Running CFB Playoff Debate Thread

[DanOregon]

The BCS system for determining the final two was superior to the current system to determine the Final Four. More data, more input, more quantifiable data. And yes - if they used the BCS system the same four teams would be involved (polls favored Bama, as did Sagarin - interestingly Anderson and Hester and Colley Matrix, the other two computer rankings used in the BCS had Wisconsin at 4, AH had UCF at 3, Oklahoma 5, OSU 6, Bama 7; CM went UCF 3, Oklahoma 7) - but I still like more data than a jury of 13 (with more than a few recusals) doing the "eyeball test" thing.

And I respect the career of Heather Dinich, but can't believe covering the committee is a full-time beat.

 

[Steak Snabler]

And I respect the career of Heather Dinich, but can't believe covering the committee is a full-time beat.

One of the committee members was on our local sports radio station the other day and said they let her in the room for about five minutes before the start of every meeting "mostly to take pictures." I'm sure she has access to the committee members at other times, though Hocutt is the only one who is ever quoted on the record.

 

[Vombatus]

Just finished catching up on this thread. Wow, it was a bit like:

 

[Neutral Corner]

UCF's neglected playoff case sets a poor precedent

 

[Neutral Corner]

Well, this is the active college football thread, so... CBS Sports Coach of the Year.

In leading resurrected UAB to a bowl, no coach compared to Bill Clark in 2017


Bill Clark did an absolutely amazing job. Without him there is no team, let alone a bowl game.

Ray Watts is a toad, Bill Carr is a lying weasel, and for George Clooney to play Mark Ingram he'd need a lobotomy and a hundred and fifty pounds of fat.

 

[Neutral Corner]

And just for my own amusement, here are the Nominees for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year award.

Paul Chryst
Scott Frost
Clay Helton
Gus Malzahn
Jeff Monken
Kirby Smart
Dabo Swinney

 

[ChrisLong]

And just for my own amusement, here are the Nominees for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year award.

Paul Chryst
Scott Frost
Clay Helton
Gus Malzahn
Jeff Monken
Kirby Smart
Dabo Swinney

Interesting that USC's Clay Helton is on there, considering he wasn't Pac-12 Coach of the Year. David Shaw of Stanford nabbed that one. Where do I go to vote for the UAB guy??

 

[DanOregon]

Frost is the only one with a clean sheet. I'd give it to him.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Interesting that USC's Clay Helton is on there, considering he wasn't Pac-12 Coach of the Year. David Shaw of Stanford nabbed that one. Where do I go to vote for the UAB guy??

Paul Bryant, Jr. runs this, you'd have to ask him how to do a write-in vote.

Kim Helton was OC at UAB, and Tyson Helton, now at Tennessee, coached QB's, then RB's, at UAB as well.