2021 College Football Season/Playoff Thread

[Ethan]

If Ohio St. wins out....No doubt we should jump Alabama.
If Alabama loses...they would drop....to #4 (or be out of the CFP)

If they are #4...No one wants watch them re-match against Georgia

 

[Rich]

There's no path for ND. They needed Cincy to lose twice

 

[Rich]

Well I shouldn't say NO path but it'll be one wherein both them and Cincy make it.

So like a 2 loss big Ten and big 12 champ

 

[OptimusPrime]

I still think they'll have Alabama at 2. They'll have Ole Miss ranked in the top 10, they'll move up Mississippi State, and they'll keep Arkansas ranked after a 7 point loss to Alabama. They at least want the option to put both SEC teams in the playoff.

 

[MGMT]

I still think they'll have Alabama at 2. They'll have Ole Miss ranked in the top 10, they'll move up Mississippi State, and they'll keep Arkansas ranked after a 7 point loss to Alabama. They at least want the option to put both SEC teams in the playoff.

It’s absolutely hilarious how accurate this is likely to be — I mean to a maddening extent

 

[Stark]

I still think they'll have Alabama at 2. They'll have Ole Miss ranked in the top 10, they'll move up Mississippi State, and they'll keep Arkansas ranked after a 7 point loss to Alabama. They at least want the option to put both SEC teams in the playoff.

I'll be very surprised if the committee lets OSU jump Alabama this week, even though they definitely should. They'll let us play TTUN first and see how that turns out - if we look great and Bama is pedestrian against Auburn, then they'll pretty much have to switch them.

They'll bump OSU to #3 and make big news by putting Cincy at #4, while everybody ignores that Alabama is still hanging at #2.

 

[col63onel]

So I think the CFP is
Georgia, unless somehow they lose to Georgia Tech
OSU/UM winner, assuming they beat Wisconsin/Iowa
Cincy, if they win out

Those teams control their own destiny. If they win out, that’s 3 spots. That leaves
10-2 Bama
10-1 ND
12-1 Oklahoma/Oklahoma St

My gut tells me ND actually makes it in that scenario, but not sure

 

[Rich]

So I think the CFP is
Georgia, unless somehow they lose to Georgia Tech
OSU/UM winner, assuming they beat Wisconsin/Iowa
Cincy, if they win out

Those teams control their own destiny. If they win out, that’s 3 spots. That leaves
10-2 Bama
10-1 ND
12-1 Oklahoma/Oklahoma St

My gut tells me ND actually makes it in that scenario, but not sure

Can't see it. Either Oklahoma or OK St. will have a win over the other, and then over Baylor.

It'll be enough to move past Notre Dame.

Or in Oklahoma's case, two straight wins over Oklahoma State.

 

[lukecfg]

Can't see it. Either Oklahoma or OK St. will have a win over the other, and then over Baylor.

It'll be enough to move past Notre Dame.

Or in Oklahoma's case, two straight wins over Oklahoma State.

I hope you're right. It's bullshit that ND benefits from not having to win a conference championship game.

 

[Rich]

 

[caf]

I still have this feeling the Big 12 could jump cincy even if cincy wins out.

 

[col63onel]

Can't see it. Either Oklahoma or OK St. will have a win over the other, and then over Baylor.

It'll be enough to move past Notre Dame.

Or in Oklahoma's case, two straight wins over Oklahoma State.

To follow up, say the Big 12 ends up with no 1 loss teams. So you have 11-2 Bama or 10-1 ND as the last team?

 

[Urban]

I think the most likely scenario is probably Oklahoma State winning out but I think that is extremely far from a slam dunk.

 

[Urban]

To follow up, say the Big 12 ends up with no 1 loss teams. So you have 11-2 Bama or 10-1 ND as the last team?

That's probably dependent on how close Bama plays Georgia in the SEC Championship game.

 

[caf]

I honestly think Bama beating Georgia is best for UC at this point. It would be hard to choose four one loss teams and leave the only undefeated team (at this tier) out in the cold.