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B1G has 4 in the top ten! Suck on that, ESPN!
B1G has 4 in the top ten! Suck on that, ESPN!
CFP Rankings 11/24/2015
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I think ND better hope for an Ok. State upset of OU in Bedlam or they're likely on the outside looking in. Other upsets could happen to help them but that's the most likely scenario for them to squeeze in.
I have a hard time thinking Iowa will survive Nebraska and the BT championship. Would be quite a story though.
Do you have a hard time believing an 12-1 Michigan State (or Ohio State) upsetting an 12-1 Iowa will make the playoffs?
As long as Iowa beats Nebraska Big Ten gets 1 spot.
If in the end Notre Dame (gets penalized because they don't play in a Conference Championship) ends up #5 in the CFP, they might want to reconsider Conference membership in the future.
HAIL TO PITT!!!!
Do you give UNC a puncher's chance of beating Clemson? That could throw everything into an uproar too, no?
I think Clemson better take UNC seriously because they are good both offensively and defensively.
Also since the game will be played in Charlotte NC, it will probably have the feel of a home game for the heels.
However, I do think Clemson will win in the end.
From my perspective I think UNC is on par with Iowa. Maybe both programs are a little over rated.
Pitt lost by 7 to UNC and lost by 3 to Iowa on a last minute 57 yard field goal.
HAIL TO PITT!!!!
I want Stanford to Win and Clemson to lose to UNC and Oklahoma to Okie State. Basically pure chaos! We could end up with two Big Ten Teams in the playoffs. Take that ESPN! LOL.
Not to hijack but do you think your scenario would have an effect on the TV contract negotiations? Anything that'd bring in an extra $1 would have my full support.
I don't know but it sure can't hurt if the Big Ten is now considered the elite football conference.
ND better worry about Stanford. I really don't see them beating Stanford at Stanford. Any team with a solid run game and defense gives ND a lot of trouble. Btw, if ND was completely in the ACC they wouldn't even be in the conversation for the playoffs. ND wouldn't be in ACC Championship Game.
UNC beating Clemson would knock the ACC out of the playoff. Karma would be great if ND got closed out because they don't play for a league championship. I would enjoy that.
I don't know how much, if any, that would affect the TV negotiations. What will is that Ohio State-Michigan State was the highest rated game of the year so far (and the highest rated 3:30 game in almost a decade) and Penn State-Michigan was the highest rated Noon game of the year.
Didn't know that. Great news.
What if anything are you guys hearing about how this is playing out? I know nothing about this stuff but it would make sense to me if FOX is a major player in all this given the BTN partnership.
With zero inside information or knowledge, I wouldn't be surprised to see a package deal where Fox and ABC/ESPN split coverage. Something like how CBS takes the big SEC game of the week and ESPN gets the rest.
I don't know Iowa has been getting better and better as the season has gone along. At the beginning of the season when they played Pitt I'd say no way they win it all. But as the season has moved along they are not the same team as they have gained a lot of confidence. If they played Pitt now they beat them by 2 TDs whereas they only won by 3 early on. If they meet Michigan St. in the B1G title game I think they win.
No way is this title game even going to be close. UNC's best win was against you guys ranked #23 and by only seven. They have played absolutely no one. They are vastly over rated. Clemson is the class of the ACC and it's not even close to the rest. Iowa is a much better team now then when they played you guys in week 3. Also you guys had your stud RB when you played Iowa and didn't when you played UNC if I'm not mistaken. With him you guys take UNC.
Well yea that goes without saying, a loss at Stanford then see ya. I'm just saying what the most likely avenue for them is should they win. They've had some injuries to deal with this season but they've been getting by will they be able to against Stanford? We'll see.
My only gripe is with the Big 12. The top teams schedule all cupcakes or maybe 1 mid level P5, and they play all the weak teams early in the season. This inflates their rankings and the then when the top teams play each other they get credit for big wins. Ok looks good and I expect will beat Ok St easily and make the playoff, but then we get to see if they are for real. If Ok loses and MSU beats Iowa on a last second field goal then both MSU and Iowa deserve to be in the final 4.
As I stated before I think Iowa is also over rated.
Look at Iowa's schedule:
Illinois State
Iowa State
Pittsburgh
North Texas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Northwestern
Maryland
Indiana
Minnesota
Purdue
The toughest competition they faced (IMO) was Pitt and Northwestern.
When Pitt played Iowa James Connor our Top RB was already out for the season.
I would not be surprised if Nebraska beats Iowa in their final home game.
What happened to Wisconsin. Wait they have a new HC named Paul Chryst.
HAIL TO PITT!!!!
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