Finebaum

[OldhamA]

These things have a funny way of coming back to haunt you one day. Don’t cry when it happens to us

It literally has happened to us this year.

 

[VustyVoles]

It literally has happened to us this year.

It did? We didn’t deserve to get in based off how it ended

 

[SCarolina Ibis]

I've always liked Dan Orlovsky and he likely put his ESPN job on the line just now.

He flat out said that every year it's the same conversation about the SEC being the "best conference" in college football. He said they do get the majority of the best talent but there are plenty of teams who simply don't have the opportunity to even play the same kind of schedule they do. He said if it's going to be this way every year , why not call it the SEC PLayoff? It was great!

Finebaum , of course, is on the side of Alabama due to what he calls their "strength of schedule". He did, however, crap on Miami by saying that it's the fault of the committee for putting Bama ahead of Miami last week because if they were talking about dropping Miami, no one would be making all this fuss.

I like that they are also saying that Ward Manuel put himself in a very position with the remarks he made on Tuesday about teams not playing this weekend not being able to jump over teams who did and lost. They should have just left it and said the final rankings will be today after all competition is completed.

One of the ESPN field reporters is at Bama's facility. There is no watch party planned, but that was never happening anyway. She said she hasn't seen any of the coaches, etc. but she knows they are there.

I have a feeling that they'll put SC ahead of us in their final ranking because they beat Clemson. Even though "no new data points" was last week's narrative.

They constantly contradict themselves.

 

[Hoyacane1620]

I have a feeling that they'll put SC ahead of us in their final ranking because they beat Clemson. Even though "no new data points" was last week's narrative.

They constantly contradict themselves.

Looks like the AP is setting it up that way

 

[StevoBevo]

Everyone that wanted every ACC team to lose because “**** the ACC if it isn’t Miami” don’t realize we NEED the ACC to be as good as possible. It’s for moments like last Tuesday with Miami/Alabama and now SMU/Alabama

Like someone pointed out if Stanford doesn’t beat Syracuse/Louisville both SMU & Miami might be in the field and safely at that (wins look better/losses look better/conference perception looks better)

Until we leave this ****** conference we NEED the ACC to be as strong as possible not the other way around.