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Cxllege Fxxtball 2016 Week Thirteen: Whx gets the best lxss?

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cdyhybrid

Member
Purple Cheeto said:
I mean some people are stumping for bigger playoffs. Imagine how you'll feel when a 3 loss third or fourth place team gets hot and runs the table. It'll be like watching any other sport's playoffs where the best team generally doesn't win.
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FloydtheFathead said:
CDY.. your thoughts on this? Does this entertain you a bit?
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Not really. Feel a little bad for him because he seems like a decent dude, and the AD kinda botched this and left him dangling in the wind to take questions from the media about his job security, but he's getting a monster buyout so I don't feel too bad.

Unless Oregon hires a Saban/Meyer/Harbaugh/Petersen-caliber guy :)jnc yeah right, they don't grow on trees and Oregon would be pretty far down the list) I'm not too worried since we have Petersen. Doesn't mean whoever they hire can't have success there, but Petersen has this thing rolling now and is one of the elite coaches in college football.
 
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Team Alucard

Banned
Bullshit that the Hawks did not make the top 25 after that annihilation. At least Nebraska dropped out completely.

Also, the committee would never do it but it would be amazing if Washington and Clemson both lost in their title games and we ended up with three Big 10 teams in the playoff.
 
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FloydtheFathead

Member
https://mobile.twitter.com/Bill_Kurelic/status/803651000007434240

Guess there are some positives about having this week off..

cdyhybrid said:
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Not really. Feel a little bad for him because he seems like a decent dude, and the AD kinda botched this and left him dangling in the wind to take questions from the media about his job security, but he's getting a monster buyout so I don't feel too bad.

Unless Oregon hires a Saban/Meyer/Harbaugh/Petersen-caliber guy :)jnc yeah right, they don't grow on trees and Oregon would be pretty far down the list) I'm not too worried since we have Petersen. Doesn't mean whoever they hire can't have success there, but Petersen has this thing rolling now and is one of the elite coaches in college football.
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I welcome our new Husky overlords from the West
 
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cdyhybrid

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Yaboosh said:
Two years from championship game to fired is rough.
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I think they might be in for some disappointment. They're going to want to shoot for the moon and make a splash hire, but there aren't really many guys available out there that would qualify.

Plus if they think they're going to go back to the days where they only have to beat Stanford to win the conference, they're mistaken.

If I'm Oregon I would be very happy with a guy that wins 7-10 every season and truly contends for a conference title every 3-4 years.
 
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GoldenEye 007

Member
I feel like Oregon is the Baylor of the northwest. Always pretty bad or at least unremarkable but with recent success and with recent shiny uniforms.

Minus the known rape and murder, though.
 
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cashman

Banned
Helfrich was such a bad hire at the time too. Should have ponied up for Petersen

FloydtheFathead said:
Not only Browning, Wilson, Dobbins, maybe Okudah

But he might get all of them should he decide to go to Ohio State..
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Okudah was never gonna come to Texas he's OSU all the way, same with Dobbins really unless OSU got that other RB. Browning and Wilson would have defintely came even if Charlie kept his job after the season. He's just that good of a crooter.

Frozenprince said:
that's Baylor spin, considering their second choice is Sonny Dykes. SMU is paying Morris $3M a year.

Nobody wants that job.
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Dykes would also be dumb to take that job, considering he can just wait a year to take the Tech job
 
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Affeinvasion

Member
cdyhybrid said:
I think they might be in for some disappointment. They're going to want to shoot for the moon and make a splash hire, but there aren't really many guys available out there that would qualify.

Plus if they think they're going to go back to the days where they only have to beat Stanford to win the conference, they're mistaken.

If I'm Oregon I would be very happy with a guy that wins 7-10 every season and truly contends for a conference title every 3-4 years.
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Brian Kelly to Oregon?
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
Oregon is an interesting job. Not the kind of history you'd associate with a top tier program, but they've got tons of resources and money, and a pretty good recruiting pipeline into California. Who's available though?
 
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Future Foundation

Member
jstevenson said:
I cannot see the committee putting in a team that lost 2 of its last 3 over a 2-loss B1G Conference champion. Sorry Michigan fans - you need utter chaos to snag that fourth slot
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I wouldn't call needing one of Washington or Clemson losing utter chaos. Hell, utter chaos might be the only way a B1G Champion gets in.

You've got the Playoff Committee head talking about how the margin between Washington and Michigan is razor thin.
 
