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WeBallinBoyz said:
We are not definitively in if we beat Cuse and lose to SMU, but it certainly got a lot easier.

Never underestimate the committee’s biases. Root for A&M to beat Texas next weekend. Then it’ll look good provided we beat Cuse and lose a tight one to SMU (we should win that game). And root for USC over ND.

Texas would be 10-2 with their best wins coming against Michigan and Vandy. That’s a resume that doesn’t hold as much weight.

The biggest winners today were Indiana and Tennessee, then the ACC as an honorable mention.
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Idk man I disagree regarding Texas/A&M. Imo we very much want Texas to win that game. We also REALLY want Notre Dame to lose to USC.

First it's obvious Big10 is almost certainly getting 4 teams: getting Oregon, Ohio St, PSU, and Indiana (as long as Indiana doesn't lose to Purdue). I mean its possible Indiana could be on outside looking in, but probably unlikely as they were just ranked 5th and will finish with only 1 loss. B12 is getting 1 team, Boise St is in with a win, and Notre Dame is in with a win against USC. That's 7 teams. 5 spots left.... Hopefully ND loses.

UGA clinched being in SEC championship which imo means they are in the CFP guaranteed. Winner of Texas vs Texas A&M is in SEC Championship. If Texas loses that game they will be 10-2. That imo is probably still in the CFP given they are currently ranked 3rd - the top ranked team in the SEC. A loss vs A&M will likely not drop them outside top 12 given they had just ranked Bama ahead of us with one more loss... To me Texas is already in the CFP. Do you think we have any shot at ranking above a 2 loss Texas if we also have 2 losses? I doubt it

So that means the question is if A&M makes the cfp... Which do we really think a team making the SEC Championship game is going to miss the CFP? I don't. So thats why we want A&M to lose cause it would make them 8-4 and fully eliminated them. That would guarantee Texas and UGA in CFP. UTenn is basically already guaranteed too. So thats 3 teams already for the SEC.

Coming in to this week LSU was unranked so imo is out, Missouri was 23rd and isn't rising high enough so are out. Bama and Ole Miss just lost and are both now going to finish 9-3. Imo that puts them on the outside looking in right now. Ole Miss is actually probably eliminated with that. South Carolina is interesting because they are 18th and play Clemson... The winner of this game is definitely possible to make the CFP, but probably takes ND losing.

In this situation I think Miami is in if we beat Syracuse if it were a close loss to SMU. I think we'd rank ahead of Bama given this loss is occuring in Championship game week which committee already has said they don't want to punish teams too much for. If SMU loses in ACC Champ game they are probably eliminated, and then Clemson is probably in with a win....
 
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SaiyaMan305 said:
If theoretically we lose to SMU and beat Syracuse the argument would be
9-3 Ole Miss
9-3 Bama
11-2 Miami


Think we would get the 10 seed and Bama gets the 11th seed. 12 seed is the G5 champ. Thats if they leave ole miss out instead of us, you never know with the SEC interests and ESPN
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At least we have a common opponent win now to shut down some SEC SEC bs
 
WeBallinBoyz said:
100% think they should be docked for it, but the committee has clearly moved on…here’s why.

They’re steamrolling everyone.

It’s weaker comp, but they’re bludgeoning teams. Six straight wins of 18+, and four of those are by 42, 37, 49 and 35. That’s style points, and the committee is going to look very favorably to a media darling like ND if they’re doing that.
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I agree the "committee" looks at it that way. Much like their clear bias toward the SEC and B1G, I think they are being too kind to ND. Frankly, they have given the Canes favorable treatment over SMU as well. The only ranking that matters is their last ranking so any bias before then will be forgiven if they get that last ranking right. After the past couple of weeks, I'm not too positive that will happen.
 
407cane said:
yep, byu, bama, a&m, and ole miss losing today is HUGE for the ACC

colorado losing helps too.

penn state losing would have been the perfect Saturday
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Yet, ESPN today talking about a 3 loss SEC team making the playoff,.. WTF. What happened to strength of schedule and losing to a S**t team.?
 
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I'm thrilled the game is *inside* that dome and not outside in upstate NY in November, for what it's worth. I also seem to remember our better Big East teams looking really fast on that turf.
 
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People bash our back 7 with their eye discipline and lack of communication.
I guess that has been fair.



However , let me tell you something... ... Syracuse's back 7 is a lot worse.
If we execute a good game plan our WRs and TEs will consistently get open on crossing routes, drag routes, rub routes etc.

And as has been emphasized they cannot stop the run at all. Our Backs should be getting huge chunk plays.



Our Defense just needs to play smart and get a few stops/ turnovers and we should win comfortably.
 
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Cane30 said:
I don't feel good about Cuse in the Dome. They are going to be confident with our tape. Today I watched a D that couldn't stop Claiborne. Many saw we played great D in the 2nd half. I saw us playing great D without Claiborne in the game any longer. I want to credit the 4-3 and personnel adjustments, but we couldn't stop them with Claiborne.
Cam cost us points, I am done letting that slide.
I will always be real about what I see. It is sad winning 10 games and having no confidence we can beat mediocre teams. It's a unfortunate reality. I 🙏 we win just to make the ACC Championship.
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HUH?? He had 62 yards on 3.3 yards a carry with no TD's. They ran for a total of 94 yards. LOL do people just make up s@#t before they post.
 
PennsylvaniaCane said:
I think we run the ball at will against Syracuse. 2nd half game plan today is what makes our team a lot different from others. Just being able to come out and run the ball down the field is something a lot of teams who could throw for 400 yards don’t have. If Dawson actually had some flow to his play calling it could be even more dynamic.
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To be fair to Dawson some plays are changed at the line of scrimmage by Cam. He pretty much dictates flow of offense it seems.
 
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252cane said:
Syracuse is 83rd vs the run and 91st in scoring defense. The game plan is very simple. Pound them with Martinez and fletcher then let Lyle get a couple carries to pop the long runs. You call the pass game off of that
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This is maybe the type of team we want a slug fest with. The way our defense is performing it might help to keep their offense off the field by slowing the game down vs getting into a track meet. But with Ward and Heisman in play they probably keep the reigns off.
 
canesupremacy said:
Tennessee at #8 and 11. That is a bold prediction Cotton
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Lmao good catch. That’s what writing this late at night does for me 😂.

Probably means everyone slots up one from that 11 spot and you throw like Army back in at #25?

Man I really want to penalize these SEC teams for losing again, but everyone in the late teens don’t really deserve to be moved up signifcantly.

I can also see Arizona State vaulting into the 12-13 spot and pushing those teams down one more slot.

It really gets insignificant once you get around that early 20’s range, could throw Memphis in there too I guess. Or Illinois.
 
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