OregonDucks

While it would have been cool to host Notre Dame, I don’t personally care about TV ratings. I want Oregon to win a national championship and having a cupcake “tune-up” is probably the best we all could have hoped for (even over the bye given the current playoff format). Even Coach Lanning indicated as much on the playoff selection show.

Ohio State might have the slightly harder round 2 game as the #2 seed. Georgia will probably play an Ole Miss team that is in turmoil following the Kiffin departure. I could see Miami really fired up and they do have talent, especially on defense. Of course, their HC is a liability but is Ryan Day that much better…

Actually there is some question and thus this thread. Did Brock Thomas earn it because the coaches knew that Novosad was transferring out or he was a bit banged up? It’s one thing to put a QB in the game when you know the other team can’t score and the game plan is to run the ball. Would Coach Lanning feel as confident with Brock against Indiana, Ohio State or Georgia’s defense? I and others are not so sure…

I really like Oregon’s seeding and potential matchups. (We got the Penn State path this year.) Texas Tech looked the weakest of the top 4 seeds and Ohio State and Georgia would have to play on the other side of the bracket in the semi-finals. We all know that Indiana is a really good football team but we’ve played them once so we have some familiarity. Hopefully the players will be motivated and the coaches learned something from the first game and will make adjustments for match #2. Going to be tough but Oregon is as good and talented as any team in college football. Just need to bring our A game and execute.

“The Ducks and Dukes will play at Autzen Stadium at 4:30 p.m. [PT] Dec. 20 on TNT and HBO Max. The winner will face Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl in Miami at 9 a.m. Jan. 1”

Not that I disagree with you but, at the end of the day (not Ryan), does it matter if you are the two or three seed? You’d have to play the winner of the 11/6 or 10/7 game. It probably depends on who those 6 and 7 seeds are and how you match up against them. I’d probably prefer to play Ole Miss given how much of a mess they are in right now. I would be shocked if the committee dropped Ohio State lower than #3.

Here’s a college football seeding projection that I like: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Texas Tech 5. Oregon 6. Ole Miss 7. Texas AnM 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Miami 11. Tulane 12. James Madison Would love to be on the other side of the bracket as Ohio State and Georgia based on what I saw yesterday. Let them battle in the semi-finals. https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-ducks-college-football-playoff-path-opponents-james-madison-texas-tech

I would personally put Notre Dame and Miami in and leave Alabama out. The shellacking in the SEC Championship Game should not be ignored. Who would you put in?

TEAM ODDS Notre Dame -1050 Alabama -320 Miami +164 Texas +2500

I would not want Bama at Autzen. Give me one of the group of 5 schools to “ease” into the playoffs. Oregon is currently an 18+ point favorite over any of them. Of course, we will have to play clean and execute, or anything can happen. After watching all of the games yesterday, I believe that Indiana, Georgia and Ohio State are the teams to beat. Texas Tech is a paper tiger, IMO, who hasn’t played anyone. Oregon can compete and beat anyone, if we bring our A game and Dante Moore plays well. I’m excited to see the bracket and how things unfold. One prediction had Ohio State and Georgia on the other side, which I would not mind one bit…

My suspicion is that Novosad would play if Dante couldn’t go for an extended period of time. He is as good as gone in the transfer portal. Hopefully we don’t find out because Dante Moore is one, if not the best QB, in college football. He is still learning and will make mistakes but he can make throws that I haven’t seen many college QBs be able to make. NFL scouts/GMs are drooling over his highlight tapes.

I believe that 12 is a good number and wish they would start the playoffs earlier with the championship game on January 1. Eliminate the automatic qualifiers and have the 12 most deserving teams in the tournament. If Tulane, James Madison, et al want to play in the playoffs you had better schedule some top teams OOC to prove that you belong. No matter how many teams you have in the tournament there will be people complaining. Look at the NCAA basketball tournament. If you play in a major conference and have less than 2 losses you should be in; with 2 losses you are on the bubble and your fate will be decided by the committee; three or more loses and you should be eliminated.

Alabama just had to keep the SEC Championship Game close and they would have been in the playoff, IMO. They even failed to do that and should be out.

Well they picked the wrong game. The B1G conference championship was a fantastic game and both should still be ranked #1 and #2. Bama should be out. If the results of these championship games don’t matter, why play them?

Indiana’s D-line is really good and I love how they disguise coverages/pressures.