Andy

1 of those 3 is guaranteed to lose. If Alabama loses to Auburn or Florida, do they really deserve a playoff spot? I doubt Auburn or Florida is remotely good enough, but no, they wouldn't.

Oklahoma 3, Iowa 4, MSU 5, ND 6. Anyone who thought ND was ever getting in over a one loss Oklahoma was naive. ND now needs 2 of those 3 teams to lose before the season ends - a win at Stanford wouldn't be good enough to leapfrog any of those teams.

LSU fans not liking Miles because he can't beat Saban consistently is a head-scratcher. No one has been able to beat Saban consistently - the only one who's close is Meyer, and even he bolted the SEC because he didn't want to deal with it anymore he went through a totally legit health crisis that magically evaporated after a year and hasn't returned.

Hard to argue with SSR's order. I'm trying to get any of Rawls, Allen and Bradshaw (I too have Langford and am facing a demotion), but since I've already blown most of my FAAB budget (thanks for getting hurt again, Jamaal Charles) I have little chance at getting any of them. I can start Shane Vereen if I don't get any of those 3, but I don't really want to.

It's not even like I'm arguing they're not good. They probably are the 2nd best team right now. But the SEC that they're plowing through this year is not just not what it usually is, it just flat out isn't very good. The entire conference's collective best non league win is Wisconsin. Wisconsin!

Because Alabama is being singled out by the committee as far and away better than any other 1 loss team and have been all year because eye test. This isn't that hard to understand.

ND is up to 10 starters down with season ending injuries. I'd be surprised if they win and even more surprised if they got in - unless Oklahoma State wins Bedlam. It sure looks like Clemson vs Alabama for the title, though Oklahoma could probably beat the Tigers if fully healthy.

And Notre Dame will have what, one? Over Navy. Oh, and Ole Miss will def lose to Miss State. Home team has won that game like 28 of the last 30 times or something. I wasn't comparing Alabama to ND. I never once brought up ND. Alabama is obviously better than they are. I don't know why fans aren't allowed to have opinions about unrelated teams without their own being brought up. And not that you care, but ND is going to have at least 2 and possibly 3 (don't know whether Temple and/or Pitt will jump in). And Stanford would be another in the unlikely event ND wins that game.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Clemson at South Carolina (12 pm, ESPN) (2) Alabama at Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS) (3) Oklahoma at (11) Oklahoma State (8 pm, ABC) (4) Iowa at Nebraska (3:30 pm Friday, ABC) Penn State at (5) Michigan State (3:30 pm, ESPN) (6) Notre Dame at (9) Stanford (7:30 pm, FOX) (7) Baylor at (19) TCU (7:30 pm Friday, ESPN) (8) Ohio State at (10) Michigan (12 pm, ABC) (13) Florida State at (12) Florida (7:30 pm, ESPN) (14) North Carolina at NC State (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (15) Navy at Houston (12 pm Friday, ABC) (16) Northwestern vs Illinois – in Chicago (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Oregon State at (17) Oregon (4 pm Friday, FS1) (18) Ole Miss at (21) Mississippi State (7:15 pm, ESPN2) (20) Washington State at Washington (3:30 pm Friday, FOX) (22) UCLA at USC (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Colorado at (23) Utah (3:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) Western Michigan at (24) Toledo (12 pm Friday, CBSSN) UConn at (25) Temple (7 pm, ESPNU) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Bowling Green at Ball State (7 pm Tuesday, ESPN3) Ohio at Northern Illinois (7:30 pm Tuesday, ESPNU) South Florida at UCF (7:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Texas Tech at Texas (7:30 pm Thursday, FS1) Marshall at Western Kentucky (12 pm Friday, FS1) Miami at Pittsburgh (12 pm Friday, ESPN2) Kent State at Akron (12 pm Friday, ESPN3) Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan (1 pm Friday, ESPN3) Troy at Georgia State (2 pm Friday, ESPN3) Missouri at Arkansas (2:30 pm Friday, CBS) Boise State at San Jose State (3:30 pm Friday, CBSSN) UTEP at North Texas (3:30 pm Friday, FSN) UMass at Buffalo (4:30 pm Friday, ESPNU) Tulsa at Tulane (8 pm Friday, ESPNU) Iowa State at West Virginia (12 pm, FS1) Georgia at Georgia Tech (12 pm, ESPN2) Indiana at Purdue (12 pm, BTN – Regional) Maryland at Rutgers (12 pm, BTN – Regional) Virginia Tech at Virginia (12 pm, ESPNU) Louisville at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network) Cincinnati at East Carolina (12 pm, CBSSN) Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech (12 pm, FSN) SMU at Memphis (12 pm, ESPNEWS) Duke at Wake Forest (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Boston College at Syracuse (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) UL Lafayette at Appalachian State (2 pm, ESPN3) South Alabama at Georgia Southern (2 pm, ESPN3) Wisconsin at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN) BYU at Utah State (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Kansas State at Kansas (4 pm, FS1) Vanderbilt at Tennessee (4 pm, SEC Network) Arkansas State at New Mexico State (4 pm, ESPN3) Texas State at Idaho (5 pm, ESPN3) Texas A&M at LSU (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Colorado State at Fresno State (9 pm, CBSSN) Arizona State at California (10 pm, FS1) Air Force at New Mexico (10:15 pm, ESPNU) Nevada at San Diego State (10:45 pm, ESPN2)

Washington is playing like the worst team in the league

And Mississippi State is going to be out of there next week after Ole Miss creams them. Florida can and should go all the way out after FSU and Alabama destroy them the next 2 weeks. Tide will end the season without a top 20 win, I think.

ND has been playing 1 home game a year at some other place for 6 years. Did same thing with Maryland at FedEx 4 years ago Stating that they do something is not explaining why it is done Why do they do anything? Because they can. It's called the Shamrock Series, they wear alternate uniforms, and they "bring the ND game experience across the country". And it gives NBC an extra prime time game without ND having to host it, which they're not crazy about doing.

TCU's insane rally makes OU/ND a bit more interesting. Go Oklahoma State.

Clemson, Bama, OU if they win next week at 3, whoever wins the Big Ten if it's unbeaten Iowa or a 1 loss OSU/MSU at 4, ND 5.

ND is out unless Oklahoma or Iowa lose next week. This is a pathetic performance.

ND has been playing 1 home game a year at some other place for 6 years. Did same thing with Maryland at FedEx 4 years ago

No undefeated Power 5 team is getting left out.

Suddenly I'm starting to wish ND had played MSU this year. Damn you, Oregon series

Unless I'm mistaken, waving to tell teammates to stay away is equivalent to a fair catch signal. I've seen that rule enforced before

Charleston Southern is a top 10 team in FCS and SEC Network is gonna make sure you know about it https://twitter.com/JasonKirkSBN/status/668176299513487360?s=09

2 blatant PIs in the end zone that I'm sure the referees employed by the SEC just happened to not see helped.

Overtime for Florida vs FAU. Last 2 weeks they barely escaped Vanderbilt and looked bad in a win over South Carolina. Who, just FYI, lost to The Citadel today.

If they weren't turning it over repeatedly FAU is probably up right now

Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was me-me. I remember my wife laughing when I first used the word around her and correcting me.

Cubs' Opening Day game will be at 10 p.m. ET per that announcement and will air on ESPN2 in addition to locally. I'm a meh on that announcement. I always liked that almost everyone started on Opening Day, but it will be cool to have baseball back a day early.