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College Playoffs suck

TheHB
TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
Compared to the NFL.
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  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,331
    Not enough teams try to be good in college. In the pros at least half or more give a legit effort.
  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,331
    FireCohen said:

    CFB fucked up, trying to copy the NFL model without the salary cap

    The nfl playoffs existed and were good prior to a salary cap. Some of us non millennials even saw the games.
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823

    FireCohen said:

    CFB fucked up, trying to copy the NFL model without the salary cap

    The nfl playoffs existed and were good prior to a salary cap. Some of us non millennials even saw the games.
    According to some, football did not start till 1995
  • Kingdome_Urinals
    Kingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,799
    Back in the 80s and 90s you had multiple programs with a legit chance for an NC within a 2-4 year cycle, now the CFP/TV-contract era has whittled it down to just a handful who dominate for a 6-10 year cycle?
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823

    CFB used to be a more passionate game than the NFL. It's the other way around now.

    Watching the same 3-5 CFB programs duke it out every year is just a total fail.

    The nfl product is pretty fucking amazing at this point. The last 2 weekends were some really great football
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,682 Swaye's Wigwam
    Football is something else when everyone is playing their guts out. I don't give a shit about any nfl teams, but today I thought and cared. I didn't really care who won but I got excited anyways. Those were some good games.
  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,560
    edited January 2022

    The NFL OT rules are shit as fuck. They gotta clean that part up.

    The NFL OT rules are designed like they are because of TV rights. It’s going to be extremely difficult to change the OT rules in the regular season, but during the playoffs, I think there should be much more flexibility.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,305 Founders Club

    CFB used to be a more passionate game than the NFL. It's the other way around now.

    Watching the same 3-5 CFB programs duke it out every year is just a total fail.

    I used exude an attitude of cultural superiority/snobbery to NFL (first) fans. Years on a gay ass, Blue Friday, when everyone would wear a Hawks jersey to work, I had on the UW purple and gold rep tie.

    But I just don't have it anymore. The pride has been beaten out of me.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    CFB used to be a more passionate game than the NFL. It's the other way around now.

    Watching the same 3-5 CFB programs duke it out every year is just a total fail.

    I used exude an attitude of cultural superiority/snobbery to NFL (first) fans. Years on a gay ass, Blue Friday, when everyone would wear a Hawks jersey to work, I had on the UW purple and gold rep tie.

    But I just don't have it anymore. The pride has been beaten out of me.
    ^this

    College football used to be set apart from the NFL. More passion and tradition. More fun. Especially away games. Now everything that made it different has been tossed.

  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,560

    The Bengals didn't cry about the OT rules. They won anyway

    I'm sure they would have, had the Chiefs scored a TD. It's stupid to bash it. Everyone except for Donovan McNabb understands the OT rules, so in that sense, it's a level playing field.
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,213
    The NFL just had the best ever playoffs and 2nd place isnt close. This is recency bias

    College football regular season is still far superior. The Playoffs suck donkey cock though. Need to have at minimum an 8 team playoff
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,247 Standard Supporter

    NFL >>> College Football. There - I said it.

    It’s a fair. It’s honest.

    You know it's sad, but true.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457

    The NFL just had the best ever playoffs and 2nd place isnt close. This is recency bias

    College football regular season is still far superior. The Playoffs suck donkey cock though. Need to have at minimum an 8 team playoff

    Yes, regular season of college football is still supreme. But it's not recency bias when it comes to the playoffs -- NFL has been better than college since the first couple years the colleges instituted them. They either need to open the floodgates with a true tournament and scrap the bowls altogether or they need to go back to the way things were in olden times. Maybe have the top 2 play off for the national title after the bowls ... but right now, the college football postseason is a joke.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,305 Founders Club

    I’ve always enjoyed watching the best players in the world play.

    The NFL used to be a little too conservative and every offense was the same. That isn’t the case anymore. Teams go for it on 4th down on the wrong side of the 50. I mean, we root for a team that once punted on 4th and 1 at the Oregon 39 yard line.

    The Chargers probably didn’t make the playoffs because they were too aggressive going for it on 4th down.

    The Chargers didn't make the play off because I'm not allowed to have nice things.

    I attended many a San Diego Chargers loss in a half empty Jack Murphy stadium in the 80s. Then I realized in 1990 I could start liking UW because my dad was an alumni and this college football thing was way more fun.

    Now I'm back to square one with a big dick Duck QB and no Super Bowl prospects.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457

    I’ve always enjoyed watching the best players in the world play.

    The NFL used to be a little too conservative and every offense was the same. That isn’t the case anymore. Teams go for it on 4th down on the wrong side of the 50. I mean, we root for a team that once punted on 4th and 1 at the Oregon 39 yard line.

    The Chargers probably didn’t make the playoffs because they were too aggressive going for it on 4th down.

    The Chargers didn't make the play off because I'm not allowed to have nice things.

    I attended many a San Diego Chargers loss in a half empty Jack Murphy stadium in the 80s. Then I realized in 1990 I could start liking UW because my dad was an alumni and this college football thing was way more fun.

