2018 CFP Rankings

[T-Boone]

Michigan was actually down 17-0 to Northwestern not up 17-0

thats sexy

 

[RDU Irish]

I'm more worried about OSU slogging out wins the rest of the season and getting ranked ahead of us than I am Michigan. Just like Meyer to pull his team's collective heads out of their butts and stomp UM and NW to finish the season and jump us. He probably wouldn't even make it to the playoff game - rather "retire" with health concerns than get curb stomped by Saban.

I have full faith the committee will fumblefvck the rankings to get the first round matchups they want.

 

[T-Boone]

Then the committee would be really stuck where they would likely be faced with keeping an undefeated Notre Dame out of the playoff (not happening) or somehow have Notre Dame jump back in front of Michigan with no reasonable grounds to justify the flip back.

If that did happen then ND should schedule the 'undefeated in forever' UCF for a thirteenth game.

 

[RDU Irish]

If that did happen then ND should schedule the 'undefeated in forever' UCF for a thirteenth game.

Swarbrick is probably already looking in to it - just presumes we don't have SoS and wants to double make sure we earn our playoff spot. Why pass up a quality revenue opp! Maybe schedule it for the second day of finals in Tibet or something.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

If we go undefeated, "miss the playoffs" and win our bowl...

Do we claim a natty???

 

[IrishLax]

If we go undefeated, "miss the playoffs" and win our bowl...

Do we claim a natty???

Absolutely.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

WTH is going on with this thread? Am I hearing people say Michigan is the biggest threat to Bama and Michigan might jump us in the poles? WTF, is this twilight zone? A) we beat them this year B) we have no losses. End of discussion. LSU ranking ahead of ND last week was a complete joke and they proved it by being as non-competitive with Bama as Arkansas was.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Also, fun fact. We have the #1 SOR currently which by all objective measures is the single best representation of who you beat and W/L. It also happens to approximate most closely the CFP committee selections over the last 4 years. Only one team without a top 4 SOR has made the playoffs out of 16.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

What channel will the announcement be on? Looks like ESPN channels have college basketball


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[Irish YJ]

What channel will the announcement be on? Looks like ESPN channels have college basketball


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on ESPN at 9pm between the two games

 

[Sherm Sticky]

on ESPN at 9pm between the two games

F that. Was at 7 last week.


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[GATTACA!]

Tuesday, Oct. 30 7-8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Tuesday, Nov. 6* 9-9:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Nov. 13 7-8 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Nov. 20 7-8 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Nov. 27 7-7:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, Dec. 2 (selection day) 12-4 p.m., ESPN

The schedule FYI

 

[Irish YJ]

the mental inputs are bigly tonight.

CFP rankings
Mid terms
ND Basketball
IU Basketball
Mayans MC

May have to crack open a few beers later.

 

[NDty9]

https://twitter.com/espndari/status/1059839880933498880?s=21

Wow ....

 

[T-Boone]

If we go undefeated, "miss the playoffs" and win our bowl...

Do we claim a natty???

If Michigan happened to go on to win, ND would be pretty much undisputed.

 

[ND88]

WTH is going on with this thread? Am I hearing people say Michigan is the biggest threat to Bama and Michigan might jump us in the poles? WTF, is this twilight zone? A) we beat them this year B) we have no losses. End of discussion. LSU ranking ahead of ND last week was a complete joke and they proved it by being as non-competitive with Bama as Arkansas was.

You read one person on this board writing that Michigan would beat Alabama, which no one openly supported as remotely possible. However, the chance of Michigan jumping us is not as far-fetched as one would think having recognized the slob-job the "experts" have been giving Michigan since the summer. That narrative wasn't going to stop with a loss to us, and it's only picked up horrible steam like Winovich's bright idea to grow out his hair into "something pretty". Haven't you heard? Michigan has an incredible defense. So, no, it's not an end of discussion. No one actually agrees that this would be justified, but anything is possible.

 

[Irish YJ]

https://twitter.com/espndari/status/1059839880933498880?s=21

Wow ....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My personal top 6, RIGHT NOW: <br><br>1 - Alabama<br>2 - Clemson<br>3 - Michigan<br>4 - Georgia<br>5 - Notre Dame<br>6 - Oklahoma<br><br>Committee will obviously put ND at 3, forgetting that H2H matters ONLY if 2 teams are seen as otherwise equal. Game was in South Bend 10 weeks ago, things have changed.</p>— Dari Nowkhah (@ESPNDari) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNDari/status/1059839880933498880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[IrishSteelhead]

Somebodys coming in hot


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[ND88]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My personal top 6, RIGHT NOW: <br><br>1 - Alabama<br>2 - Clemson<br>3 - Michigan<br>4 - Georgia<br>5 - Notre Dame<br>6 - Oklahoma<br><br>Committee will obviously put ND at 3, forgetting that H2H matters ONLY if 2 teams are seen as otherwise equal. Game was in South Bend 10 weeks ago, things have changed.</p>— Dari Nowkhah (@ESPNDari) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNDari/status/1059839880933498880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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To his credit, who is Dari Nowkhah?

