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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 9:39:30 GMT -8
Dec. 7 -- The College Football Playoff committee has spoken and the Oregon Ducks finish the season ranked number 2. They will play number 3 Florida St. in the semifinal, which will be played in the Rose Bowl on January 1 at 2 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN (pacific).
The Ducks are 12-1 (8-1 in the Pac-12). Behind QB Marcus Mariota's 5 touchdowns (two passes and three runs), th Oregon plastered the Arizona Wildcats, 51-13, in the Pac-12 championship game. Mariota is the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented next weekend.
Florida State is the only team in the Playoff who finished undefeated. They finished the season 13-0 overall and 8-0 in the Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Seminoles squeaked past Georgia Tech in the ACC championship game, 37-35, on Dec. 6. They're led by last season's Heisman winner, QB Jameis Winston, who threw for 3,559 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions this season.
The other semifinal will feature number 1 Alabama and number 4 Ohio St. in the Sugar Bowl on January 1 at 5:30 p.m. It will be televised on ESPN. Winners of the two semifinal games will play for the national championship on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas. It will be televised on ESPN.
Alabama finished the season at 12-1 and 7-1 in the Southeastern Conference. They slammed in Missouri in the SEC championship game, 42-13, on Dec. 6. Blake Sims led the Crimson Tide with 3,250 yards, 26 touchdowns and 7 interceptions this season.
Ohio St. finished 12-1 and 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference. They easily disposed of Wisconsin in the conference championship game, 59-0, on Dec. 6; doing so with their third-string QB, Cardale Jones. Ezekial Elliott has rushed for 1,402 yards (6.5 yards per carry average) and 12 touchdowns this season. The Buckeyes and the Ducks are the only two teams to beat Michigan St. this season.
Baylor finished number 5 and TCU finished number 6 in the 12-member committee's final ranking. Both finished 11-1 overall and 8-1 in the Big-12 and were in the conversation for one of the top four spots.
Here are the match ups in the "big" six New Year's bowl games (all times pacific):
Peach Bowl: 9 Ole Miss (9-3) vs. 6 TCU (11-1). Dec. 31, 9:30 a.m.
Fiesta Bowl: 20 Boise St. (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3). Dec. 31, 1 p.m.
Orange Bowl: 7 Mississippi St. (10-2) vs. 12 Georgia Tech (10-3). Dec. 31, 5 p.m.
Cotton Bowl: 8 Michigan St. (10-2) vs. 5 Baylor (11-1). Jan. 1, 9:30 p.m.
Rose Bowl: 2 Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida St. (13-0). Jan. 1, 2 p.m.
Sugar Bowl: 1 Alabama (12-1) vs. 4 Ohio St. (12-1). Jan. 1, 5:30 p.m.
All listed bowl games will be televised on ESPN.
The football playoff replaces the long-ridiculed BCS ranking system. Participants in the remaining bowl games will be determined over the next couple of days. We will have a summary of all the bowl games following their announcement.
EDIT: Here is the final full top 25:
1. Alabama (12-1)
2. Oregon (12-1)
3. Florida St. (13-0)
4. Ohio St. (12-1)
5. Baylor (11-1)
6. TCU (11-1)
7. Mississippi St. (10-2)
8. Michigan St. (10-2)
9. Ole Miss (9-3)
10. Arizona (10-3)
11. Kansas St. (9-3)
12. Georgia Tech (10-3)
13. Georgia (9-3)
14. UCLA (9-3)
15. Arizona St. (9-3)
16. Missouri (10-3)
17. Clemson (9-3)
18. Wisconsin (10-3)
19. Auburn (8-4)
20. Boise St. (11-2)
21. Louisville (9-3)
22. Utah (8-4)
23. LSU (8-4)
24. USC (8-4)
25. Minnesota (8-4)
- ANM
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Post by Kasey on Dec 7, 2014 9:55:28 GMT -8
great work and way to right on this, Angi! you had this before the vast majority!
this is pretty much not unexpected. now the Ducks have to play the only undefeated team in the country. not going to be easy.
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Post by newellbrian on Dec 7, 2014 11:10:03 GMT -8
The committee gets the dream match up of Mariota vs Winston, then Oregon vs Bama. It's win-win-win for them.
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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 11:14:48 GMT -8
The committee gets the dream match up of Mariota vs Winston, then Oregon vs Bama. It's win-win-win for them. The chairman of the committee said the potential of Mariota and Winston did not factor into their conversations. Oregon still has to beat an undefeated team before maybe facing Alabama. |
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Post by Brian on Dec 7, 2014 13:09:24 GMT -8
I agree with Kasey that this is pretty much what we could have expected. I like both of these games. I like Oregon and Alabama in the semifinals, but I don't think either of them could be upset.
