12-04-2021, 04:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2021, 04:02 PM by CardinalSagehen.)
(12-04-2021, 03:51 PM)Austroturf Wrote:(12-04-2021, 03:44 PM)Farm93 Wrote:(12-04-2021, 03:27 PM)Austroturf Wrote: Bama leads Georgia 17-10 with 3 minutes left in the first half. My assessment after 27 minutes: Bama has the better QB. Young > Bennett. That could be the final difference. Neither team seems able to run. Both front sevens are stout against the rushing attack.Bama has almost done enough to get in the CFP already.
I don't think Baylor, tOSU or Notre Dame would be more competitive than the second place SEC team.
It is too bad college football has been reduced to one conference, but that seems to be the 2021 situation.
I think Michigan is the best non-SEC team, but I suspect they will not be able to run the ball against the SEC teams.
Cincy, ND, Baylor, tOSU and the rest fighting for the last spots will just be pushed around in the semis.
Yes, I tend to agree with this assessment. After an entire season, my take on the best 4 teams is: Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and tOSU. I think all four would maul Cincy and ND. Baylor is missing its starting QB and is maybe top ten in the best case.
tOSU? Both Oregon and Michigan ran for 250-300 yards on them. Oregon, it turns out, is not very good, and they were without Thibodeaux at the time. I think you are overvaluing tOSU's wins over decent but actually not very good B1G teams.
I agree that Georgia and Alabama would probably maul the rest.
Regardless of that fact, I disagree that Alabama should be in the Playoff with a loss today. It's just a personal opinion, but I don't like that a team with two losses can get a second crack at the champs of their conference. As long as we're limited to four spots, the CCGs ought to be seen as a quarterfinal.