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ORIGINAL: Ian Joseph

Wisconsin is going to lose. The fan base in attendance are dummies. They're being loud when the Badgers are on offense!

Nothing like the ENTIRE stadium roaring when you're at the LOS calling defenses and audibles.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Joel Klatt was just on the Colin Cowherd Show talking about the final four. He thinks it's a travesty that Alabama is in.

Klatt said Alabama has only played one game against teams ranked in the final 16, and went 0-1 (sound familiar?). He also said the ACC and SEC both only play eight games against conference schools during the season, whereas the other power 5 conferences play nine (sound familiar?).

Klatt said that, essentially, the committee is telling schools like USC that they play too hard of a schedule. Rather than playing Texas and Notre Dame, they need to schedule Mercer and The Citadel.

He said that Alabama getting in was akin to a sponsorship exemption on the PGA Tour (loved that one).

Who are your 4?

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Joel Klatt was just on the Colin Cowherd Show talking about the final four. He thinks it's a travesty that Alabama is in.

Klatt said Alabama has only played one game against teams ranked in the final 16, and went 0-1 (sound familiar?). He also said the ACC and SEC both only play eight games against conference schools during the season, whereas the other power 5 conferences play nine (sound familiar?).

Klatt said that, essentially, the committee is telling schools like USC that they play too hard of a schedule. Rather than playing Texas and Notre Dame, they need to schedule Mercer and The Citadel.

He said that Alabama getting in was akin to a sponsorship exemption on the PGA Tour (loved that one).

Who are your 4?

IMO, the programs playing the best football right now are Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and USC. I think either Ohio State or USC did enough to get in the top four by virtue of winning their conference championship games, and either one deserved being awarded the 4-seed over Alabama.

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ORIGINAL: Ian Joseph

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Joel Klatt was just on the Colin Cowherd Show talking about the final four. He thinks it's a travesty that Alabama is in.

Klatt said Alabama has only played one game against teams ranked in the final 16, and went 0-1 (sound familiar?). He also said the ACC and SEC both only play eight games against conference schools during the season, whereas the other power 5 conferences play nine (sound familiar?).

Klatt said that, essentially, the committee is telling schools like USC that they play too hard of a schedule. Rather than playing Texas and Notre Dame, they need to schedule Mercer and The Citadel.

He said that Alabama getting in was akin to a sponsorship exemption on the PGA Tour (loved that one).

Who are your 4?

I would have preferred OSU to USC. I like USC, but I don't think their defense is good enough to beat Clemson (they wouldn't have been higher than the 4th seed, so beating Oklahoma or Georgia is irrelevant). I just hate that a team doesn't have to win its division or conference to get into the playoffs.

I would have left out Alabama in a second. That alone would have sparked the real conversation of adding at least two teams into the playoffs, which is what I think it should be anyway - All Power 5 conference champions and 1 wild card team. And the committee can rank them however they want.

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Leave it at four or the next thing you know we'll be at 64 - or is that 65 ....

Maybe AL doesn't deserve it like many think, but for OSU to think they are owed anything after being torched by Iowa ... come on.

If you want to improve upon it start letting the UCF teams in at 4.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Leave it at four or the next thing you know we'll be at 64 - or is that 65 ....

Maybe AL doesn't deserve it like many think, but for OSU to think they are owed anything after being torched by Iowa ... come on.

If you want to improve upon it start letting the UCF teams in at 4.

That's been my thoughts on this too
You get beat by 50 by Iowa .... you just forfeited your opp.
Yes, it was one game. But, You can't have a loss like that on your resume'.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Leave it at four or the next thing you know we'll be at 64 - or is that 65 ....

Maybe AL doesn't deserve it like many think, but for OSU to think they are owed anything after being torched by Iowa ... come on.

If you want to improve upon it start letting the UCF teams in at 4.

That's been my thoughts on this too
You get beat by 50 by Iowa .... you just forfeited your opp.
Yes, it was one game. But, You can't have a loss like that on your resume'.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

The real travesty of this is that the Big Ten champion and Pac 12 champion will be playing in the Cotton Bowl. That just isn't right, by any account.

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

The real travesty of this is that the Big Ten champion and Pac 12 champion will be playing in the Cotton Bowl. That just isn't right, by any account.

Sure doesn't sound right.

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ORIGINAL: bohumm

USC does not play like a Top 5 program this year; borderline Top 10 due to inconsistency and defense.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's circuitous head-coaching search, which has taken on just about every twist imaginable, is nearing an end, as the Vols are trying to finalize a deal with Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt after offering him the job earlier Wednesday, sources told ESPN.

Pruitt, 43, is in his second season as Alabama's defensive coordinator under Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide, headed to the College Football Playoff for the fourth straight year, are ranked first nationally in scoring defense this season and second nationally in total defense.

Pruitt also is regarded as one of the top recruiters in the SEC. As an assistant coach, he has been a part of four national championship teams.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's circuitous head-coaching search, which has taken on just about every twist imaginable, is nearing an end, as the Vols are trying to finalize a deal with Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt after offering him the job earlier Wednesday, sources told ESPN.

Pruitt, 43, is in his second season as Alabama's defensive coordinator under Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide, headed to the College Football Playoff for the fourth straight year, are ranked first nationally in scoring defense this season and second nationally in total defense.

Pruitt also is regarded as one of the top recruiters in the SEC. As an assistant coach, he has been a part of four national championship teams.

Makes a lot more sense than the retreads.

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ORIGINAL: Dave Odle

My Boise Broncos finished strong. Ranked #25 going into a bowl game against Oregon and we beat them pretty convincingly. I'm hoping we start next season in the top 25 and climb faster than this season.

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

Nothing but total respect for Sam Darnold as a QB and as a man. He will be a very good NFL player.
He didn't take care of the ball tonight and just doesn't see a defense that plays like Ohio State.
Pac 12 really struggling.

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ORIGINAL: bgdavis

Unlike many years, the Big Ten is racking up bowl wins this year. Iowa, Purdue, Mich St, Northwestern and Ohio St have won each of their games. Penn St. Wisc and Mich still to play.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Joel Klatt was just on the Colin Cowherd Show talking about the final four. He thinks it's a travesty that Alabama is in.

Klatt said Alabama has only played one game against teams ranked in the final 16, and went 0-1 (sound familiar?). He also said the ACC and SEC both only play eight games against conference schools during the season, whereas the other power 5 conferences play nine (sound familiar?).

Klatt said that, essentially, the committee is telling schools like USC that they play too hard of a schedule. Rather than playing Texas and Notre Dame, they need to schedule Mercer and The Citadel.

He said that Alabama getting in was akin to a sponsorship exemption on the PGA Tour (loved that one).

Who are your 4?

IMO, the programs playing the best football right now are Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and USC. I think either Ohio State or USC did enough to get in the top four by virtue of winning their conference championship games, and either one deserved being awarded the 4-seed over Alabama.

There was some chatter today about USC getting no respect after playing a much tougher schedule.

I guess they need to start scheduling a few Monastery's like Clemson and Alabama to play as well.