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A 24 team playoff... Frankly I hate it. But this is one of those things that will move on with or without Dan support because at the end of the day we are all tied to our teams and we'll at least follow things for our team's sake. Just looking at this year's rankings so far I feel there are a lot of teams in the Big 12 that are not good enough to make the playoff but have received a ton of hype so far. The Big 12 isn't what it used to be and the ACC is pretty weak as well. As for the B1G and SEC any team that gets three losses on their record isn't in the top tier of the conference. But I suppose more games, even games with sacrificial lambs, make money so I'm sure this will happen. College football has leveled out in the transfer portal and NIL era. I mean... Indiana, need I say more? So the playoff expansion is warranted and 12 feels probably about right and 16 is pushing it but has merits based on fairness, everyone plays a first round game. But 24? Just make another tournament like the NIT... A lower bracket tournament for the rest of the spread of teams. Maybe a conference that isn't the B1G or SEC might actually win it. Might be a better and more exciting tournament honestly.

The 5 stars never do well in their first year here. Walker, Ware, Bittle, Evans all major disappointments in their first year. Bol Bol is the only one that actually looked like a top 25 freshman in his first year. Amazingly I think we miss Bamba, he was our best perimeter defender, he's tough, he can play bully ball, he took care of the basketball, Simpkins is a better scorer but a much much worse defender, he can't rebound and doesn't get to the rim well against these better teams. Last year's team had a ton of flaws, but they were experienced, Angel, Bamba, Barthelemy, Cook all multiyear starters, we now have a bunch of guys who either haven't played at this level, haven't been starters, or they've never played D1 basketball.

And we're on the West coast... So I guess that goes to Texas Tech.

All the great coaches they were interviewing....you know, Justin Wilcox and the superb FCS coaches ended up stepping away? Beavis fans are used to it...

Oregon 31 -14 2 3 275

They’re running out of dudes, I think Fisch may be in play at multiple places.

Vandy and HC Clark Lea have agreed to extend Lea's contract and keep him in Nashville. Brian Kelly to PSU?

Cute they think there’s a P5

I hate to say it, but someone needs to sell Altman on recruiting more one-and-dones. Getting Arenas next year is big, but we need more than one or two each year. Centers and shooting guards, especially.

On another front, I think I pieced together that Beavis’ new coach has never been responsible for calling plays at the college level. Pretty weird if you think about it.

The Eyes of Texas, Sark, and Sankey are on the PO committee, and Texas wants to see Tennessee hand Vandy, a team the Horns defeated, its third loss. Ditto for LSU defeating Oklahoma to give a 3rd-loss to another team Texas defeated. 3-loss Texas would have a solid case to be ranked higher than Vandy and Oklahoma. Then: "We could have played Wazzu instead of TOSU!" But even if the above happens, Texas is ranked behind a Utah team that won today to finish 10-2, and BYU is odds-on to defeat UCF in Logan and finish 11-1 with the B12 champ game left to play. I don't think the committee would knock an 11-2 BYU out of the field with a champ game loss to Texas Tech. Texas Tech should win at W VA tomorrow to finish 11-1, but ... With the A&M loss, Georgia is now back in Atlanta next Saturday for the SEC champ game and will rematch against Alabama again if the Tide defeats Auburn. If Auburn defeats Bama, UGA will play Ole Miss. Kiffin's camp says he'll make up his mind to stay or go on Saturday. How about Lane bolts and Ole Miss under an interim coach wins the SEC and a spot in the Sugar Bowl? 🤪 OBD defeats UWho and could climb to the 5th seed, but 11-1 A&M has a win over Notre Dame, and a case for the 4th or 5th seed. A 6th seed would be just fine for the Ducks. Stay tuned. More Chaos is likely on the way.

"TAM loses. What will this do to our seeding??" Assuming the Ducks win, then not much. Ole Miss will be jumped by the Committee over Oregon. Thus, 3) Georgia, 4) Ole Miss, 5) Tex Tech. Perhaps the question will be whether A&M can take the 6-spot from Oregon.....SEC, SEC, SEC strength of schedule....but look at my earlier note above about A&M schedule which the Committee will ignore. There's still Saturday's games to be played, plus conference championship games in SEC and Big12 which could mess with the highest seeded. As Al Davis said, "just win baby!"

My hope is that Fisch jumps ship from UW, and we flip Kodi Greene the 5 star OT (or OL, can't remember) back from the Huskies.

Pathetic. Very disappointing. At least the girls are playing ball!

Alabama will beat Georgia again in the SEC title game and we are still alive for 1-2-3 B1G in the final playoff rankings. It’s a beauty contest right now between Oregon and Texas Tech for #3.

Teams at the top of the SEC standings with A&M Georgia Ole Miss Alabama Texas Oklahoma Vanderbilt Tennessee Which of these teams has A&M played this season? Answer: Texas. That's it: Texas. They did win 41-40 at Notre Dame.

Basically the team is very very average at best, a lot of guys who haven't improved and nobody who has come into the program who can be a difference maker. Our two best players can't play defense together on the pick and roll. Bittle isn't athletic enough to hedge out and Shelstad isn't big enough or quick enough to get around the screen. We really struggle to defend when those two are at the point of attack. Opposing guards killed us. I miss Dante.

Oregon 38-17 2 2 313

ESPN is going to battle hard for Texas to get a playoff spot. I would guess A&M drops behind all of the other one-loss teams. How far will be determined by how Oregon does against Washington.

It ain't over until... OK, it's over. With a few minutes left, the Cigs are smoking Poor Doo 56-3. And the final score is Indiana 56 - Purdue 3, One half of the conference champ game is set. Going to have to spend some cash if you want to watch the B1G title game in Indianapolis, a one-hour drive north of fraternity row. For this short a trip, no more than one six-pack per Hoosier required 🤪.

TAM loses. What will this do to our seeding??

That would be fun.... But I don't think that would ever really happen. There is a still a massive talent gap between the top and the bottom. Especially when it comes to the end of a season. I mean in the 2022 Rosebowl Utah went up against Ohio State which had some of their biggest players sit out for the draft... And lost. Yes they lost their star QB but I don't think that would have made a difference in terms of the final result... Maybe the score board would have looked nicer but OSU would have gotten the win regardless.

Ducks 45-21 2 2 300