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

[IrishLax]

ESPN FPI looked bad pre-season... it's now hilarious.

#1 Oklahoma, #2 Baylor, #6 TCU.

Clemson is #5, USC is #7.

Navy is 40th, 10 spots behind 3-7 #30 Georgia Tech.

Go home ESPN, you're drunk.

 

[Irish YJ]

ESPN FPI looked bad pre-season... it's now hilarious.

#1 Oklahoma, #2 Baylor, #6 TCU.

Clemson is #5, USC is #7.

Navy is 40th, 10 spots behind 3-7 #30 Georgia Tech.

Go home ESPN, you're drunk.

drunk would imply its fleeting....
constant state

 

[Bogtrotter07]

This is the most confusing and meaningless thread; and it isn't a result of any IE posters.

From ESPN to Finebaum; you listen to those guys?

• Most don't know their own asses from a hole in the ground.
  
• Most don't think about what they are going to sound like.
  
• Most promote their own self interests; in otherwords, they are paid mouthpieces.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

ESPN FPI looked bad pre-season... it's now hilarious.

#1 Oklahoma, #2 Baylor, #6 TCU.

Clemson is #5, USC is #7.

Navy is 40th, 10 spots behind 3-7 #30 Georgia Tech.

Go home ESPN, you're drunk.

Tennessee 17 spots ahead of Iowa, whose SOS is 17 spots higher (Iowa=40, Tennessee=57)

HOW THE FUCK IS A 6-4 TEAM WITH A WORSE SOS RANKED ALMOST 20 SPOTS AHEAD OF AN UNDEFEATED TEAM?

YES IM YELLING! HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE?

 

[Cackalacky]

Tennessee 17 spots ahead of Iowa, whose SOS is 17 spots higher (Iowa=40, Tennessee=57)

HOW THE FUCK IS A 6-4 TEAM WITH A WORSE SOS RANKED ALMOST 20 SPOTS AHEAD OF AN UNDEFEATED TEAM?

YES IM YELLING! HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE?

GIGO

 

[MNIrishman]

GIGO

ESPN should have a show discussing the FPI rankings each week. They can call it, "The Garbage Men."

 

[Cackalacky]

ESPN should have a show discussing the FPI rankings each week. They can call it, "The Garbage Men."

I would love to hear how they justify the output each week.

 

[Booslum31]

Tennessee 17 spots ahead of Iowa, whose SOS is 17 spots higher (Iowa=40, Tennessee=57)

HOW THE FUCK IS A 6-4 TEAM WITH A WORSE SOS RANKED ALMOST 20 SPOTS AHEAD OF AN UNDEFEATED TEAM?

YES IM YELLING! HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE?

I hear ya. It's got to be that Bullshat SEC bias.

 

[GATTACA!]

Do we really need to root for OSU? Does it really matter? I can't root for them.

I agree I just don't have it in me. I'd root for USC if they played OSU.

ESPN FPI looked bad pre-season... it's now hilarious.

#1 Oklahoma, #2 Baylor, #6 TCU.

Clemson is #5, USC is #7.

Navy is 40th, 10 spots behind 3-7 #30 Georgia Tech.

Go home ESPN, you're drunk.

Holy shit wait are those current rankings?? At first I thought you were saying those were their preseason ranking. Wow that's incredibly bad.

 

[gkIrish]

I think USC is going to lose today. But if that happens Temple has a better chance to get back in the top 25. So it should work out.

 

[greyhammer90]

Who do I cheer for OSU versus MSU?

I hate OSU with the passion of a thousand suns so please don't say them

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Who do I cheer for OSU versus MSU?

I hate OSU with the passion of a thousand suns so please say them

MSU is the obvious choice right? I don't see how a one loss OSU hurts our chances. There's no way the B1G is getting two teams in.

 

[greyhammer90]

MSU is the obvious choice right? I don't see how a one loss OSU hurts our chances. There's no way the B1G is getting two teams in.

The only argument I can think of is that if MSU wins they will likely not lose again. So they'd be in. But if OSU wins they could still lose to scUM which would knock the B1G out entirely.

But I really hate OSU tho.

 

[bkess8]

I hope Clemson doesn't smash Wake Forest to bad, imo that would not work in our favor if Wake gets killed!

 

[IrishSteelhead]

The only argument I can think of is that if MSU wins they will likely not lose again. So they'd be in. But if OSU wins they could still lose to scUM which would knock the B1G out entirely.



But I really hate OSU tho.

Didn't think of it that way. Who cares, go MSU

 

[KPENN]

Can't make this up

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[IrishHokie22]

I'm rooting for MSU just because I don't like OSU, but I don't think it really matters. The B1G is getting a team in, whether it's one of these two or Iowa. I suppose there's a small chance OSU could stay in at 12-1 with a loss to Iowa, but that still seems unlikely.

While we obviously need USC, Navy, Pittsburgh, etc. to win, the game I'm really focused on is Baylor/Ok. St. I don't see Oklahoma losing to a Boykin/Doctson-less TCU squad, and I could definitely see the winner of Bedlam leapfrogging ND if they both win today. If Ok. St. loses they're done, and we'd only have to worry about Oklahoma at that point.

 

[koonja]

Usc is such a waste of talent.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Usc is such a waste of talent.

They are seriously running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

 

[koonja]

Pitt and temple might be able to slide into the top 25.

 

[KPENN]

Pitt rolling

 

[koonja]

I don't think I've seen a MSU pass that osu CBS haven't held on. One call so far.

 

[nsisk157]

LSU certainly drops out of the top 25...right? Ole Miss to 10?

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

Man I hope Sparty does this.

 

[wizards8507]

I'm rooting for MSU just because I don't like OSU, but I don't think it really matters. The B1G is getting a team in, whether it's one of these two or Iowa. I suppose there's a small chance OSU could stay in at 12-1 with a loss to Iowa, but that still seems unlikely.

While we obviously need USC, Navy, Pittsburgh, etc. to win, the game I'm really focused on is Baylor/Ok. St. I don't see Oklahoma losing to a Boykin/Doctson-less TCU squad, and I could definitely see the winner of Bedlam leapfrogging ND if they both win today. If Ok. St. loses they're done, and we'd only have to worry about Oklahoma at that point.

Michigan can win the conference with two losses if OSU wins here then loses to Michigan.

 

[IrishinSyria]

Michigan can win the conference with two losses if OSU wins here then loses to Michigan.

Would be great if Sparty and Ohio state lose next week. Given how bad Sparty's offense looks, I don't think anythings a gimme for them.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

MSU wins!

 

[irishff1014]

Clemson beats Wake 20 we won by 21 oh my..

 

[IrishHokie22]

It will be interesting to see how OSU losing shakes up the rankings. Assuming ND wins tonight, does ND jump up to 3rd? Does MSU leapfrog us?

It doesn't really matter, because I think Michigan St./Iowa winner settles in at 3rd when it's all said and done. Which I will be more than content with, Assuming Clemson/Bama stay at 1/2.

I can't see a scenario where OSU gets in now. They have beaten nobody. I think they fall to around 8th, and a victory over Michigan won't be enough to vault them back into the top 4.

 

[Blaise]

Not sure if MSU winning helps us.. If they beat Iowa they will have beaten #3 OSU and #5 iowa in two of the last three weeks.. They get in