can we get a plus one now?
by sidewalk passion on Jan 12, 2012 10:58 PM CST
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the most likely playoff scenario to come in the near future is the plus one. for those of you who don't know what the plus one scenario consists of, you are on the wrong blogsite. i'm sure that many of you and most of the players and coaches wouldn't mind if we implemented it tomorrow.... so i am asking the ncaa, let the players and coaches decide tomorrow and let's extend the season now. do it like the senior bowl, but instead of inviting particular players, invite a team. and let each coach and player of that team accept or decline the offer for this season. gundy thinks his team can score points on the best defense in the world, so let's give him a shot. i would be willing to bet that the crimson tide of alabama would be willing to show up in full force and whip anyone who has the balls to show up. if the fourth quarter of the national championship showed me anything, it was the fact that lsu would decline the offer simply because they quit during the biggest game of their lives (you can only take so much before you tap out). so let the best defense in history play stanford first, then ok state if that's what it takes. this is something that we aren't scared of, and that is why the nation of college football should be scared of this brilliant, determined, disciplined, and most dedicated football program in the world.
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Eh, whatever
But I’d love to see more Fooseball…
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
by Tokeisch on Jan 12, 2012 11:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Congrats on losing your cherry
If they want to implement a plus one, that’s fine…but the system is working fine for us. It’s now almost an absolute truth that the SEC champ is getting in…now you can be 2nd in the SEC West and get in. That’s some big time conference respect. So if they want to keep it how it is, that’s ok, too. We’re one of the handful of teams that can win in the status quo, so I’m not sweating it.
And no, the Tide wouldn’t show up to what basically amounts to a pickup game with Stanford, Okie St, or anybody else. Guys like Trent, Kirkpatrick, Hightower, Upshaw, Barron, etc. aren’t putting on the pads again until they get paid to do it. Too much at risk. But if that were the system in place, i.e., if the season weren’t over until that happened, then that would be fine with me, too.
Agreed but in addition, there's another reason for not playing the pickup game
Recruiting. We have a very short amount of time to work on some of the best recruits who are going to wait until signing day to make their announcement. That’s one of the “downsides” to playing in the BCS title game anyway. You’re one of the last two coaches off the field to the point you can fully dedicate your time to focusing on recruiting.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
Yeah, but how much of that time lost occurs during the dead period anyway?
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 13, 2012 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Placating whiners...
is a fool’s errand. If we played and beat them there would be another line of excuses. Unlike them, we have nothing to prove.
guess it's just a dream...
after the press conference today, there’s not much to look forward to except sining day, hoping mark gets healthy in time to play in the super bowl, hoping harper can help the saints D make sportscenter, and other than that, it’s go ravens since they got mclain and cody. i feel withdrawals coming on…. i also would like to see kareem jackson live up to his potential for the texans. don’t give two shits about a pro game unless it involves the guys who made us bama fans proud. btw, julio may be the best wr ever. wish atlanta could put it all together
by sidewalk passion on Jan 12, 2012 11:38 PM CST reply actions
yeah, it's depressing
but we’ve got NSD, the A-Day game, the draft, then…..a long wait til Michigan.
Don't get me wrong.
If a plus one is instituted for upcoming seasons (and there’s little reason to suspect it won’t be) then so be it – I like our chances. But, as for this season, a champion has been crowned. Everyone who is whining had control of their own destiny at some point and failed to maintain it.
Don’t despair for the offseason – we need some time to relish #14.
by TiderInTN on Jan 13, 2012 12:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the current discussions are for the 2014 season, not '12.
2014 is when the contracts will be renewed, and that’s when major changes would take effect.
God bless our Dark Lord.
