OT - Hypothetical playoff scenario
Had this discussion with co-workers - thought it might be an interesting topic here.
Let's say FSU and LSU are undefeated (both go to the playoff), Pac12 champ and Notre Dame both have 2 losses - they are out.
Michigan runs the table - 13-0 - they are in
Ohio State's only loss is a 10 point loss to Michigan, which means they beat OU earlier in the season
Who gets the 4th spot - 11-1 Ohio State (who beat OU) or 11-1 OU who won their conference?
add edit - every other team in the country (including Alabama) has 2 or more losses for the sake of this argument
edit #2 - does your opinion vary depending on if OSU blows out OU (by 21+)?
August 17th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
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Agree
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
1 week from Friday we can scout Hawaii.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
That sounds like an eternity
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copy and paste this then por favor
early - eggs and patty sausage on propane flatiron, tortillas, plenty of cholula
8 kinds of beer (7 MB's and Molson Canadian)
Grilled pork tenderloin and reheated twice baked potatoes
Bagtoss/playlists of the kid's choosing (better include Victors)
flag routes
Apple Pie (liquid form)
Basil Hayden's 15 y/o.
Proceed to stadium
August 17th, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^
What if the moon was your car and Jupiter was your hair brush?
August 17th, 2016 at 4:19 PM ^
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I was driving my car at the speed of light and turned my headlights on, what would happen?
August 17th, 2016 at 6:47 PM ^
I read on wikipedia that's like the 3rd most common way to partially create a mega galactic black hole....
August 17th, 2016 at 7:59 PM ^
Did Jayden Smith say that?
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August 17th, 2016 at 12:22 PM ^
They've also said winning your conference goes a long way too. I think they might go Oklahoma in this scenario since their only loss -- albeit to Ohio State -- was early in the year and then they won out and won their conference.
The same old adage of if you're going to lose, lose early works with the CFP too.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
It's about when you lose, not who you lose to. So Oklahoma in.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
any plausibe case to be made not to take teams from four different conferences? We haven't had the chance to see what the committee would do if two from the same conference is a viable option.
August 17th, 2016 at 6:54 PM ^
The best choice would be then and only if it was the B1G. If Michigan was the second or third best team and ranked as so, should it be allowed. Problem solved.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
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May depend on how badly we beat them and how they looked the other games on their schedule. If they struggle early with their youngsters and Oklahoma dominates most their games, then OU is the pick.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^
though we almost had that scenario last year--if ole miss didnt lose to arkansas on a fluke play in OT, Bana wd not have won SEC East and we'd have had that exact scenario -- Bama or MSU for the 4th spot. (Assuming Ole Miss wd have beaten Fla.)
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August 17th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
Oklahoma. If they lost to OSU early in the season, and won the rest of their games, they would get in. People tend to care more about losses deeper into the season rather than earlier.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
raise him to 15-0.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
Early Season loss > End of Season loss.
Playoff Commitee will never leave out a 1-loss conference champ for a 2nd team of a conference already represented.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^
I personally just think it's an issue of not winning your conference more than anything. Or at least it should be. OSU wouldn't be able to go to the conference championship game, so they don't deserve to be a factor in the playoff even if they did beat OU. And while OU doesn't have a conference championship, they still won the conference. I think ultimately that would or should be the deciding factor.
That being said, all hell will break loose if this actually did occur. The media would blast the current four-team playoff and scream that the pool needs to expand. It's bound to happen eventually anyway, but this would be the ultimate argument for expanding.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
13-0 is ridiculous. That would be the most wins in school history and we don't even have a QB yet.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
August 17th, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^
Completely agree. Some people get really bent out of shape over talking football that hasn't happened yet. It is still the off-season, I would rather talk about some hypothetical football related stuff than some of the nonsense that has been going on.
August 17th, 2016 at 11:26 AM ^
We should probably just shut down the board entirely.
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