Oregon SHOULD NOT have been in the College Football Playoff

Actually, just lose the byes and make it 16 teams. The same problem that hampered most bowl games in the past is rust, giving teenagers too much time off between games from the end of the regular season to the post-season. Sure players can recover with rest yet they also thrive on activity and routine. Of course Oregon deserved to be there, this thread just looks like Bama fans being salty.

This is correct!

Understandable that Ohio State lost to Oregon AT Oregon, but a big head scratcher about losing to a mediocre Michigan team at home.

Agreed that Ohio State is the best team in the playoff, and also agreed that the best team doesn't always win. Ohio State has shown this season that it can F it up, so there's no guarantee that this winning continues.

You picked Oregon to win, yes?

My alma mater will put a big hurt on your Buckeyes. But no bet on it. Unseemly.

The only place with rankings before game 1.

Could be. Ohio State IS the more talented team. Gametime will determine if that's enough.

There’s an upvote button now. You could have just used it instead of regurgitating what the other poster said.

Oregon too full of themselves. Too cocky with all their swagger. Needed a wakeup call rather that swagger around look at me!!! A taste of humility good for all even Lyles.

Ya, #1 ranked teams should be disqualified in the future, especially if they are undefeated and beat several of the finalists prior.

Or ban for life trollers ...... putting out this garbage.

Battle of the alma maters. Sally and Flagpole go another round.

At first then changed my mind as you'd see in my Talkin'Football thread,

If Texas is going to put the hurt on Ohio State they’ll need to play a lot better than they did against Arizona State.

*Fixing this for you. The #1 seeded Oregon Ducks should not have had to play the 6th ranked team in the quarter finals. They laid an egg but they beat OSU/Boise/Illinois/Michigan/Wisconsin/Penn St/etc. Ohio State lost to Michigan. They're crazy talented but didn't find the same win/loss consistency. Oregon is definitely one of the best 12 teams. They need to overhaul the playoffs. Seed based on actual ranking. Keep the auto for 5 conference champs but seed them at the end if they're not in the top-12. The SEC has been bad in bowl games so people are coming off of the arguments against Indiana & SMU but I'm not totally convinced with transfers/opt outs. It's hard to evaluate teams in bowls not playing at full strength. It didn't make sense to give Boise & ASU more time off imo.

What? Flagpole is declining to make another guarantee?! Weak sauce Flaggie.

D1 football at this level that we are now in in this playoff provides no path for a guarantee. Ohio State is clearly the most talented team remaining, but it showed it can be beaten by a mediocre team (Michigan). I THINK that Ohio State will end up winning the whole thing, but I will not be surprised if it doesn't.

Undefeated does earn you entry. However, they were always a paper tiger. In the past, they would not have had to run into a $20 million juggernaut that kept getting mulligans in order to keep them alive. Brands and rosters will keep the same 3-4 teams in the run for a “national championship”.

Haha paper tiger? The Ducks were undefeated Big10 champions. Ranked #1 in the country. Beat a number of very good teams including TheOhioState and Penn State. It’s hilarious the CFP top 4 teams with byes lost the first game.

The Ducks looked rusty to me. If they had a practice game like TheOhioState then it would have been a more competitive game, but now freshman WR Jeremiah Smith has turned into Superman so TheOhioState should win the title easily.