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re: Does UNC deserve a playoff spot if they beat Clemson?

Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:41 pm to
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 4:41 pm to
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Not turning a blind eye to Delaware. My argument is there isn't much difference in playing a bottom dweller FBS and FCS school vs. two FCS schools. Both schedules would result in near-automatic wins.


As was pointed out earlier, it definitely matters who those teams are. North Dakota State and McNeese State would be less of a negative than NC A&T and Delaware.

If you really want the comparison, here it is:

Virginia Tech (42) - South Carolina (71)
Western Michigan (65) - Illinois (72)
Northern Illinois (70) - NC A&T (154)
Hawaii (166) - Delaware (193)

Notice that every single team Ohio State played OOC, but Hawaii, is ranked ahead of every single team UNC played OOC. UNC also has a loss against that. A win over Clemson brings UNC closer, but they're still a good bit behind.
Posted by EastCarolinaHeel
Member since Nov 2015
277 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 5:26 pm to
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If you really want the comparison, here it is:

Virginia Tech (42) - South Carolina (71)
Western Michigan (65) - Illinois (72)
Northern Illinois (70) - NC A&T (154)
Hawaii (166) - Delaware (193)



OOC sure. If we're really going to compare OSU vs. UNC (should UNC win this weekend) then this would be the more appropriate comparison as UNC will have played one more game:

#1 Clemson------------------------------UNC
#5 MSU----------------OSU
#19 Michigan-----------OSU
#34 Pitt---------------------------------UNC
#42 VT-----------------OSU---------------UNC
#46 Miami--------------------------------UNC
#47 NCSU---------------------------------UNC
#51 PSU----------------OSU
#53 GT-----------------------------------UNC
#57 Duke---------------------------------UNC
#65 Western Michigan---OSU
#66 Minnesota----------OSU
#67 Indiana------------OSU
#70 Northern Illinois--OSU
#71 South Carolina-----------------------UNC
#72 Illinois-----------OSU---------------UNC
#76 Virginia-----------------------------UNC
#85 Maryland-----------OSU
#93 Wake Forest--------------------------UNC
#97 Rutgers------------OSU
#154 NC A&T-------------------------------UNC
#166 Hawaii-------------OSU

or

UNC / OSU

1 > 5
34 < 19
42 = 42
46 > 51
47 > 65
53 > 66
57 > 67
71 < 70
72 = 72
76 > 85
93 > 97
154> 166

Broken down that way....who had the tougher schedule if UNC wins this weekend? They are very similar, but the edge should go to UNC.
This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 5:32 pm
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