30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 27 The Eye Test that the Committee is using failed big time here! Miami at 6, above Georgia at 7 was decided as simply as Georgia has a 2 in the right column and Miami has 1. But it wasn't that easy. It was worse. They apparently watched the games. They saw Georgia's "Tales of two Halves" vs Alabama, they also saw the, less than convincing win over Kentucky. But Georgia also soundly beat No.3 Texas at Texas! The Committee Chair stressed that the Committee goes beyond the simple W-L, it watches the games, sees how the teams look. Miami would look great if that's what you're using to rank the teams. But did they watch to the end of these games? None of them were against teams the level of Texas, (which is also a bit shaky) and to be as objective as possible, Miami benefited greatly from video review. On the Macro level we've seen that the seeding is problematic, on the micro level, Miami above Georgia is the opposite of Smart! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 2 Share Posted November 27 (edited) I’ll go a step further and say that Georgia should be No. 3. I would bet Georgia against ND, Miami, and Penn State. And we know how they faired against Texas. Edited November 27 by GeotechDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted November 27 On 11/27/2024 at 10:33 AM, 30Duck said: Miami above Georgia is the opposite of Smart! Amen, Duck Brother. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCati855 Moderator No. 4 Share Posted November 27 I have issue with much of the current bracket. Hoping this weekends games shake it up some more. I find it interesting that (as it is) no SEC team needs to travel out it's own footprint. How is ND a seven seed when they have not been victorious over any team with a pulse? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 5 Share Posted November 27 What we know first hand, isn't widely understood. Many view Mariø as a coach in the same category as Lanning, maybe better. Ridiculous doesn't comes along too often, but when it does... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 6 Share Posted November 27 It's clear "head-to-head" match ups don't count for much. How can any team be ranked higher then the team that beat them?! Clearly the standards the committee uses are not clear at all. Btw, Idaho is ranked 8th in the FCS and in their playoffs. BSU also ranked. So maybe our adjusting to a new O-line with a new qb wasn't so awful in our 1st two games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCKED No. 7 Share Posted November 27 On 11/27/2024 at 10:56 AM, Charles Fischer said: Amen, Duck Brother. Agreed……Miami needed a miracle 4th quarter comeback……to beat Cal! No way they should be ranked ahead of Georgia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sousa No. 8 Share Posted November 27 On 11/27/2024 at 11:06 AM, DUCati855 said: How is ND a seven seed when they have not been victorious over any team with a pulse? Just so that their loss in the first round will look all the more dramatic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 9 Share Posted November 28 I can see it. UGA looked totally inept against two teams that have 3 bad losses this year. Bama and Ole Miss dominated them for 6 of 8 quarters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted November 28 On 11/27/2024 at 4:46 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: I can see it. UGA looked totally inept against two teams that have 3 bad losses this year. Bama and Ole Miss dominated them for 6 of 8 quarters. True. But they doubled the score on No.3 Texas, at Texas. Miami doesn't have any win close to that, and even if there was incontrovertible evidence to overturn calls at the end of 3 games in a row, No.6 should not have needed them to secure wins over, Virginia Tech, Cal and Louisville. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 11 Share Posted November 30 So GT beat Miami, but lost to Georgia (just barely) so now they have a common opponent. One more reason now to rank Georgia ahead of Miami. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitnessczar No. 12 Share Posted November 30 Miami was a home game. Georgia an away game. I know not far away. But still hostile environment. And GT dominated most of that game. Missed 25 yard field goal and late fumble away from securing that win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 13 Share Posted November 30 On 11/29/2024 at 9:50 PM, Solar said: So GT beat Miami, but lost to Georgia (just barely) so now they have a common opponent. One more reason now to rank Georgia ahead of Miami. It really doesn't really matter where either ND or Miami are ranked. Neither will be around long when the playoffs kick off next month. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 14 Share Posted November 30 Well, if OBD end up playing duh Ewe, we can show everybody "the Lanning Effect!