9 hours ago9 hr No. 4 hours ago, Dave23 said:If Houston goes down the Ducks should move up a spot in the rankings.And then Prime will ask everyone if they believe. Actually, I am surprised he still is interested in coaching.
4 hours ago4 hr No. Oregon got the help they needed yesterday from Colorado and UCLA. Now they need to win today and have USC beat Indiana and they should be in the drivers seat again.
4 hours ago4 hr Administrator No. Two Matchups That Could Decide Oregon Ducks vs. Michigan WolverinesThe No. 16 Oregon Ducks need to survive and advance to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive.The No. 16 Oregon Ducks received some help from the Colorado Buffaloes knocking off No. 14 Houston on Friday, putting Oregon one step closer to a potential at-large bid if the Ducks' path to the Big Ten Championship game doesn't pan out. However, none of it matters if Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks don't get past the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.Oregon and Michigan are set to kick off from Autzen Stadium at 12 p.m. PT, and there are two key matchups that could decide the outcome.Oregon Ducks On SITwo Matchups That Could Decide Oregon Ducks vs. Michigan...The No. 16 Oregon Ducks received some help from the Colorado Buffaloes knocking off No. 14 Houston on Friday, putting Oregon one step closer to a potential at-l
4 hours ago4 hr Author No. 12 minutes ago, GeotechDuck said:Oregon got the help they needed yesterday from Colorado and UCLA. Now they need to win today and have USC beat Indiana and they should be in the drivers seat again.Personally I'm more concerned with USC beating Indiana and jumping the Ducks in the rankings. So many things have to go perfectly right for the Ducks to get to the B1G championship. Iowa and Wisconsin losing one of their final games doesn't look highly likely for starters. USC beating Indiana then losing to UCLA is great but if they win both the Ducks are out in both regards I'm following my gut and rooting against USC as usual.I still believe the best shot for the Ducks is an at large bid by having a few more teams ranked 10-15 lose in the next 3 weeks. Of course, if the Ducks go down it's all a mute point.
3 hours ago3 hr No. I believe if USC beats Indiana today, Oregon controls their destiny to the championship game? I don’t think it matters what happens with Wisconsin or Iowa if USC wins. This app that another poster dropped in a different thread has all the tiebreakers in it. Select USC and Oregon to win out and it shows Oregon is in.https://cfb.app/big10/rankings Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by GeotechDuck
3 hours ago3 hr Author No. 12 minutes ago, GeotechDuck said:I believe if USC beats Indiana today, Oregon controls their destiny to the championship game? I don’t think it matters what happens with Wisconsin or Iowa if USC wins. This app that another poster dropped in a different thread has all the tiebreakers in it. Select USC and Oregon to win out and it shows Oregon is in.https://cfb.app/big10/rankingsAccording to SI.com and a few others I've seen these are the parameters. Oregon wins outUCLA wins outUSC beats the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers on Nov. 14No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes, Northwestern Wildcats, and Wisconsin Badgers each lose one more game
2 hours ago2 hr No. 8 minutes ago, Dave23 said:According to SI.com and a few others I've seen these are the parameters.Oregon wins outUCLA wins outUSC beats the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers on Nov. 14No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes, Northwestern Wildcats, and Wisconsin Badgers each lose one more gameI don’t think SI is correct. Iowa and Wisconsin can’t both win out because they play each other. I started to lay out scenarios, but man, it is just too complicated. I started getting confused 😵💫Oregon has the best odds in Vegas of the two loss teams. Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by GeotechDuck
1 hour ago1 hr Author No. Iowa already beat Wisconsin but you're right the metrics for a 4 or 5 way tie is so mind boggling that I have to think SI has it right. I don't necessarily trust a vibe coded AI app to get it correct.I hope you're right and it's easier than I think to make it to the championship game. Even then the Ducks have to win that Championship game against a stout team to get in. I prefer win 3 games and get in. The main bonus of this is I don't have to root or USC. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Dave23
1 hour ago1 hr No. Yeah. Hopefully USC and Oregon end up in the same pod comparison and they get the head to head to push them over the top, like Miami over ND last year.I think Wisconsin is a huge long shot. Oregon owns a better record against common opponents, win against a higher ranked conference opponent, and SOR. Iowa is a different story. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by GeotechDuck
15 minutes ago15 min Author No. Wisconsin's only a factor and the the B1G Championship game. They definitely don't have the schedule to beat them out with the playoff committee. I was two. Best wins are Wisconsin and Michigan so I don't see them jumping the Ducks with the playoff committee either just blocking the ducks from getting into the championship game.
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