#5 Ranked Cincinnati Bearcats? Is This Real Life?

[Art Vandelay]

Cincy better start throwing up some style points - these recent games are way too tight!

[Eddy Munny]

Oregon is going to lose to Utah, Oklahoma will lose to one or more of Baylor/Oklahoma State/Iowa State...

I don't think Michigan beats Ohio State, but there's a chance they don't even win @ PSU next week.

Alabama could garner a 2nd loss in the Iron Bowl or the SEC championship.

The door is likely going to be open for the Bearcats.

[homie1975]

Oregon is going to lose to Utah, Oklahoma will lose to one or more of Baylor/Oklahoma State/Iowa State...

I don't think Michigan beats Ohio State, but there's a chance they don't even win @ PSU next week.

Alabama could garner a 2nd loss in the Iron Bowl or the SEC championship.

The door is likely going to be open for the Bearcats.

I agree a lot of those things *could* happen, or, oregon beats utah and continues winning, oklahoma runs the gauntlet, Ohio state keeps winning to go 12-1 along with bama, and then cincy is shut out of the CFP.

If they had been #2 or #3 in the first CFP poll last tue, I'd be feeling a lot better, but the possibilities u outlined are just as improbable as well, so no one should be holding their breath.

Most likely scenario imo is bama loses again and oklahima loses.

CFP is Georgia, Ohio state, big 12 champion with 1 loss, and hopefully cinci.

Oregon and bama both out with 2 losses.

[Headsterx]

Oregon is going to lose to Utah, Oklahoma will lose to one or more of Baylor/Oklahoma State/Iowa State...

I don't think Michigan beats Ohio State, but there's a chance they don't even win @ PSU next week.

Alabama could garner a 2nd loss in the Iron Bowl or the SEC championship.

The door is likely going to be open for the Bearcats.

Ducks are not losing to Utes.

[homie1975]

Ducks are not losing to Utes.

you have not been to SLC have you? very much off the beaten path and a tough place to play esp when the Utes are good, and they are.

toss up game IMO.

if forced, i pick the Utes to win a close one.

[Eddy Munny]

Oregon has to play @ Utah in the regular season and possibly again in the PAC12 title game. Very unlikely Oregon beats them twice. It's also not out of the realm of possibility that the Ducks slip up against Wazzu or the Beavers.

[homie1975]

Oregon has to play @ Utah in the regular season and possibly again in the PAC12 title game. Very unlikely Oregon beats them twice. It's also not out of the realm of possibility that the Ducks slip up against Wazzu or the Beavers.

of course not, esp the Beavers, but the Duckies get both of those games in Eugene so that helps.

[Headsterx]

you have not been to SLC have you? very much off the beaten path and a tough place to play esp when the Utes are good, and they are.

toss up game IMO.

if forced, i pick the Utes to win a close one.

You’re right, never have and never will be in SLC. 😂😂😂

[homie1975]

You’re right, never have and never will be in SLC. 😂😂😂

Beautiful city actually and fairly clean downtown.

But, it's a tough place to get to, out of the way, colder than eugene.

Ducks will have to dig deep to win up there. The Utes are peaking at the right time.

[RM Logic]

I think things are going to fall right for Cinci and they get in.
I give Utah a good shot to beat Oregon and Georgia is going to beat Bama.
Even if Oklahoma runs the table it will end up:
1- Georgia 2- Oklahoma 3- Ohio State 4- Cincinnati

[homie1975]

I think things are going to fall right for Cinci and they get in.
I give Utah a good shot to beat Oregon and Georgia is going to beat Bama.
Even if Oklahoma runs the table it will end up:
1- Georgia 2- Oklahoma 3- Ohio State 4- Cincinnati

Yes this is very plausible though that ohio state at mich gm looms large. Oklahoma also has quite a gauntlet to negotiate the next 2 Saturdays + potential rematch against one of them in big 12 title gm.

[Headsterx]

Cincy will be shutout in CFB for 2nd week in a row.

