December 3rd, 2017 at 12:12 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:31 AM ^
Just saying I don't osu's resume is as good as it looks (UW not playing anyone really, getting toughest game in UM at home), and Bama's as bad as it seems. FSU crapping the bed after key injuries.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:18 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:19 AM ^
Yeah, unfortunately Alabama did not even win their division, and the team that did win the division lost badly in the SEC championship.
This is not the same situation as last year. OSU took a spot from conference champion Penn State, but they still represented the Big Ten.
Alabama getting in would take a spot away from another conference and completely leave that conference out. The committee won't do that.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:10 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:11 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:26 AM ^
If Ohio State doesn't get into the playoffs ahead of Alabama, then a game between the PAC-12 and Big Ten champions could be played in the Fiesta Bowl.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:12 AM ^
Think the committee goes with (1) Clemson vs. (4) OSU and (2) Oklahoma vs. (3) Georgia
Top three are locked in stone, fourth spot is between OSU and Alabama I'd assume. How many top ten wins does the Iowa game knock out? The Auburn and Oklahoma losses are basically even. OSU's third best win (MSU) is at least as good as Alabama's best (LSU) so the question is how much that Iowa game weighs them down. I think not enough.
That said, I think Alabama would destroy OSU if they were in a 4/5 game in a six or eight team playoff.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:22 AM ^
That, in that order, is probably going to be the top 4 in FEI after today (although it's possible Auburn didn't drop out).
S&P will probably still have Ohio St. #1. Nobody's ever going to convince me it's a better predictive system for college than Fremeau's.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:35 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^
OSU lost at home and AL lost on the road. That's a huge difference.
Calling them equal is crazy.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:12 AM ^
Michigan better be on that podium this time next year.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:25 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:17 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:20 AM ^
Wins: Stanford (x2), and some nailbiters against Utah, Texas, UCLA
Losses: at Notre Dame by 35, at Wazzou
No blowout loss to Iowa, but no win against PSU or Wisconsin there for them.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:34 AM ^
and USC hasn't beaten anyone in his top 25. He has them at 14, but the power rating that's more predictive has them at #23. #19 at Fremeau. There are 116 different rating systems listed on the composite page and not a single one of them has USC in the top 4.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:17 AM ^
Eight team playoff seems much more satisfying:
(1) Clemson vs. (8) UCF
(2) Oklahoma vs. (7) Wisconsin
(3) Georgia vs. (6) USC
(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Alabama
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:25 AM ^
Eight is the sweet spot.
If the SEC gets 2 teams in this year, we'll have an eight team playoff within two years.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:47 AM ^
Six team is also reasonable, but leaves out UCF:
Byes (1) Clemson and (2) Oklahoma
(3) Georgia vs. (6) USC
(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Alabama
Twelve:
Byes: (1) Clemson, (2) Oklahoma, (3) Georgia, (4) Ohio State
(5) Alabama vs. (12) Washington
(6) USC vs. (11) Miami
(7) Wisconsin vs. (10) Auburn
(8) UCF vs. (9) Penn State
Sixteen with auto-bids for every conference:
(1) Clemson (ACC) vs. (16) Troy (Sun Belt)
(2) Oklahoma (Big 12) vs. (15) Toledo (MAC)
(3) Georgia (SEC) vs. (14) FAU (CUSA)
(4) Ohio State (Big 10) vs. (13) Boise State (MWC)
(5) Alabama (At large) vs. (12) Washington (At large)
(6) USC (Pac 12) vs. (11) Miami (At large)
(7) Wisconsin (At large) vs. (10) Auburn (At large)
(8) UCF (AAC) vs. (9) Penn State
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:23 AM ^
Plus, FSU win opening night when it's 2 top 5 teams has to count as a quality win. They did it with fsu's QB playing & them being on cloud 9 playing hard with huge expectations. They gave up after that Miami loss.
You might laugh but what hurts Bama. All of these talking clowns on tv in Herbie, Galloway, and Robert Smith all OSU homers who are pushing hard. That won't help!
December 3rd, 2017 at 1:48 AM ^