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

[ajcardfan]

I’ll take 4. 3 would have been amazing getting in the Fiesta Bowl but this is still awesome.

Boise gets the winner of Penn St -SMU compared to Clemson-Texas.

 

[Mainstreet]

This is what the playoff board looks like.

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Texas will be 5 seed imo

What’s got two thumbs and is damn smart?

This guy!

 

[Mainstreet]

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

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[Mainstreet]

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

They only beat Wyoming 17-13 who was a mutual opponent.

 

[82CardsGrad]

ASU plays Jan 1st in the Peach Bowl, against the winner of Texas-Clemson.
I kinda like either of those matchups!

 

[82CardsGrad]

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

They didn’t want to give ASU a Home Field…

 

[Absolute Zero]

Does the Committee also make the bowl assignments?

 

[Raindog]

They didn’t want to give ASU a Home Field…

That's exactly why. They also want to max the probability of "marquee" teams advancing to the semis and beyond.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Does the Committee also make the bowl assignments?

In a de facto fashion by seeding

 

[Mainstreet]

They didn’t want to give ASU a Home Field…

I thought that was the purpose of it in the 1st round. The other rounds would be played on neutral fields.

 

[Mainstreet]

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.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I thought that was the purpose of it in the 1st round. The other rounds would be played on neutral fields.

No teams in the second round have a home field.

 

[Mainstreet]

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.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I thought that was the purpose of it in the 1st round. The other rounds would be played on neutral fields.

ASU has a bye. So second round.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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

Right. Asu doesn’t play in the first round.

 

[Mainstreet]

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.

ASU is going to the PEACH BOWL.

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[ajcardfan]

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.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

What's the timetable on a collarbone? Asking for a friend.

 

[Raindog]

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.

 

[Absolute Zero]

What's the timetable on a collarbone? Asking for a friend.

They said he is "out for the season", so I think we don't see him play next year. But it may work to our advantage as it seems to force Leavitt to spread the ball around more.

 

[Cheesebeef]

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.

 

[82CardsGrad]

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.

Bye teams are second rounders. ASU is a bye team. Hence, no home field.

 

[Cheesebeef]

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.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bye teams are second rounders. ASU is a bye team. Hence, no home field.

We agree. Initially, I was looking at byes as the first round.

 

[ajcardfan]

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.