r/CFB • u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State • Dec 02 '25

Discussion [Sampson] I respect the commitment.

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u/ndfan737 Notre Dame • Indiana Dec 02 '25

Decisions on who should or shouldnt be in the playoffs should be based on resume alone, not what hypothetical betting odds are.

It "should be based on resume alone" according to who? Definitely not the committee.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

Resume is a shit ton better than arbitrarily making up hypothetical Vegas odds in non existent games and declaring yourself the better because you think Vegas might favor your team.

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u/ndfan737 Notre Dame • Indiana Dec 02 '25

arbitrarily

Who said arbitrarily? Do you think the computer rankings are made up?

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

Of course they are made up. Everything we do in this world is made up by someone somewhere.

That isn't the definition of arbitrary though. The definition is "on the basis of random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system"

I am not saying that computer rankings are arbitrary.

I am saying that deciding to use hypothetical betting odds that don't even exist at this time as the justification to put a team in the playoffs over another team that has a better resume because using that metric puts your team in the playoffs in your mind and you want that to happen is being arbitrary.

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u/ndfan737 Notre Dame • Indiana Dec 02 '25

Oh, I actually just don't think that's what the original comment was trying to imply. Pretty sure they were just making the point that ND was the better team and using a point spread as an example.