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Karl2177

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Week 12 and Week 13 pick 'em results
Week 12 spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C5TJGagbttcvYpJpEPE1nhO3pZwExY7098-RvnxXGd8/edit?usp=sharing
Week 13 spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1puuEvto15QtsGaeTChXA4GZqzGPDEgZ7GD1wq5aKWP8/edit?usp=sharing

Code: 
Week 12	Week 13	Total	Username
0	0	47	Affeinvasion
8	8	103	ag
8	5	77	AlteredBeast
7	0	75	andycapps
0	0	29	Battlezone
0	0	30	BertramCooper
0	0	10	Bigskinny0310
9	6	93	bpfd
7	11	95	BTM
0	0	76	Bucknuticus
8	7	88	cashman
7	0	79	Chicko1983
0	0	6	Chris R
8	7	88	Deacon
0	0	29	DorkLord54
0	0	88	Dsyndrome
9	7	97	ErnieMcCracken
8	0	88	felixorion
0	0	7	fgfdgdfg
9	10	102	FloydtheFathead
0	0	8	Frank Beamer
0	0	26	Frustrated_Grunt
11	8	90	Ganhyun
0	0	10	Garryk
6	0	46	GoldenEye 007
0	0	28	Googly Eyes Dog
0	0	14	GreenyMac
0	0	9	HeySeuss
0	0	16	Jerm411
9	7	93	jfkgoblue
0	0	8	Jhriad
8	9	107	jstevenson
9	9	100	Karl2177
0	0	10	Kawl_USC
0	0	9	Kenpokesbabrie
0	0	25	KingBrave1
0	0	10	LionPride
0	0	30	Lizardking
9	9	88	Lonestar
6	10	91	Mac the KNife
8	0	8	MightyHealthy
8	10	81	Monroeski
0	0	8	mre
7	8	103	MrJames
0	7	7	MugiwaraCole
0	0	12	nobuyuki
0	0	34	OceanicAir
10	9	93	perfectchaos007
0	0	58	Quake1028
7	7	88	ryseing
9	13	112	sf2fanatic
0	0	13	Stooge
5	7	87	Subitai
0	0	23	Surge
11	7	68	Tebunker
0	0	5	tetromibi
0	0	54	TheLetdown
0	0	44	timetokill
0	0	4	Titanoboa
0	10	78	truly101
0	0	8	whytemyke
0	0	32	xeris
0	0	44	Yaboosh
8	10	102	zyxwvu4321

Top 12:
Code: 
Total	Username
112	sf2fanatic
107	jstevenson
103	ag
103	MrJames
102	FloydtheFathead
102	zyxwvu4321
100	Karl2177
97	ErnieMcCracken
95	BTM
93	bpfd
93	jfkgoblue
93	perfectchaos007

Assuming there are only 2 weeks left before the bowls start(and the last week only has 1 game), that means there's only 19 points left to gain(12 w14 games + bonus w14 3 + 1 w15 game + bonus w15 3). These are the remaining 12 that could still potentially win/tie.



Week 14 pick 'ems. Games start on Friday!

Week 14 link: https://goo.gl/forms/YuDckUL76xXiHXch2

WMU/OHIO
COLO/WASH
LALF/LAMN
LAT/WKU
KSU/TCU
TROY/GASO
TMPL/NAVY
SDSU/WYOM
OKST/OU
BAMA/FLA
WISC/PSU
CLEM/VT
 
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Kevtones

Member
Oregon needs Fleck.


+Fresh
+Recruits like mad
+Can coach


He's a program-changer and he showed it at WMU. He took a zero and made it a hero through his will. He is the perfect fit and they had better get him and show him patience.


You were too good for this world Mark Helfrich.
 
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chaosblade

Unconfirmed Member
My only question about Fleck going to Oregon would be recruiting. He would most likely do better at a midwest school since that's where his recruiting ties are. But I dunno, maybe at a program like Oregon that doesn't make too much of a difference. Attractive program right now and there are plenty of recruits to pull out of CA.
 
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cdyhybrid

Member
Kevtones said:
Oregon needs Fleck.


+Fresh
+Recruits like mad
+Can coach


He's a program-changer and he showed it at WMU. He took a zero and made it a hero through his will. He is the perfect fit and they had better get him and show him patience.


You were too good for this world Mark Helfrich.
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-Named PJ

chaosblade said:
My only question about Fleck going to Oregon would be recruiting. He would most likely do better at a midwest school since that's where his recruiting ties are. But I dunno, maybe at a program like Oregon that doesn't make too much of a difference. Attractive program right now and there are plenty of recruits to pull out of CA.
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He can just hire assistants with west coast ties.
 
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Purple Cheeto

Member
GoldenEye 007 said:
I feel like Oregon is the Baylor of the northwest. Always pretty bad or at least unremarkable but with recent success and with recent shiny uniforms.

Minus the known rape and murder, though.
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They were a solid 8-10 win program under Bellotti before he brought in Chip, then Chip shows up and catches a lot of people off guard with the up temp stuff, Phil Knight also steps in and they improve the facilities faster than UW/USC/Stanford etc, the uniforms, increased recruiting, Nick Aliotti and the peak of their defensive prowess, and then it all kinda fell apart.

Where they go from here is hard to say.
 
Miggytronz

Miggytronz

Member
After watching the ESPN interview yesterday with the Selection Committee Chair, it seems like they give 2 shits about the winner of Penn State vs Wisconsin in the BIG10 Championship.

"We are picking the best top 4 teams in college football right now"

"The margin between Washington and Michigan is very very small"

Per his words Bama and Ohio State are a lock. Clemson loss and/or Washington loss and Michigan gets in.
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Mikasangelos said:
After watching the ESPN interview yesterday with the Selection Committee Chair, it seems like they give 2 shits about the winner of Penn State vs Wisconsin in the BIG10 Championship.

