I'm so excited for tonight. The next two hours are going to feel like Saturday mornings while waiting for kickoff. I just want it to get here.
Honestly, I think we could fall anywhere from #1 to on the bubble. #1, you say?! Yes. Hear me out: if the CFP Committee truly sticks to what they claim—ignoring preseason rankings—then there’s a real argument to be made for us at #1. I won't go in to the details of these arguments, but if you scroll college football twitter like me, check ESPN's FPI and SOR and on and on, you are familiar with them. That said, Oregon’s win over OSU is huge, and based on what they’ve done, they’re obviously likely to snag the #1 spot. If that’s the case, then the highest we could be is #5.
And no, I don’t think this is just some crimson-colored glasses bias. I think #5 is genuinely possible, for the reason I mentioned above. Realistically, though, I’m expecting us to land somewhere between #6 and #8. If we’re lower than #8, I’m not going to be thrilled. And if we’re behind PSU? I’ll admit, I’ll start worrying a bit about our chances if we end up with an 11-1 record and they do as well. I know all the predictions say we're almost certainly in at 11-1, but I just can't get myself to that point of sureness.
But all of that said, I’m honestly just really enjoying the fact that we’re even in this position! Regardless of the rankings, I couldn’t be happier about where we are right now. As of today I'm officially going to the game in Columbus, and am extremely excited to be checking that off the bucket list.
Beat Michigan.
