Last at-large with Clemson the next at-large behind them. A win at 15 South Carolina for clemson or a Texas A&M win out could bump them. Of course they could move up with some upsets. Sure seems like the committee is setting themselves up to be bumped if more deserving teams prevail.
Indiana Getting Pushed Out?
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As it should be. The only team indninia has played all season that had a pulse was O$U and they basically curb stomped them save two garbage TDs. And beating us by 100 won't change that.
Clemson is at home vs USC.
Ole Miss and Bama losing last weekend helped iu immensely .
That would be the ultimate pissing in the homecoming punch if we were somehow able to pull the upset Saturday. It's would bring me joy like I haven't felt since Trump dismantled Harris a few weeks ago.
Not happening, Purdue will lose by 3 TD’s or more, hopefully, the excitement will be after the game with news that Walters has been let go.
Yeah Indinia's 3rd string likely could hang 30 on us. The staff is just that inept and the players seemingly have given up and I imagine are just waiting to transfer.... and I don't blame them really.
The team that should be worried is the B12. Tulane is ranked one spot behind their tied leader Arizona State. If Tulane wins and two of those B12 leaders lose ... there may not be any B12 teams in the playoffs based on the rules for the Top 5 seedings. The committee seemed to say when interviewed last night, there isn't much can happen for IU to be out of the top 10.
No matter what happens with us, I hope the committee is smart enough to bump IU out of the final 12 when it is announced.
This is very similar to 2020, when IU thought that they should have been in the BT Championship, and maybe the CFP back then, because they had a better record. Of course, this happened because OSU had to forfeit a game or two due to COVID issues with their team. The BT was smart enough to recognize this. Hopefully, the CFP is smart enough now to see that.
This is very similar to 2020, when IU thought that they should have been in the BT Championship, and maybe the CFP back then, because they had a better record. Of course, this happened because OSU had to forfeit a game or two due to COVID issues with their team. The BT was smart enough to recognize this. Hopefully, the CFP is smart enough now to see that.
Army WAS ranked at the time they played them (not defending them at all mind you). But to your point, ND always seems to have a weakish schedule and why they likely won't ever join a conference unless they had to. I could see ND being middle of the pack in the B1G if they joined as an example...
This.
Notre Dame is world-renowned for looking out for itself, and there is no doubt they have observed how former “blue bloods” Penn State and Nebraska have struggled in a real football conference after decades of bunishing their reputations on cupcakes…
This is what makes Oregon’s success this season all the more remarkable.
If those are the best teams on the schedule , that’s a weak schedule.
Yeah there are 2 main headlines right now.
1. Can the committee kick Indinia out because of SOS if certain things happen. I had Clemson at 12 this week, but I think they are quite a bit behind 11 if they were to do raw number rankings/votes/whatever. It was easy for me to rank the Top 11, that's for sure. Clemson beating SC would be better than the alternative, simply because Clemson is higher than SC and they have the brand. But I think they'd have to blow out SC to make a difference, and that's even a maybe. Plus there could be other upsets above IU. Right now IU is -2000 to make the playoff on my site.
2. Tulane. If you pay attention to the schedules, I think it's unlikely. Probably as unlikely as IU not making it. Arizona St, Colorado and BYU all have the easiest games on the B12 slate this week, 2 of them at home. Assuming at least 2 of them win, you will have a B12 champion at 11-2. Even if it's a team below Tulane now, I foresee the committee bumping them up. Although Tulane does play 2 challenging games. I'd actually love to see it, except for the fact that I put in a parlay several weeks ago with BYU making the playoff.
But it may be too 9 is my point. If there are 3 AQs behind them (right now there are 2 with A&M possibly the 3rd) and no one drops (no way does Texas or Georgia drop below indiana with losses to A&M). It seems like it’s set up to get 2 ACC teams in. I would say the odds of indiana making it are better than 80% but there is a pathway for clemson and/or A&M to get in.
A&M's pathway is only as an AQ. Meaning beat Texas and Georgia.
What happens if A&M wins Saturday? And wins the title game? What are your odds A&M gets in? 10%? Assuming tennessee beats vandy, SMU and Miami win and go to title game, Georgia wins, and the three big ten teams all win. Who would get bumped for indiana? Would they punish smu for playing in a title game and losing? Or punish tennessee because A&M would make it 4 sec teams?
Got it but that’s like a 10% chance they win both? ML is Texas -215 so I take that to mean about 30% chance for A&M and then maybe another 30% VS Georgia?
We have them +700 to make the field. Behind South Carolina, Tulane, and Colorado among others.
I'm not sure what you're asking here because you asked a lot of questions. If A&M wins both, they're in. 100%. No way to they end up behind Tulane AND the B1G 12 which would be the only way they're kept out. But I can't see them winning both. Stranger things have happened.
