Championship Day Thread

[USCJacket]

As pointed out by ESPN this morning (including Finebaum) conference commissioner’s do not want to get rid of Conference Championship games. They are money grabs. So in order to prevent the narrative to end Conference Championship games, everyone agrees SMU is in over Alabama.

If SMU is left out in 20 minutes, that’s officially the end of the conference championship games. And conferences and TV networks don’t want that.

As Lashlee said after the game last night “A majority of the team could have mysteriously come down with a COVID outbreak, and we would be in sitting at home right now in the CFP…”

 

[USCJacket]

They are way overrated. Look at their schedule...may be the weakest in sec. OL probably not as good as ours...see seccg.

100%. For the 2nd time in a row, uga’s front 7 on D dominated Texas’s OL. Add in, Ewers has drastically regressed this year. Sark should have run more Manning RPO like he did on 1 play in OT. I don’t trust Texas against anyone not named Boise State at this point. If SMU matches up with Texas in 2 weeks, I’ll take SMU.

I would take 10 QB’s in the nation (including Haynes King) over Ewers. You swap Ewers for Haynes King last night, and Texas wins by 21.

Sark has an issue on his hands next year…..What is Manning going to do when Ewers officially says he’s going back to Texas?

As far as Sark goes, the guy has won maybe one big game as an HC at USC or Texas. Beat Bama last year. Who trust him? No one.

 

[USCJacket]

Texas doesn't deserve a spot, they have been best twice by a playoff team already

So you would let 3 loss South Carolina, Alabama or Ole Miss in instead? If Texas is out in your mind, then Conference Championship games no longer should be played.

Texas should be in, but not hosting a game in 2 weeks as the probable #5-#7 team.

My real issue in a few minutes will be when they move the teams around so magically the sec will bypass playing one another in the Quarter Finals somehow. That’s what is going to happen.

 

[JJacket]

 

[AugustaJacket]

First, I don't think the CFPC's job is easy as they'll have critics no matter what.

The Chair should NOT have said anything about teams staying in order. The standard to date, and I don't see why it would have just by virtue of going from 4 to 12, is/was everything starts over every week and teams' respective bodies of work are re-examined. He seemed to say there would be no new data points for a team like Alabama who was idle this week. But, that's actually not true IMO. UGAg winning or losing *is* another data point that should be factored into their ranking. Bama's best win was over UGAg. UGAg won last night, beating Texas for second time this season. To me, that should help them. Had UGA lost, that should hurt them. I'm not making an argument for Bama to stay in. I am trying to illustrate why I think the Chair / CFPC is wrong to state any pre-determined "rules". I get the entertainment piece of it, but that's for the talking heads and should not be coming from the CFPC.

They have also said they "value" CCGs with the corollary that a team should not be punished for playing in the game. If that's the case, then SMU should stay in IMO. They should not be penalized for that loss enough to drop them out since they *do* have the extra datapoint putting their necks out. But, this all gets back to "who is best" vs. "who is most deserving" (and as others have mentioned, potentially calls into question the future of the CCGs).

SMU deserves it IMO, but I believe Bama will stay in. The CFPC will explain it away based upon SOS, signature wins (see Bama over UGA above), ignore the losses, yada yada. Bama vs. ND brings way more $$$$ than SMU against anyone really. Tough for the Pony Express, but that's what I think will happen. I'll come back and happily eat crow if I am wrong.

Prepare thy anus.

Eating a dish of crow here. Pleasantly surprised they selected SMU over Bama. Hopefully the Mustangs adopt an UATW type mindset and smoke Penn State (for starters).

 

[moochie]

After watching the Clemson/SMU 1/2 half recording would like the Falcons to draft the TE from Clemson. He's an excellent blocker and has a pretty solid career TD receptions. He's also physical and a solid blocker. He could be picked up in a lower round. Also, the LB Stutsman from Oklahoma. Pitts has underwhelmed as a1st rd pick. Time to move on from him.
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Maybe draft D instead???

 

[stingmeyall]

Stutsman is D. Falcons have so many needs hard to figure where to begin. Usually in the trenches is where I would start personally.