Pickin' & Grinnin' - Conference Championships
Mates,
Conference championship games this weekend, and some good ones. Will be interesting to see how ohio and Wisconsin play out, and Auburn v. Georgia could be very good as well. The favored team is listed first, followed by the number of points they are favored by. Remember to pick them with the points, meaning for instance, ohio is favored by 6 points over Wisconsin. If you like Wisconsin in that game to either win or to at least lose by 6 or less, you'd pick Wisconsin.
Here are the relevant lines:
ohio 6 Wisconsin
Clemson 9 1/2 Miami
Auburn 2 Georgia
Oklahoma 7 TCU
USC 3 1/2 Stanford
Toledo 21 1/2 Akron (apparently the Rockets score. A lot.)
Have a great weekend.
XM
November 30th, 2017 at 11:33 PM ^
Wisconsin
Clemson
Auburn
Oklahoma
Stanford
Akron
November 30th, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:37 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:40 PM ^
If I could afford to bet, I would put money on OSU. This is exactly the kind of game they win 38-0.
November 30th, 2017 at 11:42 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:43 PM ^
Looks like Haskins will be playing. Who recovers from any type of knee surgery in one week?
November 30th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:48 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 11:51 PM ^
Wisconsin (straight up)
Clemson
Georgia (straight up)
Oklahoma
Stanford (straight up)
Toledo
CFP:
Clemson v.s. Wisconsin -> Wisconsin
Oklahoma v.s. Georgia -> Oklahoma
NC: Wisconsin
December 1st, 2017 at 12:50 AM ^
Please don't let OSU and Bama sneak in! It would be so typical and so stupid.
Go Badgers!!!!
December 1st, 2017 at 12:57 AM ^
OSU, Clemson, Georgia, TCU, Stanford, Akron
December 1st, 2017 at 3:11 AM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 5:48 AM ^
I like Wisc because I think they are the better team.
Clemson, Georggia, Oklahoma, and Stanford.
December 1st, 2017 at 7:27 AM ^
Wisconsin
Clemson
Georgia
Oklahoma
USC
Toledo
Wild Card pick for ya'll -- Georgia St rolls Idaho. Lay the points!
December 1st, 2017 at 7:50 AM ^
Oklahoma
Auburn
Clemson
USC
December 1st, 2017 at 8:07 AM ^
I don't really care who wins this weekend as long as Alabama and Ohio State don't make the playoffs.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^
As much as I hate to see it, OSU will probably beat Wisconsin, which will put Alabama in the Playoffs.
At the same time, I will relish seeing the buckeye fans complain when they are left out. "But a conference championship should matter."
December 1st, 2017 at 12:29 PM ^
If OSU beats Wisconsin as bad as they did in 2014, they're leapfrogging Alabama. No question about it. And OSU could do it. Wisconsin is a very good team but they are not as good as their ranking. There are several teams right behind them that I think would beat Wisconsin pretty handily.
December 1st, 2017 at 2:49 PM ^
OSU's offense isn't what it was in 2014 and Wisconsin's defense is much better.
That won't happen.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:16 AM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 8:41 AM ^
- Ohio State (8) beats Wisconsin (4) handily in the Big Ten championship game.
- TCU (11) avenges one of its two losses and beats Oklahoma (3) on a controversial last-second play in the Big XII championship game.
- Miami (7) beats Clemson (1) in a close ACC championship game.
- Georgia (6) avenges its only loss and beats Auburn (2), but by no more than three points in the SEC championship game.
- Stanford (12) avenges one of its three losses and beats Southern Cal (10) in the Pac 12 championship game.
- Memphis (20) avenges its only loss and beats UCF (14) by at least 14 points.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:29 AM ^
indeed.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:36 AM ^
I usually like Chaos, but in your scenario, OSU wins the conference championship (please no) and both OSU and Bama may make the playoff (please, no). I would expect Miami to get in with a win and don't want to see Clemson repeat, so I'm good with that one, Stanford, and Memphis winning. I guess I'd also rather see Auburn in the playoff since we recruit more against Georgia.
December 1st, 2017 at 10:36 AM ^
At 11-2, Ohio State's record would be the same as Oklahoma's, a team that beat Ohio State in Columbus. A close loss to TCU in the Big XII championship game on a controversial, last-second play might give the edge to Oklahoma over Ohio State. Let's not forget that the Big Ten champion, Penn State, did NOT make the playoffs last season. I'd be fine with Ohio State being excluded from the playoffs.
