Gotta start with the Big Ten here...#7 Michigan State at #4 Ohio State. While my beloved Wolverines still have a chance to win the Big Ten East, realistically, this game is for the B1GE title, barring upsets next week. If MSU beats the Buckeyes, then all they have to do is beat Penn State next week, and the B1GE is theirs. If OSU beats the Spartans, then the only obstacle left for them is Michigan.
On the other hand, Michigan v. Maryland is compelling, because of what it could mean for next week. A Michigan loss here, and they are done, eliminated from conference contention. BUT, a Michigan win against Maryland, especially if combined with an Ohio State win over MSU, makes next weeks' game for all the marbles. #2 Alabama hosts #21 Arkansas. Alabama should coast through this game, but this game has MAJOR implications not just for the SEC, but possibly the CFP, should the Razorbacks pull off the upset. We all pretty much assume Alabama will meet Georgia in the SEC title game. We all probably suspect that if an 11-1 Alabama team beats 12-0 Georgia in that game, so that both finish 12-1, that both get in to the CFP. But, what happens if Alabama loses to either Arkansas this saturday, or in the Iron Bowl next week, and THEN beats Georgia? What would the CFP do with a 11-2 SEC champion, and a 12-1 SEC runner up? #3 Oregon at #23 Utah. Oregon should win, but a Utah upset here would be absolutely chaotic to the polls...It might even be enough to open up a CFP slot to the absolutely undeserving, half the teams in the top 25 would beat them Cincinnati Bearcats...
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