FYI
PLAYER TEAM POSITION
Mark Anderson New England Patriots Defensive End
Javier Arenas Kansas City Chiefs Cornerback
Antoine Caldwell Houston Texans Guard
James Carpenter Seattle Seahawks Offensive Tackle
Terrence Cody Baltimore Ravens Defensive Tackle
Marcell Dareus Buffalo Bills Defensive Tackle
Brandon Deaderick New England Patriots Defensive End
Wallace Gilberry Kansas City Chiefs Defensive End
Roman Harper New Orleans Saints Safety
Mark Ingram New Orleans Saints Running Back
Kareem Jackson Houston Texans Cornerback
Jarret Johnson Baltimore Ravens Linebacker
Rashad Johnson Arizona Cardinals Safety
Mike Johnson Atlanta Falcons Guard
Marquis Johnson St. Louis Rams Cornerback
Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver
Anthony Madison Pittsburgh Steelers Cornerback
Evan Mathis Philadelphia Eagles Guard
Rolando McClain Oakland Raiders Linebacker
Le’Ron McClain Kansas City Chiefs Running Back
Greg McElroy New York Jets Quarterback
Charlie Peprah Green Bay Packers Safety
DeMeco Ryans Houston Texans Linebacker
Andre Smith Cincinnati Bengals Offensive Tackle
Chavis Williams Baltimore Ravens Linebacker
John Parker Wilson Atlanta Falcons Quarterback
Alabama A&M
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
by Tokeisch on Jan 14, 2012 12:40 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
FYI about Ingram
He’s been placed on I.R. 100% chance he won’t play in any of the playoffs.
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 13, 2012 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
He was on crutches during the pregame the other night.
He and Roman Harper were honorary captains along with some former LSU players that also play for the Saints. It will be a while before he’s healthy.
for those who were at the game
I love Julio and he improved throughout the year, but...
He led the league in drops
Make their ass quit
nevermind not Julio, Roddy White. My bad.
Make their ass quit
Ravens have Cody, Williams and Johnson
Ro Ro plays for The Raiders
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
by Tokeisch on Jan 14, 2012 12:39 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for clearing that up...
I couldn’t believe that Oakland would trade Ro. Don’t follow pro ball anymore. Got tire of the bullshit between millionaire owners and players and taking 3 1/2 hours to play a game with less than ten minutes of action.
by tideroller52 on Jan 15, 2012 8:09 PM CST up reply actions
Watch them really cry when 3/4 teams in the +1 are SEC teams...
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Make its ass quit -TWEsq, concerning my fight against Multiple Sclerosis
I would be willing to bet money
there will be some stipulation against that.
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 13, 2012 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
Agreed...
…it should only be 4/4….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 13, 2012 8:29 AM CST up reply actions
I get where you're coming from.
Been asking my wife if we could get a plus one. So far she says no.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Jan 13, 2012 10:59 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'd like to get a...
…round Robin, but my wife keeps blocking me. She says it would be a one and done. An elimination.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 13, 2012 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
I can't believe she married a guy...
…who went full retard….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 14, 2012 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
Is the Todd Syndrome rampant up in this MF?
9th January, 2012: Section 101, Row 1, Seat... I'll let y'all spot that one.
"And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land"
-- "Big John" by Jimmy Dean
by TiderUpNorth on Jan 16, 2012 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
As you wish....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 16, 2012 8:14 AM CST up reply actions
For the good of the game, a plus one would be better; however
I enjoy the fact that when Bama does make it into the big game, giving Saban a month to prepare is a huge advantage that would be mitigated by playing another game.
by tide-n-scottsdale on Jan 13, 2012 11:44 AM CST reply actions
I don't like where a plus one would take us
and that is to a playoff. I’d prefer a provisional plus one that gives any undefeated team a shot. It would only be in efffect when more than 2 teams finish the regular season undefeated. This year you needed no plus one as the only defeated team got in the championship. The other teams, including Okie St. ONLY HAD THEMSELVES TO BLAME.
And as far as making football go on forever that is a dumb idea too. Players and fans need a break. I’m kinda looking forward to watching a little Bama BBall and taking some naps.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
If you think basketball is boring...
