So, which G5 team gets the playoff spot?

[Grant Green]

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

 

[BeerLion]

Maybe Bowling Green, their losses are to 25 Texas A&M 20-26 Kept it tight the entire game and Obviously the lost to us and gave us more than we wanted. It they run the table in the MAC and win the conference, I think they should be considered. I like the JMU call out too.

 

[Tri-Power65]

Maybe Bowling Green, their losses are to 25 Texas A&M 20-26 Kept it tight the entire game and Obviously the lost to us and gave us more than we wanted. It they run the table in the MAC and win the conference, I think they should be considered. I like the JMU call out too.

Bowling Green (1-3) lost to Old Dominion last week so there's that...

 

[psuro]

I thiink they should get the best 70 players from all the G5 teams and create one super team, and the #5 P5 team can play them. There would be enough for three deep at each position on both offense and defense. Add in four special teams guys.

 

[Grant Green]

Maybe Bowling Green, their losses are to 25 Texas A&M 20-26 Kept it tight the entire game and Obviously the lost to us and gave us more than we wanted. It they run the table in the MAC and win the conference, I think they should be considered. I like the JMU call out too.

yeah, not at 1-3. I think there is a good shot that a G5 teams goes undefeated. Even a team with 1 loss is getting in over BG.

 

[PSUJam]

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

Looking at their schedule, I'd have to say there's a very good chance it's JMU, even though they play in 1/4 of a stadium.

 

[BeerLion]

Bowling Green (1-3) lost to Old Dominion last week so there's that...

ugh, thought they were 2-2.

 

[TheTwistedFrog]

I really want it to be UNLV.

 

[Grant Green]

I really want it to be UNLV.

100%. I wanted PSU to hire their OC (Brennan Marion) but I think we did pretty well.

 

[TheTwistedFrog]

100%. I wanted PSU to hire their OC (Brennan Marion) but I think we did pretty well.

He was one of the names I was hoping for.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

GSpot??? Holy sh*t!

 

[Grant Green]

GSpot??? Holy sh*t!

 

[Pocono Lion]

100%. I wanted PSU to hire their OC (Brennan Marion) but I think we did pretty well.

Didn’t he go rogue and offer Sluka their QB, $100K, without anyone else seemingly knowing about it?

 

[Grant Green]

Didn’t he go rogue and offer Sluka their QB, $100K, without anyone else seemingly knowing about it?

Ha! No, that was Derrick Stevens, CEO of Circa Casino in Vegas.

 

[Pocono Lion]

Ha! No, that was Derrick Stevens, CEO of Circa Casino in Vegas.

I thought Sluka’s agent said the OC (Marion) offered him $100K to come to UNLV when he was in the portal and the collective stiffed him. That’s why he said he wasn’t playing anymore this year and was before the casino guy offered to pay the $ for him to come back. Marion was the subject of many discussions on SiriusXM saying he should come clean whether he offered the kid the $ or not. Judging by the results against Fresno, looks like UNLV doesn’t miss Sluka and his 43% completion rate.

 

[Grant Green]

I thought Sluka’s agent said the OC (Marion) offered him $100K to come to UNLV when he was in the portal and the collective stiffed him. That’s why he said he wasn’t playing anymore this year and was before the casino guy offered to pay the $ for him to come back. Marion was the subject of many discussions on SiriusXM saying he should come clean whether he offered the kid the $ or not. Judging by the results against Fresno, looks like UNLV doesn’t miss Sluka and his 43% completion rate.

Ah, gotcha. Not sure who originally offered him the cash, but doesn't seem like there is any concrete evidence. Yeah, they haven't missed him so far.

 

[Grant Green]

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

The dream of the Army-Navy game having playoff implications stays alive.

Liberty still undefeated in unimpressive fashion.

Boise State is definitely still in the discussion with the best RB in the country and a close loss to Oregon.

UNLV and J Mad both lose last week, making it an uphill battle.

 

[Grant Green]

Update

Navy goes down to ND, but is still not dead IMO. Army still in the race. If Navy were to beat Army twice in a row, maybe they could make an argument (probably still need a Boise loss).

Liberty flames out (pun intended), losing to Kennesaw. Hard to see them getting a sniff now.

Boise is in the drivers seat after knocking off UNLV, who is now on the outside looking in.

Tulane could still make an argument, but with 2 losses it will take some help from others.
Edit: Not sure how I missed Memphis at 7-1. They have yet to play Tulane which would help their ranking.

 

[psuro]

Would the spot the G5 team gets be known as "the G spot"?

 

[Grant Green]

Would the spot the G5 team gets be known as "the G spot"?

You're late to the party on that one. Bkmnittany beat you to it.

 

[CDLionFL]

Keep in mind that the regularly scheduled Army-Navy game has no bearing on the playoff situation, which I think is kinda dumb. Boise will get it unless they lose another game. I'd love an undefeated Army team to get it but that would mean beating Notre Dame would hold more water than a tight loss at Oregon. Army's SOS won't help them one bit.

 

[Grant Green]

Keep in mind that the regularly scheduled Army-Navy game has no bearing on the playoff situation,

It does if Army loses. I doubt Army has a shot if they have a loss and BSU only has 1 loss.

 

[psuro]

You're late to the party on that one. Bkmnittany beat you to it.

He found the G spot already?

That's nice.

 

[CDLionFL]

It does if Army loses. I doubt Army has a shot if they have a loss and BSU only has 1 loss.

From October 25 in The Athletic:

Will the Army-Navy game count toward the CFP?​

A potential meeting in the AAC championship would. But the annual, neutral-site game will not.

