In the end, I think the Ducks playoff hopes will come down to what the playoff committee really wants.

On one hand, the Ducks playoff resume is extremely lacking. Not only is three losses one too many but two very bad losses to two mediocre teams should be end of story.

On the other hand, OBD just looks like "That Team" this year. It seems that the OC change and OL stability have completely reinvigorated the Duck offense while the D has held a steady clamp on everybody since Stillwater.

I don't think there is a playoff team in the country that would be licking their chops to play the Ducks now. Last year I'd say Miami was that X factor team that fit those same shoes and they road them from #10 seed to the Championship Game. This looks like the year the Ducks could do the same.

Being slid passed Iowa and passing by a fourth place SEC team wouldn't be that crazy. The committee has done much worse over the years. The Ducks seem like a perfect low seed wildcard that could shake up the playoffs which the ratings people should love. They also have a cringe worthy resume that record sticklers may want to avoid.

Two more dominant wins still have to happen for any of this to matter. We'll see.

1 minute ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

They also have a cringe worthy resume that record sticklers may want to avoid.

There have been loads of cringe worth resumes before.

And there are a lot of duck haters out there that would love for Oregon to make the playoff and lose.

So let the Ducks in for the fun of it.

I think Oregon's resume deserves a little more credit than it's getting. Three losses certainly hurt, but if we're going to consider strength of schedule, then we also have to give them credit for beating good teams. Winning on the road at USC and Ohio State, along with victories over Boise State and Northwestern, isn't exactly a weak body of work.

What interests me more is how the resumes compare if all these bubble teams win out. Does an 11-1 Wake Forest or a 10-2 Iowa automatically deserve a spot over a 9-3 Oregon? Maybe, but I don't think the records alone should settle that argument. Who you played, who you beat, and where you beat them ought to matter just as much.

And I agree that Oregon looks like a different team offensively. But I don't think the committee should have to justify putting Oregon in because they're suddenly dangerous or would make for an entertaining playoff matchup. If the Ducks win their last two games, I think there's a legitimate argument that they've earned consideration based on what they've accomplished, not just what they're capable of doing.

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