Georgia 27, Georgia Tech 0
Given my blithe comments about Tennessee I probably should not say this but a loss to the Wramblin Reck is inconceivable so Georgia is in no matter what happens in the God apostrophe s Conference Championship game. Tech has been bad since they ditched the wishbone and I do not expect them to put up much of a fight, even in a rivalry game.
The 27, Methchicken 14
The winner of this game is in, like Georgia, regardless of the result of the Increasingly Inaccurately Named Big 10 Championship game. The difference is that, while I can see the LSU beating Georgia, it is much harder to imagine Iowa or whoever else may emerge from the IINB10 West clusterfuck. The big question is what happens to the loser. Of the two, The has a resume that is more likely to withstand a loss and still keep them in contention, but it probably will require SC to lose one of its remaining highly loseable games. Meatchicken has a top flight defense, albeit one that has not been tested against anything like a high powered offense, but is offensively limited should that defense crack and The has the tools to crack any defense. I am not sure if Corum is playing this weekend or not. I am also not sure whether either or the two top The backs are playing, but it matters less with The.
Texas Christian University 35, the Iowa State University 20
TCU, like Meatchicken, barely avoided spitting the bit last weekend, and are win out and in scenario. The interesting thing is what happens to them if they lose. They have played a lot of good teams, the Pure Prairie League is positively lousy with good teams, but no great ones. While Georgia, The or Meatchicken is likely in the playoffs even if they lose their respective championship game, I think TCU is going to need to win their championship game against either KSU or Texas. the ISU has been the cellar dweller all year, and I do not see them pulling out of their tail spin.
University of California* 31, Our Lady of the Perpetual Tie 27
I am tempted to think the Trojenz are in if they win out as well, now that Tennessee is out of the picture, but the Committee has LSU ranked ahead of them right now and while I realize each week the Committee starts anew, that edge may not go away if the additional information the Committee has on LSU is that they beat Georgia. Still, the committee has never put a two loss team in the playoffs so I am holding out hope for USC. SC in the playoffs would require wins over OLotPT and Oregon I think, lord but the jungle PAWCP playoff system has created a weird range of interesting scenaria, both if whom are pretty highly rated. A one loss God apostrophe s Conference team is always a threat to jump a one loss Conference Champion, but it is harder to envision a team with the type of resume the Trojenz will have put together getting jumped by, say, Michigan or a two loss GasC champ. Anyway, since what appeared to be a season sinking loss to Stanford OLotPT has added a couple of nice wins. They are a threat to SC, but I will take SC.
the Louisiana State University 31, Texas A and M 20
The wrinkle is the real chance that the LSU beats Georgia in the God apostrophe s Championship Game. While I know Cap disagrees with me on this, I think the Committee has been reasonably consistent in how it judges teams. They do not view a one loss team as the equivalent of an unbeaten team, or a two loss team the equivalent of a one loss team, even when the two loss team has the head to head and a conference championship. Think the Committee taking 11 and 1 The over 11 and 2 the PSU a few years ago. Assume the IINB10 East Champion wins its Championship game and TCU wins out. Those two unbeatens will get in. I think Georgia gets in as well. That leaves a two loss the LSU against potentially a one loss conference champion USC or ClemSIN, and an interesting conundrum for the Committee. Is their GasC hard on so great that they would decide to take a two loss LSU over a USC with a strong resume? Anyway, the glare from the dumpster fire in College Station these days helps distract me from whatever the fuck happened in the second half last week, which I did not see and which I have no desire to check up on. How is a team that has recruited as well as TAMU become this bad? They do still have talent, though, so the LSU cannot sleep on this game.
ClemSIN 31, South Carolina 17
I suppose there is a theoretical possibility that ClemSIN can get in. Maybe SC losing, Georgia beating the LSU, Meatchicken getting blown out by The but not the other way around. But they really needed UNC to come into the South Atlantic League Championship game with one loss and UNC chose not to cooperate. ClemSIN just has not beaten anyone of note all year because they have played no one of note all year. SoCar may be the best team they play outside of OLotPT. SoCar did increase my chances of the Cecily Strong scenario happening, but I cannot see them doing it again.
That I think is the end of the rationally based Championship scenarios. Most likely four of these five teams, Georgia, The, Meatchicken, TCU, Cal * get in, with ClemSIN and LSU holding more remote shots. I am predicting Georgia, The and TCU in as unbeatens, with USC in as a one loss champion. That makes two teams into the playoffs who have never been there before, which is great for CFB.
the Pennsylvania State University 35, EVENTUAL 2023 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPION MICHIGAN STATE 14
I cannot pretend to be anything but disappointed. At least my holiday schedule is free.
Iowa 18, Nebraska 14
That, for those doing the math, is nine safeties from Iowa. This would put them in the championship game against a team they have already either handily lost to or been blown out by. That they are in the hunt makes a real statement about how bad the West has been this year. If they lose this, the most likely replacement is Purdue, although since the possibility of both Iowa and Purdue losing is very real Illinois cannot be discounted. In the highly amusing and hoped for chance that Iowa, Purdue and Illinois all lose, I think the tie breaker gives the Championship ticket to Northwestern, just for shits and giggles.
the Kansas State 31, Kansas 17
The KSU is in the PPL championship game against TCU with either a win here or a Texas loss. Kansas has been a nice story, going from down trodden to bowl eligible, but they have lost 5 of 6 since starting the season with five straight wins. KSU with three losses is the best scenario for TCU, and it looks to happen.
Alabama 42, Auburn 17
I have seen articles that mention a playoff chance for Alabama, but I cannot imagine the Committee has that much of a hard on for Alabama. There will be a couple one loss power five teams vying for that last spot, and I cannot see the Committee leaping them for Alabama.
Oregon 35, Oregon State 27
I am not sure if Bo Nix is going to play. I am also not sure how if that is a positive or a negative for Oregon. The scenaria for the PAWCP playoffs is even more whack that the ones for the IINB10 West. This is the most straight forward possibility. They are in with a win, or a Washington loss. The other OSU has had a nice season and the home field.
Washington 31, the Washington State 28
Washington needs a win over Wazzu and an Oregon loss AND a loss by either UCLA or Utah. Utah needs to beat Colorado, have Oregon win, Washington Win, and Cal beat UCLA. I think best chance Wazzu has is Washington getting lost on the way to the most Godforsaken Power 5 outpost of Pullman, but you never know with rivalry games.
Maryland 21, Rutgers 14
Is Baby Tags playing? If I gave a damn I would look it up, but I do not so I did not.
North Central 42, Carnegie Mellon 10
Have you ever had a Carnegie Mellon? It has orange flesh and a pleasant aroma, but it tastes like Pittsburgh. Pass.
Mary Hardin Mary Hardin Baylor 45, Trinity 10
Possibly true interesting Christmas potential fact. In 325, at the Council of Nicaea, Constantine the Great briefly imprisoned Santa Claus ** after he punched a fellow delegate, supposedly Arias, in the face during a debate over whether Christ was begotten or made. Santa and his side prevailed in the debate, Arianism was declared a heresy, and the concept of the trinity adhered to by most mainline Christian churches and affirmed in the Nicaean Creed was solidified. Violence can be persuasive! Not that this has anything to do with this game.
Mount Union 49, Attica 3
No, it is Utica, but Attica is more fun. Hard to imagine Pacino shouting Utica! Utica! Utica! It will not be an underdog day afternoon, though.
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** That is, the historic St. Nicholas of Myra.
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