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CFB Week 14: Brought to you by the letter I: Incidental and Insignificant

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timetokill

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GAF Pick'em Week 14

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by X
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by X
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by X
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by X
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by X
Chop Block U @ Georgia by X
South Carolina @ Clemson by X
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by X
Florida @ Florida State by X
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by X
Notre Dame @ USC by X
Auburn @ Alabama by X
 
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bucknuticus

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timetokill said:
GAF Pick'em Week 14

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by X
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by X
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by X
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by X
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by X
Chop Block U @ Georgia by X
South Carolina @ Clemson by X
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by X
Florida @ Florida State by X
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by X
Notre Dame @ USC by X
Auburn @ Alabama by X
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Scar/clemp, but no OSU/UM smh ttk, smh!
 
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bucknuticus

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Jeff Long said tonight that the committee factors in if a team was ranked when another team beats/loses too them.

In other words, this system is more fucked then than the BCS
 
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Sotha_Sil

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Utah at 7-4 is a puzzling inclusion. It doesn't really matter since they're only #25, but still puzzling.

bucknuticus said:
Jeff Long said tonight that the committee factors in if a team was ranked when another team beats/loses too them.

In other words, this system is more fucked then than the BCS
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Ugh, I hate rankings "at the time of the game." Does LSU get slammed for losing to an unranked Miss St team that is now 10-1? Does Miss St get credit for beating a pair of Top 10 teams (LSU and aTm) that are now completely unranked?
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
bucknuticus said:
Jeff Long said tonight that the committee factors in if a team was ranked when another team beats/loses too them.

In other words, this system is more fucked then than the BCS
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birdman-rubbing-hands.gif

FSU & MSUs fans
 
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Slo

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Lonestar said:
Former Politicians and Waterboys Playoff Poll
Week 14 Y'all
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Mississippi State
5. TCU
6. Ohio State
7. Baylor
8. UCLA
9. Georgia
10. Michigan State
11. Arizona
12. Kansas State
13. Arizona State
14. Wisconsin
15. Auburn
16. Georgia Tech
17. Missouri
18. Minnesota
19. Ole' Miss
20. Oklahoma
21. Clemson
22. Louisville
23. Boise State
24. Marshall
25. Utah

updated to OP

So, what did Minnesota do to jump up 8 spots? Only lose by 3?
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Sean Alexander was a glorified H-back.
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
Had to sit and think on that for a minute, it's been nearly a decade since that joke happened.
 
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timetokill

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Sotha_Sil said:
Ugh, I hate rankings "at the time of the game." Does LSU get slammed for losing to an unranked Miss St team that is now 10-1? Does Miss St get credit for beating a pair of Top 10 teams (LSU and aTm) that are now completely unranked?
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You're realizing the SECret of gaming the rankings system! Beat a ranked team that turns out to be shit? Still a quality win! Lose to an unranked team that turns out to be good? It ends up being a quality loss!
 
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GoldenEye 007

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bucknuticus said:
Jeff Long said tonight that the committee factors in if a team was ranked when another team beats/loses too them.

In other words, this system is more fucked then than the BCS
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To be fair, he was clear about the importance of a CCG. BIG XII didn't like that I'm sure.

And I can't believe I paid $50 after fees for a USF game in Tampa. Tickets never dropped in price and if anything increased aftermarket.
 
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DirtyManos

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I'm glad Utah is still ranked. Makes that loss to them sting a little less.

I probably should wait till after Friday, but if we upset Oregon in the conference championship, UCLA should get the #4 spot.

A little help wouldn't hurt either. Really rooting for the longhorns on Thursday.
 
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ag-my001

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GAF Pick'em Week 14
Texas A&M by 7
Nebraska by 7
Mizzou by 7
Arizona State by 7
UCLA by 4
Georgia by 7
South Carolina by 4
Mississippi State by 7
Florida State by 7 (I'd be happy to be wrong)
Wisconsin by 7
USC by 7
Alabama by 14
 
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theprodigy

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bucknuticus said:
Jeff Long said tonight that the committee factors in if a team was ranked when another team beats/loses too them.

In other words, this system is more fucked then than the BCS
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......wow
timetokill said:
You're realizing the SECret of gaming the rankings system! Beat a ranked team that turns out to be shit? Still a quality win! Lose to an unranked team that turns out to be good? It ends up being a quality loss!
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yup, and it builds up over the course of the season too
 
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Schmitty

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I think I'll be staying in from the mob on friday as usual. The football will definitely be more enjoyable

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 4
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 8
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 10
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 7
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 7
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 7
South Carolina @ Clemson by 13
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 6
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 7
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 4
 
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Frustrated_Grunt

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 9
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 14
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 4
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 4
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 35
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 4
South Carolina @ Clemson by 4
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 7
Florida @ Florida State by 20
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 20
Notre Dame @ USC by 23
Auburn @ Alabama by 4
 
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cdyhybrid

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 4
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 7
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 6
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 4
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 8
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 17
South Carolina @ Clemson by 4
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 4
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 10
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 10
 
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Frustrated_Grunt

Member
Word is Watson is starting Saturday. If Stoudt for one reason or another has to go in I may be taking a leave of absence from the internet the rest of the weekend.
 
