LSU's path to the invitational playoffs

It is not an easy path

So how does LSU get into the playoffs? Especially with so many bastard teams hanging around like Freaking Oklahoma and West Virginia and Wash STATE.

I think the easiest solution is for Notre Dame to lose twice, and they very well may.  ND is playing good, but they are on the road the rest of the way out.  Syracuse is physical, and Babers and Co. will challenge the Irish.  If they beat the Irish, then ND has to head out to play rival USC, and the Trojans could sink their season.

Once ND loses twice, LSU will be competing with Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Washington State.  West Virginia could lose this weekend to Okie State, and then they host the Sooners the following week.  And then the Ultra-stupid Big XII will have their championship game, which provides a great chance for the top Big XII team to get completely eliminated from the playoffs.  So basically, the Big XII has set up their conference to have a great chance to eat itself.

As for Washington State, they still have Arizona, Washington, and a possible PAC 12 Championship...plenty of room for error

However, if Notre Dame wins at least one of their last two games, I think LSU's chances depend on a highly unlikely Big 10 scenario. 

Basically Ohio State MUST beat Michigan, and lose another game.  Maybe they lose to Maryland this weekend? Maybe they beat Michigan and Maryland, and just mentally collapse against Northwestern? It's all possible with Ohio State playing flakey football right now.  I have a hard time seeing them beat Michigan right now though.  What Ohio State needs to do is lose to Maryland, and then beat Michigan, and then you have a butt-ugly Big 10 Champ that LSU will undoubtedly pass in the rankings.