If Clemson and Washington both lose...
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SteveGarvey1
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Just have an 8 team playoff with the five conference champion game winners in with 3 at large. So, you don't get picked as an at large then you should have won your conference championship game and have no room to complain.
The NCAA doesn't want to do this for the supposed concern they have that the first round would take place during finals week. Right. They can make accommodations for players to take it and you're talking about only 8 schools having to do so.
The NCAA doesn't want to do this for the supposed concern they have that the first round would take place during finals week. Right. They can make accommodations for players to take it and you're talking about only 8 schools having to do so.
homes
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With all of these "what ifs", any way Iowa can get worked into the mix?
As much as I'd like to say so, it's just not going to happen for Iowa this year.
eveningnewsteam
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Clemson would slide to 4
Alabama
Ohio state
Michigan
Clemson
Alabama
Ohio state
Michigan
Clemson
Oklahoma is not getting in. Colorado is already ahead of them, and a win for them arguably places them in the playoff in Washington's spot. The B12 is getting left out this year, barring a total collapse by Bama, Washington, and Clemson.
Right now it's:
Bama
OSU
Washington
Clemson
If both Wash/Clemson lose, I see it as:
Bama
OSU
Colorado
Penn St/Wisconsin
All three of these teams would trump Oklahoma/Okie St's case for a playoff spot with better wins and a tougher schedule, not to mention they are all ranked ahead of them at the moment. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if Michigan should jump ahead of OU/OSU.
Right now it's:
Bama
OSU
Washington
Clemson
If both Wash/Clemson lose, I see it as:
Bama
OSU
Colorado
Penn St/Wisconsin
All three of these teams would trump Oklahoma/Okie St's case for a playoff spot with better wins and a tougher schedule, not to mention they are all ranked ahead of them at the moment. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if Michigan should jump ahead of OU/OSU.
HomerChampless
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Three B1G teams won't make it to the playoffs because of politics. Because of politics, the playoff committee tries to get (at the most) one representative of each Power 5 conference. Houston was excluded from last season's playoff due to the American Athletic Association not being a Power 5 conference. Playoff teams usually need to win their Power 5 Conference championship...How does one explain tOSU, then? Maybe tOSU is the one instance where politics may not be overtly at play? Is tOSU invited because it's good or because, otherwise, the B1G would be shut out of the playoffs?...Losers of Power 5 championship games won't be invited into the playoffs by the committee because of politics.
If one wants to see the 4 best teams in college football play in the playoffs, politics have to give way to a more 'empirical' examination of teams. IMO, to guarantee that the best teams get into the playoffs, 8 or more teams need to be invited.
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nationalchamps
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Colorado isn't getting in ahead of Michigan LOL
pythagoras
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That's because you assume brain cells are being used to create these structures. It couldn't be anywhere further from the truth.
blubberhawk
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So Penn State gets in ahead of Michigan? Michigan 47 Penn State 10. Hard to over look that one. (especially with the hose job Michigan received at OSU)
IlpYGwoeBk
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That was dependant on Iowa being the highest ranked remaining Big Ten/SEC team though and since Iowa isn't even ranked that is no longer a possibility. It was certainly theoretically possible though if three Big Ten teams got into the playoffs and Iowa had been ranked in the 15-20 range.
HuckFinn
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Everything I have heard and read tonight with Washington blowing out Colorado indicates they just punched their ticket into the final four. If Clemson wins, which they will, that does it. I really wonder how the BT champion can get left out, but Iguess I was all wrong. I still do not see Michigan getting in.
IlpYGwoeBk
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The thing with the playoff committee is that you just never know. A couple years ago everyone just assumed TCU was in. I know everyone mentions that now, but if you look back, literally everyone was just including TCU in all of their scenarios. I think there is maybe a 0.1% chance that Ohio State gets left out, but I suppose they could always pull a "Well Penn State was way behind Ohio State, but now that title bumps them up and they won the head to head!" I think the committee thinks this uncertainty makes things more interesting, but in reality it's just kind of dumb.
IlpYGwoeBk
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USC is going to destroy some poor team in a bowl game, possibly the Rose Bowl now that Washington has won.
eveningnewsteam
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That Washington win might drop the secondary market in Indy to free
Leave OSU the hell out, with that sham win last weekend and having lost to PSU. I'd rather see Bama win another trophy than see OSU in the playoff and I know, that's bad thinking.
IlpYGwoeBk
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If I lived in Indianapolis, I would be all over a $10 ticket to see the Big Ten championship, even if it doesn't involve Iowa. I'm apparently the only one though or prices would be higher. 
(I'd also never want to live in Indiana )
(I'd also never want to live in Indiana )
HawkeyeWalker
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if it makes you feel any better, Alabama is going to win the trophy regardless.