    Now I'm back to square one with a big dick Duck QB and no Super Bowl prospects.
    I'm calling it now. Chargers in Super Bowl 2023. The salary cap is gonna hit most of the other good teams in the AFC, except Cincinnati -- but I don't see the Bengals going back-to-back. It's kind of a miracle they made it this year. Chargers have a lot of room to make some moves to help the duck. (Shore up that D-line against the rush maybe?)

    #MyBolts
  • TXDawg
    TXDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 851 Founders Club
    edited February 2022

    College football used to be set apart from the NFL. More passion and tradition. More fun. Especially away games. Now everything that made it different has been tossed.

    Let me tell you about life down South....
  • theLSkid
    theLSkid Member Posts: 344
    TheHB said:

    I’ve always enjoyed watching the best players in the world play.

    The NFL used to be a little too conservative and every offense was the same. That isn’t the case anymore. Teams go for it on 4th down on the wrong side of the 50. I mean, we root for a team that once punted on 4th and 1 at the Oregon 39 yard line.

    The Chargers probably didn’t make the playoffs because they were too aggressive going for it on 4th down.

    The Chargers didn't make the play off because I'm not allowed to have nice things.

    I attended many a San Diego Chargers loss in a half empty Jack Murphy stadium in the 80s. Then I realized in 1990 I could start liking UW because my dad was an alumni and this college football thing was way more fun.

    Now I'm back to square one with a big dick Duck QB and no Super Bowl prospects.
    I'm calling it now. Chargers in Super Bowl 2023. The salary cap is gonna hit most of the other good teams in the AFC, except Cincinnati -- but I don't see the Bengals going back-to-back. It's kind of a miracle they made it this year. Chargers have a lot of room to make some moves to help the duck. (Shore up that D-line against the rush maybe?)

    #MyBolts
    If the chargers fix their run defense I agree, I think they can make a deep playoff run.
    But disagree with the bengals, should have all of the WRs back and Joey B, if they can get a couple decent olinemen they should be just as good if not better, but that’s a lot easier said than done

  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    theLSkid said:

    TheHB said:

    I’ve always enjoyed watching the best players in the world play.

    The NFL used to be a little too conservative and every offense was the same. That isn’t the case anymore. Teams go for it on 4th down on the wrong side of the 50. I mean, we root for a team that once punted on 4th and 1 at the Oregon 39 yard line.

    The Chargers probably didn’t make the playoffs because they were too aggressive going for it on 4th down.

    The Chargers didn't make the play off because I'm not allowed to have nice things.

    I attended many a San Diego Chargers loss in a half empty Jack Murphy stadium in the 80s. Then I realized in 1990 I could start liking UW because my dad was an alumni and this college football thing was way more fun.

    Now I'm back to square one with a big dick Duck QB and no Super Bowl prospects.
    I'm calling it now. Chargers in Super Bowl 2023. The salary cap is gonna hit most of the other good teams in the AFC, except Cincinnati -- but I don't see the Bengals going back-to-back. It's kind of a miracle they made it this year. Chargers have a lot of room to make some moves to help the duck. (Shore up that D-line against the rush maybe?)

    #MyBolts
    If the chargers fix their run defense I agree, I think they can make a deep playoff run.
    But disagree with the bengals, should have all of the WRs back and Joey B, if they can get a couple decent olinemen they should be just as good if not better, but that’s a lot easier said than done

    Bengals got a 2 year window until they have to start paying players.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club

    CFB used to be a more passionate game than the NFL. It's the other way around now.

    Watching the same 3-5 CFB programs duke it out every year is just a total fail.

    We are about to watch a Bengals vs. Rams Super Bowl. That's roughly equivalent to a Purdue vs. Cal National Championship. How likely is that? CFB is broken. Completely.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
    edited February 2022
    Swaye said:

    CFB used to be a more passionate game than the NFL. It's the other way around now.

    Watching the same 3-5 CFB programs duke it out every year is just a total fail.

    We are about to watch a Bengals vs. Rams Super Bowl. That's roughly equivalent to a Purdue vs. Cal National Championship. How likely is that? CFB is broken. Completely.
    I'd call it more like Purdue vs. Utah (Rams are a good team), but your point stands.
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    edited February 2022

    Rodgers won a SB then started losing conference title games

    Wilson won a SB then lost one then years of playoff loses

    Mahomes with 2 SB and 1 win with 4 straight conference title games is about as good as it gets for QBs not named Brady

    McVey is at his second SB with his second QB. The Gibbs method

    Burrow and the Bengals need to take advantage. This shit is fleeting

    Big reason Brady won because he took a pay cut to keep the gravy train running
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
    FireCohen said:

    Rodgers won a SB then started losing conference title games

    Wilson won a SB then lost one then years of playoff loses

    Mahomes with 2 SB and 1 win with 4 straight conference title games is about as good as it gets for QBs not named Brady

    McVey is at his second SB with his second QB. The Gibbs method

    Burrow and the Bengals need to take advantage. This shit is fleeting

    Big reason Brady won because he took a pay cut to keep the gravy train running
    Started watching Man in the Arena (yeah I'm bored shitless). I have always hated Brady -- well, maybe for 75% of his career. But watching that documentary, it's pretty clear why he's the GOAT.

    (I still fucking hate the Patriots. Tedy Bruschi and Mike Vrabel can DIAFF.)