Tulane and James Madison wow!

I wouldn't be too sure that the committee does jump the ACC champ up higher than JMU.

lil_frog8 said:

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Tulane and James Madison wow!

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They're pretty good G5 teams. Not old school Boise good but dangerous. Tulane has enough dudes to potentially scare somebody, not sure about JMU.

7-5 Duke now 8-5. Not lijeky

Not when it's 5 loss Duke that wins it

Duke Ga tech or Miami would beat the fk outta jmu or Tulane

Duke did what Miami didn't!

hph6203 said:

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Don't disrespect the constitution of James Madison. They're all heart!

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And they make amazingly tasty snacks!

Dolly Madison, right?

Jawn Dough said:

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AggieMD95 said:

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Duke Ga tech or Miami would beat the fk outta jmu or Tulane

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Duke lost to Tulane already this season.

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Good point.

But they also already lost to Virginia too but not tonight. Bama had already beat Georgia B4 today as well.

What is going to happen moving forward

Eliminate the automatic bid 100%
Gonna move to 16 teams
Eliminate the 1st round byes
1st 2 rounds of games are campus sites
After that keep the exact same bowl format you currently have
Same number of weeks- doesn't add any time to playoff

And (on the SEC side), Disney money. Too bad the SEC didn't diversify like the B10 did.

tylercsbn9 said:

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But we need to expand the playoffs more!!!!

We also have a coach of a 5 loss team arguing his team need a spot .

Such a joke.

The whole system was designed when the Big XII was an actual conference and the Pac 10 was around.

This whole thing would have worked fantastically if UT/OU/A&M were still in the Big XII and the Pac 10 was an actual conference.

But we now have these two super conferences and are stuck with dumb **** like a 2 loss non power 5 team being and and a Bama team that has no business being there.

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We need to expand the playoffs to 16, and also get rid of the conference champion auto-bids. As a G5 team, if you can't make the top 16, you don't deserve a chance in the playoffs. Is there any doubt that all of Miami, Alabama, Notre Dame, Vandy, and even the sips would annihilate James Madison? Of course not.

sincereag said:

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Agreed! What a flawed system when Tulane and JMU get in a 12 team national playoff over a two loss Miami/ND, Bama/Vandy, and even a 3 loss tu. The conference realignment gave us this crap. All driven by money and greed in the SEC and B1G

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Before the realignment/failure of Pac12 it was going to be the top 6 conference champions, not 5. So less at-large bids. Oregon would have likely won the PAC though.

I admit that the regular season, and last season too, have provided incredible games and entertainment. But how in the hell can Tulane and JMU make a 12 team playoff. That is frggin incredible!

James Madison's wife makes those awesome little snack cakes.

Sid Farkas said:

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James Madison's wife makes those awesome little snack cakes.

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Oh really?[/Coach Fran]

Committee might do the right thing and say big boy football championships matter and put Duke at #24 and leave JMU at #25.

Both Duke and James Madison have terrible schedules compared to every single SEC team, but Duke would be getting penalized for going to 9-3 UConn, 11-2 Tulane and playing 8-4 Illinois while James Madison would be getting rewarded for playing one decent game the whole season and Losing that game. Their second best win was a 4 point win to Washington State. A Washington state team that lost by 49 to North Texas, a Washington State team that lost to 2-10 Oregon State, a Washington State team that beat FCS Idaho by a field goal (they went 3-9 in the FCS)


No sun Belt team has any business ever being near the playoff, including James Madison.


The real travesty is that the playoff should include 7-8 SEC teams , and adding the 9th conference game is going to make it even more difficult to even get 5, without expanding

10Aggie10 said:

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The real travesty is that the playoff should include 7-8 SEC teams , and adding the 9th conference game is going to make it even more difficult to even get 5, without expanding

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Which is exactly why Sark's comments this week regarding scheduling tough OOC opponents is valid. If you just need to win 10 games on the season why make it harder on yourself? He was correct in saying if UT had scheduled Sam Houston in week 1 they'd be in. Even with a terrible loss to UF and close games with Miss St and UK.

I'm sorry but 10-2 Tulane has no business in this thing. Neither does 11-1 JMU.

