Three of the 5 teams just ahead of us lost, and we should jump them all. Granted, two of them (ND and Michigan) lost to highly ranked teams, but our loss was to a highly ranked team, too. We’ll probably be jumped by Wisconsin, who was just behind us and trounced a higher-ranked team on the road, but we still should still move up 2 spots into the top 10. That should help with media exposure and credibility as a playoff contender, which unfortunately both matter.
Nitpicking, but the game was in Wisconsin. Overall, I agree, we'll probably be ranked #10 in most polls.
Wiscy exposed a "higher ranked team" who never should have been there in the first place. If I had a vote, Meatchicken would not appear in my top 25 at all.
Pretty good list To have a legit shot at the playoffs, Texas will need one of the top 4 on that list to suffer 2 losses. I think Texas will jump 7, 6, and 5 when/if we beat blOwU. Basically Texas can't lose another game and needs a little luck on their side to get into the playoffs. At this point, the only thing we can control is winning the Big 12. That should be our #1 priority.
I agree with that top ten. I can't see those other teams losing two games so that Texas can advance to the playoffs.
Win out and playoffs is still a strong possibility. That (likely) means beating a top 10 OU team twice, and our one loss would look excusable - by season's end, it'll be three months in the past, and it was a close loss to a good team. Would be hard to leave out a one loss power 5 conference champion, with a blue blood name, riding an 11-game winning streak. Whether or not we'll win out is another story.
Klat's list is good Ohio State/Wisconsin could take care of one Texas/ouSUX takes care of the other Ala/lsu/uga this is tough since Georgia pays neither That's tough. Even with one loss (toa top 10 team) and the B12 championship, we could be looking in from the outside
The Thing about UGA is they have to play Bama/LSU winner in the championship game and more than likely will lose. Even if it is only one loss, because it is so late in the season, I'm pretty sure it will kill their chances of making it into the playoffs. Bama/LSU is the one I'm worried about. The loser of that game will be a one loss team and more than likely not drop very far plus they will have time to make up the distance. If it is LSU, they have a built in tie breaker because they already beat us. This is why I say, we need one of the top 4 to lose 2 games, this will ensure that Texas (if they win out) will be in the playoffs.
If we win out and beat OU twice, assuming that they (OU) don’t collapse, I like our chances to make the CFP. In fact, I predicted it before the season. October 12th will tell us everything we need to know. The biggest unknown commodity this year might be Clemson. They play nobody and based on how Auburn handled TAM at Cesspool Station yesterday, on has to wonder just how good they are. I’m not yet sold on tOSU although I respect Klatt’s opinion. While Michigan is a massive disappointment, Harbaugh may be playing for his job when they meet in November. That desperation will be a factor. I’m also not sold on Georgia. I question just how good ND is. The Bulldogs seem to always be overrated, and they disappoint most years. We just need to take care of business. And, if LSU is as good as many think, I would be more than happy to take on a rematch. Our ceiling is higher than theirs, especially on D. We were better last night than we were on the 7th, and we will be better again on the 12th. This D might actually turn out to be pretty good based on the growth we saw yesterday from two weeks ago.
[QUOTE="dukesteer, post: 1668122, member: 14802" I’m not yet sold on tOSU although I respect Klatt’s opinion. While Michigan is a massive disappointment, Harbaugh may be playing for his job when they meet in November. That desperation will be a factor. [/QUOTE] Not sold on tOSU because there is no such team around here (haven’t you been keeping up). There is aOSU.I’m not sold on them either.
LSU is Oklahoma right now. Except without the good running game. If LSU doesn't get the defense fixed, well you've seen what Bama and UGA have done to Oklahoma in the playoffs the last few years, even with that high powered offense. LSU did have 3 starters in the front 7 out due to injury vs Vandy (all 3 were hurt vs Texas), but still, if LSU doesn't get the D fixed they'll struggle against good teams this year.
Don't forget about the injuries we incurred yesterday. Though I haven't heard anything new, Green and Sterns esp.Sterns, will be missing significant time. Losing those players will make it more difficult for us.