re: 3 Scenarios for making the playoffs

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TigerFanForLife1967

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I hope we don't getin.

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Does not compute.






Please see the eternal optimist's post at bottom of page 1. Thanks, pessimist.

There's a few things that could happen but most realistic.

1st and foremost we have to run the table.

-TCU beats Baylor --> Baylor beats Okie State

-Bama loses to Mississippi State

-Stanford beats Notre Dame --> Stanford loses to Utah or UCLA in title game

-UNC beats Clemson in ACC title


It's possible we get it, improbable, but possible.

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Nut up you son of a bitch. I'd rather get beat again in the playoffs than be sitting at home twiddling my fingers after playing Duke in the chicken bowl.

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Amen! i want that arse again!

I don't think we need Bama or Clemson to lose...would certainly help and be awesome but not likely imo.

If we are ranked 6-7 tonight and win our remaining three games by double digits, and have the needed teams lose ahead of us, then I think we are in. Realistically every team ahead of us have real potential losses ahead on their schedules. We only need 3, maybe even only two to happen.

i wont believe we are out of it until we have 2 losses. simple as that, 14 point loss on the road to Bama is not a bad loss.

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we are out of it until we have 2 losses. simple as that, 14 point loss on the road to Bama is not a bad loss.

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Uh, did you actually watch the game???

Yes, the scoreboard said we lost by 14, but we were completely dominated and the game stats clearly show that. The committee will take notice.

There are many more than 3....



Playoff Order:



Four of these five are IN if they happen.

Clemson (as undefeated ACC Champ)

Alabama (as 1-loss SEC Champ, Florida or LSU in as well, but likely lower seeded)

Undefeated Big Ten Champ (Ohio State or Iowa)

Undefeated Big 12 Champ (Okie State or Baylor)

1-loss Pac Ten Champ (if Stanford ) OR Notre Dame)

Now here’s where it becomes a real complicated case…You know, a lot of ins, a lot of outs, a lot of what-have yous.

1-loss Big 12 Champ (if Baylor or Oklahoma State)

1-loss non-champion LSU

1-loss Big Ten Champ (if Ohio State)

1-loss Pac-12 Champ (If Utah)

1-loss Big 12 Champ (if TCU or Oklahoma)

1-loss ACC Champ (Clemson or UNC) …team would have likely lost to South Carolina!

1-loss Big Ten Champ (Iowa, Michigan State)

2-loss Pac 12 Champ (Stanford, Utah)

2-loss Notre Dame

2-loss Big 10 Champ (Michigan)



No doubt- the committee will probably not want two teams for the same conference. Based on that and the fact that the Big 12 got left out last year, I think one-loss Baylor or Okie State with a “quality loss” would get in over 1-loss LSU…though there always could be some pro-LSU sentiment because of 2011. Ohio State could also be in the discussion based on the manner of loss – although the overall weakness of their schedule hurts them.

Assuming Bama wins out, LSU’s loss (#2 Bama) would be much better than Utah’s (18 to USC) Oklahoma’s (Texas) or TCUs (20 points to Okie State, who would obviously fall in rankings). 1-loss ACC Champs would be UNC (South Carolina) beats Clemson in title game or Clemson loses to South Carolina the week before. 1-loss Iowa as Big 10 Champ most likely is loss to Nebraska, which would also be 1-loss Michigan State’s.

LSU's loss is to a top three team. If the play off committee uses the same criteria they used to rank teams last week LSU should be ranked #5 and if they win the next three games they are in.

You left off the possibility that Bama could lose to College of Charleston...