Selection Day for the Playoff is Sunday, Dec. 8, and the annual Army-Navy game is the following Saturday. In the four-team Playoff era, the selection committee had a protocol that allowed it to wait for Army-Navy if it had implications on the field. But because the 12-team Playoff begins the weekend of Dec. 20-21, it could not wait on the outcome this time around.

This means there is a scenario in which one service academy wins the AAC and a berth into the CFP, then loses its final regular-season game to the same opponent it beat out to advance to the Playoff.

There will still be bragging rights on the line, of course.

 

[Grant Green]

From October 25 in The Athletic:

Will the Army-Navy game count toward the CFP?​

A potential meeting in the AAC championship would. But the annual, neutral-site game will not.

Selection Day for the Playoff is Sunday, Dec. 8, and the annual Army-Navy game is the following Saturday. In the four-team Playoff era, the selection committee had a protocol that allowed it to wait for Army-Navy if it had implications on the field. But because the 12-team Playoff begins the weekend of Dec. 20-21, it could not wait on the outcome this time around.

This means there is a scenario in which one service academy wins the AAC and a berth into the CFP, then loses its final regular-season game to the same opponent it beat out to advance to the Playoff.

There will still be bragging rights on the line, of course.

Ah, got it. Didn't realize that the CFP committee doesn't wait for that game anymore. I guess it makes sense since playoffs start earlier now.

 

[Grant Green]

Update. Boise still in the drivers seat. Win out and make the playoffs. If they drop one, Army and Tulane are next up, but UL-Lafayette is also in the discussion. UNLV now the long shot.

 

[PSU89er]

Update. Boise still in the drivers seat. Win out and make the playoffs. If they drop one, Army and Tulane are next up, but UL-Lafayette is also in the discussion. UNLV now the long shot.

Have you noticed a team called Washington State?

Army is only in play if they beat ND and win out.

 

[Grant Green]

Have you noticed a team called Washington State?

Army is only in play if they beat ND and win out.

Washington State can only get in as an at-large team. It's possible, but I think there would have to be more carnage than is likely to happen. They are currently ranked 18th, so they need some help.

Army can get in as the 5th highest ranked conference champ. They could lose to ND and win the rest (including conf champ) and still make the playoff. That would likely mean Boise losing a 2nd game (maybe UL-L as well?). Actually, as CDLion pointed out earlier, Army could lose the Army-navy game too and still get in. That game will not count toward the playoff rankings.

 

[Grant Green]

Boise State has Wyoming and OR St left, so they are looking really good if they can win the MWC.
UL-Laf lost and they are done.
If Army wins out, could they pass Boise State? Tulane probably still has to hope for a Boise loss (and win out).
Washington State officially dead.

Is there a chance that the G5 could get two teams in? It would take some carnage in the B12, which is always possible. BYU would have to lose to Arizona State. It's very possible that Colorado can lose at Kansas this week. Probably unlikely, but I'm rooting for it.

 

[Erial_Lion]

Is there a chance that the G5 could get two teams in? It would take some carnage in the B12, which is always possible. BYU would have to lose to Arizona State. It's very possible that Colorado can lose at Kansas this week. Probably unlikely, but I'm rooting for it.

Probably not worth thinking about too much until Army actually beats Notre Dame...but if they do, things get really interesting. I don't see any way that Army gets passed over if they went undefeated and had a win over a 2-loss Notre Dame on their resume. And Boise St winning out makes me think that they'd be ahead of anyone in the Big 12 pecking order other than a 1-loss BYU (especially if Oregon won the Big Ten to stay at #1), though I guess Colorado winning the Big 12 would make things interesting.

 

[Grant Green]

Probably not worth thinking about too much until Army actually beats Notre Dame...but if they do, things get really interesting. I don't see any way that Army gets passed over if they went undefeated and had a win over a 2-loss Notre Dame on their resume. And Boise St winning out makes me think that they'd be ahead of anyone in the Big 12 pecking order other than a 1-loss BYU (especially if Oregon won the Big Ten to stay at #1), though I guess Colorado winning the Big 12 would make things interesting.

Yes, Army needs to beat ND, barring ridiculous carnage in the B12. I'll be rooting for ASU and Kansas to get that started. Then K State beating Iowa State and Colorado beating ASU in the champ game.

 

[ApexLion]

A great start to the G5 race for the playoff spot. Frankly, this is just as exciting (more?) to me than the P4 teams.

Liberty and Boise State were the favorites coming into the season, and remain in the race. UNLV is my personal favorite and they are looking really good so far with 2 wins vs P4 teams (albeit Kansas and Houston). However, James Madison is also crushing it, including running up 70 points vs UNC.

And how about Army and Navy? Would be really cool to see one of them beat ND and make it in. They could play twice in a row if they both make the conf champ game. The Army-Navy game is a non-con game.

The G spot?

I always think of Vegas.

 

[Grant Green]

Update.
This is obviously still Boise's to lose. They should be able to handle OR St, but the UNLV rematch will be a good one. I show BSU as 3 to 4 pt fav in that game.

If UNLV can pull the upset, Army is still in this I believe. They would obviously have to win out, beating a UTSA team that ranks high in defending run success and then Tulane, who should be a 4 to 7 point favorite. Otherwise, Tulane has the next best chance if BSU loses. UNLV has an outside chance if Army and Tulane end up with 2 and 3 losses, respectively.

Sidenote: I'm hearing that there is a mathematical chance for West Virginia to win the B12. Looking at the standings and schedule, it is possible for them to finish tied with 2nd best record. They must hold a bunch of tiebreakers if true. I know the odds are ridiculously low, but would WVU make the playoffs if they somehow won the B12? I can't imagine they would.

 

[BobPSU92]

Will the playoff committee rethink the G spot when it gets pounded mercilessly by a P5?

 

[Marshall2323]

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