I am taking USC - 2.5.
So let's say USC loses. Do they drop out of the top 12? Do they not get into one of the big bowls? Utah would go to the Rose. I say SC goes to Cotton. Pac 12 still gets two big time payouts. Maybe even three if some other teams lose this weekend, with UW sort of the first one out in the top 12. That would end up with three teams in the top 12 for the PAC 12. OF course, no change for the second round money - the Championship game.BearoutEast67 said:
I'd like USC to get into the playoff to earn cash for the Pac12. After that, $crew em!
Utah would go to the Rose. So the other bowls would have the ability to take SC - probably ranked 7 or 8, and Washington - probably ranked 12 or higher.ColoradoBear said:
I guess we should root for the Scrotums. Since they are leaving, we won't have to compete with them but still will have to compete with Utah.
Extra money is negligible though. If U$C makes the playoff, the conference only gets an extra $6 million from the CFB playoff. But U$C would then get the P12 $4 million for a different NY6 bowl. So a little over $300k per team.
Now if Utah wins, is it actually possible 3 P12 teams play in the NY6? I don't think so... UW is 12, but when a conference loses a team to the 4 team playoff, it is replace in their contract bowl by the next 'best' team. I don't think the Rose would have the lattitite to choose UW over a higher ranked SC, then have SC go to a different NY6 bowls. The Big 12 #2 will get a spot in the Sugar Bowl even if ranked below UW. With the G5 slot, I think UW would somehow have to get to #10 to get a 3rd slot.
Not sure a 2-loss USC at 11-2 -- with both losses to Utah -- would get in ahead of 11-1 Ohio State with a loss to No.2 Michigan. Lincoln Riley-coached teams don't have a good track record in the CFP either, so that could sway the voters too.okaydo said:
Win or lose, USC and TCU will make the playoffs.
The best win Ohio State has is against Penn State. Both played ND and SC did better overall, SC beat UCLA and Oregon State - vs Penn State - which has lost to both of the ranked teams it played.BearBoarBlarney said:Not sure a 2-loss USC at 11-2 -- with both losses to Utah -- would get in ahead of 11-1 Ohio State with a loss to No.2 Michigan. Lincoln Riley-coached teams don't have a good track record in the CFP either, so that could sway the voters too.okaydo said:
Win or lose, USC and TCU will make the playoffs.
BearBoarBlarney said:Not sure a 2-loss USC at 11-2 -- with both losses to Utah -- would get in ahead of 11-1 Ohio State with a loss to No.2 Michigan. Lincoln Riley-coached teams don't have a good track record in the CFP either, so that could sway the voters too.okaydo said:
Win or lose, USC and TCU will make the playoffs.
Yep. Today, we are all Utes.tequila4kapp said:
Utah all the way. F SC.
Oski87 said:
The order of the at large teams right now is this:
Ohio State
Alabama
Tennessee
Penn State
Washington
Washington is out unless Utah loses, and then they move possibly to the Rose Bowl.
Agree, but who knowsStrykur said:
SC big REAL BIG
oski003 said:
I am taking USC - 2.5.