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Does Duke make it in?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:53 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:53 pm
I’m seeing more and more people saying the committee puts in Duke over JMU.
JMU would be favored against Duke and Duke has 5 losses. No one wants to G5 schools either.
The committee is in a no win situation.
JMU would be favored against Duke and Duke has 5 losses. No one wants to G5 schools either.
The committee is in a no win situation.
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 11:54 pm
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:54 pm to bisonduck
Oddsmakers have Duke at 20/1 to make the Playoff.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:54 pm to bisonduck
Duke has a 4 score loss to the 7th place team in the big ten. They’re not getting in with that plus another 4 losses.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:55 pm to bisonduck
Every single year the committee is “in a no win situation” and it always turns out fine.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:57 pm to Prominentwon
To me the easy choice is JMU. However, some smart people are saying Duke.
The committee can blame it on the rules
The committee can blame it on the rules
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:57 pm to The Third Leg
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Duke has a 4 score loss to the 7th place team in the big ten. They’re not getting in with that plus another 4 losses.
Bama got wrecked by the 13th place team in the ACC = tough conference w/tough opponents who can beat you any given Saturday. Same thing the SEC always says.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:59 pm to bisonduck
To answer your question, while I doubt the committee would have the balls to try moving Duke past JMU I would not be shocked if they did.
ESPN can't possibly be happy that half their playoff is going to have small fan bases.
ESPN can't possibly be happy that half their playoff is going to have small fan bases.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:59 pm to Prominentwon
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” and it always turns out fine.
Tell that to Oregon last year.
#1 team in the Country and their first Playoff game is against Ohio State, a team that was at one point #1 and made,Oregon beat them twice.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:00 am to bisonduck
quote:how? If you put Dior and JMU head to head I can almost guarantee JMU would be favored
The committee can blame it on the rules
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:00 am to bisonduck
God no, they are terrible.
ACC is a joke conference
ACC is a joke conference
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:00 am to Dr RC
Alabama shouldn’t be in either.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:01 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Tell that to Oregon last year. #1 team in the Country and their first Playoff game is against Ohio State, a team that was at one point #1 and made,Oregon beat them twice.
Our path is infinitely better this year.
Imagine I told you Oregon’s path was JMU, Texas Tech and Indiana at the beginning of the year?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:03 am to Pedro
They would be. I said that in the OP
Posted on 12/7/25 at 12:53 am to bisonduck
They specifically moved JMU into the top 25 to account for this. They had been leaving JMU out even though the other polls had JMU in the 20s for weeks. I guarantee whatever random arse regular season game they played on Thanksgiving was not the reason they suddenly moved up lol.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:00 am to bisonduck
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Our path is infinitely better this year.
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Texas Tech and Indiana
You traded a bye for a game against a sun belt team. Pretty much a wash.
Is Texas Tech and improvement over a QF against 24 Ohio State? Sure. Is it the cake walk you're currently making it out to be?
I went and looked at points per drive stats today going back to 2007. Texas Tech entered the day allowing 0.78 points per drive. They allowed 0.53 points per drive today.
The only 2 defenses that had a season long total better than where they are through 13 games was 2021 Georgia (0.69) and 2011 Alabama (0.49)
That defense is an absolute nightmare.
You're expected reward should you survive it is to play a team that punked you in Autzen and just beat Ohio State.
Not ideal
Posted on 12/7/25 at 10:28 am to rolltide32
Texas Tech is a very good team. Although I do think Oregon’s DL will destroy that OL.
The point is that Oregon gets a tuneup game after a long layoff.
The point is that Oregon gets a tuneup game after a long layoff.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 10:48 am to bisonduck
100% no
Posted on 12/7/25 at 10:53 am to Pedro
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Dior
Outstanding autocorrect.
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