Playoff rankings coming out at 8:30 EST-

[BigOrangeTrain]

Pretty much guarantees IU a spot even if they get shat kicked out of them by OSU and guarantees PSU a spot even if they lose to MN....

But how does that mean we are screwed?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Texas is overrated as hell too....

So who isn’t overrated?

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

But how does that mean we are screwed?

Ok, let's say PSU loses to MN and we lose to UGA. Us and PSU 10-2. They will get in over us without a Top 25 win.

Let's say IU loses to Ohio State and we lose to UGA. They will get in over us playing 1 game all year against a Top 40 team...

 

[Sin City Vol]

Texas is the most overrated team right now. Their best win is Vandy…they have a chance when they play A&M but they’re where they are due to preseason ranking and name.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

So who isn’t overrated?

OSU, Oregon, Ole Miss, us, Bama, UGA, Boise

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Ok, let's say PSU loses to MN and we lose to UGA. Both are 10-2. They will get in over us without a Top 25 win.

Let's say IU loses to Ohio State and we lose to UGA. They will get in over us playing 1 game against a Top 40 team...

You are making assumptions. Your scenarios would be valid if the playoffs happen right now. Still football left. The bottom line is we have to win out. That’s not getting screwed. It’s just the way it is.

We win out and we are in. Lose to UGA and likely we are out. Welcome to the dumbazz clown show that is the expanded playoffs. Remember, this is what almost everyone (not me) wanted.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

OSU, Oregon, Ole Miss, us, Bama, UGA, Boise

Boise State has played one team and they lost. They are absolutely overrated.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

You are making assumptions. Your scenarios would be valid if the playoffs happen right now. Still football left. The bottom line is we have to win out. That’s not getting screwed. It’s just the way it is.

We win out and we are in. Lose to UGA and likely we are out. Welcome to the dumbazz clown show that is the expanded playoffs. Remember, this is what almost everyone (not me) wanted.

When IU goes up 3 spots after barely beating a dogshit team at home, my assumptions are pretty valid.

When PSU is #4 although they lost at home to the only team that had a pulse, my assumptions are valid.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Boise State has played one team and they lost. They are absolutely overrated.

They played and destroyed Washington State who is in top 20.

They barely lost on the road to #1 team

Their resume is better than Texas or Ped State

Ped State and Texas played 1 team and LOST AT HOME

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

They played and destroyed Washington State who is in top 20.

They barely lost on the road to #1 team

Their resume is better than Texas or Ped State

Ped State and Texas played 1 team and LOST AT HOME

Like I said, welcome to the clown show that is the expanded playoffs.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

PSU's Resume

Loss at home to OSU

NC home wins against BG, WV, Kent St

Remainder is conference games against teams with combined Conference record of 19-33.

 

[TrueOrange]

Agreed, gotta win out. Our defense is doing great but our offense has been less than. If it comes down to it a 2 loss bama and a 2 loss TN they will be in ahead of us just with there roster talent. He'll they could win the natty!

I mean, it's also the current resumes as well.

Tennessee's resume currently consists of:
- a win over the #10 team (7-2 Alabama),
- a win over a 5-5 teams (Oklahoma)
- a win over a 5-5 team (NC State),
- a win over a 4-5 team (Florida),
- and a win over a 3-6 team (Kentucky)
(not getting into the FCS team win or the winless MAC team; neither do anything to strengthen the schedule).

And unfortunately, Tennessee also has a bad loss in 5-4 Arkansas (it's not as terrible as it was...but there's a fair number of teams in these rankings whose loss or losses came to ranked teams)

The other (Alabama's resume) currently has:
- a win over the #12 team (7-2 Georgia),
- a win over the #21 team (6-3 South Carolina)
- a win over the #22 team (6-3 LSU)
- a win over the #23 team (7-2 Missouri)
- a win over a 5-4 team (Wisconsin)
(and similar to early, the win over the 4-6 AAC team and the win over the FCS team don't do anything to further strengthen the schedule...they're not really worth getting into, as is the case with UTC and 0-9 Kent State for Tennessee)

And of the two losses Alabama has, one is to the #7 team (8-1 Tennessee) and the other is to a 6-4 Vanderbilt (a team that had popped into and out of rankings this year).

 

[TrueOrange]

Boise State has played one team and they lost. They are absolutely overrated.

Doesn't really matter all that much since the highest ranked Group of 5 Conference Championship automatically gets into the playoff field.

 

[VolPack22]

PSU's Resume

Loss at home to OSU

NC home wins against BG, WV, Kent St

Remainder is conference games against teams with combined Conference record of 19-33.

Not to mention Bowling Green was winning that game at the half. And was a 3 point game with 5 minutes left in the game. That should be looked at as half a loss in the committee’s eyes if they want to bring up stuff like “eye test”.

 

[Golfprovol]

When your best win is barely beating a dogshit Michigan team at home, yes...


When PSU's best win is barely beating a probable 5-6 loss team in USC...yes

Take off the orange glasses, one of our loss is against a team that will probably end up 6-6

 

[Golfprovol]

When they have better wins and a tougher schedule than the 1 loss teams. Yes

What about when they have worse losses? Indiana might finish 11-1 with a loss to OSU, we got beat by Arkansas who will more than likely end up 6-6.

Lots of football to play though. Just keep winning

 

[Golfprovol]

Agreed, gotta win out. Our defense is doing great but our offense has been less than. If it comes down to it a 2 loss bama and a 2 loss TN they will be in ahead of us just with there roster talent. He'll they could win the natty!

Well they would also have beaten LSU and Georgia, which we would have lost to if we are 10-2

 

[Golfprovol]

They want to do 4 sec 4 big 10.
Texas
Bama
Georgia if we loose
Ole miss
That’s exactly what they’re going to do. It’s such horse crap, to scared to go 5 sec and 3 big 10 even tho that’s the way it should be

If the Big10 has 4 1 loss teams, then they should get in above a 2 loss SEC team.

 

[VolPack22]

Take off the orange glasses, one of our loss is against a team that will probably end up 6-6

Penn State also only had a 3 point lead over Bowling Green with less than 5 minutes left in the game. But I guess everyone just glosses over that one?

 

[A-RodWiLks]

If the Big10 has 4 1 loss teams, then they should get in above a 2 loss SEC team.

Dumb.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Take off the orange glasses, one of our loss is against a team that will probably end up 6-6

True, we lost on the road to a probable 6-6 or 7-5 team. But we got about as good of a win as you can get to offset that....

Penn State, Texas and IU may end up with a combined 0 combined top 30 wins between them

 

[JohnnyJava]

How?

UT got jumped by BYU which is ranked 27th in FPI/22nd in sp+. I watched the BYU/refs vs Utah game. The selection committee obviously did not. Also Indiana jumped UT without any wins over anyone in the upper half of the B1G.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

If the Big10 has 4 1 loss teams, then they should get in above a 2 loss SEC team.

Alabama and Georgia will play 5 Top 25 teams each.

Penn and Indiana will play 2 total....

 

[Golfprovol]

Dumb.

Your opinion. I just used math that 1 loss is better than 2

 

[Golfprovol]

True, we lost on the road to a probable 6-6 or 7-5 team. But we got about as good of a win as you can get to offset that....

Penn State, Texas and IU may end up with a combined 0 combined top 30 wins between them

If Texas wins the SEC they will have a top 10 win, they will also have beaten A&M to get there. Our schedule isn't much harder than any of those. All the ranked teams we have beaten are not ranked anymore, with the exception of Bama. So we have 1 top 15 win.