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Dec 3, 2014 4:56 PM
I still believe something unforeseen will happen.

Predict the winners of these 6 games that matter for the Playoff 4

1. Oregon vs Arizona
2. TCU vs Iowa St
3. Alabama vs Missouri
4. Florida St vs Georgia Tech
5. Kansas St @ Baylor
6. Ohio St vs Wisconsin

Mine:
Oregon 41-27
TCU 45-17
Alabama 34-22
Florida St 40-24
Baylor 39-31
OSU 30-27
Dec 3, 2014 4:56pm
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Dec 3, 2014 5:15 PM
I'm cheating and only predicting the Buckeye game.

I see Cardale going for 300 yards of total offense, 4 TDs (3 Passing), and Buckeyes Winning 48-24
Dec 3, 2014 5:15pm
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Dec 3, 2014 5:17 PM
1. Oregon 52-31
2. TCU 42-21
3. Alabama 37-35
4. Georgia Tech 35-28
5. Kansas St 45-42
6. Ohio St 35-28

I hope I am wrong on the Bama game. Would love to see Mizzo win the sec championships.
Dec 3, 2014 5:17pm
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Dec 3, 2014 5:23 PM
1. Oregon vs Arizona - Arizona 44-41
2. TCU vs Iowa St - TCU 51-7
3. Alabama vs Missouri - Missouri 27-26
4. Florida St vs Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech 34-31
5. Kansas St @ Baylor - Kansas State 42-41
6. Ohio St vs Wisconsin - Wisconsin 38-34

Playoff standings

1. TCU

Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Florida State, Mississippi State, Oregon, Baylor, Kansas State, Ohio State, Michigan State all battle for the final 3 spots...
Dec 3, 2014 5:23pm
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Dec 3, 2014 5:59 PM
Cheating as well. OSU loses. IF it were against a diff team I would probably give OSU the nod, but I think the bucks have a tough time stopping the Wisc running game and they control the clock and that doesnt give the OSU offense enough flow to score much.

and one of the top 4 lose this weekend.
Dec 3, 2014 5:59pm
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Dec 3, 2014 6:14 PM
Ohio State by more than 1..
Dec 3, 2014 6:14pm
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Dec 3, 2014 11:12 PM
Azubuike24;1681813 wrote:1. Oregon vs Arizona - Arizona 44-41
2. TCU vs Iowa St - TCU 51-7
3. Alabama vs Missouri - Missouri 27-26
4. Florida St vs Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech 34-31
5. Kansas St @ Baylor - Kansas State 42-41
6. Ohio St vs Wisconsin - Wisconsin 38-34

Playoff standings

1. TCU

Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Florida State, Mississippi State, Oregon, Baylor, Kansas State, Ohio State, Michigan State all battle for the final 3 spots...
I have 0 doubt that Zona would be in if that scenario played out.
Dec 3, 2014 11:12pm
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Dec 4, 2014 12:30 PM
I'll take Tech in the upset, even though FSU is apparently unkillable.

Oregon wins, but Zona might keep it close.


Tough for me to see Mizzou putting up a fight. They only played 1 of the top 6 teams in the SEC, and lost 34-0.


No idea on OSU/Wisky. Cardale is too much of an unknown.
Dec 4, 2014 12:30pm
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Dec 4, 2014 4:41 PM
I think the first team to 40 wins the OSU game. Our defense is average at best, so we'll need to outscore Wisconsin. If we have a bunch of 3 and outs and give up some big plays as we have been prone to do, then it could get ugly.
Dec 4, 2014 4:41pm
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Dec 4, 2014 5:17 PM
Need mor pls
Dec 4, 2014 5:17pm
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Dec 4, 2014 6:19 PM
Oregon 38 Arizona 30
TCU 48 Iowa St 16
Bama 37 Missouri 17
GT 34 Fla St 31
Kansas St 27 Baylor 25
OSU 33 Wisconsin 30 OT
Dec 4, 2014 6:19pm
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Dec 4, 2014 7:54 PM
HitsRus;1682307 wrote:Oregon 38 Arizona 30
TCU 48 Iowa St 16
Bama 37 Missouri 17
GT 34 Fla St 31
Kansas St 27 Baylor 25
OSU 33 Wisconsin 30 OT
I'd be shocked if 26 points beats Baylor...but like I said, something will shock us
Dec 4, 2014 7:54pm
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Dec 4, 2014 8:54 PM
1. Oregon vs Arizona: Oregon and the points...45-28
2. TCU vs Iowa St: TCU and the points: 56-17
3. Alabama vs Missouri: Bama and the points: 35-17
4. Florida St vs Georgia Tech: FSU, but GT covers: 35-32 FSU
5. Kansas St @ Baylor: KState in the upset. 35-32
6. Ohio St vs Wisconsin: Pure emotion: OSU 35, Wisconsin 30

