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College Football Playoff era grades: Judging 91 teams over the past 10 years

The four-team playoff era has come to an end. It was a heck of a decade.

In all, 86 different teams spent at least one week ranked by the playoff committee, 25 were ranked in the top four, eight were ranked No. 1 and six won national titles.

But that math only takes us so far. What we really need is a full accounting of the four-team playoff era, a ranking slathered in math but ultimately as arbitrary as anything the committee has given us in the past decade.

No so surpising top 4

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. OSU
4. UGA
5. MICH
6. OU
7. LSU
8. ORE
9. Notre Dame
10. Washington

18. Florida Gators
Record: 76-50
Average SP+: 14.6 (16th)

Kids, you won't believe this, but there was a time, not all that long ago, when the Florida Gators were considered a genuine power in the college football world. Indeed, on Dec. 5, 2020, the Gators beat Tennessee to move to 8-1 on the season, jumping all the way to No. 3 in the AP poll. A week later, a guy threw a shoe, Florida lost to LSU, and since then, everything is pain. Before the shoe throw, Florida was 45-26 in the playoff era, with three top-15 finishes, three 10-win seasons and two New Year's Six bowl wins. After the shoe throw, the Gators are 17-24 and just 10-23 against Power 5 foes. The lesson here? Footwear is not a projectile.

 

[GatorJ]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

And your father's lifetime.

And probably your grandfather's lifetime.

 

[soflagator]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

Beware the slow, southern accent. It automatically wins over a certain segment of fans(everywhere, not just here). He truly presents as if he knows what he’s talking about and his opening press conference was great. Then he showed up day one and the rest is history.

 

[Zambo]

Beware the slow, southern accent. It automatically wins over a certain segment of fans(everywhere, not just here). He truly presents as if he knows what he’s talking about and his opening press conference was great. Then he showed up day one and the rest is history.

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But you should see what he’s done with the Penske file.

 

[gatormandan]

Beware the slow, southern accent. It automatically wins over a certain segment of fans(everywhere, not just here). He truly presents as if he knows what he’s talking about and his opening press conference was great. Then he showed up day one and the rest is history.

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But at least our players dont bark at police dogs.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

We've lost 50 games in the playoff era....that's what an average record of 7-5 per year?

We've become Miss. State whether we like it or not...

 

[Swamp Donkey]

We've lost 50 games in the playoff era....that's what an average record of 7-5 per year?

We've become Miss. State whether we like it or not...

you hire cowbell, you get cowbell.

 

[TheDouglas78]

College Football Playoff era grades: Judging 91 teams over the past 10 years

The four-team playoff era has come to an end. It was a heck of a decade.

In all, 86 different teams spent at least one week ranked by the playoff committee, 25 were ranked in the top four, eight were ranked No. 1 and six won national titles.

But that math only takes us so far. What we really need is a full accounting of the four-team playoff era, a ranking slathered in math but ultimately as arbitrary as anything the committee has given us in the past decade.

No so surpising top 4

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. OSU
4. UGA
5. MICH
6. OU
7. LSU
8. ORE
9. Notre Dame
10. Washington

18. Florida Gators
Record: 76-50
Average SP+: 14.6 (16th)

Kids, you won't believe this, but there was a time, not all that long ago, when the Florida Gators were considered a genuine power in the college football world. Indeed, on Dec. 5, 2020, the Gators beat Tennessee to move to 8-1 on the season, jumping all the way to No. 3 in the AP poll. A week later, a guy threw a shoe, Florida lost to LSU, and since then, everything is pain. Before the shoe throw, Florida was 45-26 in the playoff era, with three top-15 finishes, three 10-win seasons and two New Year's Six bowl wins. After the shoe throw, the Gators are 17-24 and just 10-23 against Power 5 foes. The lesson here? Footwear is not a projectile.

Yeah before the shoe we were really world beaters..... If the covid year had any defense played what-so-ever... would even be a statement. We had good but not great teams in 18 and 19 but we all knew we wouldn't be playing for anything. Were we really playing for anything after the 09 season? Even in 2020 the most die-hard fans knew that it was just a matter of time before the other shoe dropped. McElwain that shark fucher took us to two SEC championship games to get prison raped by Bama. Can you honestly say that we were really in the conversation as a National Title contender in the last almost 15 years. In 2012 we would have been prison raped like Notre Dame was in the National Title game. In 2020 a two loss (assuming we beat LSU) going to make the play off?

