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B1GTide said:
They have to or the game isn't worth watching anymore for almost all of America
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Maybe so.

But it’s becoming unwatchable to me already because it is so subjective and arbitrary.

I have changed my stance on conference consolidation. I want FSU in the SEC. I’m glad the PAC teams are headed to the Big Ten.
 
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TideEngineer08 said:
Maybe so.

But it’s becoming unwatchable to me already because it is so subjective and arbitrary.

I have changed my stance on conference consolidation. I want FSU in the SEC. I’m glad the PAC teams are headed to the Big Ten.
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It has always been this subjective. Think about this - the Coaches Poll has Alabama 8th. The Coaches know more about football than we do, and they have more at stake. I understand that some do not submit the picks themselves, but most do, and those who don't stand behind the people submitting for them.
 
B1GTide said:
I have no problem with this argument - that Alabama should be ranked 6th going into the conference championship games. But every team in the top 5 deserves to be ranked higher right now. You get a shot at taking out one. You need someone else to take out another.

I will only be upset if Oregon beats Washington and takes Alabama's slot.

Beat Georgia or none of this matters.
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My entire argument is based on the fact Bama should be #6, I never said they should be in the top 5 right now. I’m saying the committee placed us at #8 on purpose. It’s a much tougher sell to move into the top 4 if you’re #8. If they put us at #6 like they should have, they would have no choice but to put us in the top 4 if we beat UGA. By placing us at #8, they have room to make the argument to not put us in the top 4. This whole thing proves they are ranking teams strategically instead of how good they actually are, thus proving how much of an utter farce it is.
 
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crimsonaudio said:
*fewer

Bama is allowing fewer points this season than any time Gol*ing was DC.
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Actually, “less” is correct in that situation since he didn’t specify the exact amount. Had he said “10 points”, then ”fewer” would have been correct. English is weird.
 
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B1GTide said:
It has always been this subjective. Think about this - the Coaches Poll has Alabama 8th. The Coaches know more about football than we do, and they have more at stake. I understand that some do not submit the picks themselves, but most do, and those who don't stand behind the people submitting for them.
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No it was not this subjective in the BCS era. But we couldn’t handle what the formula spat out.

I also question the intelligence of some of these coaches but that’s for another thread. 😬
 
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colbysullivan said:
This whole thing proves they are ranking teams strategically instead of how good they actually are, thus proving how much of an utter farce it is.
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I believe that they have always done this, and agree with you. They want the PAC in. They will put Texas in if they win out. The rankings make that clear.

Could Alabama have played so well over the last 4 weeks that they moved up a few places? We will never know.
 
colbysullivan said:
Actually, “less” is correct in that situation since he didn’t specify the exact amount. Had he said “10 points”, then ”fewer” would have been correct. English is weird.
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Fewer is correct since points are a quantifiable (counted) unit.

Less water, fewer bottles of water.
 
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crimsonaudio said:
Fewer is correct since points are a quantifiable (counted) unit.

Less water, fewer bottles of water.
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I’m pretty sure fewer only applies when the number is invoked. Wait…evoked? Crap…

Sort of like “farther” vs “further”. “Farther” is used when the number is…mentioned. “The next town is 1 mile farther.“ vs “The next town is a bit further”.

For example, this committee has less brain cells than my idiot cat that eats paper.
 
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colbysullivan said:
I’m pretty sure fewer only applies when the number is invoked. Wait…evoked? Crap…

Sort of like “farther” vs “further”. “Farther” is used when the number is…mentioned. “The next town is 1 mile farther.“ vs “The next town is a bit further”.

For example, this committee has less brain cells than my idiot cat that eats paper.
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Basic rule of thumb is if it's a quantifiable amount (countable), it's fewer.

If it's a measure, it's less. Less water, fewer people.
 
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colbysullivan said:
I’m pretty sure fewer only applies when the number is invoked. Wait…evoked? Crap…

Sort of like “farther” vs “further”. “Farther” is used when the number is…mentioned. “The next town is 1 mile farther.“ vs “The next town is a bit further”.

For example, this committee has less brain cells than my idiot cat that eats paper.
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Lose.....loose....it's all semantics ;)
 
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