Who do you predict the top 4 to be Tuesday night and the last one that matters?

Tuesday doesn’t matter at all. It’s 100% fodder for gullible fans and to give ESPiN something to prattle about on their talk shows.

The only poll that matters, of course, is the one ESPiN tells the “Double Secret Committee” to issue after the conf championships are decided.

As things stand tonight, and barring any further major upsets at the top of the polls (which probably Will happen to at least some of these teams) here’s what the P_ayoff _racket is shaping up to be:

1-4 (in no particular order)
Alabama-UGa winner
Neuter Damned
B1G-Ego champion
ACC champ

(Note: each of the above must have 1 or no losses. Any that have 2 losses drop out and ESPiN goes to the following (again, if one or no loss):
5. One loss B-12 champ (Ou, TCu or OkSt)
6. One loss PAC 12 champ (Wash or WSU).

-No two loss teams unless there aren’t 4 left in P-5 with 0 or 1 loss.
-No “group of 5” team this year.
-ZERO chance of two from any one conf, and ESPECIALLY not the SEC, unless there aren’t 4 with 0 or 1 loss from the above list of 6.
-As always, seeding decided by projected TV ratings. Alabama will have to be seeded #1 if we are 13-0. But ALL other possible P_ayoff teams can be moved around be ESPiN (i.e. the Committee) to set up the games they want.



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UGA -- win over ND looks really good.
UA -- few quality wins though have been dominating.
OSU -- they're back!!
ND -- prestige...though they should stumble. Highly motivated after last year's debacle.

Waiting for someone to stumble....
CU
UW

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. OSU
4. Penn State
5. Notre Dame
6 Clemson

This "Double Conference Team" will generate more talk than ever. Can you imagine the whining?

Final, Bama, OSU, Notre Dame and Clemson.

My guess:

Alabama
Georgia
Notre Dame
Clemson or Ohio State

My guess as to how it will play out:

Alabama
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Washington

theballguy said:

The latter ... Clemson or Miami.


I am feeling Clemson now. Unless they blow another one.


Tonight they either blow it out or play flat. Either way they beat GT tonight.

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Clemson will annihilate Miami. Miami is the 2012 ND team. Barely beating nobody and will get waxed when they play the first legit team. Thankfully they have to play in a conf. championship game before the playoffs. ND will likely get a spot. They actually look like a real team this year and the PAC 12 is sooooo awful they’ll rightfully get left out.


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I got

1. Bama
2. UGA
3. Whisky
4. ND

Had Penn St. won I guarantee that the committee would have put them 1 and Bama 2

Honestly I was hoping for that because it would have lit another fire under our guys.

They could actually get by putting UGA there too with what ND has done! That’d be AWESOME!!!


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bamacon said:

Clemson will annihilate Miami. Miami is the 2012 ND team. Barely beating nobody and will get waxed when they play the first legit team. Thankfully they have to play in a conf. championship game before the playoffs. ND will likely get a spot. They actually look like a real team this year and the PAC 12 is sooooo awful they’ll rightfully get left out.


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I agree, but I also think that NCSt will beat Clemson and wreck the whole show for the ACC.

CajunCrimson said:

There is zero chance UGA is over Bama next week. That's not controversy. That would make them look completely biased. They will put Bama 1st. Then UGA. Then Wisconsin. Then Miami.

All Power 5, all undefeated.

No need to draw negative attention to themselves this early.

1. Bama
2. UGA
3. Wisconsin.
4. Miami

5. TOSU
6. Notre Dame
7. Clemson
8. Penn State

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I think it would make them look smart. They have a better resume. Plus it would help us with the "rat poison".

Skeeterpop said:

I think it would make them look smart. They have a better resume. Plus it would help us with the "rat poison".

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I agree - trying to look at this without bias, GA deserves the #1 ranking right now if looking at resumes only. And everyone, including the members of the committee, knows that this will sort itself out. But I think that most expect Alabama to beat GA. So, does current resume trump "better team", better team meaning the team that you expect would win if they played?

B1GTide said:

I agree - trying to look at this without bias, GA deserves the #1 ranking right now if looking at resumes only. And everyone, including the members of the committee, knows that this will sort itself out. But I think that most expect Alabama to beat GA. So, does current resume trump "better team", better team meaning the team that you expect would win if they played?

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It would put the #1 Monkey squarely on GA’s back....no longer could they say we’re the hunter. Us being below #1 would light a fire under our guys.


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Tide&True said:

It would put the #1 Monkey squarely on GA’s back....no longer could they say we’re the hunter. Us being below #1 would light a fire under our guys.


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This...and if Bama does come out of the shoot in that number 2 spot look for an embarrassing loss for O next weekend.

Bama
Georgia
OSU
Notre Damn


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B1GTide said:

I agree, but I also think that NCSt will beat Clemson and wreck the whole show for the ACC.

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VT is fixing to make Miami cry "Uncle."

On Tuesday:

1. UGA
2. Alabama
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame

End of season:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. UGA
4. Ohio State

1) Bama
2) UGA
3) ND (as I throw up in my mouth a little bit)
4) Ohio State or Clemson (that OU home loss should hurt OSU more than it will)

I hope that they put UGA number 1 and give us a little extra motivation.

1 Bama
2 Georgia
3 tOSU
4 Notre Dame

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The polls we all grew up with rank teams according to who is perceived to be the best team. The new playoff rankings ranks teams based on their body of work. If the committee is honest and not playing games they have to rank UGA #1.

Nick Saban would endorse that ranking.

I hope we are number two or even three or four on Tuesday night. I think that would really make the guys feel disrespected and we have seen how well they play when they feel that way.


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