"We are picking the best top 4 teams in college football right now"

"The margin between Washington and Michigan is very very small"

Per his words Bama and Ohio State are a lock. Clemson loss and/or Washington loss and Michigan gets in.
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The problem with this line is what does that even mean? Like should USC go in ahead of UDub? What about next week when OSU isn't even playing so there isnt a right now? It was a back then.
 
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FloydtheFathead

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andycapps

Member
Oregon sure threw Helfrich under the bus during their press release. It's not wrong, but I don't remember most programs putting in this level of detail.

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Miggytronz

Miggytronz

Member
Vanillalite said:
The problem with this line is what does that even mean? Like should USC go in ahead of UDub? What about next week when OSU isn't even playing so there isnt a right now? It was a back then.
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I'm at work but if someone can find that interview that would be great. Because the ESPN lead analyst was hounding the Selection Committee Chair about how they value conference champs and his answer was what you bolded in my post. That's why I took the interview as the Selection Committee really doesn't care about the BIG10 Championship.
 
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Mikasangelos said:
I'm at work but if someone can find that interview that would be great. Because the ESPN lead analyst was hounding the Selection Committee Chair about how they value conference champs and his answer was what you bolded in my post. That's why I took the interview as the Selection Committee really doesn't care about the BIG10 Championship.
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If they're picking the 4 best teams NOW, then I don't understand why their top 4 isn't tOSU, UW, Clemson and USC. No other teams have either (1) played the same quality of opponents and (2) performed as well NOW, than those 4 teams.

If conference championships don't matter, then they should announce the final 4 this week rather than next.
 
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tebunker

Banned
Mikasangelos said:
I'm at work but if someone can find that interview that would be great. Because the ESPN lead analyst was hounding the Selection Committee Chair about how they value conference champs and his answer was what you bolded in my post. That's why I took the interview as the Selection Committee really doesn't care about the BIG10 Championship.
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I take it that they don't care about it until it happens.

In fact I am of the mind now that the Committee doesn't care about anything that could happen in the future. They are merely reflecting their thoughts of what occurred up to that day.

They've all but said this in every interview. This gives them the nebulous ability to change their minds at any moment. It is kind of flaky but I get it. They aren't making this weeks rankings to influence next weeks. In fact if PSU drubs Wiscy or vice versa there is no reason they can't jump UM and thats what they are saying.

On top of that they allow themselves the ability to reset the board.

It's us, fans and pundits and analysts, that refuse to buy this or understand it. Each weekly poll is independent of the last. Thats why the rankings get so screwy in our heads etc. it actually seems extra arbitrary.

Once we get to the point that we can recognize that yesterday's poll has little to no bearing on the final poll we'll be happy. All the weekly ranking do is give us an idea of the opinions of the committee at that specific time.
 
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Vanillalite

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tebunker said:
I take it that they don't care about it until it happens.

In fact I am of the mind now that the Committee doesn't care about anything that could happen in the future. They are merely reflecting their thoughts of what occurred up to that day.

They've all but said this in every interview. This gives them the nebulous ability to change their minds at any moment. It is kind of flaky but I get it. They aren't making this weeks rankings to influence next weeks. In fact if PSU drubs Wiscy or vice versa there is no reason they can't jump UM and thats what they are saying.

On top of that they allow themselves the ability to reset the board.

It's us, fans and pundits and analysts, that refuse to buy this or understand it. Each weekly poll is independent of the last. Thats why the rankings get so screwy in our heads etc. it actually seems extra arbitrary.

Once we get to the point that we can recognize that yesterday's poll has little to no bearing on the final poll we'll be happy. All the weekly ranking do is give us an idea of the opinions of the committee at that specific time.
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I get this line of thinking.

It doesn't account for the idea of them explicitly saying they are taking the BEST 4 teams right NOW.

If that's the case USC should be in as I'd argue they are playing the BEST of anyone right NOW.

Again those were the committee's words not mine.

Put me on mre's side of this debate.
 
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Quake1028

Member
cdyhybrid said:
I think they might be in for some disappointment. They're going to want to shoot for the moon and make a splash hire, but there aren't really many guys available out there that would qualify.

Plus if they think they're going to go back to the days where they only have to beat Stanford to win the conference, they're mistaken.

If I'm Oregon I would be very happy with a guy that wins 7-10 every season and truly contends for a conference title every 3-4 years.
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You have gotten really, really big for your britches after 1 good year, god damn.
 
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Quake1028

Member
Bama & OSU are locks, even if Bama loses.
Clemson & UW win and in.
One of them loses and Michigan gets in.
Both lose and the B10 Champ gets in.
 
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andycapps

Member
Quake1028 said:
You have gotten really, really big for your britches after 1 good year, god damn.
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He's not wrong though. USC is seemingly back to where they were and Washington is a contender as well. Oregon's main competition is no longer Stanford.

Oregon should try to get Chip Kelly back right now. He's going to get fired soon anyway.
 
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