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[BSLMikeLowe]

[BSLMikeLowe]

The CFP bracket based on today's rankings - number in ( ) is the seed, not the ranking

1st Rd*
(9) Notre Dame at (8) Tennessee
(10) Alabama at (7) Indiana
(11) Ole Miss at (6) Penn State
(12) Boise State at (5) Ohio State

Quarterfinal
8/9 vs (1) Oregon
7/10 vs (2) Texas
6/11 vs (3) BYU
5/12 vs (4) Miami


*games played at the home field of higher-seeded team

[BSLSteveBirrer]

The QB for UNLV has reportedly got an NIL offer of $1M for 2025. Freaking ruining this sport.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Colorado having no issues with Utah early on.

[BSLMikeLowe]

What a finish to South Carolina-Missouri.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Boise State is off to a rough start at San Jose State early 2nd Qtr. Fell behind against the Spartans 14-0 then fumbled the ensuing kickoff.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Tennessee jumps out to an early 7-0 lead over Georgia. With the Bulldogs lousy offense and the Vols defense, that's a tough hole to be in.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Oregon's offense does not appear to have snapped out of the funk they were in last week against MD. They're down 10-6 against Wisconsin at halftime.

[BSLMikeLowe]

The Ducks are going to escape Madison with a 16-13 win, but they need to get their offense right during the bye next week if they want to make any noise in the playoffs.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Looks like Georgia is going to come back from a 10-0 deficit to beat Tennessee. I'm betting there will be a huge spike of Google searches for "SEC tiebreakers" coming shortly.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Two big After Dark upsets tonight. Kansas beat #6 BYU and #18 Washington State lost to New Mexico. For Kansas, now 4-6, it is the second straight week they have beat a ranked opponent (#17 Iowa State).

[BSLChrisStoner]

BSL: College Football Week 13 Overview

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[BSLMikeLowe]

AP Rankings

 

1. Oregon (62 1st place votes)

2. Ohio State

3. Texas

4. Penn State

5. Indiana

6. Notre Dame

7. Alabama

8. Georgia

9. Ole Miss

10. Tennessee

11. Miami

12. Boise State

13. SMU

14. BYU

15. Texas A&M

16. Colorado

17. Clemson

18. Army

19. South Carolina

20. Tulane

21. Arizona State

22. Iowa State

23. UNLV

24. Illinois

25. Washington State

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Once we stopped blitzing every down the D started to do a bit better. Pass defense still sucks but got us some key turnovers and the offense got rolling. Jeanty with 150+ yards and 3TDs.

[glenn__davis]

My long-held belief has been that if you go undefeated you should be an auto-bid to the playoffs, I don't care what conference you're in.  Felt strongly about his about UCF a few years back.  If you win every game on your schedule and don't get a chance to play for the championship that's a sports crime.  It's why I always felt the playoffs should have been 8 teams instead of 4, because conceivably an undefeated team from a lesser conference might get left out at 4 (which is exactly what happened to UCF).

 

That said, I'll be pulling big for Army against ND in a few weeks.  If they win that game they should be undefeated when they face Navy which is of course never a gimme.  But would the playoff committee still keep them out if they run the table?

[BSLMikeLowe]

My long-held belief has been that if you go undefeated you should be an auto-bid to the playoffs, I don't care what conference you're in.  Felt strongly about his about UCF a few years back.  If you win every game on your schedule and don't get a chance to play for the championship that's a sports crime.  It's why I always felt the playoffs should have been 8 teams instead of 4, because conceivably an undefeated team from a lesser conference might get left out at 4 (which is exactly what happened to UCF).

 

That said, I'll be pulling big for Army against ND in a few weeks.  If they win that game they should be undefeated when they face Navy which is of course never a gimme.  But would the playoff committee still keep them out if they run the table?

 

The good news is you won't have to wait a few weeks. They play this Saturday.

 

Army does get to play #25 Tulane in the AAC Championship game two weeks from Saturday. They also play UTSA on Nov 30, but no matter what happens they have already clinched a spot in the conference championship game. So it's a very interesting question as to what happens if they win the next three games. Does it vault them ahead of Boise State (or maybe the ACC or Big 12 champ) and into the CFP? They would arguably have a more impressive resume than the Broncos, and depending on the number of losses they carry maybe the ACC/Big 12 champ too.

