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The Polls (AP, Coaches, & CFP, etc.)

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Domers may put the SEC circle jerk to bed with a win this week. Tough to see them lose another game now that made the switch at QB.

Would be a tough sell to tell three of the conferences that make up your membership that none of the games they played this year mattered.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
With Murray I do think Oklahoma is the class of the Big XII and potentially a top 4 team; however, they haven't played any really good teams yet and did let ISU and Army stay close. In addition, they still have Texas, @ TCU, Okie Lite, @ the hillbillies, and probably the conference championship game (and it is rough to beat a good team twice in the same season). If they do go undefeated I think they should be the #1 seed unless Alabama is also undefeated.

Just sayin': The Big XII might have screwed itself (and Oklahoma) this year with a conference championship game.
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Well OU could VERY well go undefeated, provided they win in Morgantown and against what should be an improving TCU team in Fort Worth in two weeks as TCU will be out for blood against us after what we did to them twice last year.
 
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Last year was the nightmare scenario for college football. Once 2 SEC teams made the playoff it made it harder for anyone else to get in. Maybe this will leade to a 6 team playoff but in the meantime we're going to see 2 SEC teams in the playoff every year. That sucks!
 
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Taosman said:
Last year was the nightmare scenario for college football. Once 2 SEC teams made the playoff it made it harder for anyone else to get in. Maybe this will leade to a 6 team playoff but in the meantime we're going to see 2 SEC teams in the playoff every year. That sucks!
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Don't agree. ESPiN might desire that, but eventually, their losses in other conferences will cause them to drop the strategy.

Ryan36_1 said:
Domers may put the SEC circle jerk to bed with a win this week. Tough to see them lose another game now that made the switch at QB.

Would be a tough sell to tell three of the conferences that make up your membership that none of the games they played this year mattered.
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So, you're saying that ESPiN will have to dip into its ref fund? :pimp:
 
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Taosman said:
Last year was the nightmare scenario for college football. Once 2 SEC teams made the playoff it made it harder for anyone else to get in. Maybe this will leade to a 6 team playoff but in the meantime we're going to see 2 SEC teams in the playoff every year. That sucks!
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I don't think so either. I generally think that the CFP committee has done the right thing and will continue to do so.

That said, I do think that if all things are equal, say there are 4 1-loss teams, 1 being from the SEC and 3 others, ESPN will automatically campaign for the SEC team over the others.
 
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Steve19 said:
Don't agree. ESPiN might desire that, but eventually, their losses in other conferences will cause them to drop the strategy.



So, you're saying that ESPiN will have to dip into its ref fund? :pimp:
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SEC teams like Bama are leading the way in playing a weaker schedule to vertually guarantee a perfect or near perfect season which then will leade to a problem of what undefeated or one loss team gets left out when 2 SEC teams make the playoffs every stinkin' year. And ESPN has too much influence in college football already. And they are pushing the teams on their network for obvious reasons.
 
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The nine teams that still have a chance at the CFP title

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2. Ohio State Buckeyes
Chance to make the playoff: 74.9 percent
Chance to win the title: 22.9 percent
Trends in their favor: The Buckeyes are currently No. 1 in SOS, which means the average Top 25 team would have a 12 percent chance to start 5-0 against Ohio State's schedule. They've also got a Heisman contender, as quarterback Dwayne Haskins is No. 2 in ESPN's Heisman Watch. Ohio State is No. 5 in offensive efficiency and is tied with Georgia for fourth in scoring margin at 30.2.The Buckeyes already have two wins against ranked opponents in TCU and now Penn State. The remaining strength of schedule is No. 39.

What's missing: Not a thing, as far as past trends go.

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7. Penn State Nittany Lions
Chance to make the playoff: 15.9 percent
Chance to win the title: 3.3 percent
Trends in their favor: In spite of PSU's loss to Ohio State, quarterback Trace McSorley is still one of the best players in the country and remains on ESPN's Heisman Watch. The Nittany Lions are also No. 13 in offensive efficiency and No. 6 in the country in scoring margin at 28.6 points per game. They have a nonconference Power 5 win, albeit against 2-3 Pitt.

What's missing: The lead in the Big Ten East. With the loss to Ohio State, the Nittany Lions are playing from behind in the division race, but they still have the best chance of any one-loss team to make the playoff. The Nittany Lions don't have any wins over ranked opponents, but like Oklahoma, they still have plenty of opportunities to earn some in the heart of league play.

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9. Michigan Wolverines
Chance to make the playoff: 8.1 percent
Chance to win the title: 1.1 percent
Trends in their favor: Michigan is No. 11 in defensive efficiency, and we saw that strength in its win against Northwestern.

What's missing: A head coach who has previously won a conference title. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is 1-5 against Michigan State and Ohio State and hasn't won the division yet. The Wolverines also don't have anyone currently in the Heisman debate. Michigan is also missing wins over ranked opponents, as it lost the chance for one in the season opener against Notre Dame. The Wolverines have a three-game stretch beginning Oct. 13 -- against No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 20 Michigan State and No. 11 Penn State -- that will define their season.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ollege-football-playoff-national-championship
 
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