Thanks a lot, just wasted 45 minutes of my day.....
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Thanks a lot, just wasted 45 minutes of my day.....
This may be the reason we could jump into the top 12. stronger schedule and better wins, if we win out.
Press your foot on their throat and don’t let them get close and can’t let the refs decide it. Snap their ******* necks.
One way would be if something's working and Texas is on defense on their side of the field and has one time out left late, to stick with it to take the refs out of it.
FWIW imo ISU has at times looked more prepared/crisp on the road then at home.
Winning out would mean we beat #15 which with head to head result would mean we go to at least 15 if there is 0 other upward movement after a top 15 win on the road.
UCF could easily lose to Cincinnati this weekend and drop 5 plus because they did so.
Ohio State faces Michigan.
WVU still has OU
Washington State still has Washington.
Syracuae has 2 ranked opponents left.
It's not unreasonable to think we cant move up 3 spots to get to #12, even without major upsets. Add a single major upset or 2 combined with ISU running the table and Clones are in the top 12.
If Washington State or UCF lose, the committee will tank them in the rankings because of conference perception this year.
We end above TX, UCF, Cuse, and Washington State and we're into a NY6 game. No massive shake ups or upsets needed for that to occur either. And there's plenty of other games that can be a massive upset that could send a team down significantly.
There's a good chance Iowa State would be top 12 this weekend with a decisive win over Texas:
- Texas (15) would obviously be jumped.
- Penn State (14) is playing Rutgers (not helpful) and would have zero top 25 wins to Iowa State's two.
- Florida (13) is playing Idaho (not helpful) and would have an overall less impressive set of wins than Iowa State.
- Syracuse (12) is playing ND. If they lose, I think it's unlikely the committee would consider them a better 3-loss team than Florida or Iowa State.
I usually get more pessimistic closer to game time but man, I feel good this week. I really think there will be 5-10k ISU fans in the stadium Saturday night. Texas is really banged up on the D-line.
Is it Saturday night yet?
Is it Saturday night yet?
You'll be disappointed to know that it's already been decided that the KSU game will be at 6/7 p.m. Long day.
Yeah, knew that.
Maybe Iowa will lose this weekend or something so there would be miles of entertainment.
#12 might not be enough. Through the first four years of the CFP, #10-12 have been bubble teams because of (1) highest-ranked G5 getting a spot and (2) secondary team clauses in certain bowl agreements.
2014:
#11 Kansas State bounced by #20 Boise State (highest G5)
#12 Georgia Tech in b/c of ACC/Orange agreement
2015:
#10 North Carolina and #11 TCU bounced by #16 Oklahoma State (Big 12 #2; auto Sugar) and #18 Houston (highest G5)
#12 Ole Miss in b/c of SEC/Sugar agreement
2016:
#10 Colorado and #12 Oklahoma State bounced by #14 Auburn (SEC #2; auto Sugar) and #15 Western Michigan (highest G5)
#11 Florida State in b/c of ACC/Orange agreement
2017:
Entire top 12 got in due to (a) UCF being ranked #12 and (b) Sugar was a semi, so any B12/SEC teams below #12 didn't get the automatic spot as in previous years
IDK what to think.
I can definitely see OSU beating WV in the afternoon. Which would swing the door WIDE open for ISU. And then normally, Lucy would take the football away and ISU would choke due to refs or missed FG or something. Classic nut cup result.
But with CMC and the new world of having a normal football team, I just don't know. Everything's coming up Milhouse these days.
I think it's about 50/50 on both the Texas and WV games. So 1/4 that we are in 2nd place going into KSt game next week.
I don't think we beat OU in the CCG, if we get there, and I don't think we get to a NY6 unless OU goes CFP.
I can definitely see OSU beating WV in the afternoon. Which would swing the door WIDE open for ISU. And then normally, Lucy would take the football away and ISU would choke due to refs or missed FG or something. Classic nut cup result.
But with CMC and the new world of having a normal football team, I just don't know. Everything's coming up Milhouse these days.
I think it's about 50/50 on both the Texas and WV games. So 1/4 that we are in 2nd place going into KSt game next week.
I don't think we beat OU in the CCG, if we get there, and I don't think we get to a NY6 unless OU goes CFP.
I'm one of the PTSD Era Cyclone Fans. So I have a hard time envisioning us in the B12 Championship game.
It seems most likely we lose to Texas and miss out.
But most unluckily for us would be to win out and still miss the game because of WVU.
It seems most likely we lose to Texas and miss out.
But most unluckily for us would be to win out and still miss the game because of WVU.
