College Football :2024

[GoMuskies]

Yeah, why would you travel for this one? If you live within a couple of hours of Indy and can drive, sure. But otherwise, keep the powder dry for playoff travel.

[X-band '01]

It may sell out, but there is a difference between selling out and having seats filled. There is an insane amount of tickets available for the game on 3rd party sites. I bet its maybe 2/3s full because The game means essentially nothing.

The winner of the game gets the #1 overall seed and a first-round bye. Big difference between having to win either 3 or 4 games in a playoff setting.

[Xville]

The winner of the game gets the #1 overall seed and a first-round bye. Big difference between having to win either 3 or 4 games in a playoff setting.

While I agree on one side, the other side could be who has the much easier path? The #1 seed could face the winner of Ohio State and a SEC at large. I'll take playing a mediocre Big 12 team at home and then Boise State.

I didn't think about those implications you pointed out, but I'm not sure if it still matters that much, and certainly won't to fans to buy tickets IMO.

[Xville]

Has James Franklin ever won a game that mattered? Why does Penn state get in?

[Xville]

Clemson being in the playoff is a joke

[GoMuskies]

SMU should have been out at halftime, and they should be in now. They choked, but they're still more deserving than a 3 loss Alabama (with a loss against Vandy and a murdering by Oklahoma).

[Xville]

With how big these conferences have gotten conference “champions” are kind of a joke. No one plays everybody and determining that as automatic qualifiers to me is not a good system. For example, Texas played one of the easiest schedules ever in the sec, beat no one outside of an 8 win team A&M and waltz into the playoffs

No Alabama, Tennessee, ole miss, sc.

[X-band '01]

Clearly the selection committee put a big emphasis on playing in conference championships this year. SMU ended up getting the final playoff bid despite losing in the closing seconds against Clemson last night.

[GoMuskies]

I think the committee also put emphasis on not losing to Vandy.

[xubrew]

Alabama's OOC SOS would basically knock any bubble team out on any other NCAA team sport committee. I mean, I know this is football, and that it's not an NCAA committee, and that the points of emphasis may not be the same, but to say their schedule was too difficult and that worked against them is almost laughable. Their OOC SOS was far too SOFT for ANY bubble team in any other sport.