Kiffin calls out ACC and takes a shot at Mario

[Brains]

It's gotten pretty ugly this year - worse than usual. maybe because so many teams are getting screwed...

I said this playoff expansion thing was gonna be a disaster.

 

[canesbrah]

He talks about UGA vs Clemson from game one but doesn't mention 7-5 GT taking UGA to 8OTs 4 days ago?

Game ones don’t count unless it benefits the SEC bro

 

[Fawk_U Haters]

Least he is “all in” on trying

What’s our guy doing?

 

[JD4]

All the bickering over the 12th team to get into the playoff is so stupid. It should have never went beyond 4, maybe 6 teams.

Also, the fact that we're going to say Miami didn't beat anyone but at the same time provide an auto bid for a G6 conference champion is ridiculous. We pick and choose what metric holds weight when we want it and there's no formula to it.

We need a formula that doesn't factor in recruiting rankings, "talent", prior year rankings, beating ranked teams that didn't end up .500, etc. Leave out all subjectivity. The formula shouldn't even have any value until week 7-8-9 when there is enough data to formulate an actual opinion.

Force random cross conference opponents. Every team in the ACC plays 8 conference games, 1 game against the SEC, 1 game against the Big 10, and 1 game against the Big 12. If you're FSU/UF, you keep that rivalry plus play another random team and that is your full schedule. 12th opponents would fluctuate. No more FCS games. Start allowing those to be played in the spring.

I agree with everything you said except the number of teams in the playoffs. 12 team playoffs has made every late season game so much more meaningful and fun again.

 

[JayCane20]

I agree with everything you said except the number of teams in the playoffs. 12 team playoffs has made every late season game so much more meaningful and fun again.

I mean I see the benefit of it too. When a 3 loss team wins the title though it is going to be completely ruined IMO

 

[stormsurge]

Take care of your bidness and you wouldn't need to yap about other folks

 

[Canesfan1899]

This was lanes year just like it was Mario’s, shut the **** up and sit down, you lost 3 games.

 

[L A M P]

This was lanes year just like it was Mario’s, shut the **** up and sit down, you lost 3 games.

Him & Mario are losers of opposite molds. One blames others while the second lies to himself about changing for the better. Will be the same thing next season most likely.

 

[KevinCaneFace]

Least he is “all in” on trying

What’s our guy doing?

Trying what? It’s over.

The rankings are out and we didn’t make it. Mario was doing interviews making his case but now any noise is just crying.

 

[Hold My Beer]

I agree with everything you said except the number of teams in the playoffs. 12 team playoffs has made every late season game so much more meaningful and fun again.

... and it'll be 24 teams (at least) when the current CFP agreement expires after the 2026 season.

Once the ACC crumbles and the SEC, B1G and Big XII have picked apart the remains, those conferences will need the playoff to expand further to appea$e their members.

Worth noting a 24-team bracket in 134-team FBS would hardly be out of line considering how College Football's lower divisions with far less revenue and expenses operate:

FCS: 129 teams, including about two dozen that don't participate in the playoffs --> 24-team playoff

D2: 162 teams --> 28-team bracket

D3: 240 teams --> 40-team bracket (expanded from 32 last spring)

 

[itsacanething]

what a CLOWN. as long as we crushed the team he lost to he needs to keep our names out of his mouth.

 

[mosthated305]

So glad we passed on this loser lol Ole Miss will eventually get tired of him never winning anything just like everyone else did.

Before yall anti Mario guys chime in, I'll take Mario all day over this guy.

 

[canester95]

The ACC is garbage, Don t get me wrong….BUT Lane can pound sand.

 

[caneman73]

But but but the 12 team playoff was supposed to get rid of the all the controversy......GTFOH

 

[PSU Cane]

It's gotten pretty ugly this year - worse than usual. maybe because so many teams are getting screwed...

When you expand a playoff to 3x what is used to be, this is the result. A lot more teams are going feel they have an argument to be Top-12 vs those with an argument for Top-4, even with some really bad losses or weak schedules. With so much money involved, i can only see it getting uglier.

Ole Miss had 1 great win and 3 losses to unranked teams. They had as easy an SEC schedule as you can possibly get and didn't take advantage of it.

 

[Bunker Mentality]

 

[NE Canes]

The entire SEC argument from fans, coaches, players and media is, we have the better players and would beat you in hypothetical games, so we deserve all the playoff spots….What happens on the field is irrelevant.

 

[Bunker Mentality]

All the bickering over the 12th team to get into the playoff is so stupid. It should have never went beyond 4, maybe 6 teams.

Also, the fact that we're going to say Miami didn't beat anyone but at the same time provide an auto bid for a G6 conference champion is ridiculous. We pick and choose what metric holds weight when we want it and there's no formula to it.

We need a formula that doesn't factor in recruiting rankings, "talent", prior year rankings, beating ranked teams that didn't end up .500, etc. Leave out all subjectivity. The formula shouldn't even have any value until week 7-8-9 when there is enough data to formulate an actual opinion.

Force random cross conference opponents. Every team in the ACC plays 8 conference games, 1 game against the SEC, 1 game against the Big 10, and 1 game against the Big 12. If you're FSU/UF, you keep that rivalry plus play another random team and that is your full schedule. 12th opponents would fluctuate. No more FCS games. Start allowing those to be played in the spring.

This makes he case that it should be 16 if NIL/parity creates more competitive teams and being left out of the playoff creates controversy like this. If people want to make legitimate arguments that Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss, ASU, BYU could be competitive for a championship then they should be afforded the opportunity to compete and make the argument with their pads while division champs get byes.

More meaningful NCAA football games and a less corruptible CFP process is a good thing; let's see how Cinderella looks in shoulder pads..

 

[Ironmanfootball]

It's gotten pretty ugly this year - worse than usual. maybe because so many teams are getting screwed...

10 teams are getting in that don't belong no matter who those 10 are. BCS had it right 90%. CFP4 was right 99%?

 

[CaneThang2020]

All the bickering over the 12th team to get into the playoff is so stupid. It should have never went beyond 4, maybe 6 teams.

Also, the fact that we're going to say Miami didn't beat anyone but at the same time provide an auto bid for a G6 conference champion is ridiculous. We pick and choose what metric holds weight when we want it and there's no formula to it.

We need a formula that doesn't factor in recruiting rankings, "talent", prior year rankings, beating ranked teams that didn't end up .500, etc. Leave out all subjectivity. The formula shouldn't even have any value until week 7-8-9 when there is enough data to formulate an actual opinion.

Force random cross conference opponents. Every team in the ACC plays 8 conference games, 1 game against the SEC, 1 game against the Big 10, and 1 game against the Big 12. If you're FSU/UF, you keep that rivalry plus play another random team and that is your full schedule. 12th opponents would fluctuate. No more FCS games. Start allowing those to be played in the spring.

You may be on to something with the scheduling model. Spring games are vs FCS teams.

Also add that the G5 non-conference games must be played vs P4 teams (including 4 of those games vs teams ranked in the top 4 from the previous year - so you cannot stack up a bunch of Northwestern or Wake Forest or Vandy games).