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 And I've one thing to say;

Yeah, Roll Tide is right, especially over those Buckeyes.  Looks like they need a 8 team playoff though to be fair to all the teams.  I can't figure what TCU did to deserve being dropped from 3rd to 6th in about a week. :shrug:

Any system will be flawed until they remove the human emotion. Plain & simple.

possumal-- TCU did nothing to render themselves a 6th place finish. It was all done to them by the Big12 conference. The rules are there has to be a clear cut division champion & they tied with Baylor for the Big12 championship. Plus TCU lost to Baylor in October 61-58 which meant that Baylor was the Big12 champion anyhow by the tiebreaker rule. The Big12 commish decided in his infinite wisdom that there would be 2 Big12 co-champions & pushed BOTH teams out of the playoff. The Big 12 has to have a championship game & that would have been as exciting a game as the 1st one they played in October.

I believe either of those teams should have replaced Fla St as well.

Plus Ohio State made a very strong case with their impressive win. That should be a good game too.

I already knew that info about TCU and Baylor but it still comes across as a weak excuse to cut both those teams out. I am all for getting Florida State beat, but nobody has done it yet so I don't see how you could cut them out of any playoff.  Roll Tide!

Well on the other side...


I do think that Alabama will be very difficult to beat, but if OSU plays like they did against Wisconsin I think it will be an excellent game to watch.

Jerry

TCU technically couldn't make it without a Baylor loss. There had to be a clear cut league champion. The Big12 commissioner wouldn't declare a champion so they left them both out & rightfully so. Sorry it's just the way it is. So Baylor could have beaten out OSU IF they would have had one of their normal blowouts. But not having a game like they normally do actually hurt them.

They still need to let the computers decide as they have no emotions & only calculate data. But the MONEY will never allow that to happen. The NCAA is a money whore & so are the people on the playoff panel. They want their millions too.

And controversy/chaos will always remain because that sells more TV time than the actual games.

GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck to all that made it & I hope all 3 games are played with the usual starters & no serious injuries!!!!!!!

Go Bucks?  Who are the Bucks?

Quote from: possumal on December 09, 2014, 10:44:14 AM
Go Bucks?  Who are the Bucks?

  :nofgr:    Nice try, but true Buckeye fans are beyond being baited. 

Jerry

I knew that Ohio State Buckeyes were going to play Alabama, but I didn't know who the Bucks were. After the Buckeyes play Alabama, maybe they'll be called Bucks.  :biggrin:

I thought that buckeyes were worthless nuts?  :shrug:

THEY'LL BE DOES AFTER BAMA CASTRATES THEM...

Ohio was definitely impressive against Wisconsin who had been stompin' everyone in the neighborhood. We'll just have to see what happens at the Big Show.    ROLL TIDE! :yoyo: :laf:

The Buckeyes can run but the Buckeyes can't hide
They'll get steamrolled by the great Crimson Tide
Their down will be up and their up will be down
And all their fans will be wearing a big frown   

Roll Tide!

 :laf: Somebody's been reading Dr. Suess! :highclap: :laf:

Quote from: possumal on December 10, 2014, 06:18:58 PM
The Buckeyes can run but the Buckeyes can't hide
They'll get steamrolled by the great Crimson Tide
Their down will be up and their up will be down
And all their fans will be wearing a big frown   

Roll Tide!

I know that the Buckeyes (Ohio State) will play Alabama, but who is the Crimson Tide?

:iroll:

Alabama is widely known as the Crimson Tide
Their fans call them that with fearsome pride
The Ohio State Buckeyes are just worthless nuts
Beaten by the Tide with no ifs, and, or buts

Roll Tide! :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:

I didn't realize we had a resident purveyor of prose in house, but Al, you are hitting a good lick...   :thumb2:

Hum, I am waiting for some people to eat some CROW!  While I am not sure about the next game, I am sure that the Buckeyes just beat the team that was ranked #1.

Jerry

Edit:  I forgot to mention that they won with their #3 quarterback.  I wonder what would have happen if the #1 quarterback would have been there. 

Yes, I am loving this.

Although a Alabama fan I must give a tip of the old Stetson to the Ohio State Buckeyes.  And I do hope they beat Oregon. 