 

Now if we really want to play devil's advocate, consider this scenario: Army wins its next three, gets into the CFP, then loses to Navy the Saturday after the CFP field is set.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

My long-held belief has been that if you go undefeated you should be an auto-bid to the playoffs, I don't care what conference you're in.  Felt strongly about his about UCF a few years back.  If you win every game on your schedule and don't get a chance to play for the championship that's a sports crime.  It's why I always felt the playoffs should have been 8 teams instead of 4, because conceivably an undefeated team from a lesser conference might get left out at 4 (which is exactly what happened to UCF).

 

That said, I'll be pulling big for Army against ND in a few weeks.  If they win that game they should be undefeated when they face Navy which is of course never a gimme.  But would the playoff committee still keep them out if they run the table?

Couple of thoughts here assuming both Army and BSU win out.

 

1. Army will be undefeated but BSU will have only one loss by 3 points on the road to #1 ranked Oregon.

2. BSU has wins over ranked WSU and UNLV (potentially twice). Army will have wins over ND and Tulane. But BSU is 74th in SOS while Army is 124th.

3. The Army - Navy game is after the final CFP rankings so it won't count. So Army will have played one less game than BSU at the time the decision is made and that game would rank as one of the tougher on their schedule.

 

Certainly I am biased but given the above I'd have BSU in over Army. 

 

So therefore I am a huge ND fan come Saturday!

[BSLMikeLowe]

 But BSU is 74th in SOS while Army is 124th.

 

But that's as we sit here now, and doesn't include the remaining games on the schedule. So Army would add (as of today) #6 Notre Dame, #25 Tulane, and UTSA (currently 5-5), while BSU would add Wyoming (currently 2-8), Oregon State (currently 4-6) and likely a rematch with UNLV. I'd say Army's SOS will go up while BSU's likely goes down. And no knock against the Broncos for how well they played, but I can't imagine it's a huge plus when the best bullet point on your resume came in a loss.

 

The whole Army/Navy game after the CFP field gets set is a legit quandary though. You can pretty much throw out the records in that game, plus Navy has been decent overall this season (though they've struggled in recent weeks). My guess is the CFP would probably have to look at that game as a bowl-type of game, just a meaningless exhibition, despite all the pageantry and tradition.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

But that's as we sit here now, and doesn't include the remaining games on the schedule. So Army would add (as of today) #6 Notre Dame, #25 Tulane, and UTSA (currently 5-5), while BSU would add Wyoming (currently 2-8), Oregon State (currently 4-6) and likely a rematch with UNLV. I'd say Army's SOS will go up while BSU's likely goes down. And no knock against the Broncos for how well they played, but I can't imagine it's a huge plus when the best bullet point on your resume came in a loss.

 

The whole Army/Navy game after the CFP field gets set is a legit quandary though. You can pretty much throw out the records in that game, plus Navy has been decent overall this season (though they've struggled in recent weeks). My guess is the CFP would probably have to look at that game as a bowl-type of game, just a meaningless exhibition, despite all the pageantry and tradition.

Yes but UNLV will be ranked when we beat them the next time too. No way Army ends up with a higher SOS than BSU. I'd put money on it. And how is it not a pretty positive when the only loss on your resume is by a FG on the road to #1 in the country. WAY tougher game than anything Army has done and not close. But I hope there is no conversation after Saturday when ND spanks Army.

 

And how can the committee view the Army - Navy game as meaningless?

1. Army will play one less game than BSU.

2. Navy was one of the toughest games on their schedule so they get to have it after the fact.

 

This has to way somewhat in the decision.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Yes but UNLV will be ranked when we beat them the next time too. No way Army ends up with a higher SOS than BSU. I'd put money on it. And how is it not a pretty positive when the only loss on your resume is by a FG on the road to #1 in the country. WAY tougher game than anything Army has done and not close. But I hope there is no conversation after Saturday when ND spanks Army.

 

And how can the committee view the Army - Navy game as meaningless?

1. Army will play one less game than BSU.

2. Navy was one of the toughest games on their schedule so they get to have it after the fact.

 

This has to way somewhat in the decision.

 

I just peaked at the MWC standings, and it's no sure thing that Boise will play UNLV for the title. If the season ended today it would be Colorado State over the Rebels.

 

When I say the CFP has to treat Army/Navy as meaningless I mean they simply can't take it into consideration when evaluating Army....there's just no way you can do that based on a game that has not been played. Army will still have a 12-game schedule thanks to the AAC Championship game. If they win in South Bend, and their two remaining games, I don't see how it is not a very tough decision for the committee as to whether they rank Army or BSU higher.

 

All that said I doubt the Cadets will win Saturday, but I'll be pulling like hell for them to win, not because of anything to do with Boise State, but because I can't imagine who in their right mind would want to root for Notre Dame (ew).