*Duke wins ACC Championship?

*Indiana wins Big Ten Championship?

*Tulane & James Madison both make CFP?

This is not your Daddy’s College Football. pic.twitter.com/7P2intsUfK

— Greg Flugaur (@flugempire) December 7, 2025

Yes, they do.
That's what a playoff system is.
You win you go.
It can't just be certain conferences. You have to give them a chance.

Maybe A&M should move to the AAC or Sunbelt if the final record is all that matters when it comes to making the CFP. Good gosh, this is a ridiculous system.

annie88 said:

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Yes, they do.
That's what a playoff system is.
You win you go.
It can't just be certain conferences. You have to give them a chance.

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A real playoff system would force teams like JMU to play real teams. Their hardest game this year is what, Washington State? At least Tulane played one real team but they lost by 5 TDs.

tylercsbn9 said:

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10Aggie10 said:

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The real travesty is that the playoff should include 7-8 SEC teams , and adding the 9th conference game is going to make it even more difficult to even get 5, without expanding

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Which is exactly why Sark's comments this week regarding scheduling tough OOC opponents is valid. If you just need to win 10 games on the season why make it harder on yourself? He was correct in saying if UT had scheduled Sam Houston in week 1 they'd be in. Even with a terrible loss to UF and close games with Miss St and UK.

I'm sorry but 10-2 Tulane has no business in this thing. Neither does 11-1 JMU.

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Tulane is 11-2 and JM is 12-1. Winning your conference has to count for something.

sincereag said:

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Maybe A&M should move to the AAC or Sunbelt if the final record is all that matters when it comes to making the CFP. Good gosh, this is a ridiculous system.

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The ridiculous part is that the 11th and 12th team are in the playoff at all. Not that Tulane and JMU are in. Y'all are getting upset over a participation trophy.

They'll expand to 16 and there will still be people getting upset over the equivalent of the 64th team in March Madness not being a particular team.

sincereag said:

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Agreed! What a flawed system when Tulane and JMU get in a 12 team national playoff over a two loss Miami/ND, Bama/Vandy, and even a 3 loss tu. The conference realignment gave us this crap. All driven by money and greed in the SEC and B1G

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The woke CFP has DEI slots set aside.

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tylercsbn9 said:

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10Aggie10 said:

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The real travesty is that the playoff should include 7-8 SEC teams , and adding the 9th conference game is going to make it even more difficult to even get 5, without expanding

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Which is exactly why Sark's comments this week regarding scheduling tough OOC opponents is valid. If you just need to win 10 games on the season why make it harder on yourself? He was correct in saying if UT had scheduled Sam Houston in week 1 they'd be in. Even with a terrible loss to UF and close games with Miss St and UK.

I'm sorry but 10-2 Tulane has no business in this thing. Neither does 11-1 JMU.

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Tulane is 11-2 and JM is 12-1. Winning your conference has to count for something.

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Why? Not all conferences are created equally. Even at 11-2 mutiple 10-2 teams have a better resume. Just put Duke in. I mean they won their conference. That means something. Who cares they are 8-5. That OT win over some top 20-25 team should push them in.

9 scrubs

Ohio St, Indiana, Texas Tech can win

Tallest two midgets. (As along as we get to play one I'm good!)

tylercsbn9 said:

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10Aggie10 said:

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The real travesty is that the playoff should include 7-8 SEC teams , and adding the 9th conference game is going to make it even more difficult to even get 5, without expanding

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Which is exactly why Sark's comments this week regarding scheduling tough OOC opponents is valid. If you just need to win 10 games on the season why make it harder on yourself? He was correct in saying if UT had scheduled Sam Houston in week 1 they'd be in. Even with a terrible loss to UF and close games with Miss St and UK.

I'm sorry but 10-2 Tulane has no business in this thing. Neither does 11-1 JMU.

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As I pointed out on another thread, several 10-win teams aren't going to be considered. Vandy and BYU to name 2. Neither played a difficult non-con schedule. So saying "you just need to win 10" isn't accurate.

t.u./Sark is trying to make people forget that their loss to UFl is what is keeping them out, not their loss to OhSt. Don't fall for it.