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Let's play out the Oregon scenario, just for fun. by rockmcd

Oregon beats Utah this weekend and goes into the Pac 12 title game ranked #3, and then they lose that game (the reverse is more likely, but it's not totally improbable).

Cincinnati wins out (probable).

Ohio St beats either MSU or UM or both, preventing the scenario where UM and MSU both finish with 1 loss (probable).

Ole Miss loses @ Miss St (50/50, but may not be necessary).

Notre Dame wins out.


In that scenario, the playoffs teams will be UGA, Big 10 winner, Cincinnati, and either Alabama or the Big 12 winner.

After the Sugar Bowl takes its SEC team (whether that's Bama or the 3rd best team), the next best SEC team will have at least 3 losses and be ranked below Oregon.

After the Sugar Bowl takes its Big 12 team (whether that's the conference winner or the 2nd best team), the next best Big 12 team will have at least 2 losses and almost certainly be ranked below 2-loss Oregon.

The Rose Bowl will takes the 2nd best Big 10 team. The 3rd place team will be eligible for the Fiesta or Peach Bowl.

In that scenario, the 4 teams eligible to play in the Fiesta and Peach Bowls will be:

ACC Champ (automatic bid)
Notre Dame
3rd place Big 10 team
Oregon

It's hard to imagine another team leapfrogging Oregon in that scenario. Am I forgetting someone?

So if those are the 4 teams, the ACC champ would presumably go to the Peach Bowl, and Oregon would presumably go to the Fiesta Bowl. So then the decision would be either:

ND vs Oregon, and Big 10 vs ACC; or
ND vs ACC, and Oregon vs Big 10

If it comes to that, how would the decision get made? Does one of the bowls have "dibs" over the other, or is it made by the committee? If it's made by the committee then I would hope that they'd try to avoid pitting ND against an ACC team, but there's no guarantee of that.