Dinich ESPN current headline.....

[dcf4psu]

"Heather Dinich says she expects Miami to drop from the top 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings following its loss to unranked Pittsburgh, and for Wisconsin to take its place."

Gosh I never would have thought that Miami losing to a 4 - 7 team on the last game of season would mean they would fall out of the top 4. Really?? She gets paid for this insight that no one else could possibly realize on their own? Wow.

 

[sss]

Well, apparently struggling with a bad team is a sign of a championship team according to the committee, so who knows?

 

[bdgan]

"Heather Dinich says she expects Miami to drop from the top 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings following its loss to unranked Pittsburgh, and for Wisconsin to take its place."

Gosh I never would have thought that Miami losing to a 4 - 7 team on the last game of season would mean they would fall out of the top 4. Really?? She gets paid for this insight that no one else could possibly realize on their own? Wow.

Miami could still make the playoffs if they beat Clemson. IMO they get in ahead of a 1 loss Wisconsin or a 2 loss OSU.

 

[BBrown]

Miami could still make the playoffs if they beat Clemson. IMO they get in ahead of a 1 loss Wisconsin or a 2 loss OSU.

I don't see Miami beating Clemson. I've seen 3 of their games this year and the only one they looked good in was the ND game. Their QB, WR, RB's and Turnover chain are all highly over rated.

 

[rmem]

The committee selection process is completely arbitrary. Ignore the fact you barely beat 2 or 3 bad teams, or in Miami's case ''We were really impressed by their 14-point comeback over a shitty UVA team, and in fact we are actually going to move them UP after such a game".

The whole thing is a complete sham, and it's arbitrary. At least if it was 8 teams they couldn't possibly avoid it being mostly fair. That's pretty much what you have to do anymore in this country, make it so it's almost impossible to make it grossly unfair.

I posted in a different thread that all I wanted for Christmas was Jemele Hill's and Desmond Howard's job, and that I wanted more but I didn't want to be greedy. I now want Dinbitch's head on a platter, just because she is so stupid. Swap her for Desmond Santa.

Boy that is a hard choice.

 

[Andy84]

The process is not arbitrary. Looking through prior years albeit not many, the process is clear:
1. Team plays in P5 conference
2. Fewest losses, if a tie
3. Most wins

This is why OSU was selected over PSU, and Baylor/TCU. Why they substantiate Washington over PSU despite weaker OOC schedule, etc. they can talk all they want about SOC, conference strength, and so on, but those are hard to define. Wins and losses make the selection much easier.

 

[BBrown]

The process is not arbitrary. Looking through prior years albeit not many, the process is clear:
1. Team plays in P5 conference
2. Fewest losses, if a tie
3. Most wins

This is why OSU was selected over PSU, and Baylor/TCU. Why they substantiate Washington over PSU despite weaker OOC schedule, etc. they can talk all they want about SOC, conference strength, and so on, but those are hard to define. Wins and losses make the selection much easier.

No, apparently "EYE TEST" was the #1 criteria last year. Of course that changes now this year. Because Miami does not pass the "Smell Test" let alone "Eye Test".

 

[78SweetRevenge]

The "eye test" matters and Miami looks awful
Ohio State lost one game last year on a blocked FG when they were selected--people need to get over that. As much as I would have liked watching Penn State in the playoff Ohio State was easily in over us.

 

[blion72]

"Heather Dinich says she expects Miami to drop from the top 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings following its loss to unranked Pittsburgh, and for Wisconsin to take its place."

Gosh I never would have thought that Miami losing to a 4 - 7 team on the last game of season would mean they would fall out of the top 4. Really?? She gets paid for this insight that no one else could possibly realize on their own? Wow.

when she was talking about 2 loss teams who were alive for NY6, she had TCU, Auburn, Clemson-Miami loser, USC, Washington-WSU winner, USC, ND and a potential 3 loss OSU.

she totally forgot PSU - even though we are already ranked above most of these guys. she is brain dead. almost like she starts with the conclusion she wants and them reverse engineers the justification.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

when she was talking about 2 loss teams who were alive for NY6, she had TCU, Auburn, Clemson-Miami loser, USC, Washington-WSU winner, USC, ND and a potential 3 loss OSU.

she totally forgot PSU - even though we are already ranked above most of these guys. she is brain dead. almost like she starts with the conclusion she wants and them reverse engineers the justification.

A lot of experts have us out. I don't agree with that (there are circumstance where we're out) but I know people are going to be livid when 3 loss teams are ranked ahead of us. Our schedule was a joke. The committee doesn't seem to care about "close losses"

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

I WOULD WRECK THAT CHICK

 

[blion72]

A lot of experts have us out. I don't agree with that (there are circumstance where we're out) but I know people are going to be livid when 3 loss teams are ranked ahead of us. Our schedule was a joke. The committee doesn't seem to care about "close losses"

essential that we win big over Maryland = no Nebraska replays.

 

[We Are . . .]

she starts with the conclusion she wants and them reverse engineers the justification.

That's what journalists do.

 

[BBrown]

essential that we win big over Maryland = no Nebraska replays.

Frankly I would happy with a Nebraska replay. Just win. We are out of the "style points" matter debate. Just win.

 

[rmem]

The process is not arbitrary. Looking through prior years albeit not many, the process is clear:
1. Team plays in P5 conference
2. Fewest losses, if a tie
3. Most wins

This is why OSU was selected over PSU, and Baylor/TCU. Why they substantiate Washington over PSU despite weaker OOC schedule, etc. they can talk all they want about SOC, conference strength, and so on, but those are hard to define. Wins and losses make the selection much easier.

LOL. You actually believe that? They change their criteria year to year, and never state publicly what it is for that very reason.

 

[NewPSUfan]

I WOULD WRECK THAT CHICK

THAT CHICK WAS WRECKED LONG BEFORE YOU WOULD GET ANY CHANCE TO "WRECK" HER!!!

 

[AWS1022]

A lot of experts have us out. I don't agree with that (there are circumstance where we're out) but I know people are going to be livid when 3 loss teams are ranked ahead of us. Our schedule was a joke. The committee doesn't seem to care about "close losses"

Our strength of schedule is ranked #3....so apparently it wasn't that much of a joke (except in your mind).

 

[Andy84]

The three "rules" I posted give credence to slectui

LOL. You actually believe that? They change their criteria year to year, and never state publicly what it is for that very reason.

They do list their criteria but don't seem to follow it (look last year for example with H2H and conference champ). However each year of playoff there's been an argument over who should get in, and each instance can be explained by wins and loses.

 

[PSU.:.]

Playoff committee is a joke. They will put who ever they want in playoffs and make up the rules as they go.

 

[ColumbusNit]

Still OSU lost to Iowa by 31 and they are still in consideration?????

Tom

 

[Art]

Sharp as a marble, that sow.

 

[dcf4psu]

essential that we win big over Maryland = no Nebraska replays.

Check.

 

[dcf4psu]

Still OSU lost to Iowa by 31 and they are still in consideration?????

Tom

Remember also they were favored by 3 TD. I don't think I have seen that happen since PSU beat-up Wisconsin.

 

[dcf4psu]

THAT CHICK WAS WRECKED LONG BEFORE YOU WOULD GET ANY CHANCE TO "WRECK" HER!!!

She used to be right here in Happy Valley writing for the Centre Daily Times.