Flucky Week 9

It's very funny to hear people react to October upsets with "This is why a 24 team playoff is what we need". I really need people to understand we have 5-6 games remaining in the regular season. There are a few 6-1 teams that will lose again. There are plenty of 5-2 teams that will lose again. There is a 4-3 team that will catch a heater and win 5 in a row to close out the season... 

The odds normally tell you what is much more likely and when you look at the Odds to win the National Title: 

Georgia +410: 1 Loss team. (vs FLA, @ Ole Miss, vs MIZ, @ SCar, vs GT) 

Notre Dame +460: 1 Loss team (Host Miami 11/7, only one road game remaining)

Ohio State +550: 1 Loss team (Oddsmakers know Sayin is out for a while with @ USC, vs ORE, vs NW, @ NEB, vs MICH remaining)

Miami +650: Undefeated (2 Road games remaining; @ ND 11/7 is the marquee game of their schedule) 

Indiana +850: 1 Loss team (1 Road game remaining)

LSU +1000: 2 Loss team (BYE before vs Bama, vs Texas, @ Tennessee, @ ARK) 

Alabama +1000: 2 Loss team (BYE before @ LSU, @ VAN, vs Tenn Chat, vs AUB) 

Texas +1400: 2 Loss team (vs MISS ST, @ MIZ, @ LSU, vs ARK, @ A&M)

Ole Miss +2000: 2 Loss team (vs Aub, vs UGA, @ OU, vs WOFF, vs Miss St)

After Ole Miss is Florida at +4000. 

Very quickly, you see Notre Dame plays Miami, Bama plays LSU, LSU plays Texas, UGA plays Ole Miss so there won't be the log jam of 2 loss teams that some are using for the playoff expansion. 

Big 12 teams odds after BYU and Tech both losing? 

Utah +4000 undefeated (The Holy War is on 11/7)

BYU +6500 1 Loss with win over ND. 

Texas Tech +8000 1 Loss with a trip to Stillwater remaining as well. 

Yikes. 

Cream will rise to the top and the better teams will get what they need out of WHICH UNIT on their team they need the most in a matchup...... like the Buckeyes this week @ USC facing their strongest QB foe to date but limping in with a freshman QB who has talent but as prone to the interception when he got into a game vs 2 MAC teams

 Cignetti knows how to manage things....

Sark showed he could when his collar was tightening in the 2nd half ...

And Freeman, well you can bet his team is super focused the rest of the way and he will do whatever he can to get the most out of his player or in the flim room ....one helluva coach

Not sure I will like the expansion....its gonna dilute the pressure on teams that makes watching the games from late midseason onward to the end so magical ...P4 teams will not mind if they lose 3 ....they will still be in if a brand name

The expansion is a money grab as it definitely doesn't enhance the game of college football. This isnt college hoops where a mid teir squad can shoot lights out and win a few games in the tourney.....12 teams is enough.....if anything, they should have just got rid of the automatic qualifier G6 squad.....they have zero chance of ever winning 3 or 4 games vs top competition. 

Gonna be more first round games with the home team favored by 17-21 points.

To me, this should put even more pressure on head coaches than before. There are 24 playoff spots; if you can't get your program to 9 wins while making $5.5-7M and another $12-20M is spent on the roster, being a head coach might not be for you. I would love for this to get more coordinators chances instead of the same mid level head coaches who have just been making stops anywhere that will play them to go 5-7 to 8-4 for 5-6 years  

Well said. Those who bring up the magic of March Madness clearly don't understand how different the road to a championship is for the two.