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I want to see Georgia lose next week, then win out and see where they finish in the playoff ranking. I’m not at all convinced they’d be out of it.
Every year you're going to have all these SEC teams with 2-3 losses saying they should be in the playoff ahead of 1-2 loss teams that play inferior schedules.
Every year you're going to have all these SEC teams with 2-3 losses saying they should be in the playoff ahead of 1-2 loss teams that play inferior schedules.
Hence the reason why the SEC and BIG10 want to form their own exclusive interconference schedule and playoff. https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...lege-football-schedule-agreement/75670339007/
I think we're looking good regardless, I'm not even sure what you have in mind. I guess it's good UVA won. in some ways it makes the ACC look worse. As many quasi-elite teams the ACC can muster the better. And then Pitt goes down to a nobody, even when it looked like for a minute they were a contender. I just want SMU to get the auto.
But that was an emphatic win. FSU sucks, but that was the worst beatdown yet.
I’m looking for a two loss playoff birth if it comes down to it and a potential 6 or maybe even 5 seed somehow.
Every little bit helps.
I know, teams are going to lose. But I don't think we are, though. We're looking pretty dominant.
BYU escapes. 22-21 on a FG as time almost expires. Looked like a questionable defensive hold on 4th and 10 that would have won Utah the game.
I think there’s a better than 50% chance they finish 11-1 or worse.
I think there’s a better than 50% chance they finish 11-1 or worse.
I couldn’t quite see the hold from the replay camera angle but thought it was odd the way the announcer was definitely claiming that it was a bad hold. It would have been better if they had an up-close view. It looked debatable but hard to see.
A gut wrenching way to lose.
Yeah I didn't like that call. If there's one thing I hate about football, it's the impact that penalties have on the game. I don't want to see teams win or lose because of penalties. Unless of course players are just blatantly committing penalties, which is seldom the case.
BYU being ahead of ND won't have any affect, as they'll likely get the 4 seed at this point.
It really is fascinating how some calls can drastically affect a game. A missed hold or PI, especially offensive PI. Ineligible downfield. GT committed offensive pass interference on their first TD drive against ND that went uncalled. That should have killed the drive and would have possibly meant a shutout until the very end of the game.
BYU losing to Utah would have very likely meant only one Big 12 team ahead of ND even in the case of a two loss ND.
You kind of feel good for BYU to pull it out like that, from their own end zone. Good on them. But dang those 3rd and 4th down penalties. You gotta get off the field on defense without self-sabotaging with extremely costly and oftentimes inconsequential penalties.
BYU definitely doesn't seem like they'll be that much of a force to be reckoned with. They'll get a bye, and so they advance by default, but I'm going to guess that there out after the 2nd round.
BYU definitely doesn't seem like they'll be that much of a force to be reckoned with. They'll get a bye, and so they advance by default, but I'm going to guess that there out after the 2nd round.
Horrible call. Utah got screwed. I think OSU beats Indiana and Oregon in the conference championship game. ND will throttle Army. BYU may end up undefeated but they are nowhere near the level of the other front runners in my opinion.
I would agree. That was not much of a foul, just looking at the highlights. With the game on the line like that. Didn't BYU win the MNC once, like in the 80s, by managing to get through the regular season unblemished. And then played some shitty team in the Holiday Bowl, and became national champs. That's why we have a playoff now. And if BYU does run the table and qualify, they probably won't be able to repeat the feat.
Big 12 wants BYU vs Deion and CU in the Conference Championship Game.
You think the refs don't know that ?
I’m not a fan of Arkansas’ defense. It looks too easy to run against. I don’t know why they punted with 7 seconds on the play clock. They got lucky with their punt bouncing to the UT 20.
Texas needs to just run all over them. I think ND would have 100+ yards rushing at half. Some bad drops by Arkansas in this game too.
Texas needs to just run all over them. I think ND would have 100+ yards rushing at half. Some bad drops by Arkansas in this game too.
All of these teams are so flawed. ND is too but there is no one you look at and say “that team probably beats ND by double digits” like in other years. ND may not win it all, but they have a very legitimate chance
Agreed. I wish we hadn't so many injuries. Because it looks winnable, and we could be a little closer to full strength. But the defense is still chugging.
I think Texas is overrated and living off of last year’s success. I hate Arkansas’ defense. Tennessee should be ranked ahead of Texas because at least Tenn beat Bama. Edit: I suppose you could say Tex beat Ark and Tenn lost to them.
I know it’s unpopular, but PSU should be ahead of Texas too. Same quality wins pretty much but PSU with a much better loss.
I know it’s unpopular, but PSU should be ahead of Texas too. Same quality wins pretty much but PSU with a much better loss.
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It’s impressive what Sanders has done at Colorado. They were horrible and now they’re 8-2 with a clear path to the B12 title. Well done. I wonder what happens next year if Shadeur leaves.
Pitt and Clemson now tied with 5 to go. Clemson wins.
Florida up 7 on LSU at the start of the 4th. Florida wins.
Florida up 7 on LSU at the start of the 4th. Florida wins.
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Wow. Louisville blew a 35-21 lead and lost 38-35 to Stanford.
Yet another example of any given day. Now if this were the SEC, people would be chalking it up to the almighty SEC, but since it’s the ACC, it’s completely unforgivable.
Yet another example of any given day. Now if this were the SEC, people would be chalking it up to the almighty SEC, but since it’s the ACC, it’s completely unforgivable.
ND got flagged against Ga Tech for it. I thought the rule was about barking out the signal to shift and that that was the penalty — not just the abrupt shift in general.
What? Dude, we're in. No worries. it doesn't matter what Louisville does. If you're going to delve into the infinite regress of the transitive property or whatnot, try to look at it this way. It just makes our win over Stanford look better. And Stanford must be good, because they beat Louisville. So that's two quality wins now instead of just one. You should be glad.
I know, I'm just saying. I'm pretty sure the pundits will harp on it, so it is a talking point. I just thought that's a good way to spin it. And yet we keep winning. Never happens to ND, we never get upset. We don't even come close. All our games are over by halftime.
I don't think Oregon's dominant. I guess they're petty good, they could win it. But so could a lot of teams, and they could definitely lose at any time, to any good opponent. They barely beat tOSU, that could have just as easily been a loss. Almost lost to Boise. Unlike the previous decade or so, where teams like Bama, UGA, Clemson, were sort of unbeatable, And they were only going to beat each other. So the playoff came at just the right time.
Curious.
“Like…” who do you see it with?
Please name 3-4 teams you see it with.
