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[TerryP]

ESPN: Noon Eastern

Week 14 Rankings:

 

[planomateo]

OU should slide back to #4 for not playing a game.

 

[TerryP]

OU should slide back to #4 for not playing a game.

A breakdown between OU and Sparty I found a few minutes ago: (Not my opinion, but I concur with the final answer.)

Eye Test (subjective)
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan State

Record
1. Michigan State 12-1
2. Oklahoma 11-1

Conference Champs
1. Michigan - beat # 4 IOWA
2. Oklahoma - Yes but did not have to play a title game

Opponents Winning %
1. Michigan State 0.569
2. Oklahoma 0.540

Wins versus teams with a winning record
1. Michigan State - 8
2. Oklahoma - 7

Wins versus ranked teams (at the time of game)
1. Oklahoma - 5
2. Michigan State - 4

Wins versus current ranked teams
1. Michigan State - 4
1. Oklahoma - 4

Best Win
1. Michigan State - Ohio State
2. Oklahoma - Baylor

Worst Loss
1. Oklahoma - Texas (5-7)
1. Michigan State - Nebraska (5-7) - slightly worse IMO

 

[planomateo]

Michigan State was never ahead in either game again Michigan or Ohio State until the very end.

 

[im4uainva]

So, when will the complete Bowl Lineups be announced? I'm wondering how the SEC will stack up against the world this year. It seems a lot of 'experts' think the SEC is down and will fare poorly. I want to believe the SEC is pretty good and will hold it's own. They're just better at beating each other up.

Roll Tide! Beat everybody!

 

[PhillyGirl]

I would like to see MSU leap frog OU (again, a top 5 win should trump an inactive week IMO).

Could go either way. But ratings-wise, you know OU-Bama would be the best game. And the most dangerous for us.

 

[TerryP]

So, when will the complete Bowl Lineups be announced?

There should be a list published within the next 24 hours with all the games. I'm thinking there's still decisions left to be made with a few five win teams though I may be wrong.

It's basically the final four, then the New Years Six, then the rest of the bowls are announced. (NY6 based primarily on final rankings.)

TV coverage will start around noon ...

 

[rick4bama]

Worst Loss
1. Oklahoma - Texas (5-7)
1. Michigan State - Nebraska (5-7) - slightly worse IMO

How can the Nebraska loss be just a slightly worse? A loss is a loss right. I watch the OU and Texas game, Texas play to win the game. I didn't see the Mich.St. game. I do know something happen in the game, a flag, a play, someone here see the game?

 

[planomateo]

I want Alabama to be the team that beats OU in the playoffs.

 

[im4uainva]

There should be a list published within the next 24 hours with all the games. I'm thinking there's still decisions left to be made with a few five win teams though I may be wrong.

It's basically the final four, then the New Years Six, then the rest of the bowls are announced. (NY6 based primarily on final rankings.)

TV coverage will start around noon ...

Thank you. Roll Tide!

 

[rick4bama]

There should be a list published within the next 24 hours with all the games. I'm thinking there's still decisions left to be made with a few five win teams though I may be wrong.

It's basically the final four, then the New Years Six, then the rest of the bowls are announced. (NY6 based primarily on final rankings.)

TV coverage will start around noon ...

Awarding a losing team a bowl game. I hope these team can get the fans to travel for them

 

[bcracker]

I want Alabama to be the team that beats OU in the playoffs.

You going, plano? Assuming Bama plays at the Cotton Bowl?

 

[planomateo]

I'm gonna do my best, depends on ticket prices.

 

[im4uainva]

Well, it would be a final chance to see their favorite team one more time before the eight month period until the next game. Plus one more chance to improve upon a disappointing season. OTOH, one more chance to be further disappointed. Horns of a dilemma?

 

[TerryP]

@im4uainva

It's worth watching where SEC teams get placed for no other reason than last year and the results.

The first year of the playoff was also the first year the SEC offices assigned the remaining bowl games. This year, assuming Bama is in the playoffs and Ole Miss gets the invite to the Sugar, the SEC will decide where Florida goes, where LSU goes, etc.

What kind of match-ups will they be looking for in those games?

 

[RollTideRandy]

Losses to non-conference opponents:

Big 12 - 7 (2 fewer teams)
SEC - 10
Big 10 - 13
ACC - 19

Why is Clemson #1?

 

[UAgrad93]

Have to disagree on the Nebraska loss being worse. Sparty got screwed on the final play by officials. OU got skull drug through Dallas by Texas.

 

[Che Boludo]

I want Alabama to be the team that beats OU in the playoffs.

I'm not saying they'll game it, but I won't be surprised if it comes out that way. I think the committee are pretty certain that Bama and OU are playing the best football in the country. Their choice would be to pair the best two first or give them both a chance to make the CG.

I won't be surprised to see Clem, Bama, Sparty, OU. Sparty has a better resume and had to win an extra game when OU was sitting at home. So they'd be justified in jumping Sparty over OU.

It aligns similar teams, in terms of play/philosophy, in first round; sets up good storylines in Saban-Dantonio rematch and Big 10 vs SEC rematch; OU vs Clemson has two best QBs going head to head and Venables taking his D back to play OU would be interesting.

I think Bama and OU would win out and setup a big time CG with the right amount of drama.

I don't think they could jump Bama over Clemson to make those pairings work, so I think Sparty makes the jump and the Committee sets the conditions for its two best teams to play in the CG

 

[wiregrass_bamaguy]

1 Clemson 2 Alabama 3 Mich. St. 4 Okl. Henry wins Heisman, Okl. beats Clemson. Alabama beats Mich. St. Alabama beats Okl on a last second field goal and Griffith is carried off the field much like Rudy. It has to happen

 

[OldPlayer]

OU should slide back to #4 for not playing a game.

I agree. The winning percentage of Alabama and Mich State is higher than Oklahoma even though they all lost only one game. That should count for something.