I'mWithDan
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It's just gonna be the same thing as last year.
This one awful OSU loss is gonna mean the SEC gets two teams in before OSU gets in.
If LSU beats Alabama next week, it's curtains.
Alabama will get in over OSU and then whoever wins the SEC between LSU and Kentucky/Georgia.
If ND stays undefeated, I would imagine Michigan would get in over 11-1 Bama.......I just don't see how you would compare resumes and push Alabama through but what do I know. I think Bama is the better team but a loss to LSU would make their 11-1 resume terrible. Their best win is TXA&M and they just lost to 4-3 MSU by two TD's. Their out of conference slate was Louisville, Arkansas State, ULL and Citadel. I mean, just stop caring about SOS and resume if that gets you in.
OSU's loss is an easy out to allow Bama to get in again as a non-conference champ but the committee would really be doing some mental gymnastics to bypass Michigan at 12-1, with their lone loss by 7, on the road @ #2 ND.....with convincing wins over Wisconsin, @MSU and then whatever the results of PSU, OSU are. Then Michigan is probably rooting for Iowa to run the table for resume purposes....as a 10-2 Iowa (#19) would be in the low teens, ranking wise. I would expect Michigan will have, at worst, 3 teams on their schedule in the top 25, maybe 4 and post a 2-1 or 3-1 record against them (in this scenario)....their loss being to a top 2 team on the road, in a game where they had the ball late to tie.
I really think if Clemson, ND, LSU and Michigan all win out, Bama will not get in. Bama's formula, for getting in as a 1 loss non conference champ, is OSU winning the Big Ten. If Michigan wins the BIG at 12-1, Bama needs help to get in if they lose to LSU. Michigan has a far superior SOS and will have better resume wins and the best loss.
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