Let’s talk and I know it’s early and other rankings but I would love to be the 10th seed
I know we just want to make it in but we are in, so set that aside. I don’t mind playing a tough 1st game on the road if it means we get a game in the 2nd round against someone not named OSU or Georgia. I don’t mind playing either but having to play them early on in the CFP isn’t worth it, let it be the championship again. Would love to get Texas A&M or Indiana in that 2nd round at a neutral sight, I think it gives the IRISH the best chance to run the table. At our current rating we would need to beat Oklahoma, OSU and Georgia to just get to the championship game.
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Re: Let’s talk and I know it’s early and other rankings but I would love to be the 10th seed
Call me crazy but I would most like to have a home game and host Miami in the opposite bracket from A&M
If USC could beat Oregon and Mizzou knock off Oklahoma, we become a 7 seed hosting SC again
Seven seed has all the advantages of a 10 seed plus having a first-round home game.
SC has to show they can win a meaningful road game, but if they do, suddenly we have a 10-point win over a playoff team and all the squawking heads can have crow for Thanksgiving.
Will Oklahoma have a hangover from beating Bama? The Sooners' D is great but their offense is woeful. Mizzou starts a third string, true frosh QB, but they have a good running game and a solid D. They could hang around and pull off a stunner in Norman, especially because I think Drinkwitz is a far superior head coach to Venables.
Wouldn't it be great to launch a second playoff run by tormenting SC again?
If it’s USC in Round 1 they rather forfeit than go to South Bend in the winter! 😂
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Too many unknowns at this point
Ultimately a home game in South Bend in December is an advantage. that’s the only sure fire thing I’m rooting for.
I'd love to host Alabama... but your preference seems wiser.
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Irish match up well w ‘Bama
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Especially in frigid conditions.
You gotta wonder how their fan base would enjoy snow and subfreezing temperatures.
We can’t win without it?
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IMO, ND needs to get as high as possible
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If you wanna get high you gotta reach for the sky
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Agree. Allstate gives us a 75% chance of making it. The Committee will screw us if needed.
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Expect an upset in one of the conference games for the auto bid
Last year from memory Clemson, the SMU to get the ACC bid when they were not worthy
ACC is most likely, and Big 10 possible, although latter doesn't have much impact o/s Oregon
I could also see either SC upsetting OR this weekend, OR Missouri beating OK. Both would be decent outcomes.
I keep hearing talking heads saying ND needs to join a conference. If you look at all this nonsense, the championship games and existing conferences just need to go away.
Exactly. Most conferences don’t have divisions anymore guaranteeing the top
2 teams play for the title. It’s an extra game they don’t need. Most are in anyway. So it’s a money grab.
Impossible to know who but this is very likely to happen 1 or 2 times
In the next few weeks
Miami may lose 1 or 2 more games
Someone ahead of us is going to lose and change the whole scenario. We need to win out and watch.