• 2 weeks ago
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00:00Bill, let's take a look at your top seven here, and I'll read it off, you'll tell me
00:06why you went with this.
00:08Well, it's really easy at the top here, especially one through four.
00:11Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami.
00:13Good call by you.
00:14Okay?
00:15I mean, no argument there.
00:16Texas at five, Penn State at six for you.
00:20That's a surprise for me.
00:22Tennessee at seven.
00:23So I don't know, Bill, in my opinion, again, it's fun to disagree.
00:28I don't see how, after the way Penn State looked against Ohio State, that they'd still
00:32be in my top seven, personally.
00:34Fair.
00:35And that will be one of the indicators tonight to look out for.
00:38Do they put Tennessee over Penn State?
00:41I mean, to me, Tennessee did lose at Arkansas.
00:43There's not a ton of shame in Penn State losing to Ohio State by a touchdown because they
00:49can't call red zone plays correctly.
00:51I mean, just give the ball to Tyler Warren on fourth and goal, guys, come on.
00:56But something for Penn State, they do have a West Virginia win.
00:59They did have a couple, you know, USC win.
01:02Those aren't great wins, but I still think they'll be there.
01:04One of the indicators I think to look out for tonight, Craig, is Miami.
01:08Will they put Texas over Miami?
01:11If they do, that tells you that the committee values the SEC race, even with a one loss
01:17team over an unbeaten Miami team.
01:20And I think that's something that could happen tonight.
01:23And then the other one for me was where do they put Alabama?
01:26Highest ranked two loss teams, but how many one loss teams are they going to be ranked
01:30ahead of?
01:31Yeah, I think that's a great call by you.
01:33And on top of it, living in South Florida, I can tell you that there's a lot of optimism
01:37for the Hurricanes, but a lot of recognition, too, that they have not played well in multiple
01:42weeks, especially on defense.
01:43So I don't know how they would fare in the playoff.
01:46But one of the teams you left out of the top seven, Indiana, undefeated.
01:49You have them at number eight, Notre Dame.
01:52We're going to waste our time once again talking about them at number nine.
01:55We know they're not going anywhere.
01:56BYU has been fantastic.
01:58You have Bama at 11.
02:00And definitely, I agree with Boise State being in the top 12 at this point.
02:04And boy, wouldn't it be nice to get Boise a home game on that turf?
02:07I don't think it's going to happen, though.
02:08I mean, for them to get in, they're going to have to go on the road.
02:11Right.
02:12And, you know, for Boise State, their path as a group of five champion is wide open.
02:16I think they continue to do that.
02:18The other indicator for me is Indiana and Notre Dame.
02:21And I know, Craig, we joke back and forth about the Irish all the time.
02:24But what will the committee value more?
02:26To me, it's Notre Dame, seven and one, lost to Northern Illinois.
02:31How much does that weigh them down versus an Indiana team who hasn't lost, but their
02:36best victory is Nebraska?
02:39And Nebraska is five and four.
02:41And suddenly, full eligibility might be a question mark for the Huskers.
02:44So this weekend against Michigan is so important for Indiana not only to win as a 13 and a
02:51half point favorite, but to probably cover to show that they've built some momentum going
02:54into the Michigan game or the Ohio State game.
02:58Both of those teams in my playoff field for now, though.
03:00Yeah.
03:01And style points could be important this time of year.
03:03Speaking of style points, SMU, Bill, crushing Pittsburgh.
03:07I know they're on the outside looking in here, but they're one Alabama loss away or Boise
03:12loss away or maybe even BYU loss away from jumping back into this thing.
03:16You know, their boosters paid for them to get in the conference.
03:19And we all said how crazy that was, but this is getting what you pay for, to come into
03:23a conference, be a competitor in the first year.
03:27They're in a great football market.
03:28I'm wondering how they can capitalize on this long term.
03:31You think about it.
03:32Being in Dallas, being in a power conference, and in the state of Texas where there's so
03:36many good high school football players.
03:38I think it's one of them.
03:39I don't want to call it underrated because we're talking about it.
03:42I think it's one of the best stories of the season, seeing the Mustangs.
03:45And I've always been a fan of those red, white, and blue uniforms.
03:48They're awesome.

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