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I have to tip my hat to TCU. I was definitely one who thought they wouldn't win yesterday. They don't have an easy road of it though, as 6-4 Baylor on the road after that win against Texas is an obvious let-down game, and the Big 12 Championship likely against Kansas State would be no joke either. I'm not sold on them, but credit where credit is due. They might do it. I think 11-1 Tennessee will in all likelihood be valued above 11-1 Michigan or Ohio State. I can't be mad about that either when you see their victories over LSU and Alabama. There aren't games of comparison on any B1G schedule... In order for the loser of Michigan/OSU to still make it, I think you're likely going to need Tennessee to lose to South Carolina or Vanderbilt (unlikely), OR for all of these to happen: 1. TCU to lose a game 2. USC to lose a game (I'm not sold on them either, but USC is USC, and they will make the playoff if the CFP committee can justify it) 3. Georgia to win the SEC If those three things happen, I think you'll see (1) Georgia, (2) UM/OSU Winner, (3) Tennessee, (4) UM/OSU Loser... Truly make it the Power 2 Conferences.
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I was wondering how the PAC-12 would shoot itself in the foot this year. That opens the door. I'm sure one of Utah or Oregon will beat the USC/UCLA winner to give everyone in the conference two losses.
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This Monday will be two years to the date that Wisconsin came into Ann Arbor and won 49-11. Pretty impressive two years later to be the defending B1G Champs, have won 21 of the last 23 games, and appear poised to go to 10-0.
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Checkmate @buddha 😉
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Thirty minutes later, Missouri no longer giving Tennessee anything at all. 25 point game in the 3rd.
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Missouri is giving Tennessee all they can handle. Four point game in the 3rd.
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Rs will be lucky to be able to appoint a damn speaker of the house with a 2-3 seat majority.
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Last year, Michigan played Washington in what would normally be a good game between power five blue bloods. Washington was down and Michigan was up last year, so the game sucked anyway, but say that game is played in a normal year, the breaks don’t go Michigan’s way, and they lose a one-point game. Michigan goes on to do the same thing the rest of the year. Loses to MSU and beats Ohio State. Wins the B1G at 11-2. Do they still make the playoff? Personally I doubt it. The CFP has shown a strong aversion from two-loss teams. I think they land in the Rose Bowl and Notre Dame at 11-1 is the #4 seed. Why schedule it then? It’s possible not scheduling it can put you at the short end of the stick as an 11-1 team that only lost to Ohio State (as may happen this year)… in a 12-game B1G season though, it’s probably more likely that you drop a conference game along the way and need to win every other game to have a chance. A 12-team playoff will help. There will be many two-loss teams vying for the last wildcard spots. Close losses in good games and/or wins in good non-conference games will mean more in separating the pack than it does right now, where two losses is a virtual elimination.
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Why schedule games against good football teams if it makes it less likely you win a championship? I’m not going to sit here and say that it’s good for the sport for Michigan to play no one good in non-conference play. But it’s on the sport to make playing that game worth the risk of losing that game. I can’t blame Harbaugh for scheduling the teams that put his program in a the best spot to win a championship.
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Harbaugh scheduling Cupcake Us over anybody good was a bet on the nature of the CFP Committee in a four-team playoff format. A 12-1 Oregon would tell us if he was right. If any other one-loss team makes it above them, they were wrong to schedule Georgia, and should have scheduled Hawaii or UConn instead.
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The Supreme Court rejecting Roe may have been the greatest thing that could have happened for Democratic prospects in this election. Had they waited to release that decision until later in their cycle (i.e., now) I think we may have seen a much redder turnout. I also tend to agree that a slight GOP majority in the house probably does prove advantageous to 2024. Nothing of significance was going to be passed with a slight majority House and Senate, for either party. Controlling three branches would have led to calls of a do-nothing party in 2024. The GOP will demonstrate just how discombobulated their party is, and how lacking in policy objectives they are. It will be fuel for the Dems in 24, regardless of who tops the ticket.
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Georgia has 6-3 Mississippi State and 6-3 Kentucky, both on the road over the next two weeks... Not unthinkable that we could have a 1v2 Michigan/Ohio State matchup.
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I agree on both accounts.
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I also think TCU's "what about us" card finishes this weekend. Playing Texas in Austin with College Game Day in town, spells big trouble for TCU, in my opinion.
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If Tennessee's loss was close, I could see putting them ahead of both Michigan and TCU. Probably Ohio State too. It wasn't though. Georgia took a two-possession lead in the first quarter and it never got any closer. They coasted. If we put Georgia on a pedestal and say they're just categorically different than all other college football teams, I can also see justification for "artificially" raising Tennessee in the rankings, Oregon too for that matter. I don't think that's the case either though, and I doubt Georgia finishes the season 15-0. Rankings right now don't mean that much. It's not easy to go 9-0 in a power conference. I think going beyond that into evaluating SOS, relative team strength, ease of victories, and etc., has some value in a few weeks when you're comparing teams that are 11-1 and 12-1. For now though, just keep it simple. Things will figure themselves out more often than not.
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I think when you have four undefeated Power 5 teams, you shouldn’t overthink the top four teams.
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I’ve had to live through how many all SEC National Championships but am supposed to care how they feel?? Lol Had there been a playoff back in 2006-07, there may well have been a rematch. I know it was close between Florida and Michigan as to who #2 was, Michigan surely would have made a four-team playoff (though also probably been spanked by Florida).
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Could you even imagine what a Michigan-OSU National Championship would look like? Talk about bringing The Game back.
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I get it if he's a prospect Irsay and Ballard think may make a really good coach, which someone must if they hired him... If he fails miserably, you ditch him at the end of the season and have a better draft position. If he succeeds, you keep him and look like a genius. It's a move you can't make when you're hiring a long-term coach (like when the Lions hired Campbell). But when you're hiring an interim for nine weeks, you can get away with it.
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Week Ten: Detroit Lions (2-6) @ Chicago Bears (3-6)
MichiganCardinal posted a topic in Detroit Lions
vs. Setting: 11/13/2022 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL Weather: 38° High, Partly Cloudy, 13mph Wind Opening Spread: Bears -2 All-Time Series Record: Bears lead, 104-75-5 Last Meeting: 11/25/2021, Bears won 16-14 Chicago Bears (3-6) Head Coach: Matt Eberflus (1st Season: 3-6) Projected Starting QB: Justin Fields (2nd Season: 5-14) Last Week: 35-32 L @ Miami Dolphins (6-3) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday @ Atlanta Falcons (4-5) Your Detroit Lions (2-6) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (2nd Season: 5-19-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (7th Season: 47-43-1) Last Week: 15-9 W v. Green Bay Packers (3-6) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday @ New York Giants (6-2) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Falcons @ Panthers (TNF), Chargers @ 49ers (SNF), Commanders @ Eagles (MNF) 9:30am: Seahawks @ Buccaneers 1:00pm: Jaguars @ Chiefs, Vikings @ Bills, Browns @ Dolphins, Texans @ Giants, Saints @ Steelers, Broncos @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Colts @ Raiders, Cowboys @ Packers, Cardinals @ Rams BYE: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, New England Patriots
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So 10-7 or 11-6?
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WOOOOOO
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Lol. This game is everything. Hope we pull It out.
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They’re moving back
