Someone explain the scenario for ND to get in
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We’re in, unless both Alabama and BYU win
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Texas Tech + Georgia win
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Re: Texas Tech + Georgia win
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BYU loses to Texas Tech.
We're at 10 but 11 and 12 are reserved for conference champs. If BYU wins they in and TT stays in because they are ranked in the top four and would not drop all the way out.
OR... Alabama gets destroyed by Georgia and drops all the way our.
We need Texas Tech to win to feel reasonably comfortable.
If they do, it seems unlikely that Notre Dame will be left out. This of course is barring a major change in the line of reasoning by the committee.
And if Duke somehow beats Virginia along with a Texas Tech win, the scenario is very likely that we would get in.
Can you explain how Duke beating Virginia helps ND?
I might be wrong, but no matter the result in that game, the last two spots are reserved for two conference champions. If one of them is not Virginia, another conference champion will take their spot, no?
Re: Can you explain how Duke beating Virginia helps ND?
The concern with Duke winning is that the ACC would be teamless. If that happens there will be immense pressure to slot Miami above us justified based on head-to-head even though it would really be about getting an ACC team in.
Never mind.
I was thinking that Duke wouldn't get the auto-bid, but then North Texas/Tulane would just take their place. My mistake.
ok thanks.
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BYU's best win is over Utah. By 3.
People bitch about ND's schedule, but here is some out-of-conference schedules to ponder:
BYU: Portland State, ECU, Stanford
Texas Tech: Arkansas Pine Bluff, Kent State, Oregon State
Give me a fucking break.
Agreed. But they will get an auto-bid if they win.
And if they do, there's a reasonable chance both B.Y.U. and Texas Tech would make the playoffs.
I know. But TT should be out with a loss. They played nobody.
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I don't disagree. I just don't see them doing it.
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They should...but they won't.
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and ND's best win is over USC, which is ranked behind Utah.
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BYU to lose and Bama to get killed by Georgia. If BYU wins I think we’re probably out. Not to sure
what the committee would do if Bama loses a close game.
Bama could be blown out and they'd still be in
Committee has made it clear that a team cannot be knocked out of the playoff for losing the conference championship game, which is fair.
it's not fair because a big loss indicates they are not one of the best ten teams.
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Perhaps, perhaps not
I have not been able to find those quotes (i.e., that a conference championship loss will not cause a team to drop) despite looking, but have seen reference to them and agree something like that was probably said. But the criteria is what it is, and teams have been dropped in the past. Such as last year, SMU lost to Clemson, and dropped from 8 to 10. If Alabama gets absolutely smoked, I do think there is a chance they drop below us. I'm not sure how much a chance, but I do think it is more than zero.
What is fair about a 3-loss Bama team going to the playoffs?
It makes no sense if they now lose to the UGA team they beat earlier, esp w a terrible loss to FSU and a shaky win against Auburn. It is hard to shake the feeling that once again widespread animus against ND is driving the sudden maneuvering to create a seemingly-plausible scenario that denies us a spot.
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