it seemed to be something of a consensus that if Oregon beat Washington, the only way they could get left out was if Bama beat Georgia. The thinking was that the committee would make sure an SEC was in, and putting Bama in meant Texas had to be in. So it would have been undefeated FSU vs 1-loss Oregon for the last spot. And eastern bias would win the day for FSU
Bet he is glad he went for it on those 4th downs. Idiotic coaching. Got what they were worth. Can't win in big games.
Geeze thought this was legit at first... Don't see any way an FSU undefeated isn't in. Would be shocked if a 1 loss team is in the top 3 actually. Id think 4 is Texas, then Bama, Georgia, OSU. But I guess any of those four could make it in.
Makes sense. Yeah I actually think a 1 loss Oregon would've been extremely unlikely to make it in when you lay out that scenario. Also that Utah and USC wins are unimpressive now and the Beavs fell below 20 the Ducks would've had only one quality win - against a team that also beat them.
Cant imagine if UW or UO or any PAC team went undefeated and didn't make it. People would've lost their minds. It's not like FSU is an irrelevant program with little history. Was the national champ 3 times in recent decades.
as a Duck fan, I'm not really caring about the Bowl game, whatever it is and whoever it's against. I might care more when the game arrives, but probably not. * to start with, I don't think the players will care that much. The season ended with a huge disappointment and a non-playoff bowl game will seem like a door prize * the next thing will be the opt outs, and I think there could be plenty. I can see a scenario where Bo Nix, Jordan Burch, Brandon Dorlus, Bucky Irving, Khyree Jackson, JPJ, Terrance Ferguson, and others opt out. Just about all of Oregon's elite talent. That's happening more and more to teams not in the playoffs. The bowl game becomes meaningless with an opportunity for the NFL on the horizon * if Bo opts out, and right now I'd say it's 50-50, the assumption is it would be Ty Thompson getting his first start. Not so fast my friend. There's a very real possibility that Oregon goes after a QB in the portal; in fact I think it's next to certain. For example, if Oregon get Cam Ward to transfer in, Ty may finally decide to transfer. That woud essentially be Oregon's coaches telling him they don't trust him as the QB. If that happens, then the only scholarship QB on the roster would be true freshman Austin Novosad....Yikes! * it's also entering open season on assistant coaches. What happens with roster players if their position coach leaves for another job and the transfer portal is still open?
I don't understand why the transfer portal is before bowl games. Totally takes away from many bowl games. Why not have it a month later. Hell some year we might see teams in the CFP with guys transferring out and missing the playoffs. Maybe an unexpected injury or who knows what could've had them lead a team to a title.
the December portal is based upon academic calendars. It allows players to transfer and enroll for winter term or the 2nd semester, which in turn allows them to participate in spring football
