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[Mike in STL]

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma

[Mike in STL]

5. Georgia
6. Ohio St.

[Mike in STL]

Glad 2 loss Georgia didn’t make it. Every game still matters. Regular seasons and conference championships are still relevant.

[SportsGuy]

Georgia should be in.

[Mike in STL]

Alabama and Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, so as not to be closer to Oklahoma in Dallas.
Clemson and Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl.

[Mike in STL]

Georgia should be in.

When ESPN flashed the metrics, Georgia had the slightest of edges over Oklahoma in the ones that matter. Is there much of a difference between 2nd and 3rd Strength of record? If Oklahoma played like the 20th SOR, ok, sure.

When all the metrics differences are razor thin, go with the team with the conference title, which is appetantly the first box the committee checks off according to what they mentioned on the show.

[SportsGuy]

Conference titles mean nothing anymore imo.

I want the 4 best teams. UGA is better than OU..of course, both are better than ND.

[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: First look at Alabama-Oklahoma and Clemson-Notre Dame
http://www.espn.com/...layoff-previews

[Mike in STL]

Conference titles mean nothing anymore imo.

I want the 4 best teams. UGA is better than OU..of course, both are better than ND.

I’ll buy that both are better than ND

[Mike in STL]

Semi finals are the Orange and Cotton Bowls. If conferences that typically play these bowls holds up, (1) Alabama vs. (4) Oklahoma in the Cotton and (2) Clemson vs. (3) Notre Dame in the Orange make sense.

Ohio State vs. Washington in the Rose Bowl
Georgia vs. Penn State in the Sugar Bowl
LSU vs. UCF in the Fiesta Bowl
Florida vs. Michigan in the Peach Bowl

From the other thread. I was close, didn’t see Texas getting a NY6 game. They play UGA. Had the rest right. Flip the game for the semis.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Dec. 29

Orange Bowl
Miami

8 p.m.
ESPN

Semifinal

(1) Alabama vs. (4) Oklahoma

 

Dec. 29

Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas

4 p.m.
ESPN

Semifinal

(2) Clemson vs. (3) Notre Dame

[BSLChrisStoner]

Jan. 1

Sugar
New Orleans

8:45 p.m.
ESPN

SEC vs. Big 12

Georgia vs. Texas

 

Jan. 1

Rose
Pasadena, Calif.

5 p.m.
ESPN

Big Ten vs. Pac-12

Ohio State vs. Washington    

 

Jan. 1

Fiesta
Glendale, Ariz.

1 p.m.
ESPN

At-large vs. At-large

LSU vs. UCF

 

Dec. 29

Peach
Atlanta

Noon
ESPN

At-large vs. At-large

Florida vs. Michigan

[BSLChrisStoner]

Jan. 1
Citrus
Orlando, Fla.
1 p.m. (ABC)
Kentucky vs. Penn State

Jan. 1
Outback
Tampa, Fla. Noon (ESPN2)
Mississippi State vs. Iowa

Dec. 31
Sun

El Paso, Tex. 2 p.m. (CBS)
Pitt vs. Stanford

Dec. 31
Taxslayer
Jacksonville, Fla.  7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas A&M vs. NC State

Dec. 31
Holiday
San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. (FS1)
Northwestern vs. Utah

Dec. 31
Liberty
Memphis                 
3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State

Dec. 31
Redbox
Santa Clara, Calif. 3 p.m. (FOX)
Michigan State vs. Oregon


Dec. 31
Military 
Annapolis, Md. Noon (ESPN)
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

Dec. 29      
Arizona

Tucson, Ariz. 1:15 p.m. (CBSSN)
Nevada vs. Arkansas State


Dec. 29
Belk
Charlotte, N.C. 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
South Carolina vs. Virginia



Dec. 28
Alamo
San Antonio, Tex. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Iowa State vs. Washington State

Dec. 28
Camping World
Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) 
West Virginia vs. Syracuse

Dec. 28
Music City
Nashville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Auburn vs. Purdue

Dec. 27
Texas
Houston, Tex. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Baylor vs. Vanderbilt


Dec. 27
Pinstripe
New York 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Wisconsin vs. Miami                                   

 

Dec. 27
Independence
Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Temple vs. Duke

Dec. 26
Cheez-It
Phoenix, Ariz. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
TCU vs. Cal

Dec. 26
Quick Lane
Detroit, Mich. 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech 

Dec. 26
First Responder

Dallas, Tex. 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Boston College vs. Boise State

Dec. 22
Hawaii
Honolulu 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii vs. La. Tech

Dec. 22
Dollar General
Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Buffalo vs. Troy

Dec. 22
Armed Forces
Fort Worth, Tex. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Army vs. Houston


Dec. 22
Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala. Noon (ESPN)
Memphis vs. Wake Forest

Dec. 21
Idaho Potato
Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. (ESPN)
BYU vs. Western Michigan

Dec. 21
Bahamas

Nassau, Bah. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Toledo vs. FIU

Dec. 20
Gasparilla
Tampa, Fla. 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Marshall vs. S. Florida

Dec. 19
Frisco

Frisco, Tex. 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Ohio vs. San Diego State

Dec. 18
Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. (ESPN)
UAB vs. N. Illinois

Dec. 15
New Orleans
New Orleans, La. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Appalachian State vs. MTSU

Dec. 15
Camellia
Montgomery, Ala. 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
E. Michigan vs. Ga. Southern

Dec. 15
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Arizona State vs. Fresno State 

Dec. 15
Cure
Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Tulane vs. Louisiana

Dec. 15
New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
N. Texas vs. Utah State

[Mike in STL]

39 bowls. 40 is the title game.

Army/Navy next week.

Miami Ohio, UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe, Wyoming, Liberty, Southern Miss were bowl eligible, not selected.

Clearly we need 3 more bowl games

[BSLMikeLowe]

Even though I can get on board with Georgia being the better team than Oklahoma (and ND for that matter), I'm just as fine with them being out as I would have been if they were in. They knew going in to yesterday's game that for all intents and purposes that was the start of the Playoff for them....it was very likely going to be win or go home.

[SportsGuy]

Even though I can get on board with Georgia being the better team than Oklahoma (and ND for that matter), I'm just as fine with them being out as I would have been if they were in. They knew going in to yesterday's game that for all intents and purposes that was the start of the Playoff for them....it was very likely going to be win or go home.

I agree. A case can be made for or against 3 teams to be the 4th team.

[Dr. FLK]

Georgia should be in.

 

I'd be with you if they didn't have a 20 point loss on their resume.

[BSLChrisStoner]

SI: By Choosing Oklahoma Over Georgia, Committee Puts Playoff Expansion Frenzy on Hold (for Now)

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Ranking all 39 college football bowl games from the Gasparilla Bowl to the Orange Bowl
https://www.cbssport...he-orange-bowl/

[BSLChrisStoner]

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