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College Football 2016 Championship Week: Of Meaningless Titles
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Regardless of how Washington fairs against 'Bama, they have the resume to deserve to be there now. If Michigan wants to complain, they can look to the two Ls in their loss column. Washington got beat by a good team and didn't stub their toes against inferior ones. Michigan did the latter and it caught up to them when they played great but lost against Ohio State. In the end, the playoff should expand to 8 simply because that allows legit competition to still be included without diluting the season too much with irrelevant games.
Alabama has more talent than any other team in all of college football, when they turn "it" on, they can clownstomp anyone. I'd be weary of saying anything like that, especially when they have the best roster and arguably coach in all of college football. One thing I would say though is this: Washington should be the 3 seed.
The transitive property is pretty dubious in college football simply because of how teams ebb and flow so dramatically. Talent gaps are enormous and scholarship limits help the have nots get just a bit closer to upsetting the blue bloods. In the end though, when the committee has to compare schedules and common opponents, they HAVE to use the transitive property at some point. Even though it's highly flawed imo. I think Washington is roughly comparable to Clemson in terms of how competitive they can be, save for Browning being much, MUCH less athletic than Watson (that makes Clemson much more dangerous by default). Clemson has better athletes though.
Alabama beat USC by 40 so they're probably gonna beat Washington by 89 if my math is right.
bucknuticus
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Barring a huge blowout, I envision UDUB jumping Clemson to get a west coast team in the fiesta bowl.
Stahp
Battlezone
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My wife is a Washington alum. We've said that every year of the ten we've been together, that if Ohio State and Washington ever met in a bowl game, we'd go. Most years, it was a fun joke.
Of course, the year it could potentially happenmaybe even for a national championship!and we could afford to make the trip, we went and bought a house.
Of course, the year it could potentially happenmaybe even for a national championship!and we could afford to make the trip, we went and bought a house.
sf2fanatic
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Congrats fighting Cdy's and Western Michigan
Well, Michigan beat us by infinity points in NB, you only beast us by 1/2 Infinity.
tiggerkiddo
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CU trying to follow the Broncos path to success which first requires you get the brakes beaten off of you by a team from Washington
Why is the committee sitting watching these games with an ESPN personality?
GoldenEye 007
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Seems like you have an easy solution to me.My wife is a Washington alum. We've said that every year of the ten we've been together, that if Ohio State and Washington ever met in a bowl game, we'd go. Most years, it was a fun joke.
Of course, the year it could potentially happenmaybe even for a national championship!and we could afford to make the trip, we went and bought a house.
Sell the house.
You can't be serious.
FloydtheFathead
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He's not..
I don't necessarily think Bama would lose, but it would definitely be a closer game than Washington would want it to be.
I'm not convinced Washington has that good a defense.
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaadef
As of last weekend, I believe Alabama has beaten LSU and Auburn who were both opponent adjusted better than UW and only had a tough row against one D all season.
Bama out mans UW across both sides of the line by a fair margin and that will be main deciding factor.
The only way I see UW being competitive is if Browning plays lights out.
/Nevermind, I think you trolled me by looking at other replies. Good on you. Bad on me
Purple Cheeto
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Jake Browning has played poorly against the two best defenses he has faced this season.
Mac the KNife
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Alright, I have a bag of junk food, a fridge full of All Day IPA, a new 3ds for commercials & my roommate is at her parents house putting up xmas decorations.
Let's do this.
Let's do this.
bucknuticus
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Im already 2 deep into these....
and im definitely feeling it.
and im definitely feeling it.
Shadow2222
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Platform definitely has some damn good beers. Thinking about heading to Land Grant later to watch the games tonight.
bucknuticus
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Land Grant is porbably my favorite brewery in the city, love everything theyre doing and their space is great. Also have my christmas brown ale carborating in the keg right now, hoping its ready to tap later today/tonight.
bucknuticus
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‏@McMurphyESPN 47m47 minutes ago
Les Miles, Art Briles, Lane Kiffin will interview for Houston job, sources told @ESPN. Kiffin interview 1st reported by @38Godfrey
Imagine this being said 3 years ago
Les Miles, Art Briles, Lane Kiffin will interview for Houston job, sources told @ESPN. Kiffin interview 1st reported by @38Godfrey
Imagine this being said 3 years ago
MugiwaraCole
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Art Briles? Don't let me down like this, Houston. I love to see the local team do well, but not like this.
bucknuticus
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Fertitta cares not about your ethics issues.
His family has historical organized crime ties in Vegas and Galveston.
sf2fanatic
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Navy needs halftime badly. They look shook out there
No, third. Went to UTC and Auburn, too.
Dad had season tickets on the 45. Upper deck, but lowest row. Great seats. I think our tickets for this game suuuuck, but they are what they are and should be a good game.
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