Who should we be rooting for today?

Palmerhawk

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So many cfp implicated matchups today;

7 Texas at 18 Mizzou...Mizzou?
GA vs ole miss...go dawgs
9 byu vs 3 utah...utah
Miami vs ND ..Miami
Ky vs 13 tenn....vols
Bama vs LSU...bama?
Ucla vs minny...minny
Oregon vs OSU.... OSU
A,&m vs gamecocks...tam..sorry Pepsi

To really determine who to root for probably need to look at schedules, but this is my gut reactions.
Go Hawkeyes! Beat those nasty cats!
 
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85Bears

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Line for ucla Minnesota down to Minny+3, very interesting. If anyone watched ucla Wisconsin, that game was basically rigged Wisconsin was jobbed so bad. Would be hilarious if Minnesota exposed media favorite ucla today.
 

Kceasthawk@77

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So many cfp implicated matchups today;

7 Texas at 18 Mizzou...Mizzou?
GA vs ole miss...go dawgs
9 byu vs 3 utah...utah
Miami vs ND ..Miami
Ky vs 13 tenn....vols
Bama vs LSU...bama?
Ucla vs minny...minny
Oregon vs OSU.... OSU
A,&m vs gamecocks...tam..sorry Pepsi

To really determine who to root for probably need to look at schedules, but this is my gut reactions.
Go Hawkeyes! Beat those nasty cats!
I'd agree with most. Better that the higher ranked teams win and knocked the others above Iowa out. So, Georgia, Utah, Miami, Bama, . Texas would be better than Mizzou I think. Oregon vs OSU is a tough one.
 

85Bears

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I'd agree with most. Better that the higher ranked teams win and knocked the others above Iowa out. So, Georgia, Utah, Miami, Bama, . Texas would be better than Mizzou I think. Oregon vs OSU is a tough one.
Ohio State should win that at home, too much talent around the backup qb and a strong defense. Oregon isn’t that good right now.
 
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7 Texas at 18 Mizzou...Mizzou? Probably not a big deal. Mizzou has UGA/Kentucky/OU to end the year and is taking at least one more loss, so maybe Mizzou giving Texas a loss is the best outcome. But Texas eliminating Mizzou and accepting Texas will be one of the SEC teams isn't the end of the world.
GA vs ole miss...go dawgs. Yep, gonna take a lot to get Georgia out of the CFP, so go ahead and give Ole Miss another loss here.
9 byu vs 3 utah...utah. Agreed. Have Utah run away with the Big 12 and give BYU another loss, which also hurts Notre Dame.
Miami vs ND ..Miami. No question Miami.
Ky vs 13 tenn....vols. Another SEC game that doesn't make a big difference. Since we don't have a crystal ball to know how these teams will do their final few games, it's splitting hairs right now.
Bama vs LSU...bama? I think Bama, yeah. Between the CFP committee's love affair with them and their easy remaining schedule, might as well accept they're in and give LSU a devastating loss.
Ucla vs minny...minny. Minnesota would be a big win for us, giving UCLA a loss and giving our "worst loss" a bit more quality.
Oregon vs OSU.... OSU. Probably OSU. Although OSU tanking and dropping out of the playoffs altogether isn't the worst thing in the world. Oregon might win out from here though and I can imagine a nightmare scenario where a hot Oregon team with better wins gets in over us even with the extra loss.
A,&m vs gamecocks...tam..sorry Pepsi. Yeah easy call, TAMU.

My takes in bold.
 

uihawk82

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So many cfp implicated matchups today;

7 Texas at 18 Mizzou...Mizzou? EITHER LOSER HAS 3 LOSSES
GA vs ole miss...go dawgs GO DAWGS TO GIVE OLE MISS A 3RD LOSS
9 byu vs 3 utah...utah UTAH TO WIN GIVES BYU 2ND LOSS
Miami vs ND ..Miami DONT CARE
Ky vs 13 tenn....vols VOLS TO GIVE KY A 2ND LOSS
Bama vs LSU...bama? EITHER AS THEY GET THEIR 3RD LOSSS
Ucla vs minny...minny ucla TO GIVE mINNY A 3RD LOSS
Oregon vs OSU.... OSU oREGON TO GIVE osu A 3RD LOSS oRE ALREADY HAS 3 LOSSES
A,&m vs gamecocks...tam..sorry Pepsi

To really determine who to root for probably need to look at schedules, but this is my gut reactions.
Go Hawkeyes! Beat those nasty cats!
My choices are above on each line plus need WVirginia to ambush TexTEch to give those cheaters a 2nd loss
 
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Rambler Hawk

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7 Texas at 18 Mizzou...Mizzou? Probably not a big deal. Mizzou has UGA/Kentucky/OU to end the year and is taking at least one more loss, so maybe Mizzou giving Texas a loss is the best outcome. But Texas eliminating Mizzou and accepting Texas will be one of the SEC teams isn't the end of the world.
GA vs ole miss...go dawgs. Yep, gonna take a lot to get Georgia out of the CFP, so go ahead and give Ole Miss another loss here.
9 byu vs 3 utah...utah. Agreed. Have Utah run away with the Big 12 and give BYU another loss, which also hurts Notre Dame.
Miami vs ND ..Miami. No question Miami.
Ky vs 13 tenn....vols. Another SEC game that doesn't make a big difference. Since we don't have a crystal ball to know how these teams will do their final few games, it's splitting hairs right now.
Bama vs LSU...bama? I think Bama, yeah. Between the CFP committee's love affair with them and their easy remaining schedule, might as well accept they're in and give LSU a devastating loss.
Ucla vs minny...minny. Minnesota would be a big win for us, giving UCLA a loss and giving our "worst loss" a bit more quality.
Oregon vs OSU.... OSU. Probably OSU. Although OSU tanking and dropping out of the playoffs altogether isn't the worst thing in the world. Oregon might win out from here though and I can imagine a nightmare scenario where a hot Oregon team with better wins gets in over us even with the extra loss.
A,&m vs gamecocks...tam..sorry Pepsi. Yeah easy call, TAMU.

My takes in bold.
Thanks for this!👍
 
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UCLA doing to Minnesota what Iowa should’ve
And now Minnesota back to doing what they've been doing the last few weeks. Leaning on their defense, hoping teams make uncharacteristic mistakes, and doing just enough to get their dog sh** offense into field goal range.

They are essentially 2022-23 Iowa.

Their best defender is even a former Iowa DB..........
 

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I root for ...

 

Rambler Hawk

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Well, we definitely will leap frog Misery....I may have to eat crow on my Houston post...Brando has a big hard on for them calling that game...don't think BYU will drop much.
 
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