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Top SEC defenses just look different to me, especially on the front 7. They are BIG and athletic.

Tech averages 489 yards total offense per game this season. When they played BYU they were held to 370 both games. BYU has the 29th best defense in CFB. Oregon is 4th.

I am rooting for Georgia to win big, as I want to see what the playoff committee then does with Alabama and how they justify them over a number of very good 2 loss teams. Thoughts?

I hadn't really watched Texas Tech this year until this game. Their defensive line is scary good and they look like a very complete team. I'm not at all sure this is an easier team to play than others that might end up in the top 4. It will be interesting to see if they remain our projected first opponent after the other games today.

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I understand your point of view, if you think the current system is flawed. I am in the minority here and would like to see OBD get a bye. One less game to potentially have a season ending injury to a key player is one of the reasons. Needing to win 3 games for a title versus 4 games is also appealing to me. I also trust that Coach Lanning has learned how to better prepare to win playoff games even with a long layoff.

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TT still having some red zone and capitalizing after turnover offensive issues. Giving whoever they play in the quarters plenty of tape.

I don't see TT moving up to #3 if UGA wins and the B1G CG is close. A single loss to #1 OSU is much better than TT's loss to ASU and Indiana drops to #3 at worst. BYU keeps giving TT the ball. Mistakes Oregon won't make.

Is a long playoff run (or more teams in the playoff) worth more $$$ to the conferences than a conference championship game?

If that was the case pulling their starters at halftime would be a mute point. Reading this board everyday and just about everyone is rooting for the Duck not to be in the top 4 considering every team in the to 4 lost last year. My point is that current system is flawed if a team took a dive to improve their playoff chances I wouldn't blame them.

I think they already have a reason to win. Win and they can move up to #3 and out of the side of the bracket with the #1 ranked team. A loss could even drop them below #8 and force them play a road game in round #1.

BYU has a sieve for an O-line and minimal downfield passing attack. TT just has too much talent and speed on both sides of the ball.

If TT wins , I see them moving up to #3 and Indiana or OSU with a loss falling to #4. I can easily see the committee ranking the 3 conference championship game winners 1, 2 & 3 and the loser of the BIG10 game at #4.

Like everything else, it depends on how much money they are given to do so!

Everybody in the stadium and watching on TV knew where the BYU QB was going to throw that pass that was intercepted. OC for BYU is playing right into TT game plan. After the first 2 series the Duck opponents have no clue what play is coming out of their basic formations. OBD's have truly become well balanced and lethal since the IU game. Like many teams in the potential CFP, TT will not be an easy out. OBDF members do not underestimate this team. As a school and program they are playing loose with nothing to lose. House money for sure. This is a team that the Duck O can power down the field on. On the D side, their is NO defense in the BIG 12 at OBD's. None! The sad part about a potential BYU loss is it would open the door wide for ND or the canes. Any playoff without them is better. Go Ducks........

This is an easy fix. Don't punish the number 4 seed for being the four seed. Give them a reasons to play to win, such a home field advantage.

At 21-7, TT, this game is effectively over.

The most favorable match I see vs. Texas Tech is the OBD coaching staff vs. TT staff.

I’m rooting for Tech. I don’t want a bye given the extended layoff.

One ranking after the champ games are played, and all of the data is in. There was no discussion over 3-loss Texas being in the field. All agreed that 3-loss Bama should not worry. But all agreed that Notre Dame better worry. They also discussed a Duke win putting Tulane and JMU in the field with the ACC shut out.

Tech looks to be the better team, up at the half 13-7. BYU qb is gimpy on a bad ankle and TT's front seven is handling BYU's O-line. Their LB Rodriguez is a load and their best defensive player. Tech's qb is a bit undersized but evasive, like UW's Williams. Given a clean pocket he is fairly accurate but gets sloppy when rushed or pressured without an easy scramble out. He has thrown two balls that could/should have been picked off. They have two good and tall WRs (#1 and #7) and the BYU DBs are a bit over-matched. The RB (#8) is solid but he coughed up a fumble that should have been a TO and instead bounced right to a Tech WR that got 10 more yards on the FG drive before the half. Interesting that three of TT's drives on BYU's side of the 50 stalled out and resulted in 3 FG attempts with 6 total points. Oregon will match up much better than BYU both on the D-line and in the back end. I'm pulling for a TT win so they stay at #4, OBD stays at #5 and they meet up in the quarters. I think Oregon wins that contest. Go Ducks!

I didn’t bother watching the SEC infomercial. What was their alternative? How many times did they say Alabama should be in regardless of the championship game outcome? Texas? Vandy?

Banned from Bristol! WOW! Herbie, and by body language, Saint Nick and Pat Mc, and most of the GameDay crew, sans Rece, call for an end to interim PO rankings! May not happen in 2026-27, but PO format changes are coming, and will be implemented by 2027-28 at the latest.