Posted on 11/27/2021 2:17:14 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
If the winners in DEC are:
GA
IOWA
BAYLOR
then GA is #1 and
IOWA, BAYLOR, ND, AL, OREGON are alive for the other 3 spots.
(ND hasn’t beaten a top-25 team. WISC dropped out today)
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2021-college-football-predictions/
41 above is if Cincy loses.
They’re in with a win ...
Much the same when I went. Oddly enough, my sister graduated from Eastern too. Her husband: from U of M!
CC
Wow! Maybe the Eastern girl/U of M guy thing is not a joke afterall...
OKST -6.5
GA -4
CINCY -10.5
MICH 8.5
OREGON +z.z ... no line yet. UT favored by a few
I grew up in ypsi!
Hydra-matic country!
You forgot Cincinnati. Know who else hasn’t beaten a top-25 team? Number FIFTEEN Iowa. The difference is that Notre Dame hasn’t lost to weaklings like Wisconsin and Purdue.
Of course, if Iowa beats Michigan, I won’t be able to deny that Iowa will have beaten Michigan. Just like Michigan State has already done. And Michigan State will have objectively beaten tougher opponents than Iowa has beaten, and loss only to tougher opponents than Iowa has lost to. Heck, even if Iowa beats Michigan, Michigan will STILL have a better resumé than Iowa (not that I expect whatever powers that be would give Michigan a nod, since they invest the conference title with too much significance to do that).
If Iowa wins, they would be the only Big 10 team contending.
The ALA win over Auburn may prove to be the death of IA, ND. ORE
The Big Ten is not guaranteed a spot. The fact that Iowa won’t be among the top three Big Ten teams makes it hard to justify giving them a spot just for winning one big game.
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