2022 NCAA Football Thread

[romad1]

Remember how Juwan Howard beat on a MSU player with a helmet and was trafficking in illegal firearms?   Oh the hypocrisy. 

[casimir]

You know what the upcoming new playoffs needs?  A couple of midweek play in games hosted in Dayton to determine the 11th and 12th seeds.  11 vs 14 on a Tuesday and 12 vs 13 on a Wednesday, winners advance play vs 5 & 6.

[MichiganCardinal]

Give me TCU -1, Purdue +16.5 (Michigan ML), and LSU +17.5 (Georgia ML).

 

[MichiganCardinal]

A TCU loss probably helps if you don't want a UM/OSU semifinal rematch. The Committee would be able to put OSU and TCU at 3 or 4 interchangeably with justification and they'd probably avoid the instant rematch no matter where Michigan and Georgia land.

[buddha]

  On 12/3/2022 at 5:15 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

A TCU loss probably helps if you don't want a UM/OSU semifinal rematch. The Committee would be able to put OSU and TCU at 3 or 4 interchangeably with justification and they'd probably avoid the instant rematch no matter where Michigan and Georgia land.

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i think a tcu loss puts a rematch in play.

tcu, michigan, and georgia win and its georgia v osu and michigan v tcu.

tcu loses and its georgia v tcu and michigan v ohio state.

it really shouldnt be.  usc should be in over osu.  its unfair that usc has to play an extra game against a top 10 team and osu doesnt.  usc should be in.

[RandyMarsh]

Can a bad Michigan performance and strong LSU performance possibly keep OSU out? Like if UM looks like crap that makes OSU's loss look worse, meanwhile if LSU puts up a big fight against UGA that makes Bama's OT loss at their place look that much better. 

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 5:30 PM, buddha said:

i think a tcu loss puts a rematch in play.

tcu, michigan, and georgia win and its georgia v osu and michigan v tcu.

tcu loses and its georgia v tcu and michigan v ohio state.

it really shouldnt be.  usc should be in over osu.  its unfair that usc has to play an extra game against a top 10 team and osu doesnt.  usc should be in.

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I think a TCU loss lets the committee play with the seeding. If Michigan lands at #2, you can leave 12-1 TCU at #3 above 11-1 OSU under the justification that their loss came to a top ten team in an extra game at a neutral field, while Ohio State's came by 22 at home... or if Michigan lands at #1, you can put TCU at #4 and say that you think Ohio State's resume is better.

I don't think we will have a semifinal rematch unless their hand is forced. TCU win, UM win, and Georgia loss might do it if they don't have the courage to drop Georgia to #4 below Ohio State.

[romad1]

TCU doesn't look that impressive.  B12 looking very B12.  Do they play any defense west of the Missouri river?

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 5:53 PM, romad1 said:

Do they play any defense west of the Missouri river?

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No, but they do sometimes stop playing offense.

[lordstanley]

How about giving byes into the championship game to both Georgia and Michigan, provided they both win today. 

Edited December 3, 2022 by lordstanley

[buddha]

a reminder to michigan: any given saturday.

btw, rewatching that game, michigan is up 4 and osu has the ball at midfield.  they call a fake punt that likely would have worked.  that game was closer than the final score.  a few plays here and there and its a different game.

i dont want osu to have another chance until next year in ann arbor.

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 6:39 PM, buddha said:

a reminder to michigan: any given saturday.

btw, rewatching that game, michigan is up 4 and osu has the ball at midfield.  they call a fake punt that likely would have worked.  that game was closer than the final score.  a few plays here and there and its a different game.

i dont want osu to have another chance until next year in ann arbor.

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If they get another shot, I want it to be for the National Championship. They'll likely get some players back for the semifinal, and I don't want them to have back-to-back games against Michigan having heard nothing for 5 weeks but how they got their asses kicked.

[buddha]

  On 12/3/2022 at 6:50 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

If they get another shot, I want it to be for the National Championship. They'll likely get some players back for the semifinal, and I don't want them to have back-to-back games against Michigan having heard nothing for 5 weeks but how they got their asses kicked.

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exactly.

[MichiganCardinal]

14-10 Kansas State leads at the half. TCU is lucky it's only 4... TCU has lived off of the 4th quarter comeback, so I'm sure they're pretty confident with where they're at.

[romad1]

  On 12/3/2022 at 6:53 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

14-10 Kansas State leads at the half. TCU is lucky it's only 4... TCU has lived off of the 4th quarter comeback, so I'm sure they're pretty confident with where they're at.

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I'm not worried about TCU after watching this mess.

[lordstanley]

  On 12/3/2022 at 6:39 PM, buddha said:

a reminder to michigan: any given saturday.

btw, rewatching that game, michigan is up 4 and osu has the ball at midfield.  they call a fake punt that likely would have worked.  that game was closer than the final score.  a few plays here and there and its a different game.

i dont want osu to have another chance until next year in ann arbor.

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If Stroud had thrown a TD instead of an interception on 3rd and 10 in the red zone, it would have been a one-score game with 4 minutes to go. Michigan would have been getting the ball back but Ohio St still had all of its timeouts. 
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[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 6:57 PM, romad1 said:

I'm not worried about TCU after watching this mess.

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They're still 12-0, if they're the opponent Michigan still can't in looking ahead... But yeah, I think they would pose a much nicer landing pad than Georgia did last year.

[Motor City Sonics]

Who is sponsoring this Big 12 championship game, anyway.   I have no idea. 

[Motor City Sonics]

TCU is still going to win this game

(1) Georgia vs. (4) Ohio State

(2) Michigan vs. (3) TCU

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 7:04 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

TCU is still going to win this game

(1) Georgia vs. (4) Ohio State

(2) Michigan vs. (3) TCU

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I really think even if they don't they'll stay at #3 if it keeps these matchups true.

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 12/3/2022 at 7:02 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

Who is sponsoring this Big 12 championship game, anyway.   I have no idea. 

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The group that searches the nation for 19-22 year olds who can throw a football five yards with the worst possible form.

[MichiganCardinal]

TCU bailed out by the black box that is football rules.

[romad1]

  On 12/3/2022 at 7:18 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

TCU bailed out by the black box that is football rules.

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The sacred scrolls were delivered unto a mountainside and have been interpreted by the secret acolytes who we know not.   Seems very Book of Mormon actually. 

[sagnam]

  On 12/3/2022 at 7:14 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

I really think even if they don't they'll stay at #3 if it keeps these matchups true.

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I think if TCU loses they will be #4.

Edited December 3, 2022 by sagnam

[Motor City Sonics]

  On 12/3/2022 at 7:33 PM, sagnam said:

I think if TCU loses they will be #4.

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The committee can justify keeping them at 3 for 2 reasons

1 - Their one loss was a close game,  while OSU was beaten badly at home

2 - OSU didn't have to play an extra game and they should not be rewarded for that.