Bye teams are 0-5 in the CFP.

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

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16 Comments

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 227d (3 replies)

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 pts · 227d (2 replies)

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

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 227d (1 reply)

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

Montagge@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 227d

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

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 227d

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

PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social · 2 pts · 207d (2 replies)

Aged like milk go Hoosiers

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 207d (1 reply)

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

PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social · 2 pts · 207d

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

voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 227d (5 replies)

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

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 227d (3 replies)

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

voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 226d (2 replies)

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

ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 226d (1 reply)

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

voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 226d

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 pts · 226d

I think when OSU lost that was already happening.

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

g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 227d (1 reply)

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

njm1314@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 227d

How much did you lose?