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Especially if Texas AM doesn’t come back today. SMU is playing themselves in to being a big threat, for sure.
SMU is a club. I think they’ll thump Miami. Miami is screwed with that bad GT loss. They’ve also won by the skin of their teeth a lot.
 
Playoff:
4 Big Ten
4 SEC
1 ACC
1 Big 12
ND
Boise St
Predictions for games and rankings.

Bama will win over Oklahoma.
Boise will win over Wyoming.
Looks like Texas AM will lose.
ND will win comfortably.

Nov 26 rankings

1. Oregon
2. OSU
3. Texas
4. ND. Big win over Army propels them over PSU.
5. PSU
6. Bama
7. Miami
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. SMU
11 Boise State
12 Indiana
13 Clemson maybe
14 Ole Miss
15 Arizona State
16 Iowa State

1 Oregon plays winner 8 Bama/9 Georgia
2 Texas plays winner 7 PSU/10 Tennessee
3 Miami plays winner 6 ND/11 SMU
4 Boise State plays winner 5 OSU/Big 12 champ

Luckily there’s a lot more football after this week.

Hoping IU plays up to the 11 spot when it all shakes out. And we play at ND.
 
Predictions for games and rankings.

Bama will win over Oklahoma.
Boise will win over Wyoming.
Looks like Texas AM will lose.
ND will win comfortably.

Nov 26 rankings

1. Oregon
2. OSU
3. Texas
4. ND. Big win over Army propels them over PSU.
5. PSU
6. Bama
7. Miami
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. SMU
11 Boise State
12 Indiana
13 Clemson maybe
14 Ole Miss
15 Arizona State
16 Iowa State

1 Oregon plays winner 8 Bama/9 Georgia
2 Texas plays winner 7 PSU/10 Tennessee
3 Miami plays winner 6 ND/11 SMU
4 Boise State plays winner 5 OSU/Big 12 champ

Luckily there’s a lot more football after this week.

Hoping IU plays up to the 11 spot when it all shakes out. And we play at ND.
If those are the rankings then we’re out be because the Big 12 champion is in.
 
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First of all, 2 big plays stand out to me, botched punt at end of half and punt return for a td. Change those 2 plays and …..do we win? Probably not but closer looks better

Secondly, if Michigan wins next week (big if) that gives OSU 2 losses in the big ten, they are out and depending on PSU winning and us , it comes down to tie breakers so we still have a chance to play in the B10 title game…..and worse case scenario, we finish 11-1 and go bowling with a chance to win a significant game, more than what we could’ve hoped for this summer
 
I agree that we’re as “on the bubble” as we can be right now.
I had been discounting ACC getting 2 bids. Now I’m wondering if that’s actually not likely? Especially if Clemson beats S Carolina next week. The noise will be LOUD for the loser of the ACC champ game or Clemson, over IU… no matter how badly IU might beat Purdue.
 
I had been discounting ACC getting 2 bids. Now I’m wondering if that’s actually not likely? Especially if Clemson beats S Carolina next week. The noise will be LOUD for the loser of the ACC champ game or Clemson, over IU… no matter how badly IU might beat Purdue.
Best case scenario:
S Carolina beats Clemson
Whoever wins the ACC championship wins in a blowout
 
I had been discounting ACC getting 2 bids. Now I’m wondering if that’s actually not likely? Especially if Clemson beats S Carolina next week. The noise will be LOUD for the loser of the ACC champ game or Clemson, over IU… no matter how badly IU might beat Purdue.
And F the noise about Clemson. They got drilled by Georgia on a neutral field and lost to Louisville.
 
I agree that we’re as “on the bubble” as we can be right now.
If A&M comes back and wins that isn’t good for IU either. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won next week over Texas too. And a 2 loss A&M with a win over Texas would add another viable option to bump IU.
 
And F the noise about Clemson. They got drilled by Georgia on a neutral field and lost to Louisville.
Agree. I think if they win, it’ll just add another ACC team to the discussion and increase the pressure for the committee to put the loser of the ACC title game in.
 
If A&M comes back and wins that isn’t good for IU either. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won next week over Texas too. And a 2 loss A&M with a win over Texas would add another viable option to bump IU.
Yeah pulling for Auburn and Oklahoma big time right now. If those two teams win, we are in pretty good shape regardless of the 2 ACC bids.
 
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Yeah pulling for Auburn and Oklahoma big time right now. If those two teams win, we are in pretty good shape regardless of the 2 ACC bids.
LOTS more paths to getting bumped than I had been thinking there was. Even if we had played better today.
 
Predictions for games and rankings.

Bama will win over Oklahoma.
Boise will win over Wyoming.
Looks like Texas AM will lose.
ND will win comfortably.

Nov 26 rankings

1. Oregon
2. OSU
3. Texas
4. ND. Big win over Army propels them over PSU.
5. PSU
6. Bama
7. Miami
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. SMU
11 Boise State
12 Indiana
13 Clemson maybe
14 Ole Miss
15 Arizona State
16 Iowa State

1 Oregon plays winner 8 Bama/9 Georgia
2 Texas plays winner 7 PSU/10 Tennessee
3 Miami plays winner 6 ND/11 SMU
4 Boise State plays winner 5 OSU/Big 12 champ

Luckily there’s a lot more football after this week.

Hoping IU plays up to the 11 spot when it all shakes out. And we play at ND.
Perfect scenario for IU football.
 
First of all, 2 big plays stand out to me, botched punt at end of half and punt return for a td. Change those 2 plays and …..do we win? Probably not but closer looks better

Secondly, if Michigan wins next week (big if) that gives OSU 2 losses in the big ten, they are out and depending on PSU winning and us , it comes down to tie breakers so we still have a chance to play in the B10 title game…..and worse case scenario, we finish 11-1 and go bowling with a chance to win a significant game, more than what we could’ve hoped for this summer
IF OSU were to lose to Michigan (not happening), PSU gets in against Oregon.
 
Updated predictions for CFP rankings on Tuesday.

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Miami
7. Georgia
8. SMU
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Boise State
12. Clemson
13. Ole Miss
14. Bama

1. Oregon v 8 Georgia/9 SMU
2. Texas v 7 PSU/10 Tennessee
3. Miami v 6 ND/11 Indiana
4. Boise State v 5 OSU/12 Arizona State
 
Updated predictions for CFP rankings on Tuesday.

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Miami
7. Georgia
8. SMU
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Boise State
12. Clemson
13. Ole Miss
14. Bama

1. Oregon v 8 Georgia/9 SMU
2. Texas v 7 PSU/10 Tennessee
3. Miami v 6 ND/11 Indiana
4. Boise State v 5 OSU/12 Arizona State
I don’t think ND can be 4th. Highest is 5th because no conference I think.
 
I don’t think ND can be 4th. Highest is 5th because no conference I think.
They can’t receive a bye, but the committee just ranks all teams straight up then the seeding gets a little messy because of the conference champions.


For example, OSU is ranked second but currently has the 5th seed because they’re projecting that Oregon will win the BIG so even though OSU is ranked second, 5 is the highest seed they could get.
 
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That was sad. I thought with two weeks to prepare we'd have an answer.

I started to worry when Cig said like any other game he'll start preparing for the specific opponent on Sunday night the week of. Said he needs to feel that sense of urgency. I thought 'that's what I used to tell myself for my homework!' :D
I’m going out on a limb here and guessing Cig has had a helluva lot more success as a professional football coach than you ever did as a student. Give him the respect he deserves. He knows exactly what he’s doing.
 
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