I do remember when annually we were in the conversation, but that stopped over a decade ago.... to pretend it stopped in 2020 is just kidding yourself.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

 

[soflagator]

Yeah before the shoe we were really world beaters..... If the covid year had any defense played what-so-ever... would even be a statement. We had good but not great teams in 18 and 19 but we all knew we wouldn't be playing for anything. Were we really playing for anything after the 09 season? Even in 2020 the most die-hard fans knew that it was just a matter of time before the other shoe dropped. McElwain that shark fucher took us to two SEC championship games to get prison raped by Bama. Can you honestly say that we were really in the conversation as a National Title contender in the last almost 15 years. In 2012 we would have been prison raped like Notre Dame was in the National Title game. In 2020 a two loss (assuming we beat LSU) going to make the play off?

I do remember when annually we were in the conversation, but that stopped over a decade ago.... to pretend it stopped in 2020 is just kidding yourself.

2012 might be the most over romanticized season ever. Everyone knows if Reed doesn’t fumble down 8 late against uga, we automatically score, get the 2-points, stop them and score again to win that game. Then more than likely Alabama backs out of the SEC and NC title game to keep from being embarrassed by Driskel and Co. Jordan was our Scott Norwood.

 

[gatormandan]

Then more than likely Alabama backs out of the SEC and NC title game to keep from being embarrassed by Driskel and Co.

 

[jdh5484]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

Most of us knew we had an issue when our "detail oriented" coach wore a puke orange jacket to a presser.

If you follow me.

 

[aka]

We kinda really are just a "Mississippi State" and it may be that it's just who we are and are going to be. We have fans who remember and demand more... that feeling again...but the odds are low it happens. Lightning in a bottle once in a while maybe, but middling otherwise.

 

[Silverback Gator]

I don’t get people who support Billy. He’s literally the worst performing coach in my lifetime.

Check out other boards and you'll find statements like "I'm a Billy guy", "I have total confidence in Billy", "Lets leave it to the professionals paid to know how to develop a program".

 

[soflagator]

Check out other boards and you'll find statements like "I'm a Billy guy", "I have total confidence in Billy", "Lets leave it to the professionals paid to know how to develop a program".

I’ve casually looked at ITG’s board(which reminds me of the two monotone female radio hosts SNL skit) and have seen a few of those. Same with SG. But generally the support is all but dried up. He wins this year or he’s a dead man walking in about 90% of the fans’ eyes. Those that do typically leaned on the notion that if he just hires an OC he’s good. Well he didn’t. So even that segment of the base is likely to be pretty upset if we don’t perform well this year.

 

[Theologator]

I’ve casually looked at ITG’s board(which reminds me of the two monotone female radio hosts SNL skit) and have seen a few of those. Same with SG. But generally the support is all but dried up. He wins this year or he’s a dead man walking in about 90% of the fans’ eyes. Those that do typically leaned on the notion that if he just hires an OC he’s good. Well he didn’t. So even that segment of the base is likely to be pretty upset if we don’t perform well this year.

The tough schedule on paper has holes in it. How many of our 2024 opponents will have new QBs? At least 8 plus we have Samford. A couple of our opponents have new coaches. We have 7 home games plus Jax. There are opportunities.

He has either changed the culture or he hasn’t. The team either hates losing or loves their cushy lives more. If they aren’t fighting for each other and for him right now, then it will be painfully obvious in the fall.

 

[soflagator]

The tough schedule on paper has holes in it. How many of our 2024 opponents will have new QBs? At least 8 plus we have Samford. A couple of our opponents have new coaches. We have 7 home games plus Jax. There are opportunities.

He has either changed the culture or he hasn’t. The team either hates losing or loves their cushy lives more. If they aren’t fighting for each other and for him right now, then it will be painfully obvious in the fall.

Oh I definitely agree that there are opportunities. It’s mostly names but still unknown commodities. With good coaching and a team that isn’t unraveling, we could win several of those penciled in losses. The question is going to be how much we’ve bought in and if these changes in staff are for the better. I don’t know the answer to that, but certainly don’t think UF should ever go into a season thinking they can’t beat OM, Mizzou, Ucf or even a Cristobal led um team or the vols. None of those teams would scare the UF teams we’ve fielded much of my lifetime. So it will absolutely be a referendum on Napier starting week one.

 

[t-gator]

I just don't see how next year will be any different. Same scheme and playcaller. The same guy is gonna let off the gas regardless of who we're playing. His coaching style and tendencies are what keeps games we should be winning close. The DC that Auburn just fired isn't going to change that.

 

[Alchemist]

Check out other boards and you'll find statements like "I'm a Billy guy", "I have total confidence in Billy", "Lets leave it to the professionals paid to know how to develop a program".

Well those people are idiots.