[homie1975]

Cincy will be shutout in CFB for 2nd week in a row.

I think they'll move up to #5

[pavyracer]

Name one of the current top 10 teams that will lose to Cncinnati if they played tomorrow.

[homie1975]

Name one of the current top 10 teams that will lose to Cncinnati if they played tomorrow.

Notre dame already did. I'd take cincy over Oklahoma and michigan state. Before tonight wake forest was also top 10 and I'll take cincy over them.

But that's moot.

[Headsterx]

I think they'll move up to #5

But still shutout of the playoffs. They are stacking the deck against them. 😂😂😂

[homie1975]

But still shutout of the playoffs. They are stacking the deck against them. 😂😂😂

Bama loses at Auburn or v Georgia. They'll be out.

Oregon loses at utah or in p12 title game. They'll be out.

It will then be Georgia, B1G champ, big 12 champ, and then u guessed it........CINCINNATI

[jtoler]

last 3 games will be tough for cincy I really expect them to lose 1 if not 2 usf won’t be easy

[Enkhbat]

If Cincy wins out, they are in.

[homie1975]

last 3 games will be tough for cincy I really expect them to lose 1 if not 2 usf won’t be easy

If they play like they did the last few games (navy game notwithstanding) then they can lose. But if they play like they did before that and ridder is healthy, there's less than a 10% chance they'll lose. They get their toughest games left at home.

[homie1975]

If Cincy wins out, they are in.

No. Not necessarily. They need help. If bana wins out they are in with Georgia. That leaves 2 more spots and that'll be the big 12 champ w 0 losses or 1 loss and the big ten champ with 1 loss.

Trust me. Cincy needs help. They need bama to lose.

[TheMoneyShot]

Committee clearly doesn't want Cincy in it. lol I love it.

[jtoler]

No. Not necessarily. They need help. If bana wins out they are in with Georgia. That leaves 2 more spots and that'll be the big 12 champ w 0 losses or 1 loss and the big ten champ with 1 loss.

Trust me. Cincy needs help. They need bama to lose.

if okla st. loses to okla in reg season but beat them in big 12 championship then no big 12 representative imo. besides beating a deflated psu ohio state's resume is poor so far yet they are 4 and I wont bring up oregon anymore cant wait for them to lose I will be watching

[texhooper]

When Cincinnati loses none of this will matter. They obviously will not win out. They’re playing on their heels because they’re scared shitless and they will get picked off by someone left on their schedule.

At which point we can finally saloon this goddamn shit

[homie1975]

if okla st. loses to okla in reg season but beat them in big 12 championship then no big 12 representative imo. besides beating a deflated psu ohio state's resume is poor so far yet they are 4 and I wont bring up oregon anymore cant wait for them to lose I will be watching

The teams ahead and behind cincy all have much tougher games left so if those teams win, they'll stay ahead of cincy and jump them.

I'm talking specifically about bama, ohio state, oregon, Michigan, mich state, oklahoma and oklahoma state.

I don't think ND has enough left on the sched to jump cincy as they dont have a CCG and they lost h2h to cincy.

Georgia? Only bama can beat them (barely) and if it happens in the sec title game then both teams at 12-1 go to the CFP.

A virtual guarantee.

Oregon is begging to lose again as is ohio state and oklahoma. But we don't know who will step up out of the bog boys left.

I know that cincy has looked very avg lately.

[jtoler]

When Cincinnati loses none of this will matter. They obviously will not win out. They’re playing on their heels because they’re scared shitless and they will get picked off by someone left on their schedule.

At which point we can finally saloon this goddamn shit

wut if cincy was memphis would your attitude be diferent my man

[jtoler]

The teams ahead and behind cincy all have much tougher games left so if those teams win, they'll stay ahead of cincy and jump them.

I'm talking specifically about bama, ohio state, oregon, Michigan, mich state, oklahoma and oklahoma state.

I don't think ND has enough left on the sched to jump cincy as they dont have a CCG and they lost h2h to cincy.

