Should Alabama Be Disqualified from the CFP .......

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Runscott

The thinking is that with all the tough games at the end of the extended season, especially for Alabama which counts on going all the way to the championship game, a game like Mercer allows for fine-tuning and rest of some players.

Tough $#%!.

These big schools have ZERO cojones. They schedule games like this in week 12, and refuse to play smaller schools away from the comforts of their own stadium. Ridiculous. There needs to be penalties for crap like this.

[frankbmd]

56-0

Tide only needs 27 more in the last 11 minutes.

[drcy]

In defence of scheduling cupcakes, I think there are a limited number of good teams you pick from, plus the schedules are often make a number of years ahead and a particular year may have been solid at the time. Whether or not they are horrid now, teams such as Western Michigan and Northern Illinois are actually ranked and go to bowls once in while.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by drcy

In defence of scheduling cupcakes, I think there are a limited number of good teams you pick from, plus the schedules are often make a number of years ahead and a particular year may have been solid at the time. Whether or not they are horrid now, teams such as Western Michigan and Northern Illinois are actually ranked and go to bowls once in while.

Alabama couldn't do better Mercer. C'mon man.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by drcy

In defence of scheduling cupcakes, I think there are a limited number of good teams you pick from, plus the schedules are often make a number of years ahead and a particular year may have been solid at the time. Whether or not they are horrid now, teams such as Western Michigan and Northern Illinois are actually ranked and go to bowls once in while.

Why not play these "cupcakes" away from their home stadium? Home/Away is affected by being scheduled out 3-4 years in advance.

[drcy]

Catalogue it as a defence in cases, not an umbrella defence.

I think Mercer has a good basketball team sometimes. Of course, so does Marquette and I don't think they have a football team.

I'm a Wisconsin Badgers fan and and miffed they schedule patsies such as Michigan and Iowa

[bravos4evr]

The little schools come begging for this as they might make more $$$ in one game against a powerhouse than they will the entire rest of the season combined.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by bravos4evr

The little schools come begging for this as they might make more $$$ in one game against a powerhouse than they will the entire rest of the season combined.

This is what I was going to say. It is a big boon to the small school, and they couldn't do this at the home of the small school, they probably don't have the resources to host a game like this. My college's football stadium wasn't much different than my high school's.

[clydepepper]

Final Score (and nobody cares):

Florida State 77
Delaware State 6


(if their quarterback had not gotten hurt against Alabama and the team had stayed in contention throughout the season, just imagine how many folks would care about THIS cupcake game.)

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by bravos4evr

The little schools come begging for this as they might make more $$$ in one game against a powerhouse than they will the entire rest of the season combined.

Yes, multiple reasons for playing these games, and no reason not to other than non-Alabama fan anger.

[minibatsman]

They opened the season as they have for the past 7 years . against FS it was at the time the game of the year. winner is in. Bama opens every year against a top ranked team out of conference. most of the SEC does.
just for a discussion the SEC is down this year. do you really believe that any other team in the country could play a SEC schedule and go undefeated?.
injuries are the reason every team has some cup cake games.
Either way I love collage football. it will work out. ROLE TIDE ROLE.
Don't hate the teams love the games that you are about to watch for the remainder of the season. I hope your team wins as long as they don't play BAMA.