 

[Irish YJ]

To his credit, who is Dari Nowkhah?

i had to look it up....

Darius Behzad "Dari" Nowkhah is the lead anchor at SEC Network, an American sports television network. On August 21, 2014, The SEC Network began airing, and Nowkhah was chosen to be the head anchor. Nowkhah hosts extensive college football and college basketball programming for the collegiate network.

 

[TomHaverford]

OSU is well situated to throw over the top of Michigan's defense. I'm not sure it's a great matchup for UM. OTOH, Ohio State is playing like dogshit lately so matchups may not matter.

No one has been able to throw over the top of Michigan's defense. Going deep over the top isn't really OSU's bag in terms of passing game either. They get the ball out quick and do a lot of short passes and get YAC. Which is why Haskins could throw 75 times vs Purdue and not put up huge #'s or TD's. OSU's pass game really plays into Michigan's hands on defense.

Ohio State's defense is basically a hot pile of trash and they are struggling to run the football. Their defense has given up more plays of 30 or more yards than every single team in the FBS with the exception of Kent State and UConn. They hadn't been able to run the ball in weeks. They ran pretty well vs Nebraska, but Nebraska's run defense is 92nd in the S&P+ run defense ratings. Not sure you can take away much from that. They also struggled mightily with Nebraska at home, barely beat them 36-31. Nebraska sucks. A lot. Ohio State should've wiped them off the field. They couldn't because their defense truly is terrible.

The only reason I think it'll be a very close game is because it's in Columbus. If it was in Ann Arbor, I think the line would be Michigan by 14.

 

[greyhammer90]

No one has been able to throw over the top of Michigan's defense.

 

[Johannes]

lmao

 

[ND88]

That game doesn't count. Not officially included in the "revenge tour" per Harbaugh.

 

[NDShark]

That game doesn't count. Not officially included in the "revenge tour" per Harbaugh.

Everyone knows the revenge tour started after they played the team who last beat them 37-0

 

[dad4aa]

No one has been able to throw over the top of Michigan's defense. Going deep over the top isn't really OSU's bag in terms of passing game either. They get the ball out quick and do a lot of short passes and get YAC. Which is why Haskins could throw 75 times vs Purdue and not put up huge #'s or TD's. OSU's pass game really plays into Michigan's hands on defense.

Ohio State's defense is basically a hot pile of trash and they are struggling to run the football. Their defense has given up more plays of 30 or more yards than every single team in the FBS with the exception of Kent State and UConn. They hadn't been able to run the ball in weeks. They ran pretty well vs Nebraska, but Nebraska's run defense is 92nd in the S&P+ run defense ratings. Not sure you can take away much from that. They also struggled mightily with Nebraska at home, barely beat them 36-31. Nebraska sucks. A lot. Ohio State should've wiped them off the field. They couldn't because their defense truly is terrible.

The only reason I think it'll be a very close game is because it's in Columbus. If it was in Ann Arbor, I think the line would be Michigan by 14.

STFU!!!

Fuck Michigan

 

[T Town Tommy]

To his credit, who is Dari Nowkhah?

He is a huge Oklahoma State fan. He mentions it a lot on his radio show with Kiper. As far as his football knowledge, I have not been impressed. Seems like a pretty likeable guy but I don't think most people take his opinion as anything other than a fan boy that just happens to work for ESPN.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

You read one person on this board writing that Michigan would beat Alabama, which no one openly supported as remotely possible. However, the chance of Michigan jumping us is not as far-fetched as one would think having recognized the slob-job the "experts" have been giving Michigan since the summer. That narrative wasn't going to stop with a loss to us, and it's only picked up horrible steam like Winovich's bright idea to grow out his hair into "something pretty". Haven't you heard? Michigan has an incredible defense. So, no, it's not an end of discussion. No one actually agrees that this would be justified, but anything is possible.

It's far fetched if the committee wants to maintain their integrity and accountability.

 

[Irish#1]

WTH is going on with this thread? Am I hearing people say Michigan is the biggest threat to Bama and Michigan might jump us in the poles? WTF, is this twilight zone? A) we beat them this year B) we have no losses. End of discussion. LSU ranking ahead of ND last week was a complete joke and they proved it by being as non-competitive with Bama as Arkansas was.

Also, fun fact. We have the #1 SOR currently which by all objective measures is the single best representation of who you beat and W/L. It also happens to approximate most closely the CFP committee selections over the last 4 years. Only one team without a top 4 SOR has made the playoffs out of 16.

Get your rational thinking and sound logic out of here.

 

[Irish YJ]

Get your rational thinking and sound logic out of here.

i know... they need to start thinking in terms of sexy, espn, and SEC