12-04-2021, 02:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2021, 03:50 PM by CardinalSagehen.)
(12-04-2021, 01:45 PM)Farm93 Wrote: Now I almost want to see Bama win the SEC CG and Michigan lose the BigTen CG.
In that scenario it could then become..
Bama, Georgia, Cincinnati and Notre Dame
That would mean 4 of the Power 5 conferences would be left out of the CG. And if that happens, then maybe the powers involved would craft the next version to make sure that each Power 5 conference winner gets into the CFP.
It probably won't happen that way, but it sure looks like Notre Dame will get into the CFP if Georgia wins the SEC. It would be funny if Kelly left Notre Dame for a better chance to win the CFP, only to then see Notre Dame get in and then win the CFP this season.
Funny, I'm pulling for the opposite. I don't like two SEC teams in the Playoff, and I don't like ND in the Playoff. However, it now seems a foregone conclusion that we will either have two SEC teams or the Domers (or both in your scenario!)
I don't think ND has earned it. Their best win is Wisconsin, and they don't have to play anyone good (or anyone at all) this week. They need to start scheduling 12 13 games or join a conference.
Even in the scenario where the Bearcats lose to Houston, I'm not sure ND would deserve to be in the Playoff over Cincy. They were pretty badly beaten at home by Cincy, and Cincy only would have lost that extra game against a ranked opponent this week because they actually had to play one. I hope it doesn't come to this and the Bearcats take care of business today.