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| statecollege.com |
Matt Linder
The Thanksgiving weekend served upwardly to a greater extent than than turkey, stuffing too apple tree pie. There were 2 cardinal upsets inwards college football game amongst differing implications for the playoff choice committee.
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| The Associated Press |
Let’s outset amongst Friday’s upset of the #2 ranked Miami Hurricanes past times the Pittsburg Panthers. Coming into the game, this did non await similar a competitive matchup. Pitt was 4-7 too The U was undefeated. However, feeding off of their domicile crowd, the Panthers came away amongst a 24-14 victory. So how does this loss touching the Hurricanes playoff chances? In reality, it does non bring much of an impact equally the loss did non force the U out of the ACC Championship game. As long equally Miami beats #1 Clemson inwards the conference entitle game, they volition supersede Clemson inwards the exceed iv too for sure kicking the bucket a jeopardy to compete for a national title. If the Hurricanes lose, Clemson volition probable concur onto their exceed spot too kicking the bucket the chance to defend their crown.
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| The Associated Press |
The minute (less shocking) upset occurred on Saturday. The thence ranked #6 Auburn Tigers handily defeated their bitter in-state foe #1 Alabama inwards the Iron Bowl. The concluding grade was 26-14. Alabama committed multiple unforced errors which is really uncharacteristic of a Nick Saban coached team. The celluloid room inwards Tuscaloosa this calendar week volition hold upwardly an unenviable place on campus. The loss to Auburn leaves the Crimson Tide at position out 5 inwards the rankings too out of the SEC Championship game. In guild to sneak dorsum into the exceed four, Alabama needs a youngster miracle. The college football game playoff is probable to hold upwardly made upwardly of the winners of the SEC (#6 Georgia or #4 Auburn), ACC (#7 Miami or #1 Clemson), Big 10 (#8 Ohio State or #3 Wisconsin) too #2 Oklahoma if they win. However, if the Sooners lose their conference entitle game to TCU, that could opened upwardly up a spot for the one-loss Crimson Tide.
Last year, the commission position Ohio State inwards the concluding four, fifty-fifty though the Buckeyes did non win their conference. I create non run across it happening this twelvemonth for Alabama since at that spot are thence many character teams fighting for the playoff. Also, let’s say #6 Georgia loses to #4 Auburn inwards the SEC Championship game, which would drib them to 11-2. Putting an 11-1 Alabama squad that did non fifty-fifty brand the conference entitle inwards the playoff over a two-loss Georgia would non hold upwardly fair. The commission would hold upwardly penalizing Georgia for getting to the SEC entitle game (and losing) field rewarding the Crimson Tide for non fifty-fifty playing inwards the game. It volition hold upwardly interesting to run across how the conference entitle games unfold this Sabbatum too which teams the thirteen-man commission chooses for the playoff. Sabbatum cannot come upwardly presently enough!
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