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  1. Yeah, but if you get to 24 with play in games replacing championship weekend, at that point, there wouldn't be much to bitch about. For example, if you went 4-4-2-2-2, SEC could seed top 8 with play in games. If you finish top half of league, lose your play-in game and still can't get one of the 10 at large seeds, I don't think you have much of a case.
  2. Sankey is looking to (i) maximize $$ and (ii) maximize SEC playoff teams. Networks need marquee OOC games for $$. Networks (and everyone) want playoff expansion for $$. This committee just gifted Sankey a ton of leverage. SEC has dominated the TV ratings this season and Fox/NBC are similarly desperate for SEC teams to play on their networks OOC (again, Fox had TX/OSU which was highest rated game of the year). Now he doesn't have to threaten to "take his ball and go home". But what he'll say is that if expansion isn't acceptable to us, we'll just keep it how it is and I'm directing all my teams to cancel ND and any P4 game at their discretion given it's clear there isn't any upside.
  3. Didn't they just extend deadline to negotiate playoff expansion? Now Sankey is going into those negotiations with this card (and legitimate threat) of pulling the mandatory P4 OOC game and directive to cancel any scheduled games.
  4. It's beyond clear the SEC ranking of OU, Bama, Texas, Vandy is honoring H2H. And somehow ND/Miami is completely outside of that analysis. I don't know who is lobbying for ND here but I hope they get every decent game scheduled after this BS. It's beyond clear no upside or downside to scheduling big games OOC given treatment of both Miami and Texas. ND should be behind all of that group.
  5. I think this is exactly right.
  6. Slotted above Miami tonight, Tech wins, OSU wins, UGA wins big + Simpson gets hurt and backup ineffective invoking FSU precedent. That's probably the only path. I just can't see this committee that has been in love with ND somehow moving them out.
  7. Wouldn't surprise me. It's pretty amazing how well we've played the last month despite the injury issues. Really need to start getting others back.
  8. Thank god I found the ignore feature. Makes this board infinitely more readable.
  9. I think this will just end up driving playoff expansion and networks incentivizing it. There is just way too much money to be made (i) marquee OOC games, (ii) auto-qualifier "play-in" games replacing championship weekend and (iii) expanded playoff inventory. After this committee there is no chance they piss all 3 of those buckets of money away. They will cut a deal that somehow doesn't significantly penalize the marquee OOC (likely more guaranteed spots for SEC/BIG).
  10. Fan Duel playoff odds are strongly implying (i) Bama will be in regardless of outcome and (ii) Notre Dame is in as long as BYU loses (and out if ND wins). The odds strongly imply Bama at 9, ND 10 and BYU 11 tonight. And less strongly imply Miami at 12, Texas at 13 and Vandy at 14.
  11. I'll still be shocked but both Sark and the SID did a great job making our case.
  12. I hadn't seen that drop yet, but if correct, I'm pretty sure that means Texas-OSU and Texas - Aggy are top 2 rated games of the season. As others have noted, ABC does not want to lose future rights to Texas/OSU, Michigan and ND. That is why you see Herbstreit and others beating the drum.
  13. Exactly. Every relevant program needs to tell ND to fuck off. If they want a gifted path to the playoff every year playing the service academies and other shitty teams for an incredibly boring regular season, that's just fine. But if they want to play marquee games, they can join a conference like everyone else.
  14. Bichsel needs surgery and out 6 weeks. Probably good news. I was at game Sunday and was worried he was done for the season given his reaction.
  15. You are talking about a committee comprised of former coaches that appreciate the calendar is a mess which is causing the changes before the playoffs + AD's who appreciate their school could get f'd if their team is in a similar position with a hot coach and would never want to set that precedent. I don't think any chance a committee with that background punishes Ole Miss regardless of whether they should or not.
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