Pay the Manuel His Money

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Say, you’re doing fine work making the B1G relevant, Warde. Even though it means giving your most hated rival a cushy home game in the process, but we wanna keep you around a while longer.

Never thought I’d say this, but Dan Mullen would make a better evaluator than Manuel. Hell, I’d take Corso at this point…better yet, Nick Saban.

Anything and anyone is a better option than the current Committee.

11 thoughts on “Pay the Manuel His Money”

  1. The committee shouldn’t contain a single AD or any employee of a P4 team. Not even a retired coach or AD. They all have an agenda despite their claims of being unbiased.

    • Exactly right. 13 people selecting 7 teams and seeding 12 different teams with no transparency is why so many of us don’t trust them.

      • I still want to know why they need secrecy to deliberate? Let a pool reporter sit in. They only have something to hide if there is something to hide.

        • I suspect that most of their “deliberations” consist of eating good food, relaxing and being pampered while the actual attention to details takes about 10 minutes. You don’t want that viewed by the general public.

  2. All of the bias is exactly why a BCS type of formula should be used. If the polls wouldn’t release until October, the polls would be a good snapshot of the state of the sport (the large number of voters removes the human bias even with the coaches’ poll). Take the computer rankings plus some of the other analytics rankings (throw out the high and the low ranking to remove model bias). Give conference champions some sort of benefit at the end of the season. Take the top 12, 14, or 16, and go play.

    • I’m going to put on my tinfoil hat for a moment and engage in some conspiracy theory.

      I think this is all a feature and not a bug. I expect the committee wants to piss off some major fanbases by ignoring SOS and focusing on W-L only. In the short term, it will result in some teams cancelling games against other P4 teams and scheduling cupcakes. But if they stay this consistently inconsistent over the next few years by favoring teams that play nobody and penalizing teams with tough schedules, it will make it easier for Mickey to convince the P4 teams to move to a more NFL-type structure. The SEC and ACC will become one conference, the Bigs will become a second conference, with some of your lesser teams (cough Duke, Vanderbilt cough) being excluded. Then they’ll break those two conferences into divisions and schedule only P4 v P4 games to “balance” the schedules more so they can focus solely on W-L and not have to worry about those nasty statistics anymore.

      • You may be on to something there CD. I don’t think it’s necessarily a conspiracy theory when actions point toward exactly that. I do want to wait till next week’s rankings to see if they’ll follow through with punishing teams with harder schedules.

  3. Wait a meeshigun moment, if you helped paved the way for your teams recent football title, why not throw some extension cash out there….GO DAWGS!!

  5. The new process is completely FUBARed, IMO. Money makes the pony run as they say. I just picked the top 12 teams in 30 seconds with Chatgpt:

    “As of December 6, 2024, the top 12 college football teams, considering both their records and strength of schedule, are:

    Oregon: Undefeated and holding the No. 1 spot, Oregon has maintained a perfect record entering the Big Ten title game.
    Associated Press

    Texas: With a 10-1 record, Texas has demonstrated strong performance throughout the season.
    New York Post

    Penn State: Positioned at No. 3, Penn State has shown consistent strength in their games.
    Associated Press

    Notre Dame: Ranked No. 4, Notre Dame is preparing for a home playoff game, reflecting their successful season.
    One Foot Down

    Georgia: Despite two losses, Georgia remains a formidable team, currently ranked No. 5.
    Associated Press

    Ohio State: After a recent loss to Michigan, Ohio State has dropped to No. 6 but continues to be a strong contender.
    Associated Press

    Alabama: Climbing to No. 11, Alabama's playoff hopes have been bolstered by recent performances.
    Associated Press

    Tennessee: With a 9-2 record, Tennessee has strong chances for playoff contention.
    New York Post

    SMU: Ranked No. 8, SMU is set to play in the ACC Championship, though their strength of schedule has been a point of debate.
    New York Post

    Indiana: Despite criticisms regarding their schedule, Indiana holds the No. 10 spot with a solid record.
    Roll Bama Roll

    Miami: After a second loss, Miami has fallen to No. 12, placing them just outside the projected playoff bracket.
    Associated Press

    Iowa State: Ranked No. 15, Iowa State's strength of schedule has been a topic of discussion in playoff considerations.
    New York Post

    These rankings reflect the teams’ performances and the quality of their opponents up to this point in the season.”

    I just saved the committee millions of dollars. BTW, it goes completely stupid when trying to pick the 2025 leaders.

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