College Football Playoff selection committee announced
I looked and didn't see any posts made already, so here's the committee:
Chair: Jeff Long
October 16th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
Condolezza Rice is a head scratcher for me. I get that she's into sports, but it seems quite ... random. I sort of wish they would do a 'test run' this year and announce who would be selected to practice for next year, mostly because the field seems more open this year and I'm quite curious.
October 16th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
You want smart disinterested people sometimes and she's very smart.
October 17th, 2013 at 12:32 AM ^
We can't get political here right. So we can't state the real reasons. You're scratching you're head? Are you that stupid? Why are football players wearing f'n pink for a month. Jackass.
October 17th, 2013 at 1:06 AM ^
October 17th, 2013 at 8:37 AM ^
October 17th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
And she went to Notre Dame.
If push comes to shove, we won't be getting any votes from her if we are up against ND or the Pac12. However . . . she's likely to be much more oriented toward academics than some SEC slappy, so she may pull for us in other cases.
Of course, maybe she'll just be fair and impartial and vote for the 4 best teams. It could happen.
October 22nd, 2013 at 4:45 PM ^
<quote>"I'm hoping that (Brandon) Weeden will show a little bit more consistency, but I'm really excited for Trent Richardson to come back. I'm an Alabama Crimson Tide fan and that really is a perfect marriage for me: Trent Richardson and the Cleveland Browns," Rice said.</quote>
She could just be playing that up in pure political fashion.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1521530-condoleezza-rice-drops-roll-…
October 16th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
which two?
October 16th, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
Alvarez and Osborne?
October 16th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Haden was a Rhodes Scholar and was smart enough to fire Lane Kiffin.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
But dumb enough to think he was an acceptable hire in the first place. I think that trumps the firing
October 16th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
Mike Garrett hired Lane Kiffin at USC.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Yeah, I don't like it either. I was hoping for Kirk Herbstreit and David Pollack to make it on the list.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
Only media guy on the list is Steve Wieberg and I have no idea who he is.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
0-9 vs. 0-1 or 0-2. In other words a three star general, not a recently commissioned officer.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
Well, it is not exactly an answer to your question, but this article (HERE) gives one the impression that a lot of people were contacted and a fair number even turned it down for various reasons, typically the time commitment required.
In any case, Condoleezza Rice seemed to believe that strength of schedule and head-to-head matchups should be part of the focus of the committee, according to this.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:33 PM ^
Can't wait for this complaints and problems to arise from this committee after their first year and it will be very obvious this is not some magiv answer to the BCS system. MAny teams will most likely still feel snubbed thinking they should have made the playoff. I understand most of these people have a connection to CFB, but what makes them an expert? Does Condi Rice watch enough college games to make informed decisions? same goes with half the names on this list
October 17th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
Yes, it's impossible to put together a committee that someone somewhere won't bitch about.
The answer is an eight team playoff. It lets all the major conference champs get in plus a couple of at larges.
People will always complain of course (they complain about teams not even ranked not getting in the basketball tourney), but I can live with the alleged "9th best team" not getting in.
Four teams is always going to leave out at least one major conference champion.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:42 PM ^
I guess I just don't really care enough about this as I should. All that will happen is that teams 5 and 6 will bitch instead of teams 3 and 4, and the wrath targets will just be these people instead of the pollsters.
October 22nd, 2013 at 2:02 PM ^
and if it were 16 teams, teams 17 and 18 would bitch
unless you're a 30 team league where every team plays the other 29, there will always be a gripe.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
I think Condi knows enough about the game already that she can learn some of the more detailed aspects of CFB and teams over the next year that she doesn't already know. I know that's a bit vague and maybe doesn't make much sense (sorry) but I think her presence is a good thing. She can hang in there any group and utilize data with the best of them (again, something she may already have a knack for but if not fully there I think she can orient herself over the course of the upcoming year) to compare and contrast teams over the course of a season and come up with conclusions and ideas about the teams at stake. She can keep heads level as well, maybe something that is needed, maybe not. Like mentioned above, I don't think she'll be watching any less football than the others listed, many that, I understand, are questionable as well.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:49 PM ^
October 17th, 2013 at 12:22 AM ^
Easyyyy EiD.(!)
October 17th, 2013 at 11:53 AM ^
You mean we'll be able to make her believe our offense exists when it fact it really doesn't?
Sign her up.
October 16th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 10:21 PM ^
I guess I don't know why they need 13 people to select 4 teams.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:38 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 10:46 PM ^
You're back for real now.
October 16th, 2013 at 11:04 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 11:07 PM ^
And Saturday...yeah, that was the least of the worries here. Second time I've hit the cave button on a poster I liked when they asked for it. It was sad.
October 16th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
October 17th, 2013 at 2:19 AM ^
Are you two going to sleep together?
October 17th, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
...if it's really cold.
October 17th, 2013 at 12:07 AM ^
Agree completely.
October 17th, 2013 at 12:24 AM ^
I too yearn for the pre-BCS days. People may have their opinions on the methods of determining champions back then but I liked it.
October 16th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
October 17th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Who's the sixth?
October 17th, 2013 at 12:05 PM ^
MAC, of course.
October 16th, 2013 at 11:00 PM ^
October 16th, 2013 at 11:16 PM ^
Guarantee they'll move towards this system within the next 5-10 years.
October 16th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
Yep. Why get it right in the first place?
October 17th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^