And Iowa could have finished second in the Big 12. See how much these made up situations are!
@iahawks
Haven't seen your thoughts on this. Curious to see how you want to spin this to make Iowa look favorable
KidSilverhair
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Your “best” may not be the committee’s “best,” or anyone else’s “best.” That’s why we should limit the amount of human bias applied to the selections (I’m looking at you, committee) and have more objective qualifying criteria.
You win all your games in a P5 conference? That’s criteria number one.
You win the title of a P5 conference, with 1 loss or fewer? That’s criteria number two.
If that doesn’t get you four, or if you’re left with more than four, then you can start applying other measurements like head to head (hello, Texas), strength of schedule or whatnot. This “eye test” garbage or “we think team A would beat team B on a neutral field” or “this undefeated record doesn’t count because a starter went down” just introduces too much bias and tipping of the scales. I want less of that, not more … the notion of “we must have the four best teams“ automatically implies whose four best, which is not an objectively provable criteria.
I guess I lean more toward “deserving” than “best,” as you can set up criteria to measure that better … and in no world with four (or more) undefeated or one-loss conference champions should Ohio State be considered. Again, my opinion, but they couldn’t even win their division, why should they think they get a shot at best in the country?
Have no clue what FPI is to tell you the truth so have no response.
You have no clue what the football power index is? I thought you followed college football
2023 Big Ten College Football Power Index - ESPN
View the 2023 Big Ten conference College Football power index on ESPN. The FPI is the best predictor of a team's performance for the season.
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How is Coach Campbell done against the horrible Big 10 West?
Very unlikely with that offense.
It's not so much that Iowa isn't capable of beating any big 12 team in an isolated matchup, I think they are. But in the totality of the big 12 they absolutely stub their toe 3 to 5 times instead of once or twice against big ten west opponents. Counting on completely shutting down big ten west "offenses" is a not a big ask. They generally have to play darn near perfect as it is, and the offenses shut down themselves most of the time when Iowa isn't even involved.
Are the defenses better in the west? Idk, maybe. Even so, iowa can't block, cant get open, and they definitely can't throw accurately. They are a lock to lose playing catchup at any point and you know it.