if the favorites win the committee could be looking at the following
Alabama 10-0
Clemson 10-1
Notre Dame 10-1
Ohio St 6-0
Cincy 9-0
Texas AM 9-1
then your into the Florida, Iowa St etc with 2 losses
Link: https://footballscoop.com/news/notre-dames-kelly-10-or-11-games-lot-different-than-5-or-6/?traffic_source=Connatix
Things get interesting. Assuming Alabama wins as well, do we jump them?
If Alabama and ND win, who gets that fourth spot? Texas AM is currently ahead of Cincinnati, but it would be odd to take AM who didn't even make their conference championship over Cincinnati. Or do the selection committee throw a curve ball and take them both and leave out Ohio State for their lack of games.
I couldn't see Clemson getting in with 2 losses compared to a couple undefeated and 1 loss teams, but the committee could look at them and say 2 good losses and some good wins are better than no good wins. If ND beats Clemson again in a close one and Clemson gets left out, I can hear the call for an expanded playoff. Which I wouldn't mind, but it wouldn't help them this year.
There are arguments for an expanded playoff. That would not be one.
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Unless it’s 50-0 type game, which I don’t think is possible. For a variety of reasons.
we will not allow them to run. The UNC game with a VG running QB and 2 VG RBs demo'd that. Clemson may limit our run game more than last time due to Def. players now healthy, but we will win run game. Contest will come down to other facets.
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