In the chaos scenario I've outlined, I considered this to be the possible final rankings by the Committee: Georgia - 1, Alabama - 2, Clemson - 3, Oklahoma - 4, Miami - 5, Ohio State - 6, Auburn - 7, TCU - 8, Wisconsin - 9, Stanford - 10, Penn State - 11, Washington - 12, Southern Cal - 13, Notre Dame - 14, LSU-15, Memphis - 16, UCF - 17, Michigan State - 18, Washington State - 19, Oklahoma State - 20.
Taking Miami over Clemson is the only possible change I'd envsion because of the head-to-head results in the ACC championship game.
But if Miami were to beat Clemson in a close game (especially if Clemson were also to have lost on a controversial play), then based on (a) each of those teams having lost to a 4-8 team on the road, (b) Clemson's loss having occurred on Friday, October 13 when their starting QB was injured, while MIami's loss having been in the final regular-season game, and (c) Clemson being the defending national champion, Clemson might get the slight edge there.
In my chaos scenario, despite Ohio State winning the Big Ten championship game, only one conference champion (Georgia) would be in the playoffs AND the traditional Rose Bowl conferences would be excluded from the playoffs, BUT then have a chance to meet in a New Year's Six Bowl game.
Like I said, heads would explode.
December 1st, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^
but also want to see something different. Please no Alabama or Clemson in the playoff. Don't care to see another championship game between those two.
December 1st, 2017 at 12:05 PM ^
I agree that would be a highly entertaining mess, but I'd rather not award OSU a conference championship or risk an OSU national championship. Still rooting for Wisconsin.
December 1st, 2017 at 1:06 PM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 1:16 PM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
Wisconsin over OSU
Clemson over Miami
Georgia over Auburn
Oklahoma over TCU
Stanford over USC
Toledo over Akron
December 1st, 2017 at 9:28 AM ^
are your picks with the points or simply, team A beats team B?
December 1st, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
Unfortunately I have OSU over Wisconsin, and I have them winning big. This is just one of those kinds of games where I feel like they as a team finally wake up and are going to absolutely lay waste to Wisconsin in an effort to make the playoff. They'll win, sneak into the playoff as the four seed, and we'll all sit there wondering how the fuck we let this happen after last week.
Clemson over Miami. Miami was exposed big time against Pitt last week, and while they're a very good team this year, I don't see them beating Clemson unless Clemson turns the ball over 4-5 times. If OSU makes the playoff, Clemson is who I want them facing. Clemson seems to have their number.
I want Georgia to win (wife is a huge UGa fan and they're my unofficial second team), but I really don't believe much has changed in the last three weeks since Auburn curbstomped Georgia. It will be a closer game, and Georgia playing right in their own backyard helps. But if Kerryon Johnson can carry the load I don't see Georgia being able to beat them. If he's really hurt, and if their pass rush can get to Stidham, they've got a shot. But true freshman QBs against elite defenses are usually recipes for disaster. I've got Auburn by 10.
Oklahoma over TCU, probably something like 42-31.
Stanford over USC - Bryce Love just absolutely runs over USC tonight
December 1st, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^
We can call them Ohio State or OSU for short again. Brady Hoke is gone...
December 1st, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
around with, their stadium name (ohio stadium), their logo on their field, trademark, letterhead is also that 'O', not 'OSU' or some other variation of it, and i think their fight song has it too somewhere. so they are 'ohio', by their own designation.
December 1st, 2017 at 11:41 AM ^
I know, that is what Hoke said too...
Fact is they are Ohio State
December 1st, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
did and that would be good reasoning on his part.
b.) you should tell ohio to start using 'state' in its band, flags, song, stadium, logo, etc. they do, i do, they don't, i won't.
December 1st, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
Wisconsin +6
Miami -+9 1/2
Auburn -2
TCU +7
USC - 3 1/2
Akron +21 1/2
December 1st, 2017 at 1:54 PM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
Picking with my heart:
Wisconsin
Miami
Auburn
Oklahoma
Stanford
Picking with my head:
OSU
Clemson
Georgia
Oklahoma
USC
December 1st, 2017 at 2:46 PM ^
As a threshold matter, the Chips and Toledo are the two best MAC teams. Would love to see that rematch rather than 7-5 Akron.
OSU over Wisconsin
Clemson over Miami
Auburn over Georgia
Oklahoma over TCU
USC over Stanford
Toledo over Akron
December 1st, 2017 at 7:20 PM ^
I haven't looked at tomorrow's games yet. I'm teasing USC-Stanford. I have Stanford +10 and over 52 (teased 6 points).
December 2nd, 2017 at 12:41 AM ^
Beat the freakin bucknuts.