There can only be 3 Non SEC undefeated Conference Champions. ACC, B1G and PAC. Washington is the team most likely to lose a game as they are at a good Oregon State team, rivalry game against Washington State and the PAC Championship Game.
Louisville is not in the league of the other 1 loss teams. They have the worst loss by a mile and no real signature wins.
Yeah, weirdly, Louisville has been dissed all season even though they’ve had a solid season. The problem is they didn’t get all the preseason love that some other teams got. Even though they would absolutely destroy Tennessee or Mississippi if they played them, those teams were just “assumed” to be better from the get go. Moral of the story is to make sure you get a preseason ranking. It allows you to climb faster and farther in the polls if you win and you don’t fall as far if you lose.
In that scenario, they will pick the two SECheat teams. Goodbye FSU, Texas, Washington or all three.
They get to show their chops against Kentucky. They better win that easily.
Rivalry games aren’t as cut and dried as other games in terms of point spreads or outcomes.
They get a chance to prove it against Florida State. Not only that, 4 to 5 teams in front of them will lose again. Several top 10 teams get matched up in conference championship games. You’re right that Louisville hasn’t gotten much credit so far, but they will be right in the mix if they win out.
If they finish 12-1, don’t see why not. We’ll see the bias if multiple conference champs are 12-1. That’s if they get by Kentucky and FSU.
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He's a bit self-congratulatory, but the points he made are correct. This year the uga-Bama game for the SEC title means a lot. The loser is likley not going to be in the playoff group. Next year it will simply be a minor spat re seeding. Will ESPN stream it ESPN+ and show a volleyball match on ESPN. I guess the 1st roound bye is worth something. But, not if the bye simply avoids having to play Tulane in the opening round.Article on who the 12 in the CFP this year would be based on likely requirements for next year.
The writer goes in depth about how expanding the playoff is not likely to add much more interest as who is going to be in a 12 team CFP as it has been largely the same for the last 3 weeks (The top 10 teams have only lost to other Top 10 teams the past 3 weeks).
The only question at this point would be which G5 team gets a bid and who is in which slot.
The writer doesn't mention it but i'll add that it likely would make interest in the conference championship games lower as for most of them they would have no impact on the teams who would make a 12 team playoff.
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Yep. Next year Washington will awaken at some point realizing that they could be undefeated in the PAC and heading to the CFP, but are sitting with 2-3 losses in the B1G and going nowhere.
That only happens if they play Ohio State and Michigan in the first 5 games. They can handle most of the B1G with ease.
PSU is a very good team. Iowa has another lockdown good D. Maybe they win, but maybe not as easy as you think. And there’s always Oregon, too.
My point is there are as many good teams in the PAC 12 as there are in the B1G. ThePAC lacks respect simply because the East Coast and Midwest never see them play.
Not respecting the PAC 12 this year is silly. They are a good conference.
We disagree. Have you watched Arizona play? Have you watched Oregon State play? Most of America has not and is clueless they are good teams.