2022 College Football Discussion & Pick'em Thread

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IF they have to dip down into 2-loss teams, Tennessee should be in front of LSU and Alabama in line, given their head-to-head wins over both.

Not without Hooker, they shouldn't be. Nor will they be. Hopefully Vanderbilt helps validate that today.

Just like 2014 Ohio State without JT Barrett?

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IF they have to dip down into 2-loss teams, Tennessee should be in front of LSU and Alabama in line, given their head-to-head wins over both.

Not without Hooker, they shouldn't be. Nor will they be. Hopefully Vanderbilt helps validate that today.

Just like 2014 Ohio State without JT Barrett?

Did 2014 get blown out by a mediocre South Carolina team?

They lost at home to a Virginia Tech team that was much worse than 2022 South Carolina, and that was with Barrett.

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I think it's simpler: Georgia, Michigan, and TCU in regardless. USC if they win, Ohio State takes their spot if they lose.

I guess a scenario where, like, all 4 of them lose and the playoff has 4 non-champions in it would be weird and embarrassing to the playoffs, but conference championship games are stupid and should be abolished anyway.

More likely all 4 of them win and make the question moot.

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If they got absolutely blown out in the Big 12 Championship

I mean I guess we could come up with a scenario like a 55-0 loss or something that would put their bid in danger, but let's say in the top 95 percentiles of loss scenarios for TCU next week, they're still in.

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Would Liberty hire a Catholic, or any non-Evangelical to be its head coach? I'm skeptical.

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Liberty's AD was Baylor's AD during the Briles scandal, so if there ever was a chance for him to get another head coaching job, this would be it.

But I agree, hiring Briles would be too much, even for Liberty, which is hardly known for having a squeaky-clean reputation with this kind of thing.

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https://twitter.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1598357022579245064?s=46&t=U9Bm3XB...

This may be enough to push ND past its p——yfooting and outright join the ACC. They’ve stayed indie so long because they want more control over their schedule and their astronomical NBC deal but walling off their easiest path to another natty might do it.

If Notre Dame caves, I'm sure it will be to join the Big 10 (along with Stanford, Washington, and Oregon maybe?) and not the ACC that is sure to get picked apart by the SEC and Big 10 sooner or later.

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North Texas @ UTSA 7:30 PM EST CBSSN
#14 Utah vs #6 USC 8 PM EST FOX
#12 Kansas State vs #4 TCU Noon EST ABC
Toledo vs Ohio Noon EST ESPN
Coastal Carolina @ Troy 3:30 PM EST ESPN
#5 LSU vs #1 Georgia 4 PM EST CBS
#22 UCF @ #19 Tulane 4 PM EST ABC
Fresno State @ Boise State 4 PM EST FOX
Purdue vs #3 Michigan 8 PM EST FOX
#8 Clemson vs #17 North Carolina 8 PM EST
Army vs Navy at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA 3 PM EST CBS

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Duggan has to be the Heisman winner now, regardless of how OT goes.

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Nate Silver's updated playoff odds:

TCU 54%
Ohio 45%
Kansas State 39%
Utah 24%
Clemson 22%
Alabama 15%
Tennessee 6%
LSU 5%

Got to be sweating like a dog over this latest iteration of probabilities for the opinions of the college football cabal based on brand value.

Think you're going to need to see Michigan lose by 30 to Purdue to see any of this.

This is the most embarrassing thing Nate Silver has ever put out. Kansas State is 0% chance to make it, period. So are Utah, Clemson, and everyone except Alabama and Tennessee, and both of those are still too high.

"Ohio" (State) is 100%, not 45%.

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That would mean that USC would probably get snubbed for the other USC (South Carolina, that is).

not LSU?

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I'll say

100% Georgia
100% Michigan
99% Ohio State
96% TCU
4% Alabama
1% Tennessee
literally 0% anyone else

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Multiple NFL Teams reportedly eyeing Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.

If Harbaugh leaves Michigan (I don't think he will), here are my guesses as to who will be the next head coach for the Wolverines (I did this last year too).

Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin
Kansas State Head Coach Chris Klieman
Florida State Head Coach Mike Norvell
UCLA Head Coach Chip Kelly
Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury
Illinois Head Coach Brett Bielema

Add in Dan Mullen as a wildcard

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Multiple NFL Teams reportedly eyeing Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.

If Harbaugh leaves Michigan (I don't think he will), here are my guesses as to who will be the next head coach for the Wolverines (I did this last year too).

Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin
Kansas State Head Coach Chris Klieman
Florida State Head Coach Mike Norvell
UCLA Head Coach Chip Kelly
Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury
Illinois Head Coach Brett Bielema

Add in Dan Mullen as a wildcard

Given how Mullen's tenure at Florida ended, I don't think he'd do particularly well at Michigan.

If we're putting Kingsbury (fired after sucking at Texas Tech) and Bielema (fired after sucking at Illinois) on the list, I think I guy who went 34-15 (21-14) at Florida and finished 7th, 6th, and 13th before having one down year that still wasn't that bad can be on the list too.

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Navy today

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Caleb Williams wins the Heisman Trophy.

Meh, not an awful decision, but I would have voted 1. Duggan, 2. Hooker, 3. Williams

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It is making its way around Starkville circles that Mike Leach has apparently passed away at UMMC in Jackson. 

Devastated. Hoping for a miracle.

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https://twitter.com/crissy_froyd/status/1602180974833504256

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Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda I'd be fine with that.
Georgia Co-Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp Not just no, but hell no
Alabama Offensive Coordinator Bill O'Brien Meh
Liberty Head Coach Jamey Chadwell Meh
Troy Head Coach Jon Sumrall Literally who

Mississippi State Defensive Coordinator Zach Arnett
Or maybe, just maybe, *** ******

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Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda I'd be fine with that.
Georgia Co-Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp Not just no, but hell no
Alabama Offensive Coordinator Bill O'Brien Meh
Liberty Head Coach Jamey Chadwell Meh
Troy Head Coach Jon Sumrall Literally who

Mississippi State Defensive Coordinator Zach Arnett
Or maybe, just maybe, *** ******

Do you want He Who Must Not Be Named to coach MSU?

More than anything I want Mike Leach to rise up out of that hospital bed and return to our sideline as the conqueror of death.

But barring that, yes, Dan Mullen is absolutely a top contender, even though I think promoting Arnett is the most likely outcome.

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Miami and Troy today

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Miami and Troy today

Too late for Miami, the Bahamas Bowl started at 11:30 EST.

Cincinnati vs Louisville
SMU vs BYU
Washington State vs Fresno State
Rice vs Southern Miss
Florida vs #14 Oregon State
North Texas vs Boise State
Marshall vs UConn
Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
Liberty vs Toledo
Western Kentucky vs South Alabama
Baylor vs Air Force
Louisiana vs Houston
Wake Forest vs Missouri
Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State

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Utah State is in a bowl? Is this a prank?

This is the tenth time in the last twelve seasons that Utah State has played in a bowl game, so as the forum's leading Aggies fan I'd like for you to show some respect.

Yeah, Utah State is consistently one of the top G5 programs over the last decade. It would be surprising not to see them in a bowl.

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New Mexico State vs Bowling Green
Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Memphis vs Utah State
Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State
UCF vs Duke
Kansas vs Arkansas
#15 Oregon vs North Carolina
Texas Tech vs Ole Miss
Syracuse vs Minnesota
Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State
#20 Texas vs #12 Washington
Maryland vs NC State
Pittsburgh vs #18 UCLA
#21 Notre Dame vs #19 South Carolina
Ohio vs Wyoming
#6 Tennessee vs #7 Clemson
Iowa vs Kentucky
#5 Alabama vs #9 Kansas State
#3 TCU vs #2 Michigan
#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia
#22 Mississippi State vs Illinois
#16 Tulane vs #10 USC
#17 LSU vs Purdue
#11 Penn State vs #8 Utah

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#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

No pick.

Ohio State