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So I guess our good players really did leave after all.
Letting Penn State roll down the field at the end also hurt their chances of winning.
Great job Karl and RG. I'm just shocked by this turn of events.
I have it on good authority by some on the board that their replacements are EVEN BETTER.
10 targets a year max, dude. Lucky to even play special teams.
Instead we will watch it on TV. On replay.
CFP board decides on 12-team playoff format
The College Football Playoff's board of managers voted Friday to expand the CFP to 12 teams in 2026, but it is encouraging the sport's commissioners to try to implement it as soon as 2024.
I don't consider playoffs to be an improvement and I definitely don't consider expanded playoffs an improvement.
Champion should be the best team through the entire year, not who gets hot and gets a good draw in the bracket.
With 12 teams you are going to be seeing teams that have 3 losses in the bracket, you are going to see teams that weren't even good enough to win their division much less their league.
If you like playoffs you have the NFL with sixth seeds winning a super bowl.
I know you like it, I find it boring and false, especially on the college level.
Better than a 4-team playoff. Probably not as good as when it was just bowls and an AP vote.
Formerly_Medford
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In a surprise to no one that knows what take t looks like.
Seriously, Rice was a clear NFL talent here at CU regardless of numbers. Y'all saying he made a bad decision don't know what you're even watching at this point.
As soon as they went to a playoff, everything was ruined that you speak of. A 4 team playoff, though, is what has escalated the ruin and created this monster we have now.
It removed any and all significance for non CFP post season games, and consolidated talent to the few elite programs who were actually competing for it.
“The best team” winning back in the day could have been anyone. This day and age it consists of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State being the true contenders every year. If that’s the CFB world you want to live in, I can’t help you.
What are the six conference champions ?CFP board decides on 12-team playoff format
The College Football Playoff's board of managers voted Friday to expand the CFP to 12 teams in 2026, but it is encouraging the sport's commissioners to try to implement it as soon as 2024.www.espn.com
Big10, SEC, ACC, Big12, Pac10 and whom is the 6th ? AAC ? MWC ?
They mean the top G5 program
B1G #1, B1G #2, $EC #1, $EC #2, B12 #1, and ACC #1.
They could have almost ran out the time and not given Penn State the ball if the clock was just running instead of throwing incomplete passes. Purdue was running the ball decently and went all pass.
Penn State had 7-8 in the box after they got down and were (run) blitzing every down. “Running out the clock” was not going to work. Penn State has really strong corners in press man coverage.
hawg1
Well-Known Member
Porter is great. He made tons of plays in those last three Purdue drives.
Would you rather have the same four teams in a playoff every year? So much fun!
Here is my take
When you throw the ball in those situations, you must complete all your passes, period.
Time is as valuable if not more valuable than yards sometimes
You could run it 3 times, not gain much yardage, but run almost 2 minutes off the clock off
Here is the first drive after they took the lead:
1st & 10 at PUR 31
(6:27 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Charlie Jones2nd & 10 at PUR 31
(6:22 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Broc Thompson3rd & 10 at PUR 31
(6:18 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 15 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down1st & 10 at PUR 46
(5:41 - 4th) O'Connell, Aidan pass incomplete to Jones, Charlie, PENALTY PENNST pass interference (Dixon, Johnny) 9 yards to the PENNST45, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN PURDUE.1st & 10 at PSU 45
(5:36 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Tyrone Tracy2nd & 10 at PSU 45
(5:33 - 4th) O'Connell, Aidan pass complete to Durham, Payne for 15 yards to the PENNST30, PENALTY PURDUE illegal block (Doerue, King) 15 yards to the PURDUE40, NO PLAY.2nd & 25 at PUR 40
(5:04 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Mershawn Rice3rd & 25 at PUR 40
(5:00 - 4th) PURDUE Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Prdue 353rd & 30 at PUR 35
(5:00 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Payne Durham4th & 30 at PUR 35
(4:50 - 4th) Jack Ansell punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Parker Washington at the PnSt 27
Here is the next drive before they lost the lead and the game:
1st & 10 at PUR 23
(4:28 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass complete to Broc Thompson for 1 yd to the Prdue 242nd & 9 at PUR 24
(3:39 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Mershawn Rice3rd & 9 at PUR 24
(3:36 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass complete to Charlie Jones for 17 yds to the Prdue 41 for a 1ST down1st & 10 at PUR 41
(2:56 - 4th) King Doerue run for 4 yds to the Prdue 45
(2:50 - 4th) Timeout PENN ST, clock 02:50
(2:50 - 4th) Timeout PURDUE, clock 02:502nd & 6 at PUR 45
(2:50 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to Payne Durham3rd & 6 at PUR 45
(2:36 - 4th) Aidan O'Connell pass incomplete to TJ Sheffield4th & 6 at PUR 45
(2:22 - 4th) Jack Ansell punt for 55 yds for a touchback
These plays on 2nd and 6 and then on 3rd and 6 were where they needed to run.
There are 8 incompletions within these two series
Their defense was getting shredded. Running the ball slices maybe a minute off of the game.
Ummm, nope
1st & 10 at PSU 27
(4:50 - 4th) Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Nicholas Singleton2nd & 10 at PSU 27
(4:44 - 4th) Sean Clifford pass incomplete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith3rd & 10 at PSU 27
(4:41 - 4th) Sean Clifford pass incomplete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith4th & 10 at PSU 27
(4:28 - 4th) Barney Amor punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Charlie Jones at the Purdue 23
I can post one drive too…
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It's the top 6 highest ranked conference champions regardless of which 6 conferences. So for example is the 6 highest ranked conference champs were SEC, B1G, Big 12, Pac12, AAC and MWC then the ACC champ would be left out
The winning drive of course, after Purdue gave them time and confidence to do it.
I think that incomplete passes in the 6:00/4:00 drive period are killers
Running the ball, keeping the clock moving creates anxiety
We are probably both right and Penn State was destined to win the game, it just felt like Purdue was not willing or able to just close them out with any semblance of a running game