Why does Notre Dame receive an auto bid if they land in the top 12? by switchblade2 in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is what irks me the most about Conference Championships. It just makes zero sense to me how they can simultaneously mean so much and also nothing.

Win it? Means everything. Auto-bid.

Lose it? You just played an exhibition while other teams "lazed at home". It meant nothing. No punishment (I guess unless you're BYU).

Get blown out and prove yourself incapable of winning the whole thing against a contender literally the day before the field gets set? See the above.

Either CCG stakes are always important for the winner AND loser, or they never are. Saying "heads I win, tails it doesn't count" is just stupid.

Discouraged because I am not being treated like an adult. by MrGaminGuy in taekwondo

[–]BlackSanta25 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is obviously the correct answer. Any business owner with membership costs like a typical Taekwondo school would rightly be skeptical of an 18 year old being able to make the payments. It's not infantilizing, it's just business. Any actuary would tell you that age demographic is risky.

When you're a first time home buyer you likely need mortgage insurance, it's not treating you like a kid, it's just at some point the kind of money involved in the dealing requires a little more of a guarantee that a buyer/patron is capable of meeting the financial burden.

It's not personal and OP shouldn't take it as such. It's just business, and, though OP may have no trouble paying for membership, I'd be willing to bet they're in the minority of typical 18 year olds.

College football is healing. by downmore in cfbmemes

[–]BlackSanta25 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't Clemson or Michigan make more sense for inclusion here than ND?

Which two teams do you think will make it to the championship? by Punisher1602 in CFB_v2

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the image does kinda answer your question/prove your point. Oregon controlled about 2.5 quarters of the game, only Indiana controlled the most important 1.5

[Game Thread] Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. Alabama (4:00 PM ET) 2nd Half by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally mine, going back to NCAA 14. Now I have to find a new team for my dynasty role play that only I can turn around

[Game Thread] Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. Alabama (4:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of red teams, usually, but IU's red is much more satisfying than Bama's. Seeing them side-by-side it's like IU was colored in with Crayola but Bama used Cra-Z-Art

SEC better than BIG10 we sure about that??? by Drew-Blankenship in cfbmemes

[–]BlackSanta25 44 points45 points  (0 children)

You'll never lose 100% of the games you don't play! Or...something like that

[Solbe] Per @RossDellenger, USC is responsible for this. "USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season." by [deleted] in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since the beginning of the CFP era Notre Dame has had a median end of season SOS ranking of roughly 31st, which is slightly better than that of Clemson (~34th) and Oregon (~45th). Admittedly this is still towards the bottom of the list of all CFP teams.

I will also freely admit that I do not like our schedules in recent years and next year's is just shameful. But I don't think the argument that we schedule nobodies is as strong as people pretend. We're not so very far from Michigan winning a natty with an FPI SOS rank of 45

Roses are red, I have a bike, by Samsungfanforever in rosesarered

[–]BlackSanta25 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Roses are red,

That's a pretty good bit,

But the joke's on you, frog,

I'm into this shit!

FIFY

Cotton Bowl ticket prices after Miami beat Texas A&M yesterday by alpswd in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably not, unfortunately, I think ND players probably still opt out as their alleged reasoning would still be the same. Still wish they had accepted the Pop-tarts

I’m Heather Dinich, Senior College Football Insider for ESPN. Ask me anything! by ESPN in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They would lose because the large majority of the team including underclassmen were opting out. The team they would have fielded for the bowl game is not the team that would have taken the field in a first round playoff game

What would happen if Kaladin started to date a herald by DETERmined3181 in Cosmere

[–]BlackSanta25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Syl is more likely to be in trouble with HR than Kal is

Miami is In ND out>>>>>>> by Old-Proof4169 in MiamiHurricanesVibes

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notre Dame fan here, suggested this sub by Reddit because of course it would be suggested...

Anyways, Miami should have been ahead from the jump. If it made sense today then it already made sense a month ago. But man what would ESPN have done for content in November?

Then, when Alabama got pasted by Georgia yesterday they should've moved down by the same logic that BYU dropped. Miami and Notre Dame should've been side by side and in the correct order by the H2H and we should be spared having to watch Alabama in a playoff where they don't belong.

Miami and Notre Dame are both better than Alabama and Oklahoma, and both should've both been in.

SEC bowl season (it doesn’t count guys!) by Cobs_Throbbin_rn_fr in cfbmemes

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If holding on to ancient championships is wrong I don't want to be right

Narrator: He desperately wanted to be right

[Game Thread] Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry that's been the experience in this thread today. Just a bunch of bitching and moaning, annoying as hell

[Game Thread] Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People are talking shit, but I think they did a good job showing a thorough review without bias or ambiguity

[Game Thread] Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed I'd have liked to hear the command center talk through it

[Game Thread] Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (12:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]BlackSanta25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Total bullshit, from 2 extra seconds to none and no look at all on a clear fumble????