MSU and the Playoff

The way FSU has struggled to snake out wins againts Clemson and NC ST Im not so sure they get the nod in to the playoffs if they lose to say Notre Dame

Couple that with TxA&M, Bama, Auburn, Ole Miss are all from the same division so they all have to play each other. Only 1 of this group of four can be undefeated if any at all...and everyone in the East has already lost...

The winner of Oklahoma and Baylor will get one spot unless the winner of this game slips up along the way....

Oregon/UCLA seem to be the cream of the PAC12 but either could get beat. Oregon beats UCLA but Stanford beats Oregon or USC could play spoiler not to mention the PAC12 champ game as well

There is to many games left to really predict what is going to happen.... I mean for god sakes Boston College beat USC a couple weeks ago. I will say this, if there is an undefeated team from the power conference that is 13-0 with a perfect record and a conference championship regardless who it is they will trump a 1 loss team. I just dont see in the first year of the playoff this happeneing where the commitee will reward a 1 loss anybody over an undefeated conference champ. They would be setting themselves up for failure in future years and setting a bad precedent in year one. I could be wrong but thats how I see it. Here is to Nebraska being that 13-0 conference champ. It starts Saturday at Sparty. GBR!

 
BaytownHusker said:
The only 1 loss B1G team that will make the playoff is MSU. We are going to have to be 13-0 to get in. Thats if they even rank us lower then 9th being undefeated lol.
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I believe this is correct unless Oregon falls off the map. Still might be tough for a 1 loss MSU if Oregon is also in the playoff.

 
If Oregon is the Pac-12 champion, a one-loss MSU team will have a very good case. Only loss to the champion of the perceived second-best conference on the road early in the year.

 
Mavric said:
If Oregon is the Pac-12 champion, a one-loss MSU team will have a very good case. Only loss to the champion of the perceived second-best conference on the road early in the year.
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I don't disagree that they would deserve it. Only issue might be the commitee not wanting to setup a rematch. Might be a reason to give the nod to another 1 loss team.

 
Just like every year, it appears there will be multiple undefeated teams and then there is a championship game with a 1 loss team. There will not be 4 undefeated teams. However, a 1 loss B1G team could still be trumped.

 
I really think it is too soon to say, crazy things happen late in the year.

Last year, after week ten, here were your BCS rankings:

  • #1 Alabama
  • #2 Oregon
  • #3 Florida State
  • #4 Ohio State
  • #7 Miami
  • #11 Auburn
  • #22 Michigan State
To end the year:

  • #1 Florida State (Conference Champion)
  • #2 Auburn (CC)
  • #3 Alabama (2nd in division)
  • #4 Michigan State (CC)
  • #10 Oregon
  • UR Miami
Point being, it is impossible to predict after Week 10, let alone Week 5.

I believe MSU would/should have got in if we had a committee last year, and they had one loss to a team that ended 9-4 and unranked. They weren't getting passed by a two-loss Stanford/Oregon or one-loss Baylor. It is not unreasonable to think that a one-loss MSU (Oregon), Wisconsin (LSU), or Nebraska (MSU/Wisconsin) could get in.

 
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Undefeated Nebraska = playoffs. There just won't be 5 undefeated teams.

One loss Nebraska - if we lose to MSU @ MSU and beat them in the CCG, we are in the playoff IF there are multiple 2 loss teams. All things being equal, we won't make it. Started the season ranked too low, that's why I hate these garbage pre season rankings.

 
Why do we immidiately assume we would have to replay Sparty. We might beat them so badly this week it ruins their season.

BRASKA!

 
i will preface this with saying i think it would be a miracle for us to make it to the playoffs. we would have to go undefeated and that is asking a lot. and any loss kicks us out and given our schedule, we most likely will suffer losses from division foes, kicking us out of even the ccg.

but you are kidding yourself if you do not think winning this game would not get us in the conversation.

No. 19 Nebraska at No. 10 Michigan State -- Surprise. The game with the biggest playoff implications is not in the SEC West. This Big Ten matchup could knock Sparty out of the playoff entirely. It's one thing to lose to Oregon; it's another to try to make the four-team playoff with two losses and your best win coming over Nebraska in the Big Ten title game. Conversely, a win in East Lansing could vault the Huskers into the playoff conversation. They're the only undefeated team left in the Big Ten, and the toughest game left on their schedule is against No. 17 Wisconsin. If Nebraska pulls off the upset, it's time to take it seriously as a playoff team.
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Week 6 playoff implications

 
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sd'sker said:
i will preface this with saying i think it would be a miracle for us to make it to the playoffs. we would have to go undefeated and that is asking a lot. and any loss kicks us out and given our schedule, we most likely will suffer losses from division foes, kicking us out of even the ccg.

but you are kidding yourself if you do not think winning this game would not get us in the conversation.

No. 19 Nebraska at No. 10 Michigan State -- Surprise. The game with the biggest playoff implications is not in the SEC West. This Big Ten matchup could knock Sparty out of the playoff entirely. It's one thing to lose to Oregon; it's another to try to make the four-team playoff with two losses and your best win coming over Nebraska in the Big Ten title game. Conversely, a win in East Lansing could vault the Huskers into the playoff conversation. They're the only undefeated team left in the Big Ten, and the toughest game left on their schedule is against No. 17 Wisconsin. If Nebraska pulls off the upset, it's time to take it seriously as a playoff team.
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^^ This.

To get into the playoffs we'd have to win out. Could that happen? Sure. But it's a longshot. And if we don't win Lansing the Saturday it's done. There is no way a one-loss Nebr teams sees the playoffs. Even if we win out from there on in.

 
sd'sker said:
i will preface this with saying i think it would be a miracle for us to make it to the playoffs. we would have to go undefeated and that is asking a lot. and any loss kicks us out and given our schedule, we most likely will suffer losses from division foes, kicking us out of even the ccg.

but you are kidding yourself if you do not think winning this game would not get us in the conversation.

No. 19 Nebraska at No. 10 Michigan State -- Surprise. The game with the biggest playoff implications is not in the SEC West. This Big Ten matchup could knock Sparty out of the playoff entirely. It's one thing to lose to Oregon; it's another to try to make the four-team playoff with two losses and your best win coming over Nebraska in the Big Ten title game. Conversely, a win in East Lansing could vault the Huskers into the playoff conversation. They're the only undefeated team left in the Big Ten, and the toughest game left on their schedule is against No. 17 Wisconsin. If Nebraska pulls off the upset, it's time to take it seriously as a playoff team.
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Week 6 playoff implications
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I agree win this game and we've just put the nation on notice and we'll be getting talked about A LOT more than we are now. I think it's a tall order to run the table, but anything's possible at this point and the whole season is in front of us. This game is going to be really tough though and we have land mines along with the way. Wisconsin and Iowa are going to be tough games and I still think Northwestern will as well. All of those games are away which is scary too...........

 
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