The current rankings show the committee wants two SEC teams. It's set up for Bama to win this Saturday and win the SEC. LSU wins out and also makes the playoff.
Bama being #4 and Notre Dame #5 is bullshit. It shouldn't be a surprise though.
I don't think 2 SEC teams is realistic. Bama probably has the easiest path to get to the finish line (SEC Title game) with 1 loss although the game next week at Starkvegas could be a massive hangover game. LSU's strength of schedule is coming up over this month with games against Bama, Ole Miss, TAMU, and Arkansas. Florida also has a say in this debate and will not be a push over to the West Winner (whoever that may be). And of course, the elephant in the room is Ole Miss who is relatively well positioned with a game this weekend against Arkansas, a rest week to get ready for LSU before heading to Starkvegas and the Egg Bowl.
As for Bama being #4 and Notre Dame #5, IMO, ND has the stronger resume at this point as its loss was a) on the road and b) was to the #1 ranked team in the current poll (Clemson) compared to Bama that got beat at home to a 2-loss team in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated.
Notre Dame sucks. They would get smoked in the playoffs. They barely beat Temple and Virginia.
Someone this morning said, if it was Oklahoma and Texas instead of TCU and Baylor would the rankings be the same.
The current rankings show the committee wants two SEC teams. It's set up for Bama to win this Saturday and win the SEC. LSU wins out and also makes the playoff.
Bama being #4 and Notre Dame #5 is bullshit. It shouldn't be a surprise though.
I don't think 2 SEC teams is realistic. Bama probably has the easiest path to get to the finish line (SEC Title game) with 1 loss although the game next week at Starkvegas could be a massive hangover game. LSU's strength of schedule is coming up over this month with games against Bama, Ole Miss, TAMU, and Arkansas. Florida also has a say in this debate and will not be a push over to the West Winner (whoever that may be). And of course, the elephant in the room is Ole Miss who is relatively well positioned with a game this weekend against Arkansas, a rest week to get ready for LSU before heading to Starkvegas and the Egg Bowl.
As for Bama being #4 and Notre Dame #5, IMO, ND has the stronger resume at this point as its loss was a) on the road and b) was to the #1 ranked team in the current poll (Clemson) compared to Bama that got beat at home to a 2-loss team in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated.
Notre Dame sucks. They would get smoked in the playoffs. They barely beat Temple and Virginia.
Someone this morning said, if it was Oklahoma and Texas instead of TCU and Baylor would the rankings be the same.
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I guess that might be a good argument two or three years ago. I'll give you that.