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Deion weighs in on the snub of FSU, etc.

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by cocodrilo, Dec 5, 2023.

  1. cocodrilo

    cocodrilo GC Hall of Fame

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    He says Norvell did a good job stating his opinion. But he says you can’t have a playoff without Nick Saban. “You have to understand big market football.” IOW it’s all about money, I guess he’s right.

    On Colorado this year, he says, "We really went out there and instilled hope, not only in our fan base, not only in the school and the students but the whole country.”

    Yep. America’s team!

    Deion Sanders on FSU Missing CFB Playoffs, ‘You’re Not Going to Have a College Football Playoff Without Nick Saban’ and Georgia (msn.com)
     
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  2. 4everaGator

    4everaGator GC Hall of Fame

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    Somebody was going to get snubbed this year! You had to let Alabama in after winning the SEC against the reigning SEC and national champion Bulldogs. And Texas, well they just destroyed a good Okie State team to win the Big 12 championship AND they are the only team to have beaten Alabama this year The other 2 teams were, (like FSU) also 13-0 Power 5 champions.
    So somebody had to get snubbed in a 4 Team Playoff scenario.
    The 2023 Noles can get in line behind perfect SEC Champion 2004 Auburn and complain, it ain't gonna make a difference.

    FSU's schedule was 55th in the nation! source (College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings)
    Texas 2nd
    Alabama 6th
    Washington 8th
    Michigan 51st
     
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  3. lg4uf_

    lg4uf_ VIP Member

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    Mutts 45th fwiw
     
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  4. avgator2000

    avgator2000 All American

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    I believe that might be why they dropped to 6th. Being punished for playing a terrible OOC schedule.
     
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  5. Gatorhead

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    Weakest schedule in the SEC in 23 IMO.
     
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  6. gatordavisl

    gatordavisl VIP Member

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    Deion's correct on both accounts, imo. I don't think that it's only about $ though. Bama was the better team with the better resumé.
     
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  8. LTG61

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    Deion = IDGAS = UFS
     
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  10. GatorNorth

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    Texas beating Bama killed FSU.

    Dropping UGA to 6th was unprecedented but meaningless, as they play FSU anyway.

    CFP committee set FSU up last week when they dropped from 3 to 4 after beating us. They should have seen it coming.
     
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  11. gatorpa

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    And they were actually given a shot. Had then went in and blown out Louisville they likely would, have been in.
    But they showed who they really were without Travis and got dropped. As they would have had it been mid season as well(consider that).
     
  12. tigator2019

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    In my head--- UF
    Is it all about the money. Bama can defend itself, but that school did beat the #1 team in what was essentially a home game for UGAly

    It was 20-10 into the 4th quarter

    F$U was losing to the Gators into the 4th quarter a week before it's ACC champ game
     
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  13. cocodrilo

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    Well, that explains the snub well enough. Norvell should be ashamed of himself to protest being left out. And I won't even mention the Florida governor.
     
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  14. AgingGator

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    This! They struggled against us and Louisville. They needed a little nudge from their refs in both of those games plus Miami. It was pretty apparent that the ACC told their refs that FSU would not be losing those games.
     
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  15. maxgator

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    They played LSU when they were ranked 5. We just suck. I think that's a fair ooc and consistent with what we do.
     
  16. tegator80

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    Deion says that the main reason FSU was not considered by the committee is because, as good of a record as they had, Norvell did not wear the correct sun glasses. Hey, it happens.
     
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  17. benton_quest

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    Do we really care what Dion has to say? Really?
     
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