XII Championship ASU v Iowa St Saturday 12/7 10a

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This is what the playoff board looks like.

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It's looking like ASU may play in the Peach Bowl.

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In a memorable game, in 1970 ASU beat North Carolina in the Peach Bowl during a snow storm.

The Sun Devils finished the season at 11-0.
 

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No teams in the second round have a home field.

I'm talking about the first round after listening to those who talked about it on ESPN.

Edit: There may be some confusion with bye teams, though.
 

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So Boise State gets rewarded the 3rd seed by beating UNLV? SMH

They only beat Wyoming 17-13 who was a mutual opponent.
I cannot be upset by this. Boise St has been ranked ahead of ASU all season. And, it's pretty debatable how much better Iowa St is compared to UNLV.

We came out of nowhere. We weren't even ranked until we played BYU. The fact that we won the Big 12 and got a bye is beyond all of our wildest dreams. I hope we don't cheapen that with a bunch of whining about getting a 4 seed instead of the 3 seed.
 

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I cannot be upset by this. Boise St has been ranked ahead of ASU all season. And, it's pretty debatable how much better Iowa St is compared to UNLV.

We came out of nowhere. We weren't even ranked until we played BYU. The fact that we won the Big 12 and got a bye is beyond all of our wildest dreams. I hope we don't cheapen that with a bunch of whining about getting a 4 seed instead of the 3 seed.
If you asked me (or most anybody) which of the bye teams are least likely to advance based on eye test, I guarantee Boise would be by far the number one choice.
 

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I cannot be upset by this. Boise St has been ranked ahead of ASU all season. And, it's pretty debatable how much better Iowa St is compared to UNLV.

We came out of nowhere. We weren't even ranked until we played BYU. The fact that we won the Big 12 and got a bye is beyond all of our wildest dreams. I hope we don't cheapen that with a bunch of whining about getting a 4 seed instead of the 3 seed.
Same.

We’re barely cracking the top 10 ranked teams… and we’re getting a bye, benefiting from seeding that on it’s face, doesn’t make much sense. We should be happy where we are and ready to prove we deserve that 4 seed, not complain it’s not higher.
 

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My guess is they go to something more like March Madness moving forward. Top 4 seeds are still chosen by committee, but Conference Title winners get automatic spot in the playoffs and a first round home game to keep those games having heightened importance.
 

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My guess is they go to something more like March Madness moving forward. Top 4 seeds are still chosen by committee, but Conference Title winners get automatic spot in the playoffs and a first round home game to keep those games having heightened importance.
Somehow they are going to give more weight to strength of schedule moving forward. And this sounds reasonable.
 
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