My "100% in" scenario is a game changer if it occurs.
If we go 11-1 and A&M wins the SEC Championship, I think we are 100% in and our chances of hosting a game go up to around 80+%.
As things stand now, first round byes would be Oregon, Miami, A&M, and BYU. ND would be the only team with a win over one of the bye teams.
Even if you play it forward to say Tosu beats Oregon in rematch to earn the B1G bye and Clemson knocks off Miami to earn the ACC bye, and A&M wins the SEC.
Now you'd have just 2 teams (both with 1 loss) with wins over bye teams: ND and Oregon (in this scenario A&M would likely be the #1 overall seed).
You're looking at probably 12-1 Oregon at #5, 11-1 Notre Dame at #6, 12-1 Miami at #7, and the next best SEC or B1G at #8.
A&M winning the SEC would be HUGE for us if we finish 11-1...we should all be the biggest A&M fans on the planet right now.
Replies to: "I have us at 99+% in if we go 11-1 no matter what, with maybe 50-55% of hosting a game...BUT!!!"
- Interesting nugget I just saw...ND & Tenn are the only two in the country 3-0 vs. AP ranked teams. - Chrisb - 9:35pm 10/27/24
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- Teams should want the 5 or 6 seed - murph92675 - 12:40pm 10/28/24
- No way ND at 11-1 is left out. - MarkHarman - 8:42am 10/28/24
- ^^^^^ [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:24am 10/28/24
- I have us at 99+% in if we go 11-1 no matter what, with maybe 50-55% of hosting a game...BUT!!! - Chrisb - 9:49am 10/28/24
- I will look at that if and when we get an 11th win. Not going to be easy to do. One at a time. [NT]
- Frank L - 1:57pm 10/29/24
- Agree 100%, I've said many times that I'm not confident we'll actually finish 11-1. [NT] - Chrisb - 3:14pm 10/29/24
- I will look at that if and when we get an 11th win. Not going to be easy to do. One at a time. [NT]
- Frank L - 1:57pm 10/29/24
- I have us at 99+% in if we go 11-1 no matter what, with maybe 50-55% of hosting a game...BUT!!! - Chrisb - 9:49am 10/28/24
- ^^^^^ [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:24am 10/28/24