Other one is at 1,000 posts.
Carry on.
Its pretty clear the 4 teams for the playoff should all come from the SEC.
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When did I ever suggest such a thing? Sure the SEC is far and away the best football conference but I'm not ready to say the top four teams this year are from the conference. At this point I think OSU is definitely one of the top teams but I haven't seen them play a challenging team yet.
Another fallacy on your part. Michigan is definitely a challenging team and I look forward to that matchup on Thanksgiving weekend.
How many Big Ten games have been compelling and fun to watch so far this year? PSU vs OSU? Possibly. You think Sean Clifford would start for any SEC team above Missouri and Vanderbilt? Iowa and Wisconsin has been very poor television. Won't even get started with Rutgers, Northwestern and your own Hoosiers. As a fan I'd much rather watch a PAC12, Big 12 or SEC game than a Big Ten game this year. Outside of OSU and UM the Big Ten teams seem very slow
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Georgia has lost Nolan Smith for the rest of the season. Massive hit for that defense.
I won't say 4, but it's hard not to look at it and think Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama shouldnt all be there. They'll need some help to pull it off, mainly needing someone to knock off Clemson who has at Notre Dame, vs. Miami, vs. South Carolina, and the ACC CG, likely against UNC. Ohio St. will play Michigan and that game is almost certainly going to be for a CFP spot.
As far as the SEC plays out for those 3 you have:
#1 Georgia - vs. #2 Tennessee, at Mississippi St, at Kentucky, vs. Georgia Tech
#2 Tennessee - at #2 Georgia, vs. Missouri, at South Carolina, at Vanderbilt
#6 Alabama - at #15 LSU, at #11 Ole Miss, vs. Austin Peay, vs. Auburn
Still a lot to shake out but if things go as expected (favored teams) im guessing they would play out with undefeated Georgia meeting 1 loss Alabama in Atlanta for the SEC CG while a 1 loss Tennessee rests at home. If that happens, that being the only loss any of them take is in the UGA/UT game and then Alabama beats the winner of that game in Atlanta you would have 12-1 Georgia or Tennessee, 12-1 SEC champion Alabama, and 11-1 Georgia or Tennessee. I think that's the scenario where all 3 could get in, unless Clemson goes undefeated as well as one of Michigan or Ohio State. Then it would get really interesting. If Alabama wins out but losses the SEC CG I think you can cross them out with 2 losses unless Clemson fails to win the ACC.
Honestly this would be a perfect year to have 8 teams
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, TCU, and whoever emerges from Oregon/UCLA/USC to win the P12 would be a fantastic 8 team CFP.
First of all Auburn is horrible this year, hence their firing of their coach yesterday...but here's what the PSU coach said after the game:
Sure doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of his QB, huh?"The ability to be more balanced and take pressure off the passing game has been really important for us," said Penn State coach James Franklin. "We also have some dynamic backs that can help create some explosive plays."
The SEC isn’t getting 3 teams in without total craziness.
I also don’t think Alabama gets through the next 2 games without dropping one.
If you wanna add Auburn to my list, I have no beef with that
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I'm not for putting 3 teams from one conference in the playoff even if it's warranted. We don't need to see more rematches or even worse, teams possibly playing each other 3x
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