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Topic: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff

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ALA2262

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10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« on: March 17, 2019, 04:46:12 PM »
10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff (per @NCAA):

Florida vs Miami

Auburn vs Oregon

Texas A&M @ Clemson

LSU @ Texas

Notre Dame @ Georgia

Oklahoma vs Texas

Notre Dame @ Michigan

Alabama @ Texas A&M

Georgia vs Florida

Ohio St @ Michigan
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2019, 04:54:05 PM »
I'm not sure I'd include Auburn -v- Oregon on this list.  You also have games like OSU-PSU and LSU@Bama and WVU@OU.

I probably wouldn't include Florida-Miami either.
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2019, 05:00:07 PM »
Yep. 14 teams, 10 of which will most likely have at least two losses in the regular season.
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2019, 05:09:56 PM »
I would not include any game where neither opponent has much of a shot at the playoff.

Basically, one should just list the ten or so teams with a decent shot and then list the games they could plausibly lose.

Florida might be pretty good, but I don't think they have a realistic shot.  Auburn, nope.  Oregon, nope.  Miami, nope.

What about Washington?  Might they have a shot?  West Virginia?  Maybe not.  
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2019, 05:45:09 PM »
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/way-too-early-top-25-college-football-rankings-2019

I'm not suggesting Athlon has any notable predictive value, but they do afford a list of teams with a decent shot I think, barring a shocker.

A&M has a bizarre schedule playing at Clemson and at Georgia along with the SEC W teams.  They might upset Bama at home and lose 3 other games.

Georgia has a fairly tough slate but get A&M and ND at home and Florida neutral.

It's interesting to check out the 11-25 ranked teams and ponder which of them might have a shot at it.  I'll take UDubb at the moment.
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2019, 10:17:40 PM »
Does this list mean we matter now?!?
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Re: 10 biggest games in 2019 that will impact next season's CFB Playoff
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2019, 08:54:54 AM »
Florida is going to start in the Top Ten.  I know you note the OL is largely new and that is a concern.

You also know they take the last top ten and bake it a bit and there we have it.
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