…I’m guessing you’ve never watched baseball…or golf….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 13, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
Basketball
if you are winning is about 90% of the thrill of football. If Bama ever wins a BBall NC it will be a great, great day.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Basketball contributes to naps
"The last time we saw a Tiger beaten that bad, someone had to take the golf club away from his wife" Chumley
by LifelongBammer on Jan 13, 2012 7:13 PM CST up reply actions
So, the top-4 BCS ranked teams make it to the playoff...
…and #5 will bitch and moan OKState-style until it’s expanded to 8 teams and so on and so on.
I am somewhat in favor of a playoff system IF IF IF IF: it doesn’t interfere with the minimum number of regular season games to be played — most importantly, HOME games. Also, I am not wild about the ever-expanding number of regular season games played every year. Damn it, a 14-game season is enough time to bruise and injure a team. Just leave it at that for a decade.
9th January, 2012: Section 101, Row 1, Seat... I'll let y'all spot that one.
"And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land"
-- "Big John" by Jimmy Dean
4 isn't enough
Should be at least 6, preferably 8 or 16. The ones who barely get left out will ALWAYS whine; difference is, nobody will pay the slightest bit of attention to ’em when it comes time to hand the trophy to the winner.
Just how many games do you want CFB players to grind their way through every year?
9th January, 2012: Section 101, Row 1, Seat... I'll let y'all spot that one.
"And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land"
-- "Big John" by Jimmy Dean
by TiderUpNorth on Jan 16, 2012 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
I would give up the 12th regular season game
if it was the only way to get from a 4 team “plus one” to a 6 team playoff, which is what I would prefer. No one cried too much (if at all) when we added that 12th game, so I’m not sure why people get so worked up about adding an extra game for just a few teams in the context of a playoff.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Or...
…we could leave things as they are. There is that….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 16, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
Okie State shit in their chillie when they lost to an unranked team with everything on the line
I am not for or against a plus 1 and it doesn’t matter what I am for or against…. I understand that. This year, whether the BCS is good or flawed, the two best teams in the nation was matched up in the title game and that is the way it is supposed to be.
IHMO the only real reason to change anything now is to shut up the cryers…. eg, Auburn 04, Boise State virtually every year or Okie State this year… who incidentally doesn’t even play a conference championship so where did that argument come from? All of us who have ever had children know that you can’t shut up a cryer. You just have to let them cry until they give up and go to sleep. You can try, but they will just find something else to cry about because that is what cryers do.
"The last time we saw a Tiger beaten that bad, someone had to take the golf club away from his wife" Chumley
We may...
…get screwed soon if the system does not get changed, but I just can’t hate on the current system, which has given us two national championships in the last three years and gave me the added pleasure of watching AU’s 2004 team get left out in the cold….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 14, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
I hope we get a plus 1
And then two SEC teams with 1 loss records beat two undefeated non-SEC teams. And there were two 1 loss non-SEC teams ranked 5th and 6th that got left out.
Of course, I would vastly prefer Bama win it all under that scenario, but I’m so tired of some of the garbage comments that I’d even root for that scenario if Auburn and Tennessee were the ones to do it. And you don’t know how much that takes out of me.
by Steven Mitchell on Jan 15, 2012 2:53 PM CST reply actions
Just most of your class, dignity...
…and your soul, right? That’s all….
/yesi’monlykidding
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 15, 2012 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
It's a "scourge" thing.
A scourge isn’t good, but some good may come from it. Think ‘92 NC game. Someone needed to wipe that smirk off of Miami’s face. I was estatic that it was us, but I’d have still appreciated the smirk wiping part even if it had been one of our biggest rivals.
If rooting for that keeps me awake at night later, that’s just a price I’ll have to pay. Heh.
by Steven Mitchell on Jan 16, 2012 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
This season will never be repeated...
the people in power will see to that. A plus one would give teams that had an off game like Bama did Nov 5 a chance to redeem themselves. Just have to finish in the top 4 and you get a chance to make amends. I think that would be in the SEC’s favor. There is going to be a bias in the future against making two SEC teams 1 and 2.
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