SOWAL NCAA pick'em

[Arkiehawg]

Kitty.....It looks like an Arkansas/Mizzou match-up in the Cotton Bowl....

Interested in tickets? Got room in that mansion of yours in the Big D

 

[30A Skunkape]

Since the people voting consider the strength/momentum of the teams right now, and with UGA finishing fairly strong, and LSU looking rather beaten up today, how do you think that will play a part in selecting between the two to play the Nat. Championship?

I don't know. I guess you would have to argue that momentum trumps a conference title. Momentum is a subjective factor that can sway humans, playing an extra game and beating a ranked team will look good to the computers. I can't even guess.

Here is my argument:LSU won the SEC which implies they outplayed Georgia this year. They also throttled Virginia Tech head to head by 40 points or so.

 

[Beach Runner]

So what are the reasons that NCAA doesn't have a playoff system? Is it Bowl money/politics?

Hubby says it's money. The traditional bowls generate a lot of money -- those who have profitted from them for years don't want their boats rocked.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Kitty.....It looks like an Arkansas/Mizzou match-up in the Cotton Bowl....

Interested in tickets? Got room in that mansion of yours in the Big D

How ironic!!! I think we have a source for tickets and there will be no travel expenses!

 

[Arkiehawg]

I don't know. I guess you would have to argue that momentum trumps a conference title. Momentum is a subjective factor that can sway humans, playing an extra game and beating a ranked team will look good to the computers. I can't even guess.

Here is my argument:LSU won the SEC which implies they outplayed Georgia this year. They also throttled Virginia Tech head to head by 40 points or so.

Using that analogy....why should a team like Ohio State get in when the Big 10 DOESN'T even have a Championship Game?

 

[Smiling JOe]

I don't know. I guess you would have to argue that momentum trumps a conference title. Momentum is a subjective factor that can sway humans, playing an extra game and beating a ranked team will look good to the computers. I can't even guess.

Here is my argument:LSU won the SEC which implies they outplayed Georgia this year. They also throttled Virginia Tech head to head by 40 points or so.

Interesting. My argument would be that UGA lost to TN earlier in the season. If they had met later in the season, UGA may have been playing for the SEC championship, and with the way LSU looked today, UGA may have won with their momentum. Again, that is a lot of IFs, but I agree that momentum will play a large factor in the people voting, and UGA just might have that edge with the people, though not the computer.

 

[Ocean Lover]

I don't know. I guess you would have to argue that momentum trumps a conference title. Momentum is a subjective factor that can sway humans, playing an extra game and beating a ranked team will look good to the computers. I can't even guess.

Here is my argument:LSU won the SEC which implies they outplayed Georgia this year. They also throttled Virginia Tech head to head by 40 points or so.

Doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. You all chose to have a championship game right?

 

[Smiling JOe]

Does anyone else think that Chase (Missouri QB) looks like a fellow SoWaller?

Well, I just googled Chase Daniels to find a pic for you, and none of them look like he does on tv tonight. Nevermind.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Whoever it is must be cute.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Interesting. My argument would be that UGA lost to TN earlier in the season. If they had met later in the season, UGA may have been playing for the SEC championship, and with the way LSU looked today, UGA may have won with their momentum. Again, that is a lot of IFs, but I agree that momentum will play a large factor in the people voting, and UGA just might have that edge with the people, though not the computer.

Courtesy of somebody on an Auburn board:

1. UGA's strength of schedule will take a slight deep courtesy of Tennessee's loss. I suspect that'll jostle the computer rankings ever so slightly.

2. Voters will note that LSU has an extra win that UGA does not have, LSU won the conference, and versus common opponents LSU went 6-1, while UGA went 5-2. Additionally, LSU's losses both occured in triple OT, while UGA got pasted in one of its losses.