Top tier teams are willing to leave their State for future non con games.You say that like it's a scary thing or something.
USC, tOSU, FSU, Clemson, Bama, etc.
Why won't Iowa do that? What are they afraid of?
Top tier teams are willing to leave their State for future non con games.You say that like it's a scary thing or something.
Top tier teams are willing to leave their State for future non con games.
USC, tOSU, FSU, Clemson, Bama, etc.
Why won't Iowa do that? What are they afraid of?
Why not? Kirk has been and will be paid like a top tier coach, why is he afraid?I wish we'd start a series with a legit OOC opponent like Wisco/LSU, OSU/OU. Would be awesome but don't see it happening.
Why not? Kirk has been and will be paid like a top tier coach, why is he afraid?
But they aren't even doing that in the future? By not leaving the State, by not playing NDSU's anymore, how do they gain National attention and gain a strong out of conference S.O.S. when the in conference one has been weak?Because him and Barta are kind of pussies about such things and like to schedule with programs they have a connection with like Pitt, Wyoming, etc. Not sure if KF has any connection with Pitt other than growing up and playing HS ball there, but he seems to like those guys.
Because him and Barta are kind of pussies about such things and like to schedule with programs they have a connection with like Pitt, Wyoming, etc. Not sure if KF has any connection with Pitt other than growing up and playing HS ball there, but he seems to like those guys.
There is incentive to schedule tough (tOSU '16, Baylor '14) and there is incentive not to (Washington '16, OU '16, Penn St '16).
Championship games matter (TCU '14/Baylor '14/tOSU '14) except when they don't (OU '15, tOSU '16).
Losing less games matters (tOSU '16/Penn St '16) except when it doesn't (WMU '16).
Hard to take a system that is so arbitrary seriously.
lol right cause Clemson has looked like world beaters all season
They did just barely escape Troy at home due to a controversial call and 14 point swing in the game.
Washington wouldn't be favored against Ohio state, Michigan, PSU or Wisconsin on a neutral field.
Clemson would be/is underdogs to Michigan and Ohio state. Not sure if they would even be favored against penn state or Wisconsin on a neutral field at this point
What are everyone's predictions for the final 4? Should be interesting to see what the committee does as there are several different scenarios that could play out.
I think it will be, Bama, Clemson, OSU, PSU
What it should be, Bama, Clemson, Washington, PSU.
When will the Big 12 get a clue and drop the round robin model? It screws the conference over year after year. It's great for football, but terrible for the playoff model. Round-robin makes earning a playoff-caliber record almost impossible to achieve. Especially if you play decent non-conference teams. It will be even harder next year with the Big 12 title game.
No other conference does round robin, so the committee has no more respect for going 9-0 in the Big 12 vs. Winning in the B1G by beating bottom feeders from each division (see Nebraska's schedule). All you need is a couple high profile wins, and even if you lose all the high profile games (like Wisconsin) you're still in the running - because you only to lost the best teams. Unless playoff is expanded to 8 teams, the Big 12 is going to have a very hard time competing against all the bloated records in the B1G and other super-conferences.
Is Bowlsby finally growing a pair? Asking all of the incredibly obvious questions about how the CFP has no set criteria whatsoever from year to year.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tate-buckeyes-washington-huskies-make-playoff
The round robin plus the CCG starting next year makes it a near certainty that a 12-1 Big 12 champion would be in the playoff though. They can't dodge the good teams.
Go back just one year to Iowa and the B1G West, which was horrible. If Iowa had dropped a regular season game, but had beaten Michigan State to go 12-1 with a B1G title, they probably would have been left out because they dodged all of the good teams in the conference. The Big 12 can't do that.
It will be more difficult to go 12-1 in the Big 12 but if you get to that point you'll be in every time. Because of this it might drive the big boys away from difficult non-con games.