Dolfan in NYC Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Last chance for the brackets to get busted. Either TCU or tOSU gets screwed tomorrow. And. . . I am praying to Jesus, Allah, and Buddah because as was rightly pointed out on Saturday, after all the talk about how great the SEC is this season, if Mizzou wins, there will probably be no SEC team in the playoffs. Whee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Either TCU or tOSU gets screwed tomorrow. I don't think a single person is going to cry for Ohio State 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Soviet Shooter might be displeased. He seems smart enough to know that losing at home to a terrible Virginia Tech team pretty much ruins their top 4 chances anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I just want to remind everyone - OSU will be starting Cardale Jones at QB this week. The same Cardale Jones who ain't come to play school. Mmm, Urban. How do you always find the winners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Cheering for Missouri and Georgia Tech this weekend, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 The bcs is dead, but chaos is the always the rooting interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Georgia Tech has a great shot at the upset. Not only do they have that tricky flexbone offense, but their defense has generated a ton of turnovers this year. And we all know how much Jameis has been turning it over this year. I'd put money on it if I was a degenerate gambler. Arizona in a repeat over Oregon is the other great upset opportunity. Obviously, the odds say to take the loser in a rematch, but Arizona has the sort of nasty, attacking front 7 that gives Oregon fits. I'm not sure Wisconsin over Ohio State would be much of an upset after what happened to Barrett. It took OSU a while to figure out how to best utilize Barrett, so I question whether they can figure out how to use Jones in a week. But OSU is just way, way, way more talented than Wisconsin, so it might not matter. Missouri has no shot against Bama. Their offense has struggled mightily to get anything going against the better defenses they've played, and Bama's will be by far the best. Their only shot is if Big Hero 6 has another performance like the 1st half of the Iron Bowl, but that was so out of character for him, I wouldn't bet on him doing that two weeks in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ah, the conundrum I face: I'd like to see the SEC left out of the playoff picture so would love Missouri to score the upset. Something tells me Bama would still get in even if they lost. I'd like to see FSU left home because of their QB so will root for Georgia Tech. If both of those things happen and Ohio takes care of business, then Ohio gets in. And therein lies the conundrum. Do I root for an outcome that benefits a school I hate? Ugh. Not to mention I legit don't think Ohio is a top 4 school this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I'm kind of torn. On one hand, fuck Wisconsin and all of its sports teams, so I'd like to see Ohio State's third QB lead them to victory in the B1G title game, which would give Ohio State a pretty solid claim on a playoff spot. On the other hand, I want to see TCU get in simply because it would probably annoy the most people. Of course, the scenario that Tabe describes above there would let Ohio State AND TCU both get in, so that sounds like the best possible outcome after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Insert joke here: RT @Jake_Trotter: Baylor has hired a PR firm (Kevin Sullivan Communications) to advocate its case for a playoff spot. Firm says they were hired last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I really want Alabama to lose just to see ESPN have no SEC team in the playoffs. There should be no way a 2 loss SEC team gets in before any 1 loss team from another conference. But the committee in past years has let Oklahoma in a BCS title game despite getting curb stomped in the Big XII title game. And there are other examples of this scenario. Ohio State losing is a possibility since Michigan State beat them last season, and if Wisconsin can run the ball effectively, that will be their best chance. Florida State losing seems to be a popular pick, which, given the way the season has gone, might be the game FSU actually wins convincingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Hattrick Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Even if by chance, Missouri does escape with a win, Bama, drops to #4 at worst. Like it or not, that's how it is. Oregon may be the only top 4 that may actually lose. Even then, I'm not fully convinced. (This happens, and Baylor wins against Kansas State, they are in and OSU is out. No matter if OSU wins or not.) Don't get your hopes up. FSU has been pulling horseshoes out of their ass a better part of the season. I don't see any difference against GT. TCU should be able to take care of Iowa state So they are safe. ***I don't have the best track record when it comes to predictions, so none of this may be accurate. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Insert joke here: RT @Jake_Trotter: Baylor has hired a PR firm (Kevin Sullivan Communications) to advocate its case for a playoff spot. Firm says they were hired last week The director of the Anne Of Green Gables series? Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Hattrick Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Insert joke here: RT @Jake_Trotter: Baylor has hired a PR firm (Kevin Sullivan Communications) to advocate its case for a playoff spot. Firm says they were hired last week Making a deal with the devil, I see. Ask and ye shall receive, CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 "BAYLAH HAS WALKED THE FERTEENTH STEP OF THE FERTEENTH PYRAHMID. THEY HAVE EATEN THE COSMIC COOKIE" "Noted, Mr. Sullivan" Anyways... unscientific picks: Arizona covers the spread (13.5!) vs Oregon. Arizona beat Oregon in Eugene. TCU plows Iowa State. Alabama crushes Mizzou. K-State beating Baylor seems possible. Florida St over GA Tech unless Florida State keeps Tech in the game. If FSU goes up solidly early, they'lll be good. Wisconsin over Ohio St. Top teams ranked from most to least likely to lose: Ohio St, FSU, Baylor, Oregon, Alabama, TCU. You could run a "Does TCU beat ISU by 35?" prop and get a majority picking "Yes". ISU is a baaaad team Please give me a percentage of your winnings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Oklahoma got in that year because the computers and the then BCS formula put them in. Not a committee. So they changed the rules, dropped margin of victory from the computer formulas, and strength of schedule and the quality win bonuses from the final formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 If the presumptive top 4 (Bama, Oregon, FSU, TCU) win out.. it's Bama/TCU and Oregon/FSU. If Bama loses, I think they stay in the top 4, especially if Ohio St/Baylor lose. But it'd mean Oregon/Alabama and FSU/TCU. Maybe i'm buying into convention with FSU/GT thinking that a run-heavy team might have problems playing from behind if FSU goes up by double-digits on GT. But GT's style might be unique enough to keep it close. For as much as Florida State has underwhelmed, I think they'll make the title game. Then lose that game. If FSU beats GT and wins the Rose Bowl.. they will have 30 wins in a row going into the title game. Of the 14 teams to win 29+ in a row, 5 lost that streak in a bowl game (05 USC, 03 Miami, 92 Miami, 70 Texas and 50 Oklahoma). Making it to 29 in a row means FSU is in a spot where if they don't lose the streak in a bowl game, it'll be unusual compared to recent streaks (only bowl-era exception being OU's 47gm streak and Toledo having a 35gm streak as a perennial Tangerine Bowl winner). So, if Florida State makes it to 31 in a row.. they could either lose quick.. or make a run at 40 in a row. For as lowly regarded as their 2014 season seems, they're doing some stuff right now that would have put them at #1 in previous decades. Under the old system, Florida State is not #3, but #1 or #2. But since there's a Championship Bowl path from being #3, they'll let FSU be #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Under the old system, Florida State is not #3, but #1 or #2. But since there's a Championship Bowl path from being #3, they'll let FSU be #3. or let them be #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Under the old system, Florida State is not #3, but #1 or #2. But since there's a Championship Bowl path from being #3, they'll let FSU be #3. or let them be #4. Then they would blow the championship wad in the semis and we can't have that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Right now TCU has the better resume than Baylor so I can see why they are ranked over Baylor. The Bears can even that up a bit with a win over K-State and with them having the head-to-head over TCU, I could see them making the jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That's Don Beebe's kid who just got hurt for NIU. God, I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Which one? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Well-played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 EVA who do you think Amari Cooper would compare to in the NFL past or present? I've only seen him play three times this year but he seems like a man among boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Cooper is basically a stronger version of Peter Warrick when he was all-world at FSU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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