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Bowl Games (other than ours) and associated silliness 2024 Plus the Playoffs

you have high standards

Of course the standards are high. Franklin is trying to break through into the elite tier of college football coaches. You accomplish that by winning championships. To win championships, you have to beat elite teams along the way.

As of now, Franklin has one Big Ten Championship and a handful of good bowl wins. Several top ten finishes, but none in the top five. If he loses against Notre Dame, the narrative does not change. He will have beaten Boise State and SMU while losing to Ohio State, Oregon, and Notre Dame.

Put it another way: no one is toasting Marcus Freeman this morning because he beat Indiana AND Georgia to reach the semifinals, the praise is for beating Georgia.
 
Seeds 1, 2, 3, and 4 all lost. Seeds 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the semi-finals.

@hawg1 revered selection committee strikes again.
Pretty sure that has nothing to do with the selection committee and everything to do with the rules in place for conference champs getting automatic byes.

I'm also confident that will change this offseason because of this year.
 
Seeds 1, 2, 3, and 4 all lost. Seeds 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the semi-finals.

@hawg1 revered selection committee strikes again.

I hate the seeding system. My disdain for this Committee’s process is clear. Where you been?

Look at FEI. Final four are 1, 3, 4, 5 with 2 beating 1.

On an era of imbalanced large conference schedules and 12 team playoffs, advanced metrics must be used to choose the 12 best.

It’s nice to reside in your head. But, jeez, keep up.
 
Of course the standards are high. Franklin is trying to break through into the elite tier of college football coaches. You accomplish that by winning championships. To win championships, you have to beat elite teams along the way.

As of now, Franklin has one Big Ten Championship and a handful of good bowl wins. Several top ten finishes, but none in the top five. If he loses against Notre Dame, the narrative does not change. He will have beaten Boise State and SMU while losing to Ohio State, Oregon, and Notre Dame.

Put it another way: no one is toasting Marcus Freeman this morning because he beat Indiana AND Georgia to reach the semifinals, the praise is for beating Georgia.
If Franklin had his record at Northwestern, Illinois, or Syracuse he would be a legend.

Penn State fans don't see their program in the same way. They measure themselves against Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, and yes Notre Dame. To them the expectation isn't to get to big games, it is to win big games, and that means games that matter against programs that are considered the best, not just pretty good with conditions like SMU and Boise.

If he wins or loses against Notre Dame none of the PSU fans are going to remember the SMU or Boise games. Had he beaten one of the traditional powers in the first two rounds that would have been remembered.
 
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Oh that's easy, anytime you combine the douchiest fan base with the coach with the most punchable face, you are automatically eliminated from the playoff regardless of your win loss record.
Can you imagine the playoff committee coming out and saying that…for real? 🤣
 
He dresses the best
Speaking of dressing, the opposite.

I am absolutely sick of these college coaches going out in a poorly fitting, sleeveless or collarless or otherwise altered sweatshirt that looks like it came out of a discount bin at the local Goodwill.

They aren't Bill Belichick, they are supposed to be representing their team and their university.

I don't have a problem with sweats themselves. Prime and some other coaches wear them as a positive fashion statement. They make sense for somebody who is actively coaching on the sideline, outdoors in weather conditions, around a bunch of sweating athletes.

Just try to look like you have some pride in yourself, or at least have a home.
 
Speaking of dressing, the opposite.

I am absolutely sick of these college coaches going out in a poorly fitting, sleeveless or collarless or otherwise altered sweatshirt that looks like it came out of a discount bin at the local Goodwill.

They aren't Bill Belichick, they are supposed to be representing their team and their university.

I don't have a problem with sweats themselves. Prime and some other coaches wear them as a positive fashion statement. They make sense for somebody who is actively coaching on the sideline, outdoors in weather conditions, around a bunch of sweating athletes.

Just try to look like you have some pride in yourself, or at least have a home.

Best of the best right here IMHO.
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Speaking of dressing, the opposite.

I am absolutely sick of these college coaches going out in a poorly fitting, sleeveless or collarless or otherwise altered sweatshirt that looks like it came out of a discount bin at the local Goodwill.

They aren't Bill Belichick, they are supposed to be representing their team and their university.

I don't have a problem with sweats themselves. Prime and some other coaches wear them as a positive fashion statement. They make sense for somebody who is actively coaching on the sideline, outdoors in weather conditions, around a bunch of sweating athletes.

Just try to look like you have some pride in yourself, or at least have a home.
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Speaking of dressing, the opposite.

I am absolutely sick of these college coaches going out in a poorly fitting, sleeveless or collarless or otherwise altered sweatshirt that looks like it came out of a discount bin at the local Goodwill.

They aren't Bill Belichick, they are supposed to be representing their team and their university.

I don't have a problem with sweats themselves. Prime and some other coaches wear them as a positive fashion statement. They make sense for somebody who is actively coaching on the sideline, outdoors in weather conditions, around a bunch of sweating athletes.

Just try to look like you have some pride in yourself, or at least have a home.
💯 % agree
 
thread jack to the subject of coach's attire.

ok!

but, going forward, I'm not going to be open to complaints regarding tangents to Strength of Schedule or the like.
 
thread jack to the subject of coach's attire.

ok!

but, going forward, I'm not going to be open to complaints regarding tangents to Strength of Schedule or the like.
Preach!

I seldom even know what thread or forum I'm in.

I like my posting the way you like your music - spontaneous and unstructured. Just connect with others in the moment and see what we create.
 
Speaking of attire...WTH is up with Cam Newton lately? statement or what? crazy hat collection and just looks hot and uncomfortable
 
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I like my posting the way you like your music - spontaneous and unstructured. Just connect with others in the moment and see what we create.
let's not jump to conclusions re: spontaneous and unstructured. two of my all-time favorites are Pink Floyd and Steely Dan.
 
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