Playoff Selection Committee named

• Fly4Fun

  

  The Chair is the current Arkansas Athletic Direct, Jeff Long.
  
  Other Members:
  
  Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin AD and former HC)
  
  Lt. Gen. Michael Gould (former Air Force Academy superintendent) - No idea who this is
  
  Pat Haden (USC AD)
  
  Tom Jernstedt (former NCAA VP)
  
  Oliver Luck (WVU AD)
  
  Archie Manning (former Ole Miss QB, and two SEC son's)
  
  Tom Osborne (former Nebraska AD/Coach)
  
  Dan Radakovich (Clemson AD)
  
  Condoleezza Rice
  
  Mike Tranghese (former Big East commissioner)
  
  Steve Wieberg (former USA Today reporter)
  
  Tyrone Willingham (former Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington HC)
  
  http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9823134/jeff-long-arkansas-razorbacks-chair-college-football-playoff-committee
• sleeper

  

  Get ready to see 4 SEC teams in the playoffs every year.
• vball10set

  I hope Willingham can pull himself away from the golf course long enough to evaluate teams :rolleyes:
• Fly4Fun

  

  vball10set;1517815 wrote:I hope Willingham can pull himself away from the golf course long enough to evaluate teams :rolleyes:

  If not, I hope they replace him with Charlie Weis so the committee will have a decided schematic advantage over the basketball selection committee.
• Azubuike24

  

  My question is, why are there current employees of certain schools on the committee? I mean sure, everyone has their allegiances, but why people directly employed by a school?
• Pick6

  

  sleeper;1517814 wrote:Get ready to see 4 SEC teams in the playoffs every year.

  this.
  
  
  and condoleezza rice really? what the fuck.
• Mohican00

  

  Pick6;1517895 wrote:this.
  
  
  and condoleezza rice really? what the fuck.

  hello David Pollack
• Fly4Fun

  

  Azubuike24;1517867 wrote:My question is, why are there current employees of certain schools on the committee? I mean sure, everyone has their allegiances, but why people directly employed by a school?

  To be fair, don't they do the same with the NCAA March Madness Selection Committee?
• Terry_Tate

  

  Fly4Fun;1517909 wrote:To be fair, don't they do the same with the NCAA March Madness Selection Committee?

  They do, and they leave the room when their school is being discussed.
  
  And my biggest takeaway is Ohio State could be fucked if they are borderline.
• Heretic

  

  Pick6;1517895 wrote:this.
  
  
  and condoleezza rice really? what the fuck.

  Both her and the LT. Gen dude are kind of headscratchers of the "okay, they both excelled in their given fields...but what the fuck does this have to do with being on ANY sort of football related committee?" sort of thing.
• Tiernan

  HTF is Willingham on this committee? Is it because he's the same color as the POTUS?
• believer

  

  Tiernan;1518018 wrote:HTF is Willingham on this committee? Is it because he's the same color as the POTUS?

  Nah that's why Condi made the list.
• Tiernan

  Nah Condi made it because she blew Bush.
• Azubuike24

  

  Fly4Fun;1517909 wrote:To be fair, don't they do the same with the NCAA March Madness Selection Committee?

  They do, but there's also a lot less of an incentive to include your school or even a school in your conference. It's still important to be objective, but that's also 68 teams vs 4 teams, and while the prize for WINNING IT in basketball is huge, the prize for just making it in this Final Four is monumental.
• #1DBag

  

  I want to mess up Condoleezza's hair.
• stlouiedipalma

  Condi Rice? I'm sure she is in her man cave right this minute pouring over game tapes. Give me a break.
• Mohican00

  

  I like how a former Secretary of State (and Browns fan - kudos) could not possibly be qualified for the playoff selection committee.
  
  this just reeks of sexism, racism, and complete disillusionment of OC members. The norm
• Pick6

  

  Mohican00;1518591 wrote:I like how a former Secretary of State (and Browns fan - kudos) could not possibly be qualified for the playoff selection committee.
  
  this just reeks of sexism, racism, and complete disillusionment of OC members. The norm

  no racism or sexism.I dont care if she's a woman or black..just fail to see how she is qualified for the committee
• Mohican00

  

  .just fail to see how she is qualified for the committee

  Secretary of State.
  
  not sure what kind of qualifications are less deserving
• Pick6

  

  Mohican00;1518607 wrote:Secretary of State.
  
  not sure what kind of qualifications are less deserving

  Wasnt aware that meant she knows anything about college football
• Mohican00

  

  Pick6;1518608 wrote:Wasnt aware that meant she knows anything about college football

  given her overall qualifications......why couldn't she know anything about cfb? She's not biased (i.e. Barry Alvarez or Jeff Long) and given her intelligence would be able to make a quality opinion. What is there to discredit? This seems like a win-win situation
• ernest_t_bass

  

  LOL @ Condoleezza Rice
• Fly4Fun

  

  I vote we replace Condoleezza Rice with Holly Mangold!
  
  Now that's a woman we can all get behind.
• sleeper

  

  Mohican00;1518629 wrote:given her overall qualifications......why couldn't she know anything about cfb? She's not biased (i.e. Barry Alvarez or Jeff Long) and given her intelligence would be able to make a quality opinion. What is there to discredit? This seems like a win-win situation

  She's a huge Stanford fan. I don't have a problem with her being on the committee but I wish they would have included more former players instead of has been politicians.
• Iliketurtles

  

  sleeper;1518721 wrote:She's a huge Stanford fan. I don't have a problem with her being on the committee but I wish they would have included more former players instead of has been politicians.

  She also almost became the Stanford AD.
  
  I don't really have a problem with any of them. All I care about is that they actually watch the games and do their job.