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Post by ajbuckeye on Nov 20, 2018 19:55:48 GMT
1) Bama (Auburn, UGA) 2) Clemson (SC,Pitt) 3) ND (USC) 4) scUM (tSOU, ? NW) 5) UGA (GT, Bama) 6) Oklahoma (WVU, ? TX) 7) LSU (Arky) 8) WSU (Wash, Utah) 9) tSOU (scUM, $ NW) 10 UCF (USF, Houston)
Predictions
Bama, Clemson, and ND should be heavy favorites. If any of them would slip up I would bet on ND as this will give USC a chance to redeem there season.
scUM Just win and you are in. Even if UGA beats Bama.
UGA should get past GT but Bama is a very tall order. I see them going down in the CCG Oklahoma has a very tough road. WVU will be very tough on the road then a potential rematch. I don't see them winning both. If they do then I think they get the last spot LSU They need all 1 loss teams to lose 2 and also will likely need UCF to lose 1.
WSU Rivalry game and a pretty good Utah team. I see them going down on Friday night. OSU They have the team they have owned for the past 2 decades at home at noon all favor tOSU. This year certainly seems different but I got a gut feeling this game goes down to the wire where one team chokes and the other thrives.
UCF Needs all one loss teams to lose 2 and will need NW to beat tOSU in the B10
I am the ultimate homer but I do see a fairly clear path for tOSU if they win out. Bama needs to win out and Oklahoma needs to drop one. They would pass WSU even if they win out as they will have virtually no good wins as there best win will be against a team with 4 losses. LSU will get passed by tOSU and WSU this week if they win.
Got my 6 AM alarm already set for Saturday. Second row in the C Deck. Not a better place to be in world than Ohio Stadium Saturday at Noon.
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Post by EvilVodka on Nov 20, 2018 20:25:39 GMT
Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame should win out IMO, and that is your top 3
The winner of the Michigan-Ohio State game should get in UNLESS it is Ohio State. I think Oklahoma could jump Ohio State with wins over West Virginia and Texas.
Washington State? UCF? I think they are on the outside looking in
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Post by ajbuckeye on Nov 20, 2018 21:29:32 GMT
Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame should win out IMO, and that is your top 3 The winner of the Michigan-Ohio State game should get in UNLESS it is Ohio State. I think Oklahoma could jump Ohio State with wins over West Virginia and Texas. Washington State? UCF? I think they are on the outside looking in I would agree. If the one loss teams win out the pecking order would likely be
scUM
Oklahoma tOSU WSU UCF
The questions that remains is if some how UGA beats Bama then knowing the committee they will likley be somewhere after scUM and probably before tOSU
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Post by tigercpa on Nov 20, 2018 23:21:59 GMT
It would be funny if UCF drew Bama in a NY6 bowl.
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Post by Hero on Nov 21, 2018 12:54:39 GMT
Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame should win out IMO, and that is your top 3 The winner of the Michigan-Ohio State game should get in UNLESS it is Ohio State. I think Oklahoma could jump Ohio State with wins over West Virginia and Texas. Washington State? UCF? I think they are on the outside looking in I would agree. If the one loss teams win out the pecking order would likely be
scUM
Oklahoma tOSU WSU UCF
The questions that remains is if some how UGA beats Bama then knowing the committee they will likley be somewhere after scUM and probably before tOSU
I think OSU has a solid chance by winning out. They need a bit of help from the BIG12. The biggest problem lies with OSU righting its own ship. Ohio State is playing no where near its potential...shockingly. |
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Post by doc on Nov 21, 2018 15:01:43 GMT
The winner of the Michigan-Ohio State game should get in UNLESS it is Ohio State. Statement of the week...so far. |
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Post by jameshowell on Nov 21, 2018 15:33:31 GMT
> Oklahoma has a very tough road. WVU will be very tough on the road then a potential rematch.
The only way there is a rematch is if Texas loses to Kansas, which is highly unlikely. Assuming they win, they play the OU/WVU winner in the CCG.
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Post by jameshowell on Nov 21, 2018 15:36:24 GMT
> It would be funny if UCF drew Bama in a NY6 bowl.
