Bye teams are 0-5 in the CFP. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by ryathal@sh.itjust.works to c/cfb@fanaticus.social

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Let's speculate and post hot takes before this stat changes.

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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Going nearly a month without playing is actually a huge negative and these playoffs hurt the good teams with a bye. We should be watching the final or semi finals today, not a month from now.

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

So you're telling me there's hope that Oregon will win

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

That is the trend. At least one big 10 team needs to win

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I can't believe Miami beat OSU. It's why I don't make bets on sports!

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

0-6. Sucks to win a bye I guess.

[-] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Aged like milk go Hoosiers

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

1-7 with the only win being clearly the best team still seems fair.

[-] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’m just amped for the Hoosiers. Never in a million years did I think we’d win in football before we got back to the final four

[-] g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ok, so someone go put a real big bet on bama real quick, right?

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

How much did you lose?

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

If every bye team loses again, they will update the format, right?

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I think the update is happening either way, though probably not to a better system for the fans.

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago

All they really need to do is expand to 16 teams so no team has a bye.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

That just adds more bad teams, maybe it solves the not playing in a month.

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

It does, but it's mostly to keep the top seeds from getting rusty. They could also make it so every conference champion gets in, then the 6 best teams outside of that get in as well. Their would still be some drama from the 6 who got in, but it should overall work out.

[-] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I think when OSU lost that was already happening.

Either they change the format or go sixteen teams, no byes.

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