CFP and ISU?

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Alabama not getting in is of course wishful thinking, and any rational person would put them in. I'm hoping they drop 2 in SEC play.

Give me ISU in the Sugar Bowl at 10-3, with a second place finish in conference and loss to OU in the BXII championship
 
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Really disappointed to see us projected for that bowl. Really hope we fall into the Mobile Alabama Bowl on January 6th. Could you imagine playing in a January 6th bowl? It would be huuuuuge.

#JanuarybowlbetterthanallDecemberbowlgames
 

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I just don't trust Harbaugh or Jalen Hurts+OU defense. Texas is tempting, but a late season loss to ISU will knock them out of contention :)
 

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Really disappointed to see us projected for that bowl. Really hope we fall into the Mobile Alabama Bowl on January 6th. Could you imagine playing in a January 6th bowl? It would be huuuuuge.

I'm not sure we'll ever reach that pinnacle as a program. January bowl games are reserved for college football elites like Middle Tennessee State, Georgia Southern and Iowa.
 

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Clemson over Michigan in the national championship game.

Iowa State plays ALABAMA in the Sugar Bowl.

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cyIclSoneU

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Our best shot at a NY6 is to make the conference title game against an Oklahoma team that is in the CFP hunt. If we win, we get the Sugar Bowl autobid. If we lose and Oklahoma makes the playoff, we automatically get the Sugar Bowl as the CCG loser thanks to Big 12 rule.

Say we go 7-2 in conference but have a tiebreaker to finish 2nd - if OU is 12-0 or 11-1, we would still be in solid NY6 territory even with a 9-4 record.
 

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Our best shot at a NY6 is to make the conference title game against an Oklahoma team that is in the CFP hunt. If we win, we get the Sugar Bowl autobid. If we lose and Oklahoma makes the playoff, we automatically get the Sugar Bowl as the CCG loser thanks to Big 12 rule.

Say we go 7-2 in conference but have a tiebreaker to finish 2nd - if OU is 12-0 or 11-1, we would still be in solid NY6 territory even with a 9-4 record.
Is it okay with you if we just go ahead and beat OU in both of those games?

I think you might be setting your sights a shade too low.
 

cyIclSoneU

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Is it okay with you if we just go ahead and beat OU in both of those games?

I think you might be setting your sights a shade too low.

I don't think that my "sights" in terms of hopes or even expectations are tied to my comment about, objectively, the best chance to make an NY6 bowl.

Oklahoma should be an elite team this year and we will play them in their place and again in Dallas if we are lucky, so we won't be expected to win either of those.