This how I see it and by no means am I saying I'm right: 2 playoff slots taken: Alabama and Ohio State are in regardless of what happens this week. (If Alabama loses they are still in.) 3rd playoff slot: If Colorado beats UW, then Colorado is in and UW is out. UW stays in with a win and Colorado goes to a non-major bowl. 4th playoff slot: If VT beats Clemson, then the winner of the Big Ten CG is in and Clemson is out. Clemson stays in with a win and PSU/Wisky are out. Michigan and everybody else are already out, regardless of who wins what this week. That's my two cents.
Oregon fires Helfrich after four seasons... Helfrich met with athletic director Rob Mullens on Tuesday night before the decision was made. "We want to thank Mark for his eight years with the University of Oregon and appreciate his efforts on behalf of Oregon football," Mullens said in a statement. "We wish Mark and his family the best." Oregon went 4?8 under Helfrich this season, the team?s worst record since 1991. The Ducks lost their season finale to Oregon State, the first time losing their in-state Civil War game since 2007.
i have 1 issue-if bama loses they're still in. to me you lose and you're out. no matter if you lost to the #2 team or #102 team. a loss is a loss. a loss should knock them out. not fair to those trying to get in to win and get bumped bc of bama and a loss. i want some change! haha
Congrats to the WMU Broncos. Meanwhile, the road to redemption for the Colorado Buffs took a nasty turn. If Colorado had beaten Washington they had, statistically 65% chance of reaching the National Championship rounds. A Washington win propels the Huskies to the glory rounds, but that would free runner up Coloradoy to the Rose Bowl. That's pretty damn nice for a team that hasn't been to any bowl in 10 years. Unfortunately the Buffs didn't just lose, but they got obliterated. Since one of their loses was to USC, the Trojans are more likely to be smelling roses when this is announced. Colorado will get to go to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. I think San Antonio is a great, underappreciated city. But, SA or LA, really, where would you rather play?
If it was up to me, assuming Clemson loses, I'd give the last spot to Penn State if they win tonight or Michigan if Wisconsin wins. Yes Michigan beat them both and destroyed Penn State but Ohio State is nearby in the rankings and if you take them into account with Michigan and the PSU/WISC winner then Wisconsin is a clear loser having lost to both, while Penn State beat Ohio State and the 3-way beating each other along with the Big Ten title gets Penn State in over Michigan (with Ohio State in as well obviously).
#1 Alabama: Only undefeated power 5 team. #2 Ohio State: Best set of wins, beat Big Ten and Big 12 Champ. They get ahead of other 1-loss teams. #3 Clemson: 12-1 and won the ACC. Edge Washington on their set of wins. #4 Washington: 12-1 and won the Pac-12. Record edges next 2 teams barely. #5 Penn State: 11-2 and won Big Ten. They edge Michigan despite blowout because their superior overall set of wins and that when put in context in a 3-way beating of each other with Ohio State then the PSU H2H loss to Michigan can be ignored due to the superior resume. #6 Michigan: Arguably the best 10-2 team. Has case to be #5. #7 Oklahoma: 10-2 and won the Big 12. Swept their weak conference but lost key OOC games. Are above Wisconsin because I consider their wins slightly better, their conference title and loss count. #8 Wisconsin: Lost to 3 top 6 teams by a touchdown each. No great wins but a pretty good win vs Iowa and some okay ones vs Nebraska, LSU & Minnesota. #9 Southern California: Could be ahead of Wisconsin. Have 2 top 11 wins vs the Pac-12 finalists. Those wins could top Wisconsin's set of wins but Badgers get the edge for how they played in their losses and the extra loss being in the bonus conference title game. It is very close though. #10 Western Michigan: They get rewarded for a perfect season but they peak here. USC even jumped them this week after their unconvincing win over Ohio. #11 Colorado: Won the Pac-12 South and had a good win vs Stanford and a couple decent wins over Utah and Washington State. Lost all 3 signature games but they are at least "good losses". Are behind USC because USC not only has the better win set but the H2H. #12 Pittsburgh: Here is where some are thinking I'm crazy. Well Pitt beat not 1 but 2 top 5 teams and both are Power 5 conference champions. Their ranking needs to stop being hindered by having to be behind Virginia Tech. Losses to VT, UNC, Miami and Oklahoma State are all "good losses", albeit not great ones. The wins vs Clemson, Penn State, Georgia Tech are much better than anyone else remaining can say. So much so that they get ranked here despite 4 losses. #13 Oklahoma State: 9-3 in a weak conference. They are ahead of some other teams here thanks to wins vs West Virginia and Pitt. Yes they are behind Pitt but when comparing more than just those 2 teams at once, Pitt's superior wins make up for the H2H and extra loss. They are ahead of Stanford because while they both beat KState, wins vs WVU and Pitt edge out the USC win. You could also say they get minor benefit for the CMU reffing debacle, but it didn't come down to that here. #14 Stanford: We start to see some more flaws in teams here. Stanford is this high thanks to their first 2 wins of the season vs USC and Kansas State (Albeit KState is worse than their record). Losses to