Louisville vs Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl
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Another projection: If we don't wake up we will be in the liberty bowl vs Boise st.
Ok...we are bad mouthing the Orange Bowl against the likely B1G West Champion that in the Top 10...unreal
We still have a shot at the playoffs. An outside shot but a shot just the same. Playing in a Big 6 game on New Years day would be one hell of a consolation prize though.
The Cards just have to keep winning! That's all that matters right now.
Lamar Jackson had a Heisman moment yesterday with that 29 yard TD pass with :13 left on the clock to win the game! Another step closer. Just keep winning! It'll all shake out in the end.
Go CARDS!!!
The Cards just have to keep winning! That's all that matters right now.
Lamar Jackson had a Heisman moment yesterday with that 29 yard TD pass with :13 left on the clock to win the game! Another step closer. Just keep winning! It'll all shake out in the end.
Go CARDS!!!
Just keep winning.
Yesterday was a great day for UL with Baylor, WVU, and Nebraska taking a step back.
Michigan and tOSU will have to play each other, so that will help you, too.
If Washington stumbles, you're in.
Yesterday was a great day for UL with Baylor, WVU, and Nebraska taking a step back.
Michigan and tOSU will have to play each other, so that will help you, too.
If Washington stumbles, you're in.
I wasn't badmouthing the Wisconsin matchup. I was pointing out the fact that we look at bowl matchups when we are struggling with Duke and Virginia.
Ok....but really now it appears more and more likely we are headed to the Orange Bowl regardless....Clemson ain't losing...
Whos badmouthing the orange bowl ?
I personally wanted to see the Cards truck Tennessee.
Try and keep up.
I think our "shot" is no worse than 1-in-4, and probably closer to 50-50. That's about as good as anyone not named "Bama" has at this point...
Per ESPN's FPI, Clemson's updated win-out probability now stands around 60%, a little better than a coin flip...
It was the same FPI that showed the win-out probabilities for WVU, Baylor, and Nebraska to be lowest for P5 undefeateds this past weekend.
Still has my attention.
60%...
This was a good weekend in addition to the UofL win. Alot of the teams that could've gained ground on us lost, Ohio State looked very beatable again, really the Washington win was the main negative.
For playoff chances, I'm cheering for Washington State, Michigan, & whoever plays Texas A&M. If Wazzu stays unbeaten in the Pac-12 & beats undefeated Washington, I like our chances over them (UW). Michigan can take care of one-loss OSU & possibly Nebraska, and I doubt A&M makes it through the season without another loss. Not really that far-fetched of a scenario.
For playoff chances, I'm cheering for Washington State, Michigan, & whoever plays Texas A&M. If Wazzu stays unbeaten in the Pac-12 & beats undefeated Washington, I like our chances over them (UW). Michigan can take care of one-loss OSU & possibly Nebraska, and I doubt A&M makes it through the season without another loss. Not really that far-fetched of a scenario.
I will not complain about being in a New Years Day Orange Bowl. Of course, I would rather be in the CFP and I believe we still have a shot so long as we take care of OUR business. With our one loss we will need some help from someone on Washington's schedule. And, yes, I believe the ACC has a very legitimate shot at having two teams in the CFP.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
As far as the overall program goes, I think outside of making the CFP, the most important thing will be Lamar winning the Heisman.
Chris Fowler & Kirk Herbstreit were talking about the playoffs during the FSU vs Clemson game. They pointed out that there is still a lot of football left and a lot of things will change more than once. Last year at this point in the season only one of the top 4 teams made it to the playoffs and that was Alabama.
Clemson was ranked #1 and Alabama #4 when 1st rankings came out last year for College football playoff.
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Yeah, and the Cards also smacked the black off that a** when they played FSU and (most recently) NCST.
Hell, Uh-hi-uh State struggled with Northwestern on Saturday. And I bet WVU, Baylor, and Boise would all take a close, hard-fought win on the road on Saturday. Can't expect to win every game by 40 points.
Agree with Knucklehank1 about the Heisman. Lamar bringing that home would be HUGE for our program.
Indiana's coach called some absolutely horrible plays in the red zone against Ohio State. If not for that, Indiana could have possibly won that game.
Tennessee is irrelevant now...would not be surprised if Kentucky beats them in Knoxville...One Word for them..."implosion"....
OSU plays Michigan, and then the B10 title game is a factor. Dont see how we get the B10 spot in the playoffs, but seems most logical.
