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TyphonInc

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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #182 on: January 01, 2020, 09:51:38 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 01, 2020, 09:04:11 PM
I don't think Wisconsin is ever going to get over the hump. It's Wisconsin. No payroll, no influence with the NCAA, no helmet, and very tough admissions.

Not happening.
Kinda why I fell like Wisconsin is the best 'Baron' level team in America. But can't get over that hump.
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« Reply #183 on: January 01, 2020, 10:15:17 PM »
Can't vs Haven't

Just win all your games.  If you can go 12-1 one year and 13-1 later that decade, you can have an undefeated season.
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« Reply #184 on: January 01, 2020, 10:30:44 PM »
Lulz the Sooner says "Not Texas."  Shocking.  Film at 11.  


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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #185 on: January 01, 2020, 10:32:58 PM »
We tend to look to the Blue Bloods who haven't been as next likely candidate for obvious reasons.  If/when Clemson declines, someone in the ACC might take up enough slack to get in the playoff.  I have no clue who, Louisville?  Good coach I think.

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« Reply #186 on: January 01, 2020, 10:36:28 PM »
Quote from: TyphonInc on January 01, 2020, 09:51:38 PM
Kinda why I fell like Wisconsin is the best 'Baron' level team in America. But can't get over that hump.
I think it’s like this: UW can’t be like OSU, perpetually with teams in the mix. UW can have one team every so often that gets right there with the right breaks, but it also needs OSU to dip a bit. 
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #187 on: January 01, 2020, 10:41:06 PM »
isn't Ryan Day needed by the NFL?
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #188 on: January 01, 2020, 10:45:28 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on January 01, 2020, 10:30:44 PM
Lulz the Sooner says "Not Texas."  Shocking.  Film at 11.
I'm always open to the prospect of being proven wrong by new evidence.  ;)
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« Reply #189 on: January 01, 2020, 11:01:28 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on January 01, 2020, 10:45:28 PM
I'm always open to the prospect of being proven wrong by new evidence.  ;)
For sure, stuck in the past is where you are at your best!
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #190 on: January 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 01, 2020, 10:32:58 PM
We tend to look to the Blue Bloods who haven't been as next likely candidate for obvious reasons.  If/when Clemson declines, someone in the ACC might take up enough slack to get in the playoff.  I have no clue who, Louisville?  Good coach I think.


Virginia or FSU.  Look where the talent lies.
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #191 on: January 01, 2020, 11:49:48 PM »
Yeah, I thought about FSU, but I've been predicting their return to normalcy for about 5 years now.

If they get a really good coach ...
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« Reply #192 on: January 01, 2020, 11:56:41 PM »
That's why it's them - all they need is a good coach.  The inherent talent that would just happen would be enough.  
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The Norfolk/Newport News/VA Beach area is uber talent-rich.  If Virginia could ever just break through, they'd peak for a good while similarly.
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #193 on: January 02, 2020, 12:56:50 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on January 01, 2020, 11:56:41 PM
That's why it's them - all they need is a good coach.  The inherent talent that would just happen would be enough. 
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The Norfolk/Newport News/VA Beach area is uber talent-rich.  If Virginia could ever just break through, they'd peak for a good while similarly.
Can most of the kids from that area qualify academically at UVA?  I've never been under the impression that the public schools there were any good.
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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #194 on: January 02, 2020, 08:56:34 AM »
I think UVA like nearly everyone else makes provisions for athletes with dubious academics, a la UNC.

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Re: The CFP Era so far
« Reply #195 on: January 02, 2020, 11:23:08 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on January 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
Virginia or FSU.  Look where the talent lies.
I think the original question was what teams that have not been to the CFP are most likely to get there. FSU went in 2014 so they don't qualify. 

That said, I think your Gators are as good or better of a guess than any other. The primary hurdle, obviously, is that they are in the same league as Bama but UF has been a lot better lately than UT/USC. They aren't THAT far away. They finished this year 11-2 with a 2 TD loss at LSU and a 1 TD loss to UGA. That is fairly close and this year's record isn't an aberration either.
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