CFP. Alabama,

[Palatine]

The Tide played a poor game against Auburn.
Got blown out by Georgia.
Then in the CFP they were completely destroyed by Indiana.
As someone said this morning, they needed a bye all the way to the championship game so the best teams would be playing for the tittle.

 

[FreeDogs]

It was the best day this year.

 

[Scrutineer]

What the way Indiana handled Alabama proves is you should hire the best coach you can afford, regardless of where they're coming from. Perfect comparison would be Diaco to Cignetti. One was hype and the other proven substance.

Take a look at his profile from Wikipedia below. He was an assistant for 28 years before becoming a head coach in 2011 at Indian University of Pennsylvania. He then moved to progressively higher level programs (with outstanding results) for 12 years before taking the Indiana job.

His initial salary at Indiana was doubled, midway through his first year, to $8 Million and then his contract was extended in October of his second year (October 2025) for 8 years at $93 Million. Indiana knew he was a keeper and made aggressive moves.

The best line in the writeup was what he said to reporters at his Indiana press conference when asked how he'd sell the program to recruits and transfers, "I win". "Google me."

"Reporters covering Indiana's transition under Cignetti have highlighted a deliberate culture reset—professionalism, accountability, and a "winning mindset"—paired with higher practice tempo and tighter organization. Cignetti has also said he prefers efficiency over sheer volume in practice, using fewer of the allowable sessions or hours and focusing on pace and organization to simulate game pressure."

Curt Cignetti - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[tiger paw]

It was pay back time for Alabama for stealing the playoff spot that belonged to Notre Dame.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Need to give these spots to more worthy G5 teams instead of the backfilled P4 teams.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Need to give these spots to more worthy G5 teams instead of the backfilled P4 teams.

The problem with putting more G5 teams in the playoffs…is that by the time they play a playoff game their head coach has been hired by a P4 team. We saw that with both G5 teams this year.

So…the G5 squad is distracted and rudderless…plays poorly and everyone says they didn’t deserve to be in the playoffs.

They really need to fix this coach movement issue. It’s crazy that Ole Miss is not sure who will be their coaches in next week’s game.

 

[gioff2323]

Yes, let’s watch more teams that wouldn’t finish .500 in P2 play. Tulane and jmu looked really good - when the 2d and 3d stringers came out

 

[BRS24]

Pitiful Texas Tech, Alabama CFP performances made Group of Five complaints even more idiotic

We've heard a lot of reasons why Group of 5 schools shouldn't be allowed in the CFP. Alabama and Texas Tech proved those reasons are bunk.

awfulannouncing.com

Some interesting stats:

In the first round, James Madison bore the wrath of college football’s loudest critics due to their 17-point loss to the Oregon Ducks (51-34) in Eugene. The way some people described this game, you’d have thought the Dukes lay down and gave up on the first whistle.​

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Fast-forward to Thursday, and Oregon absolutely steamrolled Texas Tech 23-0 in the Orange Bowl. Talk about lying down.​

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While the Ducks swarmed JMU from the jump, the Dukes never gave up, battling back to put 28 second-half points on the board and garnering over 500 yards of offense. In most contexts, it would have been considered a gutsy road performance.​

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The Ducks didn’t quite snuff out the Red Raiders in the same way, taking a 6-0 lead into halftime. However, the Red Raiders failed to even show up at any point in the game. They ended up with season lows in passing yards, rushing yards, and first downs while getting shut out.​

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Meanwhile, the Tulane Green Wave got legitimately blown out by Ole Miss in the first round, 41-10. Still, they were able to rack up over 400 yards of total offense, garner 20 first downs, and average 5.9 yards per play.​

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The same cannot be said for Alabama, which offered up a putrid performance in the Rose Bowl against Indiana. The Hoosiers barely broke a sweat as they systematically picked the Tide apart en route to a 38-3 victory. Alabama finished with 193 total yards of offense, 23 rushing yards, and zero touchdowns.​

 

[uconndogs]

The SEC and BiG are going to throw huge dollars at player acquisition and retention. This is still early in the process and the big SEC schools are not going to let tallent get away. In my opinion, none of it is sustainable in the long run. I don't know how you build a sustainable business model without an ability to control your labor costs.

 

[Windham4th]

The SEC and BiG are going to throw huge dollars at player acquisition and retention. This is still early in the process and the big SEC schools are not going to let tallent get away. In my opinion, none of it is sustainable in the long run. I don't know how you build a sustainable business model without an ability to control your labor costs.

Many will run themselves into the ground before they even realize there's an issue.

 

[freescooter]

Pitiful Texas Tech, Alabama CFP performances made Group of Five complaints even more idiotic

We've heard a lot of reasons why Group of 5 schools shouldn't be allowed in the CFP. Alabama and Texas Tech proved those reasons are bunk.

awfulannouncing.com

Some interesting stats:

In the first round, James Madison bore the wrath of college football’s loudest critics due to their 17-point loss to the Oregon Ducks (51-34) in Eugene. The way some people described this game, you’d have thought the Dukes lay down and gave up on the first whistle.​

​

Fast-forward to Thursday, and Oregon absolutely steamrolled Texas Tech 23-0 in the Orange Bowl. Talk about lying down.​

​

While the Ducks swarmed JMU from the jump, the Dukes never gave up, battling back to put 28 second-half points on the board and garnering over 500 yards of offense. In most contexts, it would have been considered a gutsy road performance.​

​

The Ducks didn’t quite snuff out the Red Raiders in the same way, taking a 6-0 lead into halftime. However, the Red Raiders failed to even show up at any point in the game. They ended up with season lows in passing yards, rushing yards, and first downs while getting shut out.​

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Meanwhile, the Tulane Green Wave got legitimately blown out by Ole Miss in the first round, 41-10. Still, they were able to rack up over 400 yards of total offense, garner 20 first downs, and average 5.9 yards per play.​

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The same cannot be said for Alabama, which offered up a putrid performance in the Rose Bowl against Indiana. The Hoosiers barely broke a sweat as they systematically picked the Tide apart en route to a 38-3 victory. Alabama finished with 193 total yards of offense, 23 rushing yards, and zero touchdowns.​

There was a piece somewhere, maybe the Athletic, that called Alabama the new Illinois. Good team but not national championship caliber by any measure.

 

[Jimdish255]

Many will run themselves into the ground before they even realize there's an issue.

Wealthy donors are in this for their egos or love of their University, not ROI. Same reason "King Tuna" pays $2.4 mil for one fish.

 

[uconndogs]

Many will run themselves into the ground before they even realize there's an issue.

I think that's entirely possible. You can easily see a scenario where wealthy donors pull back in a down economy or in a down stock market. I bet these programs are making some multi-year commitments without sourcing the multi-year funding. That certainly appears to be the case with coaches.