BostonCollege1 {l Wrote}:Auburn is blowing up Bama's O-line. If they win, who gets the 4th spot? ND? I don't see Bama beating UGA either way.
They are NOT going to put a 2-loss Alabama in the playoffs over a 13-0 Cincinnati and an 11-1 Notre Dame. They MUST beat both Auburn and Georgia to be in the playoffs OR ELSE they need a lot of help.
Either Alabama finishes in the LAST College Football Playoff poll on December 7th at #1 (after beating Auburn AND Georgia) OR they are probably out (drop to 5 or lower.) The only way a 2-loss Alabama gets into the playoffs is if
TWO of the following things happening
- Oklahoma/Oklahoma State winner today LOSING the Big-XII championship
- Houston beating Cincinnati
- Iowa/Wisconsin beating Michigan.
That's it. Then a 2-loss Alabama gets into the playoffs with an 11-1 Notre Dame and a 12-1/13-0 Georgia.
Michigan is not likely to lose to Wisconsin/Iowa and I can't imagine Houston beating Cincinnati. I suppose anything is possible given what happened to the Buckeyes today but neither Wisconsin, Iowa, nor Houston are anything close to what Michigan and Cincinnati are. Michigan might be the second best team in the entire country right now.
Oklahoma State and Oklahoma are both with one loss. One of them will STILL only have one loss after today. They are drooling after Ohio State lost. And then there is a (likely) 11-1 Notre Dame.
I think Georgia is only team that guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Win or lose, they are in. They will either be #1 or (possibly) #4 if they lose to Alabama.
I think the playoffs will be
Georgia vs Notre Dame and
Michigan vs Cincinnati
and Oklahoma sucks a lemon
OR
Alabama vs Georgia
Michigan vs Cincinnati
and Notre Dame sucks a lemon