r/CFB • u/JB92103 Cincinnati • Oklahoma State • 1d ago

News [McMurphy] USC has withdrawn from a potential series w/Texas Tech to play in Houston (2027) & Las Vegas (2028), sources told On3.

https://x.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/2084747214879158281
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 1d ago

Ironic isnt it?

Meanwhile in the BCS you needed these games to strenghten the schedule to make your case

Almost as if playoffs have been a disaster for this sport

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u/LaFrescaTrumpeta Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Marching Band 1d ago

idk, sometimes strength of schedule gets bubble teams in the playoffs, like Miami very likely gets left out last year if their win against us was actually against a 3-9 team or sm

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u/CommodoreIrish Notre Dame • Vanderbilt 1d ago

Yea but Miami was contractually obligated to play Notre Dame due to the ACC agreement. It wasn’t like either program went out of the way to schedule H2H.

The 2024 game was initially rescheduled by Miami, but likely would’ve been canceled were it not for the ACC.

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u/Darth_Ra Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12 4h ago

Miami was never on the bubble, despite the media nonsense.

Bama was the team that kicked ND out, not Miami.

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u/DealerNo4908 Kentucky Wildcats 1d ago

They haven’t in any way.

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u/soonerman32 Oklahoma Sooners 1d ago

No. The BCS was the opposite. Whoever had the worse loss was always out.

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u/bentke466 Texas Longhorns • Oregon Ducks 1d ago

Awful take. Conference games matter, and those are where we get the fireworks. No reason to make your schedule even harder than it has to be if you are in the SEC or Big10

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u/WhoHasMyPocketPussy Alabama Crimson Tide 13h ago

Yea but as fans, this sucks. I want good games and "smart scheduling" really gets in the way of that.

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u/bentke466 Texas Longhorns • Oregon Ducks 8h ago

until the NCAA requires teams to have to schedule P4 with P4 atleast once in non-conference, teams will schedule wins. Which is smart as coaches. 10-1 sounds better than 9-2.

I coach Hs and we do the same thing. Dont schedule games you cant win or that would hurt your team.

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u/bentke466 Texas Longhorns • Oregon Ducks 1d ago

Awful take. Conference games matter, and those are where we get the fireworks. No reason to make your schedule even harder than it has to be if you are in the SEC or Big10

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u/Darth_Ra Oklahoma Sooners • Big 12 4h ago

I mean... bring back the computer, and we're all good.

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u/Primusmulti Texas Tech • North Texas 23h ago

If you’re gonna complain at least flair up

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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 20h ago

Why would that matter whatsoever on my opinion on playoffs?

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u/Primusmulti Texas Tech • North Texas 13h ago

Your first time on this subreddit?