ESPN & CFB is overrun with bias, hypocrisy, and corruption

[Austin316]

ESPN bowl game predictions...

AAC 6-1

Predicts UCF will lose to Auburn by 9.

 

[polycom]

College Football is an ATM, it has very little to do with competition.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

I keep hearing that they already play too many games. Yet, there are 3 games or so that are cupcake city during the season. Cut a week back and expand to an 8 team playoff. But what about the lost revenue for other teams, etc - well, just add an NIT style for the next 8. You could rotate these game through various bowl sites to meet those demands. I know this will never, ever happen - but had to write it anyway.

As far as the AAC, Mountain West and others - when it comes to scheduling, try your best to fill a few of those cupcake slots with top-tier P5 competition - not Maryland - and prove it on the field. You run the risk of not making a bowl game at all by stacking up losses...but it could be worth the risk if you run the table like UCF did.

Regardless, I look forward to the UCF - Auburn game. I just wish Frost was there to coach it. (And, It's funny that the AAC can't get much respect yet the coaching placements from the AAC is ridiculous - Texas, Oregon, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Baylor...I'm sure I'm missing some but the list is crazy).

 

[freescooter]

If this was an 8 or 12 team playoff I guarantee nobody would want to see UCF or Memphis for that matter in the 1st round. Both can score from anywhere.

 

[Irishfan]

Good luck with that. SEC outside of LSU only schedules cupcakes, guaranteed wins that they can play at home. The only way anyone in the G5 can even sniff a game with someone at the top of the "P5" is if the NCAA eliminates the rule that one win against an FCS school counts towards bowl eligibility or you get lucky and play them at their home in September.

Alabama opened the season playing Florida State (ranked #3 at the time). Florida opened with Michigan (ranked #11 at the time), Auburn played at Clemson (#3) in their second game and Georgia played Notre Dame in its second game. I don’t think it’s fair to say that the top SEC schools only schedule cupcakes.

 

[LIuconn]

If I'm a sure fire first rounder I'm not playing 3-4 playoff games unless I'm getting paid

 

[BlueDogs]

If I'm a sure fire first rounder I'm not playing 3-4 playoff games unless I'm getting paid

Great. All the more reason these top flight teams shouldn't be a lock. If you don't play your best players, you don't deserve to be there.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Alabama opened the season playing Florida State (ranked #3 at the time). Florida opened with Michigan (ranked #11 at the time), Auburn played at Clemson (#3) in their second game and Georgia played Notre Dame in its second game. I don’t think it’s fair to say that the top SEC schools only schedule cupcakes.

Ok then let's see any of the southern teams travel to Michigan in November or to New York or anywhere that has a temperature below 40 degrees.

 

[Irishfan]

Ok then let's see any of the southern teams travel to Michigan in November or to New York or anywhere that has a temperature below 40 degrees.

Many teams play their out of conference games at the start of the season, with maybe one cupcake at home toward the end of the season so their injured players can rest up before the last 2-3 games. When your conference is in the south the games you play at the end of the year will be other southern schools in your conference.

 

[methodology]

If I'm a sure fire first rounder I'm not playing 3-4 playoff games unless I'm getting paid

Cut the season to 10 games with no fcs games. Problem solved.

 

[freescooter]

Alabama opened the season playing Florida State (ranked #3 at the time). Florida opened with Michigan (ranked #11 at the time), Auburn played at Clemson (#3) in their second game and Georgia played Notre Dame in its second game. I don’t think it’s fair to say that the top SEC schools only schedule cupcakes.

Actually that’s a perfect example of why Strength of schedule is a bogus metric. FSU was nowhere near #3 Michigan nowhere near #11 and ND NOT TOP 10. But the my guess is that each of the other teams got extra points for beating badly over rated teams. FSU Michigan and ND will always be pretty highly ranked to open the season. Even if they aren’t that good.

 

[jayfromfla]

Many teams play their out of conference games at the start of the season, with maybe one cupcake at home toward the end of the season so their injured players can rest up before the last 2-3 games. When your conference is in the south the games you play at the end of the year will be other southern schools in your conference.

Many teams play their out of conference games at the start of the season, with maybe one cupcake at home toward the end of the season so their injured players can rest up before the last 2-3 games. When your conference is in the south the games you play at the end of the year will be other southern schools in your conference.

It also puffs up their ratings points as Florida blows out Helen Keller SOB

 

[Uconnalliance]

ESPN= ANTICHRIST

 

[uconnfan68]

Big 12 will fold as 9 out of 10 will get absorbed by SEC (Baylor & TCU) PAC 12 (Texas, TT, OU & OkSt), B1G (Kansas & KSU) and the ACC (WVU).

Folks in ACC, B1G, SEC, and Pac12 are all throwing up a little in their mouths.

 

[ktuck911]

The "find any loophole to make a buck" way of doing things finally catching up...

 

[Palatine]

UCF/Auburn is the only game that matters to UConn. A close game makes a good argument that the AAC should have been higher ranked. If Auburn smacks UCF. The committee has a point.

But....if UCF beats Auburn..... then the AAC commissioner needs to go ballistic. He needs to use language that curls the wallpaper. And he should do it all year long.

 

[Waquoit]

But Pal, been there done that. They already have the excuses lined up. They couldn't get up for the game, still disappointed about not getting in the playoff...

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Actually that’s a perfect example of why Strength of schedule is a bogus metric. FSU was nowhere near #3 Michigan nowhere near #11 and ND NOT TOP 10. But the my guess is that each of the other teams got extra points for beating badly over rated teams. FSU Michigan and ND will always be pretty highly ranked to open the season. Even if they aren’t that good.

Strength of schedule would be legitimate if there were no pre or early season rankings.

 

[Palatine]

But Pal, been there done that. They already have the excuses lined up. They couldn't get up for the game, still disappointed about not getting in the playoff...

He would still have to do it. And he can add in the Houston beat down of FSU as topping.

I think if UCF beats Auburn, it's hug.