Bama was intense!!!!!!!! Helluva game for sure!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:

Jerry-- I don't believe in the Buckeyes "#1" QB. I'm not a fan of him & hope he turns pro & leaves the team to JT Barrett.

All I want to know is >>

Congratulation's to all you Buckeye fans they won the game fair and square and yes HaMer they deserve to be there. Several surprises this year but you never know until its over. cc

Thank You Carl. 3 out of 4 teams played some very good aggressive football. Which I think is what it's gonna take next week again. Not sure what OSU has for Oregon but I'm looking forward to the game.

Quote from: HaMeR on January 02, 2015, 12:15:58 AM
Jerry-- I don't believe in the Buckeyes "#1" QB. I'm not a fan of him & hope he turns pro & leaves the team to JT Barrett.

I would like to see Barrett as the quarterback, but I would also like to see Miller there as a running back, but I don't think he would be interested in that.  I too have heard some talk of him going to another college team, but doubt if he would go very high (at least right now) if he went pro.

Jerry

I'll man up and eat a big helping of crow pie after last night's game.  A bunch of my sports fanatical friends thought I was crazy the past 3 years when I said Alabama's pass defense was way below par, but now it appears that all their defense was below par except their red zone defense.  Obviously, Blake Sims' skill level is way below what is required to be a top flight SEC quarterback.  Urban Meyer outcoached Saban in every aspect, and the offensive coordinator needs to pack his bags. For the past 6 weeks or so, I have said repeatedly that I thought Georgia was the best team in the SEC, and I still say that. :bowingsmilie:  I have heard for a long time that buckeyes were worthless nuts, but that sure wasn't true when put up or shut up time arrived. The championship game will be interesting.   :bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie:

Go Buckeyes. Darn the do play a little college football outside the SEC.

  Ok I'll say it.  Congratulations Buckeyes! :highclap: Those Bama boys let me down.  Big time. :doh2: Al pretty well summed it up. Wish Yeldon would have got more time on the field but I don't think he could have balanced out all the mistakes they made anyway.   You boys got a tough row to hoe against Oregon .  Good Luck!

 P.S. At least the weather was better down there. :laf:

The game was won/lost on 3rd down.

From where I sat I believe the difference was in the Buckeyes ability to put Alabama in 3rd & long consistently. I think Blake Sims is a very good QB that needs a little work. I'm not sure where he went wrong other than the INT. He is competitive & I thought he had a very good year considering it was his 1st year under center as "the man".

The Bama defense,, which has a suspect secondary in the safety position,,  couldn't stop OSU on 3rd & anything.

The 4th quarter HAD to have all you guys on the edge of your seat every time OSU started inside their own 5 yard line. I can't explain why but the Buckeyes were able to play with poise under such duress. Especially Cardale Jones.

The Bama defense played purdy damn good. But I don't think they were ready for the OSU wide receivers blocking the way they do in the run game. A wide receiver thru the block that sprung Elliott for the game clinching 85yd jaunt.

And Ezekial Elliott!!!!!!!!!  He has around 460yds on 40 or 42 caries in the last 2 games combined!!!! I don't know the exact numbers but he's averaging right close to 10yds per carry!!

Well done Alabama!!!! You were #1 for a lot of reasons!!! I have nothing but respect for the way they played the game cleanly & fought hard clear to the bitter end. Congratulations on another great year & I have no doubt you will be back hungrier than ever this Fall!!

Jerry-- Ezekial Elliott is a better running back without miller IMHO. Make him a tight end & now you have a beast at the position if he can learn to block.

I was born in Oregon, worked a couple of ranches there summers during college, and like their style in spite of their uniforms.   :wink:

No sympathy for the overrated SEC. 

IMO having teams play each other has already shown how empty of serious credibility the past method of naming a national champion has been.  Clemson, TCU, and I suspect Boise State would surprise the establishment.

Bama's punter was the best weapon they had on the field.  TCU and Boise both excellent teams and just maybe we need more than four teams in the playoffs. 

John P, you got that right for sure.  8 teams would be the right number. You would seldom leave out a team like TC with 8.

One way to see if the SEC is overrated is for your team of choice to join the SEC.  :bowingsmilie: cc