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Randolph Freelander

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 5
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 5
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 5
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 5
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 5
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 5 (ACC!ACC!ACC!)
South Carolina @ Clemson by 5
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 5
Florida @ Florida State by 5
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 5
Notre Dame @ USC by 5
Auburn @ Alabama by 5
 
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chicko1983

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GAF Pick'em Week 14

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 4
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 4
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 4
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 4
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 4
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 4
South Carolina @ Clemson by 4 - No way HBC is gonna lose to Dabo!
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 4 - Goodbye Muschamp, Goodbye FSU!
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 4
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 4
 
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chicko1983

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Sotha_Sil said:
Ugh, I hate rankings "at the time of the game." Does LSU get slammed for losing to an unranked Miss St team that is now 10-1? Does Miss St get credit for beating a pair of Top 10 teams (LSU and aTm) that are now completely unranked?
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It matters because if you are playing a ranked team at home, they will have been favourites, with a lot of momentum and had a reasonable crowd advantage.

Hell, after the first round, a lot of people had aTm in the top 4 after the first week. For MSU to have beaten them, at the time of the game, was a good win despite how aTm have fallen away since.
 
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george_us

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cashman said:
Why should a Power 4 team lose a spot to Ohio State?
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As the poster above you said, conference championships matter. The committee themselves have already said as much. Personally I think if Ohio State runs the table then they're in. OSU jumping Baylor has already set the precedent for this happening.
 
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MIMIC

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george_us said:
As the poster above you said, conference championships matter. The committee themselves have already said as much. Personally I think if Ohio State runs the table then they're in. OSU jumping Baylor has already set the precedent for this happening.
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This is what gives me hope ^_^ I think the committee wants us in. My belief is that if we do our part, they'll give us that extra bump (if teams ahead of us don't fall).

But who knows.
 
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bucknuticus

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I feel like at this point I'm not upset if we don't make the playoffs, I'll be bummed sure. After Braxton went down I saw a likely 3-4 loss season and tons of growing pains, so this season has been pretty surprising and fun
 
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AntoneM

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GAF Pick'em Week 14

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 9
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 4
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 9
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 17 Bear Down? Bear Fuck You Zona!
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 6
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 9
South Carolina @ Clemson by 9
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 6
Florida @ Florida State by 17
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 12
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 9 because ... just because
 
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perfectchaos007

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 7
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 9
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 8
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 9
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 7
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 9
South Carolina @ Clemson by 10
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 7
Florida @ Florida State by 6
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 14
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 24
 
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theprodigy

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 4
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 14
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 7
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 7
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 14
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 14
South Carolina @ Clemson by 4
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 6
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 10
Notre Dame @ USC by 10
Auburn @ Alabama by 14

*double checks to make sure every pick is bolded*
 
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timetokill

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chicko1983 said:
Hell, after the first round, a lot of people had aTm in the top 4 after the first week. For MSU to have beaten them, at the time of the game, was a good win despite how aTm have fallen away since.
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I thought it was illegal to import foreign animal products into Australia? How did you manage to smuggle in SEC bullshit?



;)
 
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perfectchaos007

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If the committee is truly taking into account rankings at the time the game was played, then pre-season rankings would be a lot more meaningful than we like to pretend.
 
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perfectchaos007

Member
Purple Cheeto said:
http://twitter.com/slmandel/status/537408087380869120

Mandel had more tweets about it but yeah, anyone who thought they'd start from scratch each week was too hopeful.

Congrats BCS haters, we got something even worse.
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Given the fact politic-ing was one of the major gripes about the former system, I'm surprised we went with a committee full of former politicians. Would it be wise for schools on the outside looking in to hire lobbyists to fight for them? Will this committee get a lower approval than congress? After the final playoff selection day, will Obama override the committee's decision and choose 4 teams on his own?

Prepare for corruption and conspiracy sheeple!

I'm Fake Ron Paul and I approve this message.
 
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HeySeuss

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perfectchaos007 said:
If the committee is truly taking into account rankings at the time the game was played, then pre-season rankings would be a lot more meaningful than we like to pretend.
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I think they should just do away with preseason rankings altogether. Shouldn't have a top 25 released until the first week the playoff committee releases their rankings. Maybe the week before so they aren't vastly different.
 
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andycapps

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 6
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 4
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 6
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 9
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 6
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 12
South Carolina @ Clemson by 12
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 6
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 12
Notre Dame @ USC by 4
Auburn @ Alabama by 21
 
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StrikerObi

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My picks have been shit the last few weeks. :(

GAF Pick'em Week 14

(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 4
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 4
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 4 The streak survives
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 4
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 6
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 12
South Carolina @ Clemson by 4 I am definitely going to regret this one
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 4
Florida @ Florida State by 4
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by 7
Notre Dame @ USC by 7
Auburn @ Alabama by 4
 
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Sirpopopop

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I had a nightmare the other day that my AD was an incompetent buffoon who constantly puts her foot in her mouth and lacks the guts to fire any coach, period.

Then I woke up, and realized that nightmare was my Waking Life. And no, I'm not referring to the Richard Linklater movie.
 
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JCX

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(THU) LSU @ Texas A&M by 10
(FRI) Nebraska @ Iowa by 9
(FRI) Arkansas @ Missouri by 12
(FRI) Arizona State @ Arizona by 8
(FRI) Stanford @ UCLA by 12
Chop Block U @ Georgia by 9
South Carolina @ Clemson by 7
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss by 10
Florida @ Florida State by 8
Minnesota @ Wisconsin by X
Notre Dame @ USC by 8
Auburn @ Alabama by 9
 
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