Georgia? Only bama can beat them (barely) and if it happens in the sec title game then both teams at 12-1 go to the CFP.

A virtual guarantee.

Oregon is begging to lose again as is ohio state and oklahoma. But we don't know who will step up out of the bog boys left.

I know that cincy has looked very avg lately.

? chime in on wut I posted, u seem to think there will be a 1 or 2 loss big 12 team in but if the scenario plays out exactly like I wrote do u still think it happens? I mean say oklahoma wins out but loses to oklahoma state in the big 12 championship game, do u think they drop past 4?

[homie1975]

? chime in on wut I posted, u seem to think there will be a 1 or 2 loss big 12 team in but if the scenario plays out exactly like I wrote do u still think it happens? I mean say oklahoma wins out but loses to oklahoma state in the big 12 championship game, do u think they drop past 4?

I have no doubt whatsoever that No 2 loss team will get in.

I'm only concerned about undefeated or 1 loss champions of a league getting in above cincy:

Scenarios that worry me:

12-1 sec champ bama
12-1 sec runner up Georgia
12-1 or 13-0 oklahoma big 12 champ
12-1 okie state big 12 champ
12-1 oregon pac 12 champ
12-1 mich st big 10 champ
12-1 michigan big 10 champ (if msu loses again and Mich beats ohio state to make big 10 champ gm)
12-1 Ohio state big 10 champ

No acc concern at all.

[jtoler]

thats the thing homie timing matters or at least it did in the past. when u lost late u got penalized heavily. I get the feeling they havent placed as much emphasis on that this year seeing oregon so high in intial playoff ranking. one would think it hurts oklahoma to lose to oklahoma state more in big 12 championship than it does in their final game of reg. season. if state were to beat oklahoma twice then I suspect they would leapfrog an undefeated cincy. all of those 1 loss conference champ teams I could see them putting in over an undefeated cincy.

[Headsterx]

I have no doubt whatsoever that No 2 loss team will get in.

I'm only concerned about undefeated or 1 loss champions of a league getting in above cincy:

Scenarios that worry me:

12-1 sec champ bama
12-1 sec runner up Georgia
12-1 or 13-0 oklahoma big 12 champ
12-1 okie state big 12 champ
12-1 oregon pac 12 champ
12-1 mich st big 10 champ
12-1 michigan big 10 champ (if msu loses again and Mich beats ohio state to make big 10 champ gm)
12-1 Ohio state big 10 champ

No acc concern at all.

You really think Alabama losing a close game to Georgia wouldn’t still get in?

[freelee]

.0000000000001% chance Oregon is ahead of Cincinnati in the CFB playoff pool release on tue night.

You should probably acknowledge how wrong you were with this prediction if you want people to take you seriously in the future and i'm hoping for a Cincy national championship even tho i know it won't happen

[homie1975]

You should probably acknowledge how wrong you were with this prediction if you want people to take you seriously in the future and i'm hoping for a Cincy national championship even tho i know it won't happen

I was wrong. 6 new committee members. They are different.

[homie1975]

You really think Alabama losing a close game to Georgia wouldn’t still get in?

No.
i am 99.99999999999% sure a 2 loss team will not make it into the CFP this year.

we need major chaos from week one of a season to see that happen ala 2007 when 2-loss LSU made the BCS title game.

there was extreme chaos that year. 28 pt underdog appalachian state won AT michigan. 40 pt underdog stanfarce won straight up at USC. etc, etc. it was insanity that year.

any 2 loss team this year IMO is DONE DONE DONE in terms of the playoff.

it will be undefeated and 1 loss schools (conference champions) in there before any 2 loss team gets in.

IMO Bama must go 12-1 and be SEC champ to get into the CFP

[Headsterx]

Big game is coming!

Cincinnati v South Florida!

[JacketFan81]

I'm gonna wait for a kickoff as hope for a USF touchdown and take Cincy live. 24 is too many but USF is straight trash