College Football National Championship Semifinals

[Sancho Panza]

'fraid an Ohio state u. earned the right to get skull f^?¥{| by Organ; I'll be rooting for them, all the same...

[JL Sargent]

[Sancho Panza]

^^^ that is the design of the playoff...

BCS would have been AlaBama Vs. FSU...

[derrickdj1]

'fraid an Ohio state u. earned the right to get skull f^?¥{| by Organ; I'll be rooting for them, all the same...

[Sancho Panza]

Someone who hates AlaBama & Organ more than aOsu...

Edited January 2, 2015 by Sancho Panza

[CECAA850]

What's the general consensus of all you college football aficionados now?  Did the panel get it right or should another team have been in the top 4?  I watched the 2 games yesterday as a playoff has me intrigued.  I have to admit though that these were the first 2 college games I watched this year.  They were each entertaining in their own way.

[wvu80]

What's the general consensus of all you college football aficionados now?  Did the panel get it right or should another team have been in the top 4?  I watched the 2 games yesterday as a playoff has me intrigued.  I have to admit though that these were the first 2 college games I watched this year.  They were each entertaining in their own way.

 

Hindsight is always 20-20. 

 

If the Playoff Committee was perfect, it would have been 1 vs 2 in the finals.  Even if the first team out #5 Baylor would have won, it doesn't necessarily mean they "belonged" in the top four.  Because it was a small group of individuals and not a computer driven choice, the committee can can do a little mixing and matching to give us an interesting semi-finals lineup. 

 

I think the committee got it right.

[Sancho Panza]

Yes; Buckeyes were the only questionable choice...

[JL Sargent]

This system is better than the BCS for sure. No question Oregon and Ohio St playing awesome football and as good as anybody. Looking forward to watching the Championship Game!

[CECAA850]

Yes; Buckeyes were the only questionable choice...

 

Seems like they have a good team.  They beat a team ranked higher than them correct?  Aren't they on their 3'rd quarterback, or something like that?  They were talking about one of the previous ones with a broken ankle.

[Sancho Panza]

Yes, the Buckeyes are on their 3d string QB.

[CECAA850]

Yes, the Buckeyes are on their 3d string QB.

 

That's pretty amazing.  They must really have some depth there.  If they hadn't said anything I never would have known I was watching a 3'rd string QB. 

He was a pretty big dude.

[JJkizak]

That third string quarterback likes to play video games. He had to be induced to play football. Not everybody can toss the ball 60 yards with ease.

JJK

[Boxx]

Anyone see the 4th quarter of the Armed Forces Bowl?

 

Houston scored 29 pts. and recovered two onside kick to beat Pittsburgh.

 

Great effort.....

[Sancho Panza]

^^^ yep, recorded the game, too...

I watch all the close games twice; whack the blow-outs...

Came very close to whacking this one when 34 to 6...

[CECAA850]

I guess this isn't like the NFL.  Why are all these secondary bowls being played after the 2 big games this weekend?  You'd think they'd get the inconsequential games out of the way and hype the crap out of the semi and finals.  Play them after everything else college football wise was over.  Seems it would drive ratings up that way.

[oldtimer]

You're asking the equivalent of taking my Kodachrome away.

[wvu80]

I guess this isn't like the NFL.  Why are all these secondary bowls being played after the 2 big games this weekend?  You'd think they'd get the inconsequential games out of the way and hype the crap out of the semi and finals.  Play them after everything else college football wise was over.  Seems it would drive ratings up that way.

 

I would guess the bowls have colluded with each other to space out the TV time and ratings.  There was a time they would air 2 or 3 bowls at the same time on New Years Day, so the bowl could advertise they were a "New Years Day" bowl, which was prestigious.  I feel very confident they took ratings away from each other, with the minor bowls getting very little ratings due to competition with the big bowls.

 

The "after" New Years bowls are still minor, but there is no competition and still a good market for men who have taken off the end of the week, Friday and Sat who still might watch football, no matter who is playing.  It fills a void for college football leading up to national championship game, which in recent years was played a week AFTER the New Years Bowls games anyway.

[CECAA850]

Thanks Dave.

 

I think if they started with a clean slate and didn't have a hundred years of "we've always done it this way" it might be different.  lIke I said, I'm on the outside looking in.

[oldtimer]

I'm on the outside looking in.

 

Right at the TV.