In 2017 Alabama lost their last regular-season game to Auburn and missed their

Dec 7, 2019
9:04:57pm

chilango All-American

conference championship game. They got into the CFP playoff anyway, and won it by beating Clemson in the semi and the SEC champion Georgia in the Final.

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I don’t think that a team that loses their conference championship game should

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:24pm

Names are all that matter, not wins. Just ask Finebaum

gmj81

12/7/19 8:26pm

Wisconsin crumbles.

rtNelson

12/7/19 8:27pm

They may lose. But we all know that barring some craziness from the committee

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:34pm

Fine. But then you also can't let someone who didnt even make their championship

Non-mo Coug

12/7/19 8:27pm

Starting to sound like Auto bids.

rtNelson

12/7/19 8:29pm

In rare circumstances, like I said, they should be allowed. But not in the game

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:31pm

They just need to go to an 8 team playoff and give autobids to conference champs

Duke Silver

12/7/19 8:29pm

I agree. Would fix a lot of problems with the current system.

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:32pm

Only if conference champion is in top 12 or so.

zerigke

12/7/19 8:39pm

YES, I agree. But then you might not want either in. If Virginia won I think

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:42pm

I think you let them in no matter what. If you leave it up to whether they are

Duke Silver

12/7/19 8:45pm

Even if they are clearly a Top 3 or 4 team?

chilango

12/7/19 8:38pm

That wouldn’t happen imo. A CLEAR top 3 or 4 team would not lose to a team well

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:44pm

So Clemson wouldn’t lose to Syracuse a few years ago? Or tOSU to Virginia Tech,

chilango

12/7/19 8:52pm

These were conference championship games?

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:55pm

No. You said: “A CLEAR top 3 or 4 team would not lose to a team well below them”

chilango

12/7/19 9:01pm

Lol. My op was about the what should be considered a quarter final conference

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:05pm

Except that it’s explicitly not a quarterfinal. I’m fine with the playoff

chilango

12/7/19 9:20pm

Of course it’s not. My op was just saying that I think it should be considered

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:22pm

Well, I disagree.

chilango

12/7/19 9:35pm

And I don’t think they get the “four best teams” in most of the time. Maybe two

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:24pm

The top 4 are pretty clear this year, don’t you think?

chilango

12/7/19 9:35pm

Three of them are. We all know who the committee will probably pick for “four”

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:40pm

Who would you view as the #4?

chilango

12/7/19 9:49pm

There are a lot of options, which is my point, but I’ll play along. My finalists

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 10:57pm

I can’t agree. Bama’s best win was Texas A&M, and they lost to the only other 2

chilango

12/7/19 11:16pm

Oklahoma had 7 close games (and lost one of them) Oregon had 4 close games (and

Robbinoburrito

12/8/19 12:08am

Yeah, almost nothing would convince me that the team with more wins and fewer

chilango

12/8/19 12:21am

With the current system there will almost always be some doubt. Which is my

Robbinoburrito

12/8/19 9:21am

I don't disagree that many years, there is some doubt, sometimes even a lot of

chilango

12/8/19 9:28am

And BARELY beating or losing to SEVEN teams is definitely significant.

Robbinoburrito

12/8/19 9:25am

In 2017 Alabama lost their last regular-season game to Auburn and missed their

chilango

12/7/19 9:04pm

Yep. Like I said. Rare occasions. But a conference championship? Not for me. Thx

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:09pm

I vehemently disagree

5150man

12/7/19 8:41pm

The game right before the playoff games would definitely show a trend. And not

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 8:49pm

Just so I'm straight.

5150man

12/7/19 9:03pm

Losing to a team you crushed earlier in the season? That’s what you’re asking? I

Robbinoburrito

12/7/19 9:15pm

And 2017 Alabama showed a trend by losing to Auburn in the SEC championship game?

5150man

12/7/19 9:08pm

It was Bama’s last game right before the semis, but not the CCG.

chilango

12/7/19 9:17pm

Disagree. A team like Ohio St. Should not be penalized

zerigke

12/7/19 8:41pm

Totally agree... I’ve always thought that

SwisshQiumi

12/7/19 8:42pm

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