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That and the fact that the QB threw a different route than the WR ran

Go figure Auburn scores points for once but their defense becomes a sieve.

Fair. I guess my original point was the Big 10 champ game doesn't matter with 12-0 OSU vs 12-0 IU. They both get byes anyway.

All advanced stats would still have Indiana in the top 2 even with a blowout loss to OSU.

12-1 Ohio St or Indiana would almost assuredly be 2 or 3 seed. The only team capable of jumping them would be SEC champ winner.

Pretty much my line of thinking as well. If Day did rest starters it would question the necessity of the CCGs more than ever before.

Bold prediction Cotton

Alright hypothetical time...what if 12-0 Indiana meets 12-0 Ohio St in the BTC game? Regardless of outcome, they are both locked in with first round byes. What do they honestly have to play for? Especially OSU who is fresh off a national championship and is clearly "the hunted". Do they rest...

We would not be favored on a neutral field vs IU right now, nor would any of the SEC teams mentioned in the previous posts. The only team that would be favored right now against IU would be Ohio St.

Yes, and they might be the best team in the country.

Navy likes to run. Notre Dame doesn't let other teams run. ND 48 Navy 14

Hopefully they prepare for a bye week like we do.

Pitt is not going to be able to run the ball because nobody is running the ball on this defense. They will have to throw into a secondary leading the nation in interceptions. Its really that simple.

The Irish have to hear how good Pitt is for a couple weeks, for that reason, we will absolutely roll these Narduzzi turds.

I think the committee looks at similar teams in terms of resume and asks who would win on a neutral field. I think ND wins every one of those what ifs.

Not true and there is already precedent for something similar with head to head.

USC escapes

But will it refocus Denbrock?

Form, eye test, whatever matters. And when you don't look the part AND the resume (SOR, wins against ranked teams, etc) is questionable, there isn't much else to turn to.

The initial rankings set the stage for the remainder of the regular season. Being slotted ahead of TTech or Vanderbilt may be influenced by the most recent data points. Those nuances absolutely matter when ND likely will be compared to other 10-2 teams across multiple conferences. If they...