If you're watching College Gameday and hearing Desmond Howard question whether it's fair that Notre Dame may make the CFB Playoff without having to play a 13th game -- consider this:Should Michigan leapfrog Notre Dame if they win out?— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 24, 2018
Things got a little heated on the GameDay set. pic.twitter.com/UAbyjGceqc
#1 ALABAMA -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
- Played Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State (game #2 and game #4)
- Played "FCS school" Citadel in game #11
- Biggest wins: #7 LSU, #18 Mississippi State, #22 Texas A&M
#2 CLEMSON -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
- Played "FCS school" Furman in their opening game
- Has beaten TWO TEAM in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
- Biggest win: #20 Syracuse and #22 Texas A&M
#3 NOTRE DAME -- 11 wins over FBS opponents
- Played #4 Michigan in their opening game
- Has beaten FOUR TEAM in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
- Biggest wins: #4 Michigan, #19 Northwestern, #20 Syracuse and #24 Pittsburgh
#4 MICHIGAN -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
- Played #3 Notre Dame in their opening game
- Has beaten TWO TEAMS in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
- Biggest wins: #12 Penn State, #19 Northwestern
Makes you wonder why Notre Dame is only ranked "#3" -- doesn't it!
I'm not questioning whether Alabama or Clemson deserve to be ranked ahead of Notre Dame -- they probably do, based on how impressive they have looked so far.
What I am arguing is this statement -- "it's not fair that Notre Dame doesn't have to play a 13th game."
We have played "big boy football" opponents every week -- Alabama and Clemson has not.
- Alabama played 12 games in 2017 -- they played in the 2017 CFB Playoff
- Ohio State played 12 games in 2016 -- they played in the 2016 CFB Playoff
- WE MUST BEAT SC TONIGHT -- or, it doesn't matter...
