College Football Playoff Rankings 2015 (ND #8...)

[irishfanjho15]

At Fiesta Bowl Museum

That is pretty cool there.

 

[Circa]

At Fiesta Bowl Museum:

No reflection... of you. I don't believe......

 

[IrishSteelhead]

No reflection... of you. I don't believe......

Haha. A friend sent it to me.

 

[GoIrish41]

At this point my order of preference is:
1.Clemson (we owe them one)
2.Any Big 12 team (they are soft and I believe can be physically dominated)
3.OSU
4.Alabama

I didn't include any other teams that are unlikely to make the playoffs at the moment though there are a few teams I'd put ahead of Alabama.

But can we stop their running attack? That would be my worry.

 

[Booslum31]

USC isnt doing us any favors tonight with regard to SOS. Colorado...really?

 

[johnnycando]

USC isnt doing us any favors tonight with regard to SOS. Colorado...really?

USC won and is 7-3.

We squeezed by UVA.

It happens.

 

[aubeirish]

USC won and is 7-3.

We squeezed by UVA.

It happens.

Yup. Friday night on the road in the Colorado altitude, typical college football upset alert settings.

 

[greyhammer90]

USC won and is 7-3.

We squeezed by UVA.

It happens.

Man you know it's late in the playoff hunt when Killz gets on to someone for saying USC sucks

 

[Irish2155]

USC will more than likely be ranked again next week. Only helps us.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Conspiracy theory --- just to give you guys something to get in a frenzy about:

1). In terms of {unconscious?} biases, the Committee is slanted more towards Stanford-friendly than for anyone else [Rice, Luck, Willingham.]

2). If they see Stanford as a long shot, then ND is their main chance to sail in at the last moment.

3). Therefore get Notre Dame "in" and Stanford "close as possible", and wait for the Big Game.

4). The conspiracy is employable because one of the most influential power personalities on the reduced-size committee is Barry Alvarez, a Lou Holtz championship coach, and a friend of ND, maybe our only true one even given Rice's tenure here [as she's now all Stanford.] {Alvarez will by the way value winning games vs serious programs [i.e. Strength of Schedule ND-style --- a serious team each week], and we doubtless benefit from the respect others show him.}

....... of course no such thing could be consciously possible with human beings.

....... maybe.

 

[Irish2155]

Conspiracy theory --- just to give you guys something to get in a frenzy about:

1). In terms of {unconscious?} biases, the Committee is slanted more towards Stanford-friendly than for anyone else [Rice, Luck, Willingham.]

2). If they see Stanford as a long shot, then ND is their main chance to sail in at the last moment.

3). Therefore get Notre Dame "in" and Stanford "close as possible", and wait for the Big Game.

4). The conspiracy is employable because one of the most influential power personalities on the reduced-size committee is Barry Alvarez, a Lou Holtz championship coach, and a friend of ND, maybe our only true one even given Rice's tenure here [as she's now all Stanford.] {Alvarez will by the way value winning games vs serious programs [i.e. Strength of Schedule ND-style --- a serious team each week], and we doubtless benefit from the respect others show him.}

....... of course no such thing could be consciously possible with human beings.

....... maybe.

Call it conspiracy or not, I think Alvarez has us ranked on par with 'Bama. Which we should be...he would be accurate. To your point, yes, he more than likely is helping our case.

I think a lot of the judges realizes how good this team is.

 

[koonja]

Usc playing on a fridsy night giving an extra day rest, and stanford beating up Oregon today sets up nicely for usc to have a slight rest advantage next week for oregon.

 

[johnnycando]

Man you know it's late in the playoff hunt when Killz gets on to someone for saying USC sucks

It's true.

It sucks to need every chance to make the play off.

We need the teams we played to be strong.

And it's hard to root for USC.

They may win some recruiting battles they would have otherwise lost had they tanked.

But we need a natty more.

 

[Irish YJ]

It's true.

It sucks to need every chance to make the play off.

We need the teams we played to be strong.

And it's hard to root for USC.

They may win some recruiting battles they would have otherwise lost had they tanked.

But we need a natty more.

I'll stand by you brother and sell my soul too.

 

[TheChosen1]

@McMurphyESPN: After today, Ohio State & North Carolina will be only teams in @CFBPlayoff's Top 25 that haven’t played a current Top 25 team so far

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Call it conspiracy or not, I think Alvarez has us ranked on par with 'Bama. Which we should be...he would be accurate. To your point, yes, he more than likely is helping our case.

