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MEGA There’s Still Hope for the ACCCG/CFB Playoffs Mega Merge Thread

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#14 Vandy — vs. Kentucky, @Tennesse (possible they drop one)

#13 Utah — vs Kansas State, @Kansas (don’t see them losing)

#12 BYU — @ Cinci, vs. UCF (possible)

#11 OU — vs Missouri, vs. LSU (possible)

#9 ND — vs. Syracuse, @ Stanford (unlikely)

#8 Oregon — vs. USC, @Washington (possible they lose…not sure we want USC to win, though)


Teams behind us that we need to lose: USC and Michigan.
 
Now that the have full SEC rights ESPN doesn’t even hide the bias anymore
PennsylvaniaCane said:


Yeah we ain’t getting in when Kirk is pressing for a 3 loss Texas if they beat A&M. Fowler…..no 3 loss team has ever gotten in but there has to be eventually in this modern climate.
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Not to be a mope but I’m not using my brain cells or time to figure this out but in the end… we will be left out.

The SEC money machine is spreading their propaganda. When I heard Kirk herbstreit saying a 3 loss Texas may still make it. I knew it was over

We are in a dumb*ss conference that screws over their chances of maximizing how many teams they get in

The sooner you realize, the better
 
Alabama lost to FSU ffs. I'll never stop saying that.
Genghis Cane said:
Why is everyone else allowed to lose games but us? I understand your point, but we’re not Ohio State. We’re not going to kill everyone.

Go look at the records of teams in the top 15. Most teams have “bad” losses or close wins against bad teams.

Seems we’re held to a higher standard than a lot of other teams.
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I really blame the ACC because they be so quiet about the obvious bias. We all sat here and watched Texas because of Archie Manning.

There was no one in the country who watched Texas played this season will have said they should have been ranked 10th
 
SinisterCane said:
It’s wild to me that Mario is in his 4th year on 3rd stint as a HC and is still learning on the job
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Buddy is using morse code while we’re on the iPhone 17.

I watched a lot of games yesterday and every team makes offense look easy. We have to have a true freshmen in at qb to pick up 30 yards
 
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OrangeBowlMagic said:
ND is in. Leave them out of the conversation. There are 6 teams for 2 spots:

OU
Bama
Vandy
BYU
Utah
Miami
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not worried about vandy, no way they get in over us if apples are apples and we handle business, they may lose to tennessee anyways

bama is IN unless they lose to auburn

Oklahoma is IN unless they lose to Missouri or LSU

that leaves Utah, BYU, and Us out


this will spur change because if ND gets into over us, it'll be the most egregious blatant disregard of what's supposed to matter in college football that's happened in a long time. Even with the FSU thing, they should have gotten in but that was an extenuating circumstance... this would be ignoring head to head and common opponent with no major injuries or dynamic shift and we'd have been on a roll for a month
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
Alright fellas, here’s how the playoff setup actually works this year. Only five conference champs get auto-bids, the five highest-ranked conference champs. After that, the committee fills in the other seven at-large spots.

Right now, those auto-bids would come from:
  1. Big Ten
  2. SEC
  3. Big 12
  4. Probably James Madison (crazy right lol)
  5. ACC
After those five lock in, we’re basically looking at three spots left, and here is why:

6. Indiana, the Big Ten title loser at 11–1

7. The SEC title loser, either Georgia or Texas A&M

8. Oregon with only one loss

9. Ole Miss with only one loss


Now, about BYU. If they lose to Texas Tech again in the championship game, they’re out.

So once those shake out, the final three at-large spots are basically between:

Notre Dame
Miami
Oklahoma
Alabama

Here’s the part the committee can’t mess up:

If head-to-head actually matters like they claim, then Miami has to be ahead of Notre Dame this week. Period.

Oklahoma already beat Alabama, so by that same logic, Alabama should be out.

Now here’s the thing about bubble teams, and this is where it gets real simple. If you’re not a conference champion, then you’re automatically a bubble team. And when you’re a bubble team, head-to-head losses matter the most. You can’t cherry-pick it, you can’t spin it. It is what it is. If you lose head-to-head, you’re automatically eliminated. Bubble teams don’t get mulligans. You don’t get to dodge the conference title game, avoid the risk, and then act like you deserve the benefit of the doubt over teams that actually went out and won something.

And on top of that, you can’t say Notre Dame is one of the top eight teams in the country when Miami beat them head-to-head and they have the same exact record. How can you leave Miami out? Miami has the best win of any bubble team, a win over a team the committee is ranking insanely high. So how can Notre Dame be ranked top 10, used as the reason to prop up someone else’s resume, but Miami, the team that actually beat them, gets left out of the playoff? No other bubble team has a better win than Miami. None. That makes absolutely no sense.

And while we’re at it, common opponents matter too. Florida State beat Alabama. Miami beat Florida State. Alabama lost by multiple touchdowns. So again, it is what it is. If you’re a bubble team, everything counts: head-to-head, common opponents, margin, all of it. You can’t ignore that just because the helmet says Alabama.

Same thing with Alabama overall. It makes zero sense to have Alabama in the playoff when they already lost to Oklahoma. It’s one or the other. Either Oklahoma gets in, or Alabama is out. Simple. No mental gymnastics.

If they rank it correctly this week, Miami should be in a really good spot heading into the final weekend.
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I dont know about ranking correctly but moving Miami to #11 sure helps.
 
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