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Post by mark on Dec 7, 2014 15:31:57 GMT -8
TCU drops from 3rd to 6th...... I have no issue with them missing the playoffs, this was a close year, but really this system and the people behind it make no sense. I'm sorry college football you've lost me until you can sort this mess out. The whole process is an embarrassment to the sport.
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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 15:49:33 GMT -8
TCU probably should not have been ranked so high last week. Do you prefer this system to the BCS ranking system?
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Post by mark on Dec 7, 2014 17:28:23 GMT -8
TCU probably should not have been ranked so high last week. Do you prefer this system to the BCS ranking system? Agreed I was shocked they jumped to 3 ahead of FSU but to then drop to 6 a week later.... I'd like to know the thought process (if any) of the people deciding how this works. To answer your question and to be honest this system is no better than that rubbish BCS ranking system. It's a mess. I'll still be cheering for TCU in their bowl game and will always support them but as far as following or supporting anything else to do with college football, well I'll find other ways to spend my Sunday. There's plenty of other sports out there to support. |
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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 21:22:39 GMT -8
TCU probably should not have been ranked so high last week. Do you prefer this system to the BCS ranking system? Agreed I was shocked they jumped to 3 ahead of FSU but to then drop to 6 a week later.... I'd like to know the thought process (if any) of the people deciding how this works. To answer your question and to be honest this system is no better than that rubbish BCS ranking system. It's a mess. I'll still be cheering for TCU in their bowl game and will always support them but as far as following or supporting anything else to do with college football, well I'll find other ways to spend my Sunday. There's plenty of other sports out there to support. I actually think this is a more fair than previous years. There should be right teams in it instead of four, but I feel the teams are evenly evaluated. In the BCS ranking system, a lot of votes in the various polls were left up to coaches or media who rarely had a chance to watch games in all the time zones. Frankly the west coast usually got voted out of things like the BCS and Heisman because of that. I don't have it at my disposal, but there is a list of criteria that the committee uses. Check this out: College Football Playoff Rules |
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Post by mark on Dec 7, 2014 21:39:33 GMT -8
Agreed I was shocked they jumped to 3 ahead of FSU but to then drop to 6 a week later.... I'd like to know the thought process (if any) of the people deciding how this works. To answer your question and to be honest this system is no better than that rubbish BCS ranking system. It's a mess. I'll still be cheering for TCU in their bowl game and will always support them but as far as following or supporting anything else to do with college football, well I'll find other ways to spend my Sunday. There's plenty of other sports out there to support. I actually think this is a more fair than previous years. There should be right teams in it instead of four, but I feel the teams are evenly evaluated. In the BCS ranking system, a lot of votes in the various polls were left up to coaches or media who rarely had a chance to watch games in all the time zones. Frankly the west coast usually got voted out of things like the BCS and Heisman because of that. I don't have it at my disposal, but there is a list of criteria that the committee uses. Check this out: College Football Playoff RulesI've seen the rules and while they are there on paper I just cannot get my head around their decision based on the what they had decided in the weeks leading up to it. While congrats to Ohio State and their great win yesterday I'm not sure based on the previous weeks rankings what TCU or Baylor for that matter could have done on the weekend. TCU beat a nothing team but did keep them to a field goal while putting up over 50 points. Baylor beat a very good Kansas State team. Yes Ohio State beat Wisconsin by a lot but are we also forgetting this Buckeyes Team lost to a 6-6 Virginia Tech by 2 touchdowns at home... TCU lost on the road to Baylor and Baylors only loss was a loss at West Virginia who surely is a much better team than Virginia Tech. Like I said earlier I'm at a loss with all this, it seems more like they've gone for the more attractive TV teams for their first playoff. Oh well I've put in way too much thought on this subject, maybe more than the committee. I'm off to watch cricket. |
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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 21:47:50 GMT -8
