Penn St deserves to be in over Ohio St.
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RetroVK
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“It’s sarcasm, Josh.”
“Sarcasm?”
“It’s from the Greek, sarkasmos. To bite the lips. It means that you aren’t really saying what you mean, but people will get your point. I invented it, Bartholomew named it.”
“Well, if the village idiot named it, I’m sure it’s a good thing.”
“There you go, you got it.”
“Got what?”
“Sarcasm.”
“No, I meant it.”
“Sure you did.”
“Is that sarcasm?”
“Irony, I think.”
“What’s the difference?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea.”
“So you’re being ironic now, right?”
“No, I really don’t know.”
“Maybe you should ask the idiot.”
“Now you’ve got it.”
“What?”
“Sarcasm.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
“Sarcasm?”
“It’s from the Greek, sarkasmos. To bite the lips. It means that you aren’t really saying what you mean, but people will get your point. I invented it, Bartholomew named it.”
“Well, if the village idiot named it, I’m sure it’s a good thing.”
“There you go, you got it.”
“Got what?”
“Sarcasm.”
“No, I meant it.”
“Sure you did.”
“Is that sarcasm?”
“Irony, I think.”
“What’s the difference?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea.”
“So you’re being ironic now, right?”
“No, I really don’t know.”
“Maybe you should ask the idiot.”
“Now you’ve got it.”
“What?”
“Sarcasm.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Lareux
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It's "the" argument that the committee made against TCU last year.
Certainly agree PSU deserves to be in over tOSU, and the conference champ 'argument,' along with the H2H are the reasons why.
Carolina Guy
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that's an awesome picture of a pig wearing a ski mask, marsski. I need one in real life.
twinkie13
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How?
ArizonaKid
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Because Ohio State is better. They lost one game by 3 points....Penn St. lost twice and got absolutely destroyed in one of those defeats.
Anyone claiming that Penn St. deserves to be in....on a neutral field your betting Penn St. over Ohio St. next weekend ?
Didn't think so
Carolina Guy
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today, Dec 5th, 2016 I absolutely bet Pedo St over ohio state on a neutral. why wouldn't you?
Carolina Guy
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you'd be a square to take ohio state over pedo st. today getting points.
takeit
THE Wife
I would be on Penn St without a doubt.
twinkie13
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takeit
THE Wife
It would be worse. Mich lost 2 of their last 3 - one game to an unranked team. I think PSU should be in but tOSU is at least 11-1
twinkie13
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takeit
THE Wife
I'm ambiguous about PSU and Mich, but am a fan of tOSU (mrtake from Ohio). I wouldn't go so far as to say it is a travesty, but PSU earned it - they lost games early (not late like Mich) and have been on fire. Pitt also handed Clemson their only loss.
I'm also a little biased about the whole "sit on your ass at home and benefit" thing because someone has to lose the championship game. CU makes it to their championship game, loses and is relegated to the Alamo bowl against Okie St (we've seen this game sooooo many times). Yes, I KNOW USC/PSU will be a better game, but it sucks to be on this side.
RetroVK
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the idaho loss would be frowned upon ....
cashflowmatters
Where the cash flows, matters
If anyone deserves to be left out it is Clemson imo. Penn St got crushed by Michigan they have no argument
Carolina Guy
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Lol. How so?
Carolina Guy
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Huh? Clemson has one loss. So by your ohio state "rationalization" PSU should not be in over Clemson bc Clemson only has one loss and to boot PSU did not even beat Clemson like they did ohio state. Oh the bias or at best not very thought out reasoning.
Carolina Guy
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In short, how can you see an argument of PSU over Clemson when your rationalization was ohio state has one loss and PSU has two losses. Clemson has one loss too and didn't actually lose to PSU
takeit
THE Wife
How to you get Michigan in there? They lost 2 of their last 3 games (late losses matter more, remember) - one to an unranked team and didn't make their conference championship.
pressitup
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takeit
THE Wife
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Dollaz
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They don't deserve to be in the top 4, but they are one of the top 4 teams in the country, imo. If I was betting on teams, I consider them the 3rd best team in the country, maybe even second ahead of Ohio State. But, the playoff system isn't designed for the "4 best teams" as it sits now.
Dollaz
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Didn't mean to imply it was a great argument. But, if you wanted to go by all 3 were champions and Penn State probably had the toughest road and is the "hottest" at the moment.
wizardofodd
Resident Newlywed
Since we are in the what if part of the game...
What if Wisky beat PSU, would they have made it in top 4?
What if Wisky beat PSU, would they have made it in top 4?
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Lareux
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Who cares who the best teams are? This is sports, and they're supposed to be crowning a champion, not finding the best team. Do we have any other examples in sports where we try to find the best team as opposed to the champion?
twinkie13
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Good question.....I would've....but from what we saw from the committee.....it seems that game didn't matter at all.
Sad.
Conversely, IF FLA had beat Bama.....would anyone have them in?
Alan Tongue
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2014 - Big 12 were told that a conference championship game was important
2015 - Big 12 get the NCAA to change its rules and implements a championship game from 2017
2016 - conference championship games now irrelevant
2015 - Big 12 get the NCAA to change its rules and implements a championship game from 2017
2016 - conference championship games now irrelevant
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Lareux
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As is head to head evidently.
wizardofodd
Resident Newlywed
EXACTLY!!!
takeit
THE Wife
Why do you consider Michigan the 3rd best team in the country?
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dudleysdad
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Mich didn't even leave their own state to play games, fuck them.
Carolina Guy
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Yea, Michigan becomes a bigger fraud (for CFP hype) every time someone throws out a fun fact like this one - Michigan played five teams with a record of better than .500. They were 3-2. Not CFP material at all.
takeit
THE Wife
They went to New Jersey, Iowa and Ohio. They were very well traveled.
gps_3
Head of Alabama Department of Decision-Making
The question I have is that if the spots were reversed: Ohio St is a 2 loss B1G champ, but Penn St is 11-1 non champ, does anyone even mention PSU? I think I know the answer there.
twinkie13
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