Highly unlikely. Bama is almost assuredly headed to the Sugar if not in the CFP.
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Post by Bevo on Nov 21, 2018 16:18:35 GMT
> Oklahoma has a very tough road. WVU will be very tough on the road then a potential rematch. The only way there is a rematch is if Texas loses to Kansas, which is highly unlikely. Assuming they win, they play the OU/WVU winner in the CCG. Right.... Texas has only to beat Kansad (Albeit, on the road) to be assured a spot in the CCG ... against the WVU/OU winner.
Kansas is pretty horrible this year. I mean, they're SO BAD, they just hired Les Miles.
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Post by EvilVodka on Nov 21, 2018 18:55:16 GMT
The winner of the Michigan-Ohio State game should get in UNLESS it is Ohio State. Statement of the week...so far. hey, play better
Ohio State has won ugly, and lost ugly.
Oklahoma was getting blown out by Texas and turned it around enough to almost steal a win.
Northwestern in the Big 10 Championship game doesn't do much for you...
If Oklahoma was not part of the picture, I'd say the winner of Ohio State-Michigan should get in (assuming Big 10 Champ win)
Washington State is intriguing, but I really don't know how to rate their schedule...their OOC was incredibly weak
UCF needs to schedule big name P5 teams.
They scheduled: UConn (G5) SC State (FCS) at North Carolina (P5) Pitt (P5)
The North Carolina game was canceled. Why is UCF scheduling ANNNY FCS schools? They need to schedule big name schools. Go play Michigan. Go play Oregon. Go play Auburn. They actually did schedule Michigan 2 years ago and lost 51-14. ALL four of UCF's OOC games should be P5 opponents. That is how you build respect.
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Post by bluehen on Nov 21, 2018 19:42:30 GMT
So the UCFs of the world are not entitled to any home N/C games ? That sure is fair.
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Post by EvilVodka on Nov 21, 2018 22:50:06 GMT
So the UCFs of the world are not entitled to any home N/C games ? That sure is fair. FSU did it. They went on the road to Baton Rouge, to Michigan, etc.
Sure as hell don't schedule SC State
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Post by bluehen on Nov 22, 2018 3:55:54 GMT
So the UCFs of the world are not entitled to any home N/C games ? That sure is fair. FSU did it. They went on the road to Baton Rouge, to Michigan, etc.
Sure as hell don't schedule SC State
FSU was an Independent in those days also. Didn't have a mandated conference schedule. Are you two class system elitists suggesting that UCF, BSU etc should quit their leagues and go Indy ? |
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Post by tigercpa on Nov 23, 2018 13:06:47 GMT
Rivalry week is upon us, and should clear up the playoff picture at least somewhat.
Notre Dame, with a win, will become the 1st team to secure one of the 4 playoff spots.
The Citadel thing was fun while it lasted, but it did show that even a team as good as Alabama is supposed to be is not immune to a bad half of football.
Clemson’s resume has continuously taken hits as the season has progressed, culminating this past week when its quasi-best win (a Syracuse team that had crept up to No. 12) was dump-trucked by the Irish and its other top-20 victim (Boston College) managed to cough up a game to lowly Florida State and plummet out of the poll entirely.
The Wolverines had looked dominant in recent weeks but were not impressive in an uncomfortable win against middling Indiana.
Oklahoma needs some help to get in, but it doesn’t need a particularly crazy scenario. Win your next two, get an Alabama win over Georgia and a Michigan loss somewhere, and you’re probably stealing the No. 4 spot.
The Cougars are taking it upon themselves to earn as many style points as possible, even dropping a 55-piece IN THE FIRST HALF on poor Arizona. The problem is that it may not matter. They need exactly what Oklahoma needs, but with the additional element of a loss by the Sooners.
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Post by Bevo on Nov 23, 2018 13:28:50 GMT
I’m hoping EVERYONE other than Texas loses, and we make it to the CFP to play against UCF, Notre Dame and Ohio State!
Maybe, next year?
For the record: if UCF wins out, continues to win next year, and is able to play all their scheduled P5 opponents, they’ll be the first G5 school to be invited to the CFP.
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