I do think if this happens, OSU jumps in the final four over TCU to play Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Dec 4, 2014 8:54pm
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Dec 5, 2014 12:25 PM
1. Arizona 34, Oregon 31
2. TCU 55, Shit 13
3. Alabama 41, Missouri 17
4. GT 37, FSU 31
5. Baylor 34, KSU 24
6. OSU 27, Wisc 21 (heart) or Wisc 38, OSU 21 (head)
Dec 5, 2014 12:25pm
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Dec 5, 2014 1:49 PM
1. Oregon vs Arizona - Oregon wins 51-48 on a last second FG
2. TCU vs Iowa St - TCU blows Iowa State off the field 58-10
3. Alabama vs Missouri - Alabama dominates 34-13
4. Florida St vs Georgia Tech - FSU trails at half but pulls away in the 4th quarter 34-17
5. Kansas St @ Baylor - Balyor wins 41-31
6. Ohio St vs Wisconsin - Melvin Gordon goes for over 150 rushing yards and Wisconsin wins 34-24
Dec 5, 2014 1:49pm
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Dec 5, 2014 2:42 PM
Of these 6 games, rank your "upsets" in terms of their likelihood:

1. Georgia Tech
2. Wisconsin
3. Kansas State
4. Arizona
5. Missouri
6. Iowa State
Dec 5, 2014 2:42pm
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Dec 5, 2014 2:48 PM
ernest_t_bass;1682685 wrote:Of these 6 games, rank your "upsets" in terms of their likelihood:

1. Georgia Tech
2. Wisconsin
3. Kansas State
4. Arizona
5. Missouri
6. Iowa State

I might switch 3 and 4 based on Arizona beating Oregon earlier. I might switch 1 and 2 based on Ohio State going with a QB who's never played any truly meaningful college snaps (I mean, Barrett didn't immediately switch on "god-mode" when he became the starter...it's hard for me to believe Cardale's jumping in and kicking ass to the degree OSU's swiss cheese rush defense will be greatly off the hook).

But those are "mights" I'd have to think about. That's pretty accurate, I'd say.
Dec 5, 2014 2:48pm
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Dec 5, 2014 2:55 PM
Heretic;1682691 wrote:I might switch 3 and 4 based on Arizona beating Oregon earlier. I might switch 1 and 2 based on Ohio State going with a QB who's never played any truly meaningful college snaps (I mean, Barrett didn't immediately switch on "god-mode" when he became the starter...it's hard for me to believe Cardale's jumping in and kicking ass to the degree OSU's swiss cheese rush defense will be greatly off the hook).

But those are "mights" I'd have to think about. That's pretty accurate, I'd say.
The reason I have 1 and 2 where they are... OSU has shown to be dominant at times this year, showing us the team they are capable of being (regardless of QB). FSU has skated by the skin of their teeth and barely won almost all season. Given GT's big win (for them against SEC rival) last week, I think their potential to pull the FSU upset is greater, even if the odds of both upsets are high.
Dec 5, 2014 2:55pm
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Dec 5, 2014 3:06 PM
ernest_t_bass;1682696 wrote:The reason I have 1 and 2 where they are... OSU has shown to be dominant at times this year, showing us the team they are capable of being (regardless of QB). FSU has skated by the skin of their teeth and barely won almost all season. Given GT's big win (for them against SEC rival) last week, I think their potential to pull the FSU upset is greater, even if the odds of both upsets are high.
I think, if Cardale can be at least a bit above adequate, it could help the Bucks. It seems to me (taken with a grain of salt, I'm usually drunj when watching OSU games) that with Barrett, they were the definition of a quick-strike offense where they'd either drive quickly and score or go three-and-out. Either way leaves the defense on the field a lot. With Gordon coming up, I don't want the defense on the field a lot. I'd rather have a more slow-paced offense that eats up a lot of minutes.

Like you basically said, there are a lot of factors. I think the main thing that makes it tough to go 1-2 is that Ohio State is in such a "boom/bust" scenario. If things work out well, all will be good. But if they don't, tomorrow has the potential to be ugly as fuck. While with GT-FSU, I'm expecting a close game where the question will be if Winston can pull out another second-half "oh...he does know what he's doing after all" performance like he seems to do about every game now. Throw 3 picks early on and then kick ass down the stretch.
Dec 5, 2014 3:06pm
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Dec 5, 2014 3:09 PM
1. Kansas St
2. Wisconsin
3. GT
4. Zona
5. Missouri
6. Iowa St
Dec 5, 2014 3:09pm
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Dec 5, 2014 3:10 PM
One of the top 4 will lose. Book it!
Dec 5, 2014 3:10pm
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Dec 5, 2014 3:39 PM
If osu beats Wisconsin, I'm going to buy myself an iPad.
Dec 5, 2014 3:39pm
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Dec 5, 2014 4:38 PM
Wow, I just looked at Wisconsin's schedule and they played complete crap run defenses. In the B1G they played the 8th, 14th, 12th, 13th, 11th, 9th, 6th and 7th ranked run defense. I knew the east was stacked with good teams but I didn't realize how few good teams Wisconsin played. I still expect Gordon to get some yards and have a few big plays but I feel a lot better about our chances now.
Dec 5, 2014 4:38pm
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Dec 5, 2014 9:09 PM
ernest_t_bass;1682685 wrote:Of these 6 games, rank your "upsets" in terms of their likelihood:

1. Georgia Tech
2. Wisconsin
3. Kansas State
4. Arizona
5. Missouri
6. Iowa State
Wisky is favored by 4 points.
Dec 5, 2014 9:09pm
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Dec 5, 2014 11:24 PM
se-alum;1682807 wrote:Wisky is favored by 4 points.
OK... Upset of the top 6. I didn't think it was that hard to comprehend. Thanks for clarifying...
Dec 5, 2014 11:24pm