WOW!
Going into this weekend I felt there
were five teams in the way of Notre Dame earning a spot in the College
Football Playoff; Baylor, TCU, Utah, Clemson and Florida State.
I'm
assuming the Big Ten winner (Ohio State or Michigan State) will get a
spot and I still believe the SEC winner (LSU or Alabama) will get one
.
So here's where we stand after tonight's games...
I'm quite confident Georgia Tech's win over Florida State (video proof above)
takes the Seminoles out of contention for a Playoff spot. And USC's 42
- 24 win over Utah -- leaves the Notre Dame vs. Stanford winner
(assuming ND beats Temple, Pitt, Wake Forest and Boston College) the Pac
12 "nominee" for the College Football Playoff...
That
leaves two conferences who currently have teams ahead of Notre Dame in
the race for a Playoff spot. The ACC and Big 12 -- and we need to beat
just one of them now for one of the four Playoff positions.
BAYLOR
- Lost their starting QB today with a neck fracture
- Still have to play; Oklahoma, @Oklahoma State and @TCU
TCU
- Still have to play; @Oklahoma State, @Oklahoma and Baylor
CLEMSON
Now, here's where it gets interesting...
What if:
- Ohio State beats Michigan State
- Ohio State loses to Michigan
- Notre Dame wins all of their games -- ND moves ahead of the BIG TEN teams
What if:
- LSU beats Alabama
- LSU loses to Ole Miss or Texas A&M
- Notre Dame wins all of their games -- ND moves ahead of the SEC teams
Bottom line -- I believe if we win our remaining five games -- we're heading to the PLAYOFFS!
