From: rmo@hertz.com   
      
   On 04 Dec 2023, joe@mich.com posted some   
   news:lnjrmi17oo2sepumu0cpm3judalk16bsn3@4ax.com:   
      
   > On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 12:47:09 -0000 (UTC), "Con Reeder, unhyphenated   
   > American"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 2023-12-04, joe@mich.com  wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 11:58:13 -0800 (PST), JGibson   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:29:13?PM UTC-5, j...@mich.com   
   >>>>wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 06:56:41 -0800 (PST), RSFC Moderator   
   >>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>> >On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 7:06:06?AM UTC-5, mckyj57 wrote:   
   >>>>> >> On 2023-12-03, michael anderson wrote:   
   >>>>> >> > Never was, and won?t be this year.   
   >>>>> >> What do they say their mission is?   
   >>>>> >>   
   >>>>> >> For purposes of any four-team playoff, the process will   
   >>>>> >> inevitably need to select the four best teams from among   
   >>>>> >> several with legitimate claims to participate.   
   >>>>> >>   
   >>>>> >> And what do they consider?   
   >>>>> >>   
   >>>>> >> Conference championships won, strength of schedule,   
   >>>>> >> head?to?head competition, comparative outcomes of common   
   >>>>> >> opponents (without incenting margin of victory), and, other   
   >>>>> >> relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and   
   >>>>> >> coaches that may have affected a team?s performance during   
   >>>>> >> the season or likely will affect its postseason performance   
   >>>>> >   
   >>>>> >Somehow, this omits the part about winning games and not losing   
   >>>>> >games.   
   >>>>> >   
   >>>>> >FSU won all their games and lost none of their games: they should   
   >>>>> >be in.   
   >>>>> >   
   >>>>> >1 Michigan   
   >>>>> >2 Washington   
   >>>>> >3 FSU   
   >>>>> >4 Texas   
   >>>>> >   
   >>>>> >If FSU is left out and win their bowl game, give the tournament   
   >>>>> >winner a big fat asterisk. Or, better, don't to that and let FSU   
   >>>>> >play for it.   
   >>>>> schedule counts, for instance anyone can win against an Ivy League   
   >>>>> schedule   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> against ranked teams   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> FSU played #13 LSU #15 Louisville SOS #55 according to Yahoo   
   >>>>> Sports   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Alabama played #1 Georgia #3 Texas #11 Ole Miss #13 LSU #21 Tenn   
   >>>>> SOS #5   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> winning 13 games with FSU's schedule was much easier than with   
   >>>>> Alabama's   
   >>>>   
   >>>>And Alabama didn't win 13 games!   
   >>>   
   >>> And FSU would not have with Alabama's schedule either. FSU would   
   >>> have had at least two losses.   
   >>>   
   >>> BTW, here is a Bobby Bowden quote about the time he was fleeing in   
   >>> terror from the SEC invitation FSU had waited so long for and   
   >>> begging the ACC to take them in.   
   >>>   
   >>>  "When I think of scheduling I look at boxing. It doesn't matter how   
   >>>  many patsies you fight, as long as you win you end up in the   
   >>>  championship bout." A lot of people seem to have this attitude.   
   >>   
   >>FSU has an easy task should they be all they claim. Beat Georgia   
   >>or at least don't get blown out. If they can do that, they can talk   
   >>all they want. If not, they can kiss my asterisk.   
   >   
   > Motivation will be in their favor in that game. FSU will have a chip   
   > on their shoulder and Georgia will be thinking they should be in the   
   > plaoffs instead of the OB. GA should still win but it won't be a   
   > blowout.   
      
   FSU has greater overall footspeed than Georgia. FSU by 4.   
      
   Georgia also has some key players at less than 100%.  That doesn't   
   excuse them for the turd they dropped against Alabama.  Georgia looked   
   like shit hung over the entire game and earned the loss.  Unless they   
   come up with some hillbilly magic they're done, stick a fork in them.   
      
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