I think a lot of the judges realizes how good this team is.

And, I don't think a lot of the committee cares for the SEC, their practices, or their attitudes. Alvarez, et al, are real sticklers for honor and integrity.

Thus the motive to press for ND.

It's true.

It sucks to need every chance to make the play off.

We need the teams we played to be strong.

And it's hard to root for USC.

They may win some recruiting battles they would have otherwise lost had they tanked.

But we need a natty more.

The intersection of poetry and rocket science!

 

[Irish YJ]

Watching Game Day... I think someone has been hitting a wee bit of the spirits again this morning...

 

[Fbolt]

The intersection of poetry and rocket science!

Hmmm, and I thought the intersection of poetry and rocket science was here:

 

[kmoose]

THIS is the intersection of poetry and rocket science:

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And any other claims are simply blasphemy!

 

[Irishcop]

@McMurphyESPN: After today, Ohio State & North Carolina will be only teams in @CFBPlayoff's Top 25 that haven’t played a current Top 25 team so far

If the Big Ten doesn't finish with an undefeated team, I could totally see them being left out of the playoffs. Very weak conference.

 

[irishfan]

If the Big Ten doesn't finish with an undefeated team, I could totally see them being left out of the playoffs. Very weak conference.

6 teams in the Committee's Top-25.

 

[Legacy]

Conspiracy theory --- just to give you guys something to get in a frenzy about:

1). In terms of {unconscious?} biases, the Committee is slanted more towards Stanford-friendly than for anyone else [Rice, Luck, Willingham.]

2). If they see Stanford as a long shot, then ND is their main chance to sail in at the last moment.

3). Therefore get Notre Dame "in" and Stanford "close as possible", and wait for the Big Game.

4). The conspiracy is employable because one of the most influential power personalities on the reduced-size committee is Barry Alvarez, a Lou Holtz championship coach, and a friend of ND, maybe our only true one even given Rice's tenure here [as she's now all Stanford.] {Alvarez will by the way value winning games vs serious programs [i.e. Strength of Schedule ND-style --- a serious team each week], and we doubtless benefit from the respect others show him.}

....... of course no such thing could be consciously possible with human beings.

....... maybe.

Love it. Keep them coming. Y'all knew that Spurrier resigned to get on the Committee to vote against ND?

 

[Irishcop]

6 teams in the Committee's Top-25.

Well not that it matters but the committee and I clearly see things differently. Like posted earlier Ohio State has yet to play a top 25 team. The best out of conference win is MSU over Oregon and Oregon isn't that impressive this year. Just my opinion.

 

[irishfan]

Well not that it matters but the committee and I clearly see things differently. Like posted earlier Ohio State has yet to play a top 25 team. The best out of conference win is MSU over Oregon and Oregon isn't that impressive this year. Just my opinion.

I think they're overrating it as well....and OSU has certainly avoided playing anyone but the bottom-feeders so far. Still, I think the committee would put a 12-1 MSU in the playoffs, or a 12-1 OSU if that loss doesn't come in the conference championship.

 

[Irishcop]

I think they're overrating it as well....and OSU has certainly avoided playing anyone but the bottom-feeders so far. Still, I think the committee would put a 12-1 MSU in the playoffs, or a 12-1 OSU if that loss doesn't come in the conference championship.

Clearly the answer is an eight team playoff. Seriously though it would be kinda fun to watch Alabama play Ohio State again in the playoffs.

 

[Count_on_Me]

Okie light down early to Iowa State . &#55358;&#56593;

 

[Circa]

Miss St. is and has been a tank. Prescott and his Teammates know they can only help recruiting with losing.

 

[GoldenDomer]

Iowa State blew it. Damn.

 

[IrishHokie22]

ND's playoff chances would have gotten a huge, huge boost had Iowa St. not blown that. As it stands, we're going to need a lot of help to make it in. I just don't see the committee leaving out an undefeated big 12 team, no matter how undeserving they are.

 

[wizards8507]

ND's playoff chances would have gotten a huge, huge boost had Iowa St. not blown that. As it stands, we're going to need a lot of help to make it in. I just don't see the committee leaving out an undefeated big 12 team, no matter how undeserving they are.

Why not? We're ahead of (all of) them now, why would things change all of a sudden?