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We're 28 right now in the BCS, we've got to go 14 spots in 3 weeks. Very tough, but not impossible. Oregon State went 9-3 last year and finished in the Top 14. If we beat BYU and Stanford, I actually think we have any outside shot. Lots of teams with tough schedules left these last few weeks. This is all assuming we go 2-0 to end the year:
Teams we are guaranteed to jump IMO due to losses or our win vs. Stanford (4)
--#27 Georgia: We'll jump them at 9-3 as they'll be 8-4 best-case scenario
--#26 Duke: We'll jump them as even at 10-2 they'll lose to FSU in ACC Champ
--#25 Minnesota: They'll lose as they still ahave to play Wisky and MSU
--#9 Stanford: if we beat Stanford, IMO we'll be ahead of them if we're both 9-3
PAC-12 Teams that have to play each other still (should jump 2 at least IMO)
--#14 UCLA: plays #17 AZ State, #23 USC
--#17 AZ State: plays #14 UCLA
--#23 USC: plays #14 UCLA
--Oregon will play whoever emerges from PAC-12 South
SEC teams that have to play each other still (should jump 3 at least IMO)
--#8 Mizzou: plays #24 Ole Miss and #12 A&M and potentially Bama
--#12 A&M: plays #22 LSU, #8 Mizzou
--#22 LSU: plays #12 A&M
--#11 South Carolina: plays #7 Clemson and potentially Bama
--Bama will play either Mizzou or South Carolina in the SEC Champ
BIG 12 teams that have to play eachother still (should jump 1 at least)
--If Baylor beats OSU, the Oklahoma-OSU game in a couple weeks will drop the loser below us
IMO this is 10 teams that we seem to be guaranteed to jump due to attrition as long as we finish 9-3. There are spots to find 4 other teams to jump, whether its Lville/UCF/NIU/Fresno being upset along the way, Ohio St steamrolling Mich State, or things ending perfectly in either the SEC, Pac-12, or Big 12.
And no, please no responses that just say "wont happen" or "we're going to lose at least once before the year ends." This is an optimism thread.
Teams we are guaranteed to jump IMO due to losses or our win vs. Stanford (4)
--#27 Georgia: We'll jump them at 9-3 as they'll be 8-4 best-case scenario
--#26 Duke: We'll jump them as even at 10-2 they'll lose to FSU in ACC Champ
--#25 Minnesota: They'll lose as they still ahave to play Wisky and MSU
--#9 Stanford: if we beat Stanford, IMO we'll be ahead of them if we're both 9-3
PAC-12 Teams that have to play each other still (should jump 2 at least IMO)
--#14 UCLA: plays #17 AZ State, #23 USC
--#17 AZ State: plays #14 UCLA
--#23 USC: plays #14 UCLA
--Oregon will play whoever emerges from PAC-12 South
SEC teams that have to play each other still (should jump 3 at least IMO)
--#8 Mizzou: plays #24 Ole Miss and #12 A&M and potentially Bama
--#12 A&M: plays #22 LSU, #8 Mizzou
--#22 LSU: plays #12 A&M
--#11 South Carolina: plays #7 Clemson and potentially Bama
--Bama will play either Mizzou or South Carolina in the SEC Champ
BIG 12 teams that have to play eachother still (should jump 1 at least)
--If Baylor beats OSU, the Oklahoma-OSU game in a couple weeks will drop the loser below us
IMO this is 10 teams that we seem to be guaranteed to jump due to attrition as long as we finish 9-3. There are spots to find 4 other teams to jump, whether its Lville/UCF/NIU/Fresno being upset along the way, Ohio St steamrolling Mich State, or things ending perfectly in either the SEC, Pac-12, or Big 12.
And no, please no responses that just say "wont happen" or "we're going to lose at least once before the year ends." This is an optimism thread.
