2024 College Football Playoffs

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arndtjc said:
Unfortunately, don’t think ND can get seeded any better than 6 with that logjam of B1G in the top 5.

Really need PSU to drop one of these last two, and maybe hope for a Michigan miracle against OSU
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Barring said Michigan miracle the Oregon-Ohio State loser will almost certainly be the five seed, right?
That doesn't really have much to do with Penn State. And if we could win by more than three points in OT against USC that'd probably help us vis a vis them.
Indiana will drop when they lose to Ohio State on Saturday, and if we're 6th now, it's hard to see any of the two-loss SEC teams jumping us without winning the conference title. There's not a lot of big games left in that conference.
Us slotting in at 6 or 7 would be fine. Honestly all I care about is A: a home game B: Not against Bama or Georgia.
 
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SDIrishFan said:
Hopefully Indiana gets boat raced this weekend and we play well the next two weeks.

I want an SEC team to have to come north so bad.
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Yes, Bama in South Bend in late December, pretty sure they haven't played in cold like that in a long time if ever. Average high of 38 low of 26.
 
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In an ideal world, I would get to watch Benmo lock down Ryan Williams and listen to bama fans for the next 9 months make the excuse that he's only 17.
 
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sixstar said:
In an ideal world, I would get to watch Benmo lock down Ryan Williams and listen to bama fans for the next 9 months make the excuse that he's only 17.
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Hate to break it to you but two things I am pretty sure of: ND and Bama won’t be playing each other in the first round and R. Williams is 27 in a 17 year old body.
 
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stlnd01 said:
Barring said Michigan miracle the Oregon-Ohio State loser will almost certainly be the five seed, right?
That doesn't really have much to do with Penn State. And if we could win by more than three points in OT against USC that'd probably help us vis a vis them.
Indiana will drop when they lose to Ohio State on Saturday, and if we're 6th now, it's hard to see any of the two-loss SEC teams jumping us without winning the conference title. There's not a lot of big games left in that conference.
Us slotting in at 6 or 7 would be fine. Honestly all I care about is A: a home game B: Not against Bama or Georgia.
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I just have a tough time believing they would slot a two loss OSU over ND, which is the same logic you had for the 2 loss SEC teams.

Idk I’m not even gonna worry about it at this point. Beat Army and SC, host a playoff game, the rest of the top 12 will shake itself out

Let’s drink 18 beers and try not to lose fingers on Dec 21
 
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Here's what the bracket would look like based on auto bids and seeding after that:

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arndtjc said:
I just have a tough time believing they would slot a two loss OSU over ND, which is the same logic you had for the 2 loss SEC teams.

Idk I’m not even gonna worry about it at this point. Beat Army and SC, host a playoff game, the rest of the top 12 will shake itself out

Let’s drink 18 beers and try not to lose fingers on Dec 21
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It probably depends a bit on the score of B1G title game but if Ohio State's only two losses are close to the #1 team, and they've beaten IU and Penn State, they'll still have a top five resume. My thinking on the SEC teams is not that they wouldn't/shouldn't slot ahead of us b/c two losses so much that, except for whoever makes the SEC title game, they don't really have chances for wins big enough to jump ahead of us now.

But, big picture, yes, let's just enjoy the ride. We control our destiny for a home playoff game, which is awesome.
 
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arndtjc said:
Unfortunately, don’t think ND can get seeded any better than 6 with that logjam of B1G in the top 5.

Really need PSU to drop one of these last two, and maybe hope for a Michigan miracle against OSU
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IDK how you can say that with Indiana likely losing this week, and Texas having a tough game @A&M.
 
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IDK how you can say that with Indiana likely losing this week, and Texas having a tough game @A&M.
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Just look at it this way...ND ranking + 2 = seeding. Because there will be 2 teams ranked lower that will get auto byes (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). So ND will have to pass IU, Penn St, and either Oregon or Ohio St (and not have anyone else jump them) to get to the #5 seed. That is a long shot.

And whatever happens in the SEC is irrelevant because the SEC champ will inevitably be the #2 seed.
 
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InKellyWeTrust said:
Just look at it this way...ND ranking + 2 = seeding. Because there will be 2 teams ranked lower that will get auto byes (Big 12 champ and ACC champ). So ND will have to pass IU, Penn St, and either Oregon or Ohio St (and not have anyone else jump them) to get to the #5 seed. That is a long shot.

And whatever happens in the SEC is irrelevant because the SEC champ will inevitably be the #2 seed.
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Right, but assuming they lose to Ohio State, we should jump Indiana, which gets us to 7. We probably have a better resume than Penn State, especially if we can beat USC in more decisive fashion than they did. That could get us to 6. Agree 5's a longshot because we'd have to jump the Ohio State-Oregon loser, and possibly Texas if Bama were to beat them in the SEC championship.

Also can we briefly discuss how Oregon may have to beat Ohio State three times to make the finals? That's ridiculous. As bigger flaw than Boise getting a first-round bye.
 
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Here’s hoping got game 1 or 4 and an opponent from as far south as possible. I remember the Miami at Soldier Field on a very cold Halloween weekend.

I remember the sun bowl during a freak freeze. These southern teams are charmin soft in real cold weather conditions.
 
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Truth be told, I’ve always wanted a Big Ten/SEC January 1 bowl game every year in Green Bay.
 
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Right side of the bracket currently as it sits is weak AF. Georgia and Mississippi would rematch if I were guessing
 
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And I get more pissed every week. WTF the committee didn't just say top 4 have byes is ridiculous. Boise St as a 4 seed is stupid. They honestly didn't think about this before approving the layout? Just goes to show you that the NCAA is run by morons. They might as well be in Congress
 
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InKellyWeTrust said:
If Boise St gets a first round bye, it will guarantee the end of the first round bye format. I'll keep banging this drum - eliminate conference championship games and start playoffs a week earlier.
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I'm all for this but I'm not convinced conferences would buy in. How much money do those conference championships bring?
 
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