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 15 Share Posted November 30 GT played one hec of a game and IMHO, they made a case for the ACC having 3 teams in the CFP. If Clemson beats the east coast USC then thay could further strengthen that case. A victory by Tigers could shut out a marginal SEC team from an invite. Glad that Georgia came away with the victory. Any Forum member who recorded the game for replay, on the late game fumble, could you look and see if the GT QB was hit helmet to helmet? The weakass ABC team showed only 1 replay. When they did show it everyone in this household was certain a personal foul for targeting would be called while being reviewed. While we all are Dawg fans, we were relieved at the no call. However.........if it happened where was the SEC booth review, wasnt Jesse Palmer an SEC college player? Wait who owns the SEC broadcasts? Would that be ABC/ESPN? Critical, game changing plays should be scrutinized. Showing it one time leaves more questions than answers. GO Ducks..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave23 No. 16 Share Posted November 30 On 11/30/2024 at 8:05 AM, HappyToBeADuck said: The weakass ABC team showed only 1 replay. When they did show it everyone in this household was certain a personal foul for targeting would be called while being reviewed. While we all are Dawg fans, we were relieved at the no call. However.........if it happened where was the SEC booth review, wasnt Jesse Palmer an SEC college player? Wait who owns the SEC broadcasts? Would that be ABC/ESPN? Critical, game changing plays should be scrutinized. Showing it one time leaves more questions than answers. GO Ducks..... There was also the last play in regulation for GT. They had the ball for a first down they then reviewed it and took it away for 4th in inches and never showed a single replay of the review. I can't even believe you wouldn't show review of the single most important play of the game to that point. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 17 Share Posted November 30 My Top 4 Oregon Ohio State Georgia Penn State Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kamikaze Kid Moderator No. 18 Share Posted November 30 Georgia Tech was one late QB fumble from deserving to be ranked ahead of both of them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 19 Share Posted November 30 On 11/27/2024 at 10:56 AM, Charles Fischer said: Amen, Duck Brother. On 11/27/2024 at 10:56 AM, Charles Fischer said: Amen, Duck Brother. Miami above Georgia is like a MariN0-o offensive 'game plan' vs any coach with a pulse... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 20 Share Posted November 30 Guys, We're experiencing kayfabe. They want everyone talking about the rankings. Everybody knows Georgia would beat down Miami. The committee is rewarding wins, and punishing losses. But as bad as Bama and Georgia have looked this year ( relatively speaking) , Georgia proved last night a three score deficit against an ACC team isn't the same as even a one score deficit in the SEC. Same for Indiana. And Georgia Tech is a solid team. Just not B1G or SEC solid. I believe the committee thought things would shake as they usually do. Only one elite ACC and Big 12 team and a whole bunch of same caliber SEC and B1G teams. Ironically, NIL and the portal diluted the talent pool. So the committee will actually have to justify their selections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck No. 21 Share Posted November 30 On 11/27/2024 at 12:07 PM, Haywarduck said: What we know first hand, isn't widely understood. Many view Mariø as a coach in the same category as Lanning, maybe better. Ridiculous doesn't comes along too often, but when it does... Coach Crap Clock Manangement isn't qualified to hold Lanning's jock strap. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocketchange No. 22 Share Posted November 30 If Miami wins today, they have done what Georgia has failed to do. Win games. I don’t know which team is better than the other. However, Miami is more deserving to be in the CFB with a better seeding because they won their games and are at the top of their conference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryM9 No. 23 Share Posted December 1 not any more 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 24 Share Posted December 1 On 11/29/2024 at 10:19 PM, Nevada Dawg said: It really doesn't really matter where either ND or Miami are ranked. Neither will be around long when the playoffs kick off next month. You know I watched Notre Dame play and win today and thought that I may have badly underestimated them in my above quote. Then it dawned on me whom they were playing. ND is definitely in he playoffs, deserves to be, and I predict may even win a game. Win two and I'd be shocked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
