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
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".
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.
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