I actually think this is a more fair than previous years. There should be right teams in it instead of four, but I feel the teams are evenly evaluated. In the BCS ranking system, a lot of votes in the various polls were left up to coaches or media who rarely had a chance to watch games in all the time zones. Frankly the west coast usually got voted out of things like the BCS and Heisman because of that. I don't have it at my disposal, but there is a list of criteria that the committee uses. Check this out: College Football Playoff RulesI've seen the rules and while they are there on paper I just cannot get my head around their decision based on the what they had decided in the weeks leading up to it. While congrats to Ohio State and their great win yesterday I'm not sure based on the previous weeks rankings what TCU or Baylor for that matter could have done on the weekend. TCU beat a nothing team but did keep them to a field goal while putting up over 50 points. Baylor beat a very good Kansas State team. Yes Ohio State beat Wisconsin by a lot but are we also forgetting this Buckeyes Team lost to a 6-6 Virginia Tech by 2 touchdowns at home... TCU lost on the road to Baylor and Baylors only loss was a loss at West Virginia who surely is a much better team than Virginia Tech. Like I said earlier I'm at a loss with all this, it seems more like they've gone for the more attractive TV teams for their first playoff. Oh well I've put in way too much thought on this subject, maybe more than the committee. I'm off to watch cricket. They talked a lot about strength of schedule, and Baylor's was way down at the bottom. That is why they weren't as highly ranked I think. The same could be said for TCU. the Big-12 has co champions and no championship game, so I think that played a lot into it as well. It is not perfect, but I think a lot of teams and conferences will react to this first year after seeing how the committee came to its decisions. I believe it will get better. It will just take a couple of years. |
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Post by DiamondThief on Dec 7, 2014 22:15:00 GMT -8
I thought this was interesting. I just looked at the poll from ESPN and it is, but voters from across the country are picking the Ducks to win the College Football playoff.  Here are the specific results from each state with a team involved in the playoff: ALABAMA - Alabama 68%, Oregon 20%, Florida St. 7%, Ohio St. 5% FLORIDA - Alabama 36%, Oregon 30%, Florida St. 20%, Ohio St. 13% OHIO - Ohio St. 63%, Alabama 18%, Oregon 16%, Florida St. 3% OREGON - Oregon 79%, Alabama 14%, Ohio St. 4%, Florida St. 3% I got this poll at 9:55 p.m. Sunday. |
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Post by SurferGirl on Dec 8, 2014 18:48:31 GMT -8
I don't have much of a problem with it, but there would have been some controversy regardless of who was taken out.
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Post by mark on Dec 8, 2014 20:39:43 GMT -8
I don't have much of a problem with it, but there would have been some controversy regardless of who was taken out. So you don't have a problem with a team ranked 3 sliding to 6 not even 1 week later even though they won by more than 50?? Did they need to put up 100 points?? Hmm I can't help but think a lot of people would have a different attitude if it was their team involved in this. |
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Post by Cam on Dec 9, 2014 7:02:18 GMT -8
I don't have much of a problem with it, but there would have been some controversy regardless of who was taken out. So you don't have a problem with a team ranked 3 sliding to 6 not even 1 week later even though they won by more than 50?? Did they need to put up 100 points?? Hmm I can't help but think a lot of people would have a different attitude if it was their team involved in this. I think TCU should have been 4th instead of 3rd prior to last weekends games. The fact that the Big 12 did not have a championship game significantly hurt both Baylor and TCU. Personally, I would of had Baylor as the 4th team, but I was constantly changing my mind on who should have got in. |
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Post by Cam on Dec 9, 2014 7:12:00 GMT -8
Agreed I was shocked they jumped to 3 ahead of FSU but to then drop to 6 a week later.... I'd like to know the thought process (if any) of the people deciding how this works. To answer your question and to be honest this system is no better than that rubbish BCS ranking system. It's a mess. I'll still be cheering for TCU in their bowl game and will always support them but as far as following or supporting anything else to do with college football, well I'll find other ways to spend my Sunday. There's plenty of other sports out there to support. I actually think this is a more fair than previous years. There should be right teams in it instead of four, but I feel the teams are evenly evaluated. In the BCS ranking system, a lot of votes in the various polls were left up to coaches or media who rarely had a chance to watch games in all the time zones. Frankly the west coast usually got voted out of things like the BCS and Heisman because of that. I don't have it at my disposal, but there is a list of criteria that the committee uses. Check this out: College Football Playoff RulesA major problem with the BCS was that it didn't calculate the actual scoreline. It was basically just W-L. I was listening to ESPN's Championship Drive college football podcast today, and they said the BCS would have produced the same 4 teams if it had a playoff scenario. Although it would have been......1. FSU, 2.BAMA, 3. Oregon, 4.Ohio State. College Football creates a lot of debate! |
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Post by SurferGirl on Dec 9, 2014 8:16:10 GMT -8
I don't have much of a problem with it, but there would have been some controversy regardless of who was taken out. So you don't have a problem with a team ranked 3 sliding to 6 not even 1 week later even though they won by more than 50?? Did they need to put up 100 points?? Hmm I can't help but think a lot of people would have a different attitude if it was their team involved in this. I don't like that a team slid from 3 to 6, but the mistake is that they were number 3 the previous week. The lack of a conference championship game hurt them. I didn't follow it real closely, but from everything I heard, TCU probably should have been ranked 5th the previous week. To me the mistake was not the final rankings, but the previous week. I agree with what Angi was saying that there will be a lot of tweaks in the coming years. |
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