[Cactus Jack]

@Cactus Jack that Bama-UT matchup will more than likely be a loser leaves town game in regards to making the playoff, unless something drastic happens, don't see either team making it if they lose. Texas-Georgia is going to be a mammoth matchup. Would love to see Penn St. finally break through and get that big time win that has always loomed large for James Franklin, beating OSU would do that for them.

Even tho they've always been the traditional programs, teams like Texas & Miami haven't had that success the last 10-15 years, so it's always fun when they're in the mix and at the top. Also what about Boise St? It helps having the Heisman frontrunner in Janty, but isn't it oddly coincidental that the Boise offense is this explosive, when Bush Hamdan leaves? Just my thoughts. But this playoff is shaping up to be a special one.

Would have to look into tiebreakers to see how the SEC Championship would break down-- Texas and Alabama would have to meet there. Alabama does have the head-to-head in a two-way tie with Georgia though.

If Texas' only blemish is a single loss to Georgia or Alabama, there's no way that keeps them out of the playoff. I doubt two losses (some combo of Georgia, Texas A&M, Arkansas, and the SEC Championship) keeps them out either.

A two loss Georgia (at Alabama and in the SEC Championship) is a safe bet given their beatdown of Clemson in Week 1.

Because of the path they'd have to take to get there, I'd honestly be shocked if a two loss Texas or Georgia were ranked lower than 6th unless there's complete chaos and/or two SEC teams were ahead of them. If either comes in at #7-10, I don't think a #1 or #2 seed would want any part of either in the semifinal.


Wouldn't mind seeing Penn St. knock off Ohio St. either. If that happens, Ohio State probably still wins out and gets the third Big Ten bid. Can't see two quality losses at opposite ends of the country keeping them out.

When it's all said and done, I still think there's 4 SEC, 3 Big Ten, and 4 Big XII, ACC, or Notre Dame, and 1 at-large.


On Hamdan, think it's too early to tell. Outside of Oregon, who they've played well in the past and don't have a terrible road trip to, Boise State really hasn't been tested. At the time they met, the Ducks weren't seen as playing great either; they'd only beaten Idaho by 10 the week prior.

I still like the Hamdan hire and don't know that we'll be able to draw a ton of conclusions at this point, especially with Trayanum still shelved. Even if the offense continues to sputter, it may still be tough to tell how often he's getting overruled by Stoops.