Normally I would agree. I just don't want and SEC or Big10 to take home the ship
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I’d take nebby and Mizzou back in a heartbeat. Short drives plus we’ve been a better program than both recently
I knew OSU would be heavy favorites but I was a little surprised with Vegas’ 9.5 point spread. Leonard will have to play clean if ND hopes to cover.
Wonder how this CFP will reinforce or change certain coaching strategies. Specifically end of half and goal line offense. Georgia and penn state being aggressive with 35 seconds left in half or game. And sark trying to be cute at the one yard line.
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This says a lot. Texas got two first and goals at the two, with the PI calls. My thought is: you wanna throw, try that on 1st down. 2nd and probably 3rd downs you pound it on the ground, QB sneaks are the best because the ball doesn’t go backwards, but hand it off of you want. 4th down is dealer’s choice depending on how close you are by then. But don’t try to run it any further outside than off tackle, especially against a fast defense like Ohio State, and especially especially not with a deep pitch that makes the RB start with the ball at the 10 or 12 yard line.
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It was that strong, draining SEC schedule that did them in. Week in and week out they’re playing high-stress, physical, exhausting games against top-level conference opponents like Kentucky and Vanderbilt, of course that’s going to wear them down, particularly in a multi-game playoff system like this. Teams that get “gimmes” against the likes of Purdue and Northern Illinois will naturally have an advantage over SEC teams with games against … Mercer and UMass (in November!).
Probably not. Most coaches like to make easy things difficult and over think everything. However, there is an exception to the rule. Marcus Freeman was very methodical about making first downs when he needed them in the Orange Bowl. I like that in a coach.
I personally would.
Where you finish at the top in these super conferences can be a little misleading depending on what teams you played/avoided and then all the weird tiebreakers
A sports opinion that I am willing to die on the hill for:
You are not what your record says you are.
Indiana's record says they were one of the elite teams in college fb. The eye test said otherwise.
In terms of FBS, the fact that everyone is paying players can be used to offset advantages in location, history/prestige are not good for the SEC. Plus losing Saban
The SEC brand is going to lose some value in this era imo. The days of so many kids from the south defaulting to a southern school and sitting on the bench until being an upperclassman are over imo
Which is probably why they’re in such a rush to get 4 autos
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Well, they finished in 4th place, so I will take the B1G at its word.
Plus, rivalry or not, losing to 6-5 Michigan at home was a stinker, and it counted.That being said, I get the point. Ohio State is not a normal 4th place team talent wise. Moreover, I would have been okay with 3rd place Indiana being left out - since Ohio State beat them like a drum head to head.
NOW, to give the B1G their flowers, they have performed extremely well in the Post-season (CFP + Bowls). Not a stinker performance in the lot. I think the B1G is clearly the best conference in CFB this year.
Go Irish!
