Footballking16

They definitely are spoiled. Haskins, Fields, and Stroud were all very prolific. McCord is a huge step down from those 3.

He had a good season statistically, don't think anyone is denying that. But I think it's evidently clear that he was the weak link in that offense. There's probably 50 D1 QB's who could throw for 3k yards with Marvin Harrison and Ebuka lined up on the outside. The drop off from Stroud to McCord was significant. The portal is merely 12 hours old and already I see 4-5 QB's who would be significant upgrades to McCord given the luxury OSU has at the skill positions. Cam Ward seems like a no-brainer and Dillon Gabriel is available too. I'd take Riley Leonard, DJ Uiagalelei, and Grayson McCall as well. He just seemed to struggle pushing the ball down the field and consistently going through progressions.

He'll definitely land on his feet somewhere but he was pretty underwhelming all year given the rags to riches weapons he had littered all over the field. Ohio St can and should be able to upgrade in the portal.

Right but Day ultimately signed the #1 QB in that class in Ewers. McCarthy also benefitted from early playing time, something he wouldn't have enjoyed had he committed to Ohio State. No telling what JJ would look like if he sat behind Stroud for 2 years before playing impactful snaps, if he's even at Ohio State at all.

FSU: -Beat more bowl eligible teams than any team in the country -Beat as many teams in the CFP top 25 as Michigan, Georgia and Texas -Had a better strength of record than both Texas and Alabama Me thinks you don't know what you're talking about.

Misleading. He had the #1 QB in the class in Quinn Ewers. Also, McCord was a huge ploy to get Marvin Harrison Jr considering they were high school teammates.

I'm using hypotheticals. You're going to see an 8-4 SEC/B10 team get in over a 2 loss non-SEC/B10 team at some point down the road with window-dressing all over it.

Until an 11-2 Louisville gets left out in favor of an 8-4 Tennessee because they don't play in the SEC. 11 of the top 12 teams in the CFP rankings are or will be SEC or B10 members starting next season.

If I'm Florida State, I'm acting like I'm attending all the pre-game festivities and then morning of the game get on the bus and drive back to Tallahassee.

This McElroy?

Then why rank teams for 8 straight weeks if none of it is going to be considered? The committee knew 3 weeks ago Jordan Travis was out for the year yet still moved Florida State UP in the last regular season poll after Ohio State's loss from 5 to 4. How does #7 Texas jump #4 Florida State after Florida State beat a team ranked higher than the opponent Florida State just beat by the committee's OWN rankings? Make it make sense! If the CFP is all about eyeballs and ratings, just come out before the season starts and say these are the 4 teams that will be playing in the postseason because these are the 4 teams that we believe will draw the best ratings. Save everyone else the time and trouble.

Nailed it. Embarrassing that the committee views a loss to a single player more damaging than an actual loss on the field. Basically told every single ACC team going forward that you don't control you own destiny and the only avenue to the CFP is hope and pray there are enough SEC/B10 teams with (several) losses in front of you.

Bama LOST to Texas and beat LSU by a lesser margin than FSU did. Tennessee was good in name only this year.

Patsy Central? They scheduled LSU and Florida in the non-conference. Name another P5 team in America that scheduled two SEC opponents in the non-conference. It’s not FSU’s fault Florida sucks. They went 13-0 in a P5 conference on top of playing LSU and Florida. That should get you in the CFP every damn year. The CFP has made it clear on-field results no longer matter. This is the end of the ACC is we know it. Clemson, Miami, FSU are on the first flight out.

Florida State can’t control their schedule anymore than Alabama can and they won every game on it. Clearly the criteria is to guarantee an auto-bid for one SEC team and find 3 other teams to compete all while saying so and so metric was used when in reality it wasn’t.

That isn’t how it has ever worked. Florida State was 2-0 against the SEC this year with both games being away from home. You’re basically saying results don’t matter. An undefeated P5 team has never been left out of the playoff until today…at the expense of an SEC for TV ratings.

Serious question; if roles were reversed and Alabama was staring at a 13-0 season without its starting QB available for the CFP, is the committee leaving them out? Not a chance in hell. Wasn’t all that long ago Ohio State won the whole damn thing with their 3rd string QB. Anyone remember any discussion about leaving Ohio St out? I don’t. This is a pure money grab. Bama draws more eyeballs than Florida St, nothing more nothing less. You won’t convince me FSU would have been in WITH a healthy QB given the way this weekend played out. The committee would have just move their criteria goal posts from “FSU has no QB” to “Alabama played in a better conference”. Brett McMurphy reporting the ACC has entered into any bowl conversations with their partners. Total ACC bowl boycott would be an appropriate response given they’ve basically been labeled a G5 conference by thf committee.

Why even play the games anymore? FSU should accept their NY6 invite and back out at the 11th hour.

Yikes FSU down to -220 to make playoffs. They may be getting screwed after all. Why even play the games?

If the opt outs are relatively low I agree.

Lol. Florida State is -500 to make the playoffs. Hate to break it to you, but they’re getting in and deservedly so. They’re undefeated and 2-0 against the SEC.

He said it in front of an IU crowd at Assembly Hall. What’s he supposed to say? We’re going 3-9 next year. Too many people looking way too far into this.

He played this year as a 5th year and may have a 6th year available still with all the COVID madness.

I've said this before, and David Bell was AWESOME, but you could seriously make a case that Romeir Elliott was the best player on that Warren team. At least the most impactful. He rushed for ~3100 yards, 38 TD's and had another 200 receiving yards and 3 TDs. You won't find many 6A backs who play on an undefeated state championship team with those kind of stats who didn't win Mr. Football. I'm not even sure he was considered.

I can definitely see him being petty like that given his outspoken criticisms of not being named the FSU coach.