• Re: It is Not the committees job to pick the 4 best =?UTF-8?Q?teams=C2=

    From Con Reeder, unhyphenated American@21:1/5 to joe@mich.com on Mon Dec 4 12:47:09 2023
    On 2023-12-04, joe@mich.com <joe@mich.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 11:58:13 -0800 (PST), JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> 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 <rsfcmo...@gmail.com> 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.

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  • From joe@mich.com@21:1/5 to unhyphenated American" on Mon Dec 4 08:12:13 2023
    On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 12:47:09 -0000 (UTC), "Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:

    On 2023-12-04, joe@mich.com <joe@mich.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 11:58:13 -0800 (PST), JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> 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 <rsfcmo...@gmail.com> 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.

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  • From rmo@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 4 21:28:28 2023
    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" <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:

    On 2023-12-04, joe@mich.com <joe@mich.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 11:58:13 -0800 (PST), JGibson
    <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> 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
    <rsfcmo...@gmail.com> 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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