I'm a big football fanatic. When I was younger I watched college football religiously. Pro was ok, but college was the best. Also when I was younger my team, Georgia Bulldogs, won their first and only, so far, championship. I even played in high school some.
Then I moved to California. They really aren't that big of fans of the college sport there, so I assimilated and rooted for the home team, San Diego Chargers. I saw them get to the Super Bowl and get spanked.
So I have a hit or miss mentality with my teams, but I still love the sport.
This year is the inaugural year of the College Football Playoffs. I like the idea of the playoffs, but I am concerned about injuries, because this is a violent sport and asking them to play additional games for no pay (That's another story. We'll talk about that later.) and risk injury for a National Championship that helps the college and the coach but holds no benefit for the player. So more games more risk for injury before possibly going to the draft. Eh. But it's good for the fans, MORE FOOTBALL!! Woot!
Recently I have heard the talking heads at ESPN and CBS Sports have a cow about FSU, the only undefeated team, has been moved down to number 4 and back up to 3, while two 1 loss teams have moved ahead of them. And the fact that TCU was moved to number 3 before the last weekend and then down to six at the end.
Here are my thoughts about FSU. They have the weakest schedule of the top four, but yes they are the only undefeated team of the top five conferences (SEC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and PAC12).
They do deserve to be up there. They are number 3. All the teams are trying to get into the top four. It doesn't matter where you place in the top four, just get there. So many teams from so many sports have one goal, get to the playoffs. FSU is in the playoffs. Shut up about the number in front. That really doesn't matter.
TCU...TCU is in a conference that doesn't have a conference champion game (Big 12). So right off the bat they play one less game than the other major conferences. Anyone from the Big 12 needs to be undefeated. And then the schedule of TCU had a no rank, phish of a team (Iowa State, 2-10) as their last game. So they played one less game, beat a bad team at the end, didn't win the conference championship outright, and lost to their co-champs (Baylor) during the season. So yeah, they should be 6. There were three the week before because they beat Texas and FSU and Ohio State didn't beat anyone of consequence that week (Sorry Florida and Michigan). That's how you drop three spots in the rankings. It's a fluke you got up there in the first place.
And alas my Bulldogs have under-performed again. In two of the games they lost they were 10+ point favorites. That's just depressing.
Well if you want to talk football, feel free to post your comments below!
Thanks,
Steve
