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2017 College Football Playoffs (and Other Bowl Games)

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Here comes The Eliminator, and there go the Irish

• Only Alabama stands a chance to make the playoff as a team that fails to qualify for its own conference title game, a la Ohio State in 2016.

Here are the final 10:

Still in contention

Alabama Crimson Tide
Miami Hurricanes
Oklahoma Sooners
Clemson Tigers
Wisconsin Badgers
Auburn Tigers
Georgia Bulldogs

Ohio State Buckeyes
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Much to the dismay of Penn State and countless others, the Buckeyes are still breathing. Left for dead a week ago after a 31-point loss at Iowa, Ohio State remains a big favorite to face Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game. The Buckeyes would need help as a two-loss league champ, but perhaps not as much as you think.

Oklahoma State Cowboys
TCU Horned Frogs

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...eliminator-there-go-notre-dame-fighting-irish
 
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AJHawkfan said:
Agreed.

At this point, the only way tOSU has a chance to even get into the conversation is to win the next three in very convincing fashion - 50+ over Illinois and 28-30+ over scUM & Wisky.

As someone said earlier, if Bama, do U and Oklahoma win out, they have spots 1-3. There will be a mess of teams with 2 losses (plus a potential non BIG10 champ Wisky with 1 loss), arguing that they deserve the 4 spot.
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Bama winning out alone and eliminating Barn/UGA alone puts us in a decent position for what it is.

In that scenario The ACC potentially puts the committe in a tough position. If Clemson and Da U win out into the title game. Would they actually put 2 ACC teams in? (Da U loses to Clemson) Even though that conference is pretty trash this year?

Bama losing to Auburn or in the SEC title game pretty much totally slams our door shut short of some catastrophic upsets elsewhere. Hard to see them not sticking 2 SEC teams in at that point.
 
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Tonight I expect:

1.) Miami
2.) Bama
3.) OU
4.) Clemson
5.) Wiscy
6.) Auburn
7.) Georgia
8.) OSU

I'll skip the obvious answer of OSU needing to win the Big and it being preferable to be a beat down of an undefeated Wiscy. Preferably in big fashion.

If that happens the path to the playoffs doesn't really seem that impossible to me. I would assume we would want the higher ranked teams (other than Wiscy vs. OSU) to win out from here.

Bama to beat Auburn giving Auburn 3 losses
Bama to win the SEC over UGA giving UGA 2 losses and no CC
Miami to win the ACC giving Clemson 2 losses and no CC (would be even better if Miami beat Clemson on Dec. 2nd then the Canes face NC State in ACC champ game and lose but....)

It appears to me that OU looks like one of, if not the, best team right now. Regardless it appears to me be highly likely that someone from the Big 12 gets in and it is likely OU so them winning or losing is of little consequence.

The major shake up was the Domer's losing. It was also pretty helpful that UGA lost but to a slightly lesser degree.

Many of the teams ahead of OSU are playing each other and, unless I am missing something it is better for OSU to have the higher ranked team win out in those match ups. Specifically, OSU absolutely wants Bama to win the Iron Bowl. In which case:

OSU could be #4 again like '14.

It's not a stretch to imagine these 4 Conference Champs squaring off:

1.) Bama
2.) Miami
3.) OU
4.) OSU
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Tomorrow night I expect:

1.) Miami
2.) Bama
3.) OU
4.) Clemson
5.) Wiscy
6.) Auburn
7.) Georgia
8.) OSU

I'll skip the obvious answer of OSU needing to win the Big and it being preferable to be a beat down of an undefeated Wiscy. Preferably in big fashion.

If that happens the path to the playoffs doesn't really seem that impossible to me. I would assume we would want the higher ranked teams (other than Wiscy vs. OSU) to win out from here.

Bama to beat Auburn giving Auburn 3 losses
Bama to win the SEC over UGA giving UGA 2 losses and no CC
Miami to win the ACC giving Clemson 2 losses and no CC (would be even better if Miami beat Clemson on Dec. 2nd then the Canes face NC State in ACC champ game and lose but....)

It appears to me that OU looks like one of, if not the, best team right now. Regardless it appears to me be highly likely that someone from the Big 12 gets in and it is likely OU so them winning or losing is of little consequence.

The major shake up was the Domer's losing. It was also pretty helpful that UGA lost but to a slightly lesser degree.

Many of the teams ahead of OSU are playing each other and, unless I am missing something it is better for OSU to have the higher ranked team win out in those match ups. Specifically, OSU absolutely wants Bama to win the Iron Bowl. In which case:

OSU could be #4 again like '14.

It's not a stretch to imagine these 4 Conference Champs squaring off:

1.) Bama
2.) Miami
3.) OU
4.) OSU
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ShowMeBuck said:
Miami to win the ACC giving Clemson 2 losses and no CC (would be even better if Miami beat Clemson on Dec. 2nd then the Canes face NC State in ACC champ game and lose but....)
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Can't happen. Dec 2 is the ACC title game and it is set even if they drop the next 2 games its Miami vs Clemson.
 
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Bucknut24 said:
I think we need OU to win the big 12 because unless something ridiculous happens, big 12 is getting a team in no matter what. Need it to be OU so we aren't pitted against them in any way for the final spot, we'll lose that battle
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I don't think this is necessarily true. Could be wrong but I don't see them putting TCU (or Okie State) whoever theoretically beats OU in the Big 12 title game in over Ohio State in a 2 for 1 spot scenario.....I guess at that point you could say "well TCU beat OU and Ohio State didnt" yea, but theyd have 2 tries to do it. Same applies to Oklahoma State. They sure as hell arent going to still put OU in at that point over 2 conference champions with the same amount of losses, including one from OUs own conference. The conference title would trump the early season H2H at that point.

OU losing in the Big 12 title game actually helps Ohio State, IMO.
 
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ShowMeBuck said:
Going to say it now just in case.

If Bama looses to Auburn and the SEC is the first conference to get 2 in I will go absolutely ape [Mark May]. (Considering my previous misguided post this is possible right?)
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SEC is absolutely getting 2 if Bama falls at any point. Theyll put Bama and UGA in if UGA beat them in the SEC title game. Auburn/UGA winner + Bama if Auburn beats Bama. Would be absolutely shocked if they didn't.
 
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