Where does Penn State rank in the updated College Football Playoff Poll?
Penn State improved to 9-1 Saturday with a win over Purdue. Where do the Nittany Lions now rank in the College Football Playoff Poll?
Updated College Football Playoff Poll
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Updated College Football Playoff Poll – November 19
1) Oregon2) Ohio State
3) Texas
4) Penn State
5) Indiana
6) Notre Dame
7) Alabama
8) Miami
9) Ole Miss
10) Georgia
11) Tennessee
12) Boise State
13) SMU
14) BYU
15) Texas A&M
16) Colorado
17) Clemson
18) South Carolina
19) Army
20) Tulane
21) Arizona State
22) Iowa State
23) Missouri
24) UNLV
25) Illinois
BYU at OSU
Bama at ND
UGA at PSU
Ole Miss at Indiana
The South's worst nightmare!
Bama at ND
UGA at PSU
Ole Miss at Indiana
The South's worst nightmare!
Looks like the Alabama boosters are now using their bag money on CFP members since NIL came along.
I think it would depend on how bad the loss is, if they lose
Don't really agree, if by "opposite sides" you mean that they could only meet in the final. If Oregon won the 2nd game, they'd obviously be #1. And they'd have to move Ohio St down to 6th to avoid a semifinal rematch...don't see that happening if Ohio St had a win in State College, and two close losses to #1 Oregon.
The "south" would be favored in 2 of those 3 games, and Georgia/PSU would be about a coinflip...doesn't seem like much of a "nightmare".
Lots will happen before final pairings. Most teams have 2 games left and conference championships for the best. Everything will change.
I believe he’s talking about the southern teams having to come north to play that late in the year.
I'm not saying it's the reason why Northern teams will win but it will be a factor. SEC teams may not even be equipped to properly play up North in December, let alone the physical impact it will have on their bodies. Could you image the shock of playing in comfortable weather all year and then flying up to State College on December 20 in order to play PSU the next day. There's no acclimating to that.
In what way would an SEC team not be "properly equipped to play up North in December"? Like, is the thought that they won't have the budgets to rent heaters and buy long sleeves and hand warmers? And would the weather only impact one team? Has our team been playing all season in shockingly cold weather so that we're well experienced to playing in the cold? Not to mention that SEC teams have plenty of guys from the North on their rosters, just as Northern teams have plenty of guys from the south.
Year after year, people make a big deal about cold weather teams coming north late in the NFL season...and it's pretty much neutral from a spread standpoint.
This has never happened before. In the past, on the rare occasion when an SEC team traveled up North it was in September when the temps were mild. This is a whole new thing.
Our team will be living and practicing in the cold. Who cares if Joe Shmo is from PA and plays for Ole Miss? If he's been at Ole Miss for 3 years then he's probably acclimated to the weather he practices and plays in.
You seem very adamant about knowing that this won't be a factor even though common sense says it will be. Does that mean Indiana is now going to beat Bama? Of course not but in a game where things appear more equal, it would be foolish to dismiss it as a factor. I think it'll have a physical and mental effect.
I know it won't happen on ESPN because they're in bed with the SECN but why isn't anyone talking about PSU having a better resume than Texas, yet Texas is #3 and we're #4?
UT has a lower SOS and 0 ranked wins with an identical record.
UT has a lower SOS and 0 ranked wins with an identical record.
Texas has oil money and SEC status, while we have WaWa money and no backing from the Big2 + the rest of them...
And there’s no way to know that since it’s never happened before. It seems to have an impact on the Miami Dolphins every year forever.
How often do you think our team is practicing and playing in the cold? We might get 1 game a year in what we'd consider "cold", right? And when it gets cold outside, our team is usually practicing inside.
I'm saying that it's a factor that is completely overblown. This might be the first year that a team has to come north to play in a Division 1A football game in December...but teams have been doing it in the NFL, and all of the other levels of college football for years. And it's really shown to have a relatively negligible impact.
I am thinking about if they win how it will set the college football playoffs upside down....
Boise State with a bye? For f*ck’s sake.
www.espn.com
On the other hand, I don’t know that I would want PSU to play Boise. Jeanty would probably get the runs non-stop.
Boise State moves into bye slot in CFP rankings
Boise State, which pulled away from San Jose State on Saturday, moved ahead of BYU in the rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday, putting the Broncos in position for a first-round bye ahead of the Big 12 champ.
www.espn.com
On the other hand, I don’t know that I would want PSU to play Boise. Jeanty would probably get the runs non-stop.
In light of how the current setup of the atmosphere has been trending and what long-range weather modeling suggests, there is a decent chance that weather conditions will be mild at the time of the first round anyway.
I saw where this game had Georgia favored by 1.5 pts already. However, that is based on the way Georgia played against Tennessee. If they look unimpressive against Ga Tech, and these seedings play out, then PSU could flip as the favorite. (This is also assuming Georgia handles UMass at they should and PSU wins it's last two games by at least the point spread).
UGA players were complaining last game because the heated benches weren’t working at 52 degrees.
Id like to see them playing in 22 degree weather
Id like to see them playing in 22 degree weather
For us to be fav at home, The number needs to be 3.5, which isn’t happening.
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I prefer to think that Franklin and Kotelnicki have some tricks up their sleeves for such a game, like a stable of five-star wide receivers in hiding.