Likely 3 Two-Loss Teams and a Top 5 Wiscy
Yesterday was Moving Day, as several squads were severely exposed (I'm looking at you ND, MSU and UGA), and at least 3 two loss teams (OSU, Auburn, and USC) will likely grace the new Top 10. Wiscy will be anywhere from #2 to #5, depending on your poll (probably #4 or #5 in CFP rankings).
Love the setup for our last two weekends, with a winnable top 5 game at Camp Randall and The Game featuring OSU likely no lower than #8. With Auburn looking legit - and UGA likely to face its second loss in the SEC Championship game, to either Bama or Auburn, and Clemson and Miami girding for an ACC Championship CFP play-in game, definitely a Chaos Year where a two-win team gets in.
Win the damn games. Go Blue!
November 12th, 2017 at 11:15 PM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
Not 7. That is for sure. Maybe after a bowl game but not after the next two. The highest we would be is 9.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:42 AM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 9:43 AM ^
team gets in, the playoff would have been expanded to 96 teams I would think!
November 12th, 2017 at 9:50 AM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 9:51 AM ^
Obviously, a lot can (and already has happened), but this week looks like
Bama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Miami, Auburn, Wisconsin.
If everything holds serve,
Bama gets in, winner of ACC between Clemson is in, OKlahoma is in, The 4th spot would be the interesting one. It seems PAC is out. Is BIG out if Wisconsin does not win? SEC getting 2 seems potentially dashed, unless Bama were to lose to Georgia on some fluky play or really bad call, or if Bama lost a nailbiter to Auburn, who then goes on to win the SEC.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^
Bama will lose to Auburn and they may lose to Georgia as well. They are running on reputation this year more than any other year in this run. They are not anywhere near the team they have been in prior years.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:25 AM ^
cannot lose to both, I don't believe. Which is why I think they could in, based on reputation and other outcomes/conference results.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
Exactly. That is what I am getting at too. If they lose to Auburn, things would be a bit wacky.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:21 AM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 10:50 AM ^
A 12-1 Miami would have a pretty weak resume. They would have only 1 victory over a ranked opponent (Notre Dame, which was being propped up by a close loss to Georgia, who just got blown out). Miami's best two wins after ND are Virginia Tech who will now be unranked after losing and Toledo who also just lost.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
unless OK loses two more times. a two loss OK gets in over OSU.
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November 12th, 2017 at 1:43 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 9:44 AM ^
We can win out if we can score 28 points each game. Brandon Peters will have to hit some big passes as well as consistantly make sure his short passes are on the money.
No turnovers!
November 12th, 2017 at 10:06 AM ^
Because there's no way you could say with certainty that you hold OSU to less than 28 points. They could have scored 70 on the not terrible MSU defense yesterday.
And even Wisconsin has managed to put 30+ on pretty solid Ds. What people fail to see with Wisconsin is that they're a team that does what Harbaugh wants to do but can actually execute it. They primarily run but they actually do have the passing game working enough to keep teams honest. Our D will get punished if they zone in exclusively on the run.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
and calling a take optimistic doesn't equate calling it impossible. It just means it veers toward the positive end of possible outcomes.
No-one knows how the game will go because of all the unknown parameters. There's a large range of possible outcomes.
The problem is that in reality the greater number of the realistic outcomes are not ending in a Michigan win, but in some people's heads that balance of likelihood has shifted considerably toward the Michigan win scenario as a likely outcome. This creates a significantly higher chance for meltdowns, outrage etc. if the outcome happens to fall onto the negative side of things.
November 12th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 10:19 AM ^
If MSU, PSU, and Michigan win out, it will be a 4-way tie in the east. Who gets to go to the BTC?
November 12th, 2017 at 10:29 AM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
It’s most likely that OSU still goes.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^
Would have been nice to have scored 50+ pts against 2 of the last 3 opponents.
Rutg, Minni, MD.
November 12th, 2017 at 2:06 PM ^
Michigan ranked 19th.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:49 PM ^
I don't get the talk about Speight having more experience in high pressure situations. Two things. 1) It doesn't matter how much experience you have if you're not very good. 2) Peters is going to have to play in a game with high pressure at some point. Why not now? No time like the present. We've seen what Speight did and I wasn't impressed. Hard to imagine Peters can be any worse.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:40 PM ^
Was at the game Saturday and it allowed me to see the whole field and really diagnose some of the issues. Sure, Peters missed a couple of throws including an open deep route - but a consistent theme throughout the entire game was that the receivers got 0 separation, and the playcalling consistently called for very slow developing routes. Due to this, receivers were generally never open or only open once Peters was already pressured. If this has been true the entire season, it may explain much of the QB struggles.
It's imperative that the D plays well against Wiscy and not get way behind early like at PSU. If we can do that, I think we can win a close game down the stretch.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^