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

Wake Forrest is a really solid team, I'm confident they handle Duke next week. And due to the ACC being such a weird conference I'm going to believe either SMU (@ Cal) or UVA (vs VT) get beat next week. Maybe even both.
My dream scenario is we get to the playoffs as ACC champ and ultimately beat ND again in a rematch. It would be the most insanely satisfying win in quite some time.
 
These post game shows still have Utah ahead of Miami and "in the conversation"

We will know Tuesday..

I think it's entirely possible the ACC has NO ONE in the 12 team field. IF SMU ends up the ACC champ, they won't put them in - too many losses to OOC teams. They won't be ranked high enough.

Canes have to beat Pitt.

Need to hope Vandy loses next week. this is huge in the big picture for Miami

Thank you Frank Brown for laying down vs Syracuse making ND absolutely untouchable, no matter what.
 
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Hoyacane1620 said:
These post game shows still have Utah ahead of Miami and "in the conversation"

We will know Tuesday..

I think it's entirely possible the ACC has NO ONE in the 12 team field. IF SMU ends up the ACC champ, they won't put them in - too many losses to OOC teams. They won't be ranked high enough.

Canes have to beat Pitt.

Need to hope Vandy loses next week. this is huge in the big picture for Miami

Thank you Frank Brown for laying down vs Syracuse making ND absolutely untouchable, no matter what.
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The ACC champion is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. You seriously didn't know that?
 
ewcanes said:
Dinich has Utah still at #12 projected, with this blurb:

Why they could be lower: The committee could reward Miami's convincing road win at Virginia Tech and bump the Canes up a notch because they played far better defense -- albeit against a 3-8 ACC team. Utah allowed 472 rushing yards and 11.2 yards per carry against Kansas State -- on their home field. It was Miami's third straight win by at least 17 points, showing some of the consistency committee members had been looking for. Miami's season-opening win against Notre Dame is also better than any win Utah has earned to-date.
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Utah's AD is on the CFP committee... they are in. Enuff said..
 



Yeah we’re toast. The committee has giving their talking points to their stooges. According to them we’re not getting in because every year they think we’re back we’re not. This is total bs! We were the better team in every game we played losses included. This committee crap is fixed!!!
 
ewcanes said:
Dinich has Utah still at #12 projected, with this blurb:

Why they could be lower: The committee could reward Miami's convincing road win at Virginia Tech and bump the Canes up a notch because they played far better defense -- albeit against a 3-8 ACC team. Utah allowed 472 rushing yards and 11.2 yards per carry against Kansas State -- on their home field. It was Miami's third straight win by at least 17 points, showing some of the consistency committee members had been looking for. Miami's season-opening win against Notre Dame is also better than any win Utah has earned to-date.
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I believe we will jump Utah this week, they really should have lost.
Next week we need to win convincingly at Pitt and hope for some Chaos on rivalry week. Can’t go 3 straight weeks with no major upsets in the top 12.
 
canefan96 said:
I believe we will jump Utah this week, they really should have lost.
Next week we need to win convincingly at Pitt and hope for some Chaos on rivalry week. Can’t go 3 straight weeks with no major upsets in the top 12.
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I also think we jump Utah, if not this week, we should if we win at Pitt. The only potential concern is if Vandy wins at Tenn. I don't trust the committee to put us in the same tier as ND.

As for upsets, I think Auburn is our best shot. And if Bama were to lose badly is the SEC championship, it would be interesting to see how they get ranked
 
LA\^/ said:
You sound really confident for being on the wrong side lmao
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Well, the Sporting News is saying essentially the same thing, I said last night.

We beat Pitt, then we need one upset of either UVA or SMU and NCST beating UNC.

Duke needs to win and then pray for all three of SMU, UVA and NCST to be upset.

So my statement that if “UM and SMU win, Duke is out.” Was accurate.
 
aleahy said:
No one should be surprised if Auburn beats Alabama. That is always a tough game and Bama under Deboar hasn’t been good on the road. Auburn has played a lot of tough games and look better since Freeze was removed.
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Same with LSU v Oklahoma

I know it’s a road game for LSU but I’m sure those players would want to knock off Oklahoma from the playoffs
 
rvalenza said:
The ACC champion is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. You seriously didn't know that?
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I feel like this has been talked about ad nauseam on this board. The five highest rated champions make it. In theory there’s a world where the SBC, CUSA, Mountain West, MAC and AAC champ could be the five highest rated champions. Leaving no auto bids for the P4 conferences. Again that’s pretty much only in theory but there’s nothing that says these specific conferences are guaranteed one spot.
 
CanesFanfromNJ said:
Same with LSU v Oklahoma

I know it’s a road game for LSU but I’m sure those players would want to knock off Oklahoma from the playoffs
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I agree. That Oklahoma offense is so poor that any solid team will be in the game with them. I expect LSU to play them tough.
 
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