Cincy got shafted by the CFP Committee

Purdue beating two top 5 teams will shake things up. Especially if that pull off the trifecta and beat OSU.

Agree with that. And out of Purdue's 3 losses only was to a bad team (Minnesota) while losing the other two to ND & Wisconsin. OSU better get a good week of practice & preparation in for their game against Purdue this Sat. Purdue is looking like a giant killer.

I know few things about college football wrote:

Agree with that. And out of Purdue's 3 losses only was to a bad team (Minnesota) while losing the other two to ND & Wisconsin. OSU better get a good week of practice & preparation in for their game against Purdue this Sat. Purdue is looking like a giant killer.

And Minnesota isn't really a bad team. They are ranked in most polls.

Racehorses wrote:

I know few things about college football wrote:

Agree with that. And out of Purdue's 3 losses only was to a bad team (Minnesota) while losing the other two to ND & Wisconsin. OSU better get a good week of practice & preparation in for their game against Purdue this Sat. Purdue is looking like a giant killer.

And Minnesota isn't really a bad team. They are ranked in most polls.

Minnesota is ranked (they're really not that good) so the biased committee can justify whatever Big 10 team(s) they put in the playoff. Same concept applies for SEC cupcakes being ranked in the top 25. With more SEC teams ranked high, the committee can "justify" putting Georgia and Bama in the playoff to make sure Cincinnati doesn't get in. It is a Power 5 invitational and money is the motive. Unfortunately but true. Cincy has no chance and the initial rankings confirmed that.

Hey Cincy- how about you schedule road trip to Ohio State on week 2 instead of Murray State?

If Ohio State doesn't win out, no Big Ten team is making the playoff. We're just cannibalizing each other.

(I'm a Nittany Lion and I think we'll handle Michigan Sat. which will knock them out)

Tonite I predict: 1. Georgia, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Oregon, 4. Ohio State, 5. Cincinnati, 6. Michigan

On second thought I'll put Alabama #6, but they're in the same spot as Ohio State if they don't win out, including beating Georgia in the SEC Championship.

kw1954 wrote:

If Ohio State doesn't win out, no Big Ten team is making the playoff. We're just cannibalizing each other.

Agreed. The PAC12 is usually quite good at that as well.

Relax! If any U.S. city understands football disappointments, it is Cincinnati, OH.

Tell Luke Fickel to come to Penn State!

If anyone is getting the shaft in the rankings it is Notre Dame. This past weekend Notre Dame defeated NAVY for goodness sakes. Navy has 11 aircraft carriers and about 70 nuclear-powered submarines! None of the teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame can claim this incredible accomplishment. It's time ND moves ahead of Georgia and takes their rightful place at the top of the rankings.

kw1954 wrote:

Tell Luke Fickel to come to Penn State!

Lol, I'm so conflicted on Franklin. On the one hand he poorly coaches the team to drop a major egg against Illinois at home. Then the next week he gets them super motivated and they put up an admirable fight against Ohio State, when they could have easily let the Illinois loss get in their heads and got blown out.

Leprechauns' got $$$$$$$ wrote:

If anyone is getting the shaft in the rankings it is Notre Dame. This past weekend Notre Dame defeated NAVY for goodness sakes. Navy has 11 aircraft carriers and about 70 nuclear-powered submarines! None of the teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame can claim this incredible accomplishment. It's time ND moves ahead of Georgia and takes their rightful place at the top of the rankings.

Ya don't worry theyll pass an undefeated Cincinnati team who they lost to, when the final rankings come out. Those are the only set of rankings that matters. In the inaugural season of the rankings, 2014, little TCU was ranked 3rd and won 55-3 that week. They were conveniently and inexplicably moved to number 5 and out of the picture.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""""""'"--';"- wrote:

Another thread on this already. Yep Cincy got shafted. No surprise. It's indeed a Power 5 invitational. The way the committee tries to spin it reminds me of politicians. The process is evidently very political and driven by money. The power 5 conference schools attract more fans who buy more merchandise, thereby generating more revenue--which is what this is truly about. It is a business first and foremost, unfortunately. Too bad the system is corrupt and driven by greed. What a joke.

Exactly this. That’s why Notre Dame the most overrated team in college football history always finds their way up the polls. They vote based on fan base and what they think will generate the most revenue.

List all of the teams currently ranked behind Notre Dame that should instead be ranked ahead of them.

Well, I got the #1-6 order right except for Oklahoma at #8. I think Alabama is overrated at #2.

I think they should be exactly reversed. Other than Michigan and Michigan State should be reversed at #6&7, I think #1-10 is accurate at the point.

Someone explain to me why Penn State is not ranked. At 6-3 we have the same record as Auburn and Wisconsin who are ranked #17&18. We beat them both. I know losing to Illinois was a debacle, but we were playing with an injured qb. We would have beaten Iowa if he stayed in the game and we could have beaten Ohio State if it hadn't have been for the scoop and score and missed field goal. We played them both close. We'll see how we do vs. Michigan Saturday.

We're all conflicted about Franklin. He's a class act and a good CEO, but not a good field general.

Our offense is anemic at best. O-line is terrible, and no run game. Defense is stellar. Same story every year. We haven't been really good since 2016 when we won the Big Ten but got slighted by the playoff committee.

If I were king, I'd promote the AD to president (who's retiring next year), make Franklin AD, and go get Fickel.

Yeah the Big10 teams are beating each other up and im wondering if a 2-loss Big10 team will make the playoff over Cincinnati. Sad to say that's possible but unfortunately it is. Same with a 2-loss Bama having a chance to get in. Bama has really not looked that impressive and their number 2 ranking is inexplicable. They should be 7-9th range right now. The only good teams in the SEC are Georgia and Bama. Auburn is okay, they're a top 25 team at best same with TexasAM and OleMiss. The problem is the mid tier SEC and Big10 teams being purposely over ranked to justify putting Bama, Georgia and the Big10 up high. Make no mistake, we could see a 2 loss Big 10 champ or a 2 loss Bama get in over a more deserving team. Again, the committee is corrupt and they don't care how obvious they make that look.

There is precisely a 0% chance of a 2-loss B1G team getting in over a 0 loss Cincy.