the Washington teams aren't too bad and they lost to Colorado close. It's better than what Florida State can say. #15 Florida State: Have wins over South Florida, Florida and Miami. Not that great. Losses to Clemson, Louisville and UNC show no bad losses. Just shows most teams in the bottom half of the rankings aren't too impressive. #16 West Virginia: 10-2 and no great wins in a weak Power 5 conference. This is nothing great but it isn't poor considering they have 2 "great losses". They are pretty much here on the benefit of their record and having no bad losses and double digit wins in a major conference. I can't put them higher. #17 Iowa: This is very poor man's Pitt. They do have 2 bad losses although I don't give too much flak for losing to FCS North Dakota State. They are a special case. Northwestern was a bad loss though. Their wins vs Michigan (mainly), Nebraska and Minnesota get them ranked here. #18 Houston: Similar to Iowa. The losses to Navy and Memphis are "okay" but not great. The SMU loss stunk. The Oklahoma and Louisville wins were nice and are the backbone of their ranking. #19 Louisville: I am not impressed with Louisville. All they did was beat Florida State. They did play Clemson close on the road but it was a loss. The loss to Kentucky was bad. They are behind Houston because of the H2H loss and the Cougars have that win over Oklahoma. #20 Virginia Tech: They are pretty similar to Louisville. Close loss to Clemson and 1 good win (Pitt). The UNC and Miami wins are okay and they could have arguably been ahead of Louisville last week. The loss to Clemson this week keeps them below Louisville though. The Hokies move up a spot because Navy lost and dropped out of the rankings and, honestly, the teams below them are quite a step back in my opinion. #21 Temple: AAC Champs and wins over Navy and USF are good. 1 of their 3 losses was a close game at Penn State. Not a sexy resume but a conference title, a 10-3 record and a couple nice wins get them in here. #22 Nebraska: They stay at #22. Temple needed to get in ahead of them. They could easily get bounced for any team below them here or teams that just missed out. Wins over Minnesota and Wyoming are not marquee at all but at this point no one else has any true nice wins without other major flaws. The Huskers are 9-3 in a Power 5 conference and only have losses vs 3 teams ranked higher. Guess what they are? A poor man's West Virginia. #23 Utah: They get in thanks to their USC win with a bit of support from their BYU win. Nothing too great. They have 2 "great losses" but also have 2 bad losses. Florida, Auburn and LSU got bumped out for this team (and Tennessee) because the USC win is much better than anything they could say. It's close but I give Utah the benefit of their good win over their bad losses. Those other teams really have nothing but 1 decent win coupled with 4 losses anyways. #24 Tennessee: Similar to Utah. 4 losses including 2 bad losses and 2 nice wins vs Virginia Tech and Florida. They could be ahead of Utah but I give a slight edge to the Utes for the better win. #25 South Florida: 10-2 with Wins over Memphis and Navy and losses to conference champ Temple and Florida State. This team isn't just here for their record. They could be as high as #22, above Nebraska who arguably has worse wins, and below Temple who beat them.
If the CFP followed my rankings the New Years 6 would be: Rose: Penn State vs Southern California Sugar: Oklahoma vs Tennessee Orange: Pittsburgh vs Michigan Cotton: Western Michigan vs Wisconsin Based on my rankings I would have Pittsburgh in the Orange Bowl instead of Florida State and I would have Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl instead of Auburn. Could also be USC instead of Colorado if the committee picks the Buffs.
I still think with the way things played out this year, it would stand to reason to have the 6 best make the CFP. I think this would answer a lot of questions on what to do with unbeaten MAC schools and Conference champions. Penn State, Michigan and Oklahoma deserve a shot in a CFP atmosphere. What to do with lesser Conferences like the MAC needs to be addressed also.
If we had the top 8 with the Power 5 conference champs and the top Group of 5 Champ we would have: #1 Alabama vs #8 Western Michigan #2 Ohio State vs #7 Oklahoma #3 Clemson vs #6 Michigan #4 Washington vs #5 Penn State
This just in... _________________________ Alabama will play Washington and Ohio State is set to face Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The selection committee stayed with the same top four as it had going into championship weekend, leaving out Penn State even though the Nittany Lions won the Big Ten championship and beat Ohio State earlier in the season. The unbeaten Crimson Tide is in the playoff for the third straight season and is the top seed for the second time. They will play the fourth-ranked Huskies in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 31. No. 2 Ohio State is making its second playoff appearance and No. 3 Clemson is in for the second consecutive season. The Buckeyes and Tigers will meet at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Dec. 31.
Falcons take a 1-point lead only to give it back on a pick-2 on the conversion attempt. Eric Berry has 8 points this game.
yeah penn staters are mad. well don't lose to pitt and to um by 39. surprised wisky just fell flat in the second half after being up. bama wins by 25 and im smelling osu over clemson...
