DG_ThenNowForever

For a not insignificant portion of the fanbase, the injustice is part of the appeal.

Bills at Chiefs will still be a good game; all of Buffalo's games have been interesting. It's just that the stakes are a lot different than expected. Bills by 3, lol.

LeBron said last night that if it exists, he might as well win it. The Lakers performance in the IST games have show they want it, that's for sure. I think it's hard to argue the IST games haven't been more compelling than traditional November/December games. It's already a win there. I was also dubious -- and I still hate the courts -- but I love that they're introducing round robin pods and point differentials to American pro sports.

The IST has been great. Some people enjoy complaining more than enjoying.

Reffing has been bad forever, but I feel like the quality of everything took a nosedive in the COVID years. Our expectations of professionalism are down across the board everywhere, and it doesn't seem to matter that much. (I am now a boomer)

This all gets a lot easier when college football is just the Big Ten and the SEC, right? That's the direction we're headed in anyway.

Each player on the winning team gets a $500k bonus. For the max guys that's nothing. For the end of the bench and minimum guys, that's huge and most definitely a motivating factor.

That was nonsense too. The net effect is they kind of evened out, but still. Just get it right the first time. There's 7 years in between plays in the NFL. Just get it right.

Can't the NFL do something about its clear and obvious officiating problem? We all have eyes and every close game can't keep on coming down to whether the officials get the calls right or not. Can't there be a "common sense" third party that overturns really stupid penalties or adds pass interference when it's clearly happening? EDIT: I'm not rooting for the Chiefs, but they should have had 1st and goal at the end there. That was horse:censored:.

No kidding. The days when a team could be effectively eliminated with a loss -- like an Alabama -- were refreshing. Now we're facing the very real prospect of a Zombie Alabama team winning a title it had almost no shot at a week ago, and also a Texas/Alabama final that will do incredible ratings, but reflects a second chance for those teams Washington and Michigan didn't and wouldn't get.

I understand totally what you're saying and to a sense I get it. But the ultimate tiebreaker should always be wins. And the expanded playoff definitely helps this.

I don't know college football all that well and I know I always show that ignorance by expecting logical outcomes based on performance on the field. Actual wins counting less than good losses is the craziest thing about the sport.

I wonder what would have happened had Oregon beat Washington Friday night. You probably get to Michigan, FSU, Alabama and Georgia that way.

And they'll have a legitimate claim. If you win your conference and every other game and you're in a P5 conference, you get to be called champion.

That was really tough. Sorry man. I've really appreciated your updates through the season; hopefully FCC comes back stronger next year.

If Michigan somehow manages to lose today, UW will be the #1 seed and I won't be able to believe it.

Let's go Iowa and Louisville. All I want is chaos!

Nice of those refs to spot Oregon 7 at the end of the half there.

Agreed but the NFL doesn't give a :censored:.

CBS knew what they were doing by zooming in on the kid. Engagement is engagement. And angry engagement is the easiest kind there is. It's like Monsters Inc, except they were wrong about the laughter thing.

It was depressing. If he doesn't believe in his team, why should they believe in him?

The Bills are 6-6 with a +100 point differential. That speaks to impossibly bad luck and impossibly bad coaching. Harbaugh will replace McDermott.

It's different in the PAC 12 because of where Wazzou and UW normally finish and their national profile, but I'm glad they've extended the Apple Cup a few years.

Josh Allen is consistently giving his team leads that the coach and defense blow. He's not the problem.

Seattle topped out where I expected. They ended up the 2 seed more by chance than any particular great talent this season. Always sucks to lose a playoff match at home, but Seattle's crushed LAFC's spirits in LA, so turnabout is fair play. I'm pulling for Cincinnati now.