College football Week 14 thread

I ranked them this way:

Auburn
Mizzou
Ohio State
FSU
Bama

 

It seems logical that the stronger your schedule is, the greater the chance that you are going to have a loss.

I think Auburn, Alabama and even Missouri are good teams. But under the current system, I don't see how you move one of them ahead of an undefeated team. I can't ever remember that happening in this (BCS) era. Whenever we've a 1-loss or 2-loss team in the championship game, it's because there were no undefeated major conference teams ahead of them. My point is you shouldn't change the rules in the middle of the game. If you want to guarantee a SEC team a spot in the championship game, then you need to set that up before the season starts.

 

But there are no rules ...

 

yes, having a tougher schedule makes you more likely to have a loss. it doesn't mean you can pretend you don't have a loss. at best, auburn's claim is as good as an unbeaten with a weak schedule, not better.

every single aspect is subjective, including the argument that ohio state would have X number of losses if it played in the sec. nobody can prove that.

but since everything is subjective, if you're going to put a 1-loss sec team in ahead of an unbeaten major, you might as well officially give the sec its own qualifying rules.

long story short, thank god we're getting a playoff.

 

The SEC should be careful what it wishes for. Snubbing an undefeated Ohio State this year would lead to incredible internal political pressure during playoff selections to limit it to one team of four.