Race to the 4 spots in the College Playoffs

[Triple B]

55 minutes ago, MMW said:

Maybe we should have run of the score more?  

It's not about how we won so much as it's about who we've beaten ..

[Apis Bull]

1 hour ago, Bulls1181 said:

Just keep winning and we will have a nice resume for the committee. If we win out and continue to demolish people then we would have:

The Nations longest winning streak at 17 games

Scored 30 plus points in 29 straight games

12-0 Record

30-4 in the last 34 games

+25 point differential per game

Coach Strong.. We've never had this much coverage because of the coach

 

These two may or may not happen just by winning out.

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Bulls1181 said:

Coach Strong.. We've never had this much coverage because of the coach

I agree that a coach does play somewhat of a part in the voting. There's no way Miami is #8 with what they've done without Richt there ...

[Apis Bull]

1 minute ago, Triple B said:

I agree that a coach does play somewhat of a part in the voting. There's no way Miami is #8 with what they've done without Richt there ...

They still have pedigree and get the benefit of the doubt.

[Bulls1181]

1 hour ago, Apis Bull said:

These two may or may not happen just by winning out.

They will need to dominate in order to be considered. 

[Capital H]

People, you are delusional if you think USF, or any G5 team, will get invited to the playoffs this year.

The only way it will ever happen, and even in this hypothetical I would be skeptical, is if a team like USF (or UCF or Houston) ran the table 2 seasons in a row, with big regular season wins and winning their NY6 bowl (or two) before. Houston would have been a great litmus test last year before they crapped out.

[Mama_Bull]

36 minutes ago, Capital H said:

People, you are delusional if you think USF, or any G5 team, will get invited to the playoffs this year.

The only way it will ever happen, and even in this hypothetical I would be skeptical, is if a team like USF (or UCF or Houston) ran the table 2 seasons in a row, with big regular season wins and winning their NY6 bowl (or two) before. Houston would have been a great litmus test last year before they crapped out.

 

USF was ranked #19 in the final polls after winning our bowl game against South Carolina and continued to be ranked in the preseason and have been currently ranked for 11 consecutive weeks. So we do have that to our credit.

IF both Michigan State and Wisconsin, who are ranked, had remained on the 2018 USF schedule, plus we also had beaten a couple of ranked AAC teams on the way to winning the CCG, and our overall record was 12-0, we would have had a realistic chance to make the playoffs, even more so if there was no other, or perhaps just one other, undefeated team.

IMO, under such circumstances, we would be seriously in the conversation for playoff consideration, and rightfully so.

 

Edited October 16, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[USFBulls12]

4 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

 

USF was ranked #19 in the final polls after winning our bowl game against South Carolina and continued to be ranked in the preseason and have been currently ranked for 11 consecutive weeks. So we do have that to our credit.

IF both Michigan State and Wisconsin, who are ranked, had remained on the 2018 USF schedule, plus we also had beaten a couple of ranked AAC teams on the way to winning the CCG, and our overall record was 12-0, we would have had a realistic chance to make the playoffs, especially so if there was no other, or perhaps just one other, undefeated team.

IMO, under such circumstances, we would be seriously in the conversation for playoff consideration, and rightfully so.

 

Mama is correct. We needed standout wins vs P5 teams this season and didn't have them on the schedule. Wins vs Wisconsin and Michigan St this year we would be 6-0 and ranked in the top 6 right now..win out the remainder of the schedule and due to attrition of teams 1-5, we would finish Top 4 and in the playoffs. Won't happen this season because of that.

[Bulls1181]

37 minutes ago, Capital H said:

People, you are delusional if you think USF, or any G5 team, will get invited to the playoffs this year.

The only way it will ever happen, and even in this hypothetical I would be skeptical, is if a team like USF (or UCF or Houston) ran the table 2 seasons in a row, with big regular season wins and winning their NY6 bowl (or two) before. Houston would have been a great litmus test last year before they crapped out.

Crazy results have to still  happen but at this point there is a small, small chance.. 

[Bullshiznitz]

The only chance of it happening this year are 2 P5 conferences shizniting the bed (conference champion having 3 losses), UCF & Memphis both winning out until they play us, and runner's up in the SEC (UGA) and Big Ten having atleast 2 losses.  The second two are possible, but don't see 2 P5 conferences having champions with 3 or more losses.  Maybe the PAC12 (as USC and Stanford both still play ND, and Wash, Wash st, Stanford still all have to play each other), but don't see a realistic road for a 3 loss champion in the ACC or Big 12