Love that the matchups are broken down by time slot. Seems like some of CFB's most wild games have come in that 6-8pm window - something about prime time bringing out peak chaos. Hopefully Tennessee-Georgia fits that pattern.
I saw on the Bottom Line that Arkansas hasn’t beaten Texas in 5 of the last 7 games?!
Have you had the feeling of we are so close yet so far away from getting playoff clarity? I know it’s year one so maybe we are all paying a little more attention with the new format, but has it ever seemed so up in the air in the second weekend of November like this or am I just completely off?
Also, in an alternate universe, if conference expansion happened before playoff expansion, and everything went chalk the next few weeks, including OSU beating Indiana to go to the B1G title game, is Penn State on the outside looking in when the final rankings are announced even if they go 11-1? So either Oregon or OSU gets in. Let’s say Texas runs the table. Tennessee/SEC winner has to be in the convo. I guess what am asking is can you write a column about how the 4-team playoff would shakeout with the mega conferences. No biggie, yanno 🤣
I feel like this is a much more unclear playoff season than most. There's a lot up in the air, especially when we added in the conference champion autobids. I don't think there's as much confusion if we were in a 4-team bracket still, since most of the jaunting for spots and messy races are in the 8-12 range, but who knows. This season's been wild and will probably only get wilder!
I actually think UW-UCLA will be a low-scoring affair. Husky defense has been stout at home. But the Friday night home game may deter some folks. We'll see.
Interesting thought, Kevin. It seems like both offense are an all-or-nothing type with either solid output or little output, so I could see a low-scoring game happening. I guess we'll find out tonight!
Love that the matchups are broken down by time slot. Seems like some of CFB's most wild games have come in that 6-8pm window - something about prime time bringing out peak chaos. Hopefully Tennessee-Georgia fits that pattern.
Thanks, Peter - glad you like it! That 6-8 pm window has been pure chaos this year, which is great for prime time viewing.
I saw on the Bottom Line that Arkansas hasn’t beaten Texas in 5 of the last 7 games?!
Have you had the feeling of we are so close yet so far away from getting playoff clarity? I know it’s year one so maybe we are all paying a little more attention with the new format, but has it ever seemed so up in the air in the second weekend of November like this or am I just completely off?
Also, in an alternate universe, if conference expansion happened before playoff expansion, and everything went chalk the next few weeks, including OSU beating Indiana to go to the B1G title game, is Penn State on the outside looking in when the final rankings are announced even if they go 11-1? So either Oregon or OSU gets in. Let’s say Texas runs the table. Tennessee/SEC winner has to be in the convo. I guess what am asking is can you write a column about how the 4-team playoff would shakeout with the mega conferences. No biggie, yanno 🤣
I feel like this is a much more unclear playoff season than most. There's a lot up in the air, especially when we added in the conference champion autobids. I don't think there's as much confusion if we were in a 4-team bracket still, since most of the jaunting for spots and messy races are in the 8-12 range, but who knows. This season's been wild and will probably only get wilder!
I actually think UW-UCLA will be a low-scoring affair. Husky defense has been stout at home. But the Friday night home game may deter some folks. We'll see.
Interesting thought, Kevin. It seems like both offense are an all-or-nothing type with either solid output or little output, so I could see a low-scoring game happening. I guess we'll find out tonight!