Bama getting in. If Clemson runs it, then them. I thought I read that the committee highly favors conference champs. So that being said, Wash needs to lose.
That's my point. I think chaos with the undefeateds losing isn't the best option but rather the just one-loss teams taking another loss. Michigan going undefeated helps clear out OSU, Wazzu is the easiest way to keep UW out of the Pac-12 championship game, & Texas A&M needs to drop another one.
The Cards got screwed on the first poll coming in 7th. One loss to Clemson at Clemson who is #2,and Ohio State losing to unranked Penn State is ranked ahead of them at 6th, and undefeated Washington is 5th with Texas A&M 4th. Michigan 3rd, Clemson 2nd, and Alabama 1st. UofL should be ranked no worse than 6th. Nobody can tell me that OSU belongs ranked ahead of UofL. I can accept Washington and even A&M ahead at this point but not OSU. That's crap.
I really don't think that A&M deserves to be ranked above the Cards either.....considering the Cards defeated them to end the season last year and A&M's lose to Bama was a blow out and UofL's loss to Clemson was whisker close and came down to the last series of the game. Where is the justice in that?
Cards deserve better.....and have 4 games in the next 30 days to prove it on the field that they deserve the T-4 ranking......that and get some help with others being taken down with a 'L' or 2.
As Yogi Berra was so fond of saying "It ain't over, till it's over"! So, it ain't over yet.....the fat lady still hasn't sung.
Cards deserve better.....and have 4 games in the next 30 days to prove it on the field that they deserve the T-4 ranking......that and get some help with others being taken down with a 'L' or 2.
As Yogi Berra was so fond of saying "It ain't over, till it's over"! So, it ain't over yet.....the fat lady still hasn't sung.
If I was a Huskie fan I'm hot...this is Texas A&M schedule so far...keep in mind UCLA Record is currently 3-5
9/3 UCLA W 24 - 31
9/10 vs Prairie View A&M W 0 - 67
9/17 @ Auburn W 29 - 16
9/24 vs Arkansas W 24 - 45
10/1 @ South Carolina W 24 - 13
10/8 vs Tennessee W 38 - 45
10/22 @ Alabama L 14 - 33
10/29 vs New Mexico State W 10 - 52
9/3 UCLA W 24 - 31
9/10 vs Prairie View A&M W 0 - 67
9/17 @ Auburn W 29 - 16
9/24 vs Arkansas W 24 - 45
10/1 @ South Carolina W 24 - 13
10/8 vs Tennessee W 38 - 45
10/22 @ Alabama L 14 - 33
10/29 vs New Mexico State W 10 - 52
Have you seen Washington's schedule thus far???
It's WORSE!!!
Rutgers (2-6) W 48-13
Idaho G-5 (4-4) W 59-14
Portland St. FCS (2-6) W 41-3
Arizona (2-6) W 35-28
Stanford (5-3) W 44-6
Oregon (3-5) W 70-21
Oregon State (2-6) W 41-17
Utah (7-2) W 31-24
Is there any way the Cards could win out and not get into the playoffs or the New Years six bowls?
Say Clemson loses to Va Tech in ACC Champioship game. If Clemson falls from top 4 but stays above UofL in rankings wouldn't Va Tech go to Orange and Clemson go to Cotton?
Say Clemson loses to Va Tech in ACC Champioship game. If Clemson falls from top 4 but stays above UofL in rankings wouldn't Va Tech go to Orange and Clemson go to Cotton?
Dang that's a discouraging scenario, but yes under those circumstances, it could happen.
However I would say that if Clemson lost to what is considered a poor VT team, the pollsters would drop them below us or at least the Cotton Bowl officials would have to make a decision between two teams who have fans that travel well.
Speaking of which, VT lost to Tennessee and freaking Syracuse. Syracuse! VT is ranked way too high.
I am down with an Orange Bowl. It's on a Friday night, so I can be back home on Saturday to spend NYE with my family.
I might have a New Years Eve Eve game watch party myself. Don't know yet what I'll do about a bowl.
Even if we're in the FPO I'm not in a position to go to both games. Do you go to the first one and save for the NC game? Or skip the first hoping for a win?
Decisions, decisions.
(That us old farts have been waiting on for 32 years)
Even if we're in the FPO I'm not in a position to go to both games. Do you go to the first one and save for the NC game? Or skip the first hoping for a win?
Decisions, decisions.
(That us old farts have been waiting on for 32 years)