Your conference winners and your four teams in the playoff (help needed)

Submitted by DenverRob on

My friend and I pick the five major conferences and now the four playoff teams every year for a free night of beer bet.

Winner gets paid at Christmas when we see our families in Michigan.

We rotate who picks first in each conference and there can be no duplication for conference winners. There can be duplication for the playoff.

I would like the input of the board as I am going for a three year winning streak... He is also a ND fan (so me winning should give us all joy)

I am thinking:

ACC: 1. Clemson 2. FSU

B10: 1. Michigan 2. Iowa 

B12: 1. OU 2. TCU

PAC: 1. Stanford 2. UCLA

SEC: 1. Bama 2. UT

Playoff: Bama, Clemson, M and ND (that schedule)

Let me hear your reasoning I do not want to lose.

lilpenny1316

August 25th, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^

For the B1G, I'd go either Michigan or OSU.  One of those two teams likely comes out of the East and would beat Iowa or any other West division champ.  

And I don't think ND's schedule does them any favors.  One loss and they are likely done.  I doubt they would get benefit of the doubt over the Pac-12 champ unless it's Stanford or USC AND the Big 12 champ.

lilpenny1316

August 26th, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^

To be honest, I only watched the end of the Clemson game last year.  That was it for my ND watching without cable and a refusal to give ratings to NBC during their games.

As long as they beat Sparty, the entire team can hang out at the nearest off campus bar and get crabs as far as I'm concerned.

DGM06

August 25th, 2016 at 8:14 PM ^

Big Ten: M, Ohio St
P12: UCLA, USC
SEC: Bama, LSU
Playoff: Bama, FSU, OU, and...whoever wins that last Saturday in November in Columbus.
Otherwise agree with the rest of your choices

B-Nut-GoBlue

August 25th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^

ACC: 1 Florida St., 2 North Carolina

Big Ten: 1 Ohio St., 2 Iowa 

Big Twelve: 1 TCU, 2 Oklahoma

PAC Ten: 1 USC, 2 Stanford

SEC: 1 LSU, 2 Georgia

Other: Houston, ND

 

Playoff: 1 Florida St., 2 Ohio St., 3 LSU, 4 Houston

B-Nut-GoBlue

August 25th, 2016 at 10:54 PM ^

Oklahoma St. would be a nice pick.  And yes they are a bit of a sleeper, but they can definitely  win some ball games and possibly be in contention.  TCU and Bedlam on the road to end the year is not ideal but if they're sitting pretty by then (no major slip ups and and can take Texas at home midseason) the Big 12 could once again come down to the wire with a few teams at play.

Let's just say I'm hedging my bet by taking Ohio St..  And it's not like it's an outrageous pick by any means, unfortunately, but I'd love to be "wrong" on the above picks!

Frank Chuck

August 25th, 2016 at 8:18 PM ^

Clemson, LSU, Michigan, TCU

I keep going back-and-forth between TCU and Oklahoma. Winner of that game will have a huge advantage because of the head-to-head.

evenyoubrutus

August 25th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^

I have this feeling that Alabama is not going to be making the playoff this year. I don't know what it is, probably the fact that I really don't want them to. But still...

Stringer Bell

August 25th, 2016 at 8:58 PM ^

B10: 1. Michigan 2. Nebraska

B12: 1. Oklahoma 2. TCU

SEC: 1. LSU 2. UT

ACC: 1. Clemson 2. FSU

P12: 1. Stanford 2. UCLA

 

Michigan, Clemson, LSU, and Stanford in the playoff

superstringer

August 25th, 2016 at 9:01 PM ^

Bama is due not to win. RB, QB questions. So SEC is (1) Miss and (2) LSU. UT is living on hype right now.

Pac-12 is a tough nut. (1) Stanford (2) Wash. But you could put 5 teams there. Except UO-- dont like their DC.

How can OSU not be in your top 2 for B1G. Iowa prolly wont even win the West -- they escaped too many lowscoring games last year by not turning the ball over. That mojo wont last 2 full seasons. Plus Beathard might be hurt.

I agree with your Big XII.

ACC looks ibv but lets not forgrt Clem[p]son is still capable of Clem[p]soning-- that term was invented for a reason. So (1) FSU (2) UNC.

Because no year EVER works out as the polls and talking heads predict in the preseason. You have to find casualties somewhere. I nuke Bama and Clem[p]son just cuz.




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lilpenny1316

August 26th, 2016 at 12:56 AM ^

The OSU game is at home and the Houston game is a neutral site game.  The good thing about the CFP is that a Week 1 loss against a ranked team is only a minor inconvenience if you run the table.  Houston, with their schedule, will likely be a ranked team all year.

Also, unless TCU has Boykin at QB, they are beatable until proven otherwise.

Gimmiedat87

August 25th, 2016 at 9:16 PM ^

ACC: Clemson; Miami
Big Ten: Michigan; Iowa
Big Twelve: Oklahoma; Oklahoma State
PAC 12: USC; Stanford
SEC: LSU; Georgia
Other: Houston; ND

Playoff: Michigan, Oklahoma, Clemson, Houston

DenverRob

August 25th, 2016 at 9:46 PM ^

The picks were just made.

Thanks for the help. Person picking first in bold.

I have:

Clemson, M, OU, UCLA, BAMA and playoff of Clemson, ND, Bama and M.

He has:

FSU, OSU, Texas, Stanford, LSU and a playoff of Bama, OU, Houston and FSU.

I'm feeling really confident as OU and Houston play each other. He seemed unprepared.

UMoutwest

August 26th, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^

B10: Michigan

SEC: Bama

ACC: Clemson

P12: Washington (I think they have a lot of potential and will surprise)

B12: Oklahoma

Notre Dame goes 9-3

Playoff: UM, Bama, Clemson, Washington

 

SpectacularChamp400

August 26th, 2016 at 3:48 AM ^

Michigan is the greatest of all time, we will PEE PEE all over the competition! LITERALLY PEE PEE ON THEM! I'm talking about bowl after bowl we win! All lose to the victers!

Perkis-Size Me

August 26th, 2016 at 8:02 AM ^

The homer in me says:

In no particular order: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, and Stanford. Tempted to swap LSU with Alabama, but until they prove that can actually beat Alabama and become more than a one dimensional offense, I can't do it.

The objective side of me says:

In no particular order: Alabama, Clemson, Stanford, and Oklahoma. Even if Oklahoma trips up in conference play somewhere, I think beat Houston and OSU, and that'll be enough for the committee to vote them in.

MSU doesn't have the horses to make it back this year, but they'll still be good. Either 9-3 or 10-2. Notre Dame gets edged out after losing to both Stanford and USC.

And then as much as I may regret it by excluding OSU (given what they did two years ago), I think their inexperience level bites them one too many times this year. I think they lose to Oklahoma, and they'll drop one to some combo of Wisconsin/PSU/MSU/Michigan. Those first two are in rough places to win games, Dantonio has had Meyer's number for the last four years, and then as we know, anything can happen in a rivalry game when we come to town.




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