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Matt Millen says even if Nebraska goes undefeated

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I remember when there were 3 back in 2004.

That seemed unreal when it happened.
 

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There's 16 of them right now, and most of those teams are pretty damn good teams. I think there's a good chance there will be more than four of them without a loss after the season ends. Most seasons I wouldn't feel this way, but something is telling me this season will be an extraordinary season.


ehh. There's like 30 undefeated P-5 + ND teams right now.

But still, it's only week 4 and most of those undefeated teams will play each other at some point. If not regular season then in their CCG.
 
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Okay, so do you believe an undefeated Nebraska is one of the teams that will be selected in the playoff if there's only for example 2 other undefeated teams then?

I do.
 

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Could you imagine the hell that this playoff would get if it selected 1-loss teams over an undefeated Nebraska team?

There is no way they would let that happen. The point of this playoff is to end that from happening.

The point of the playoff only being 4 teams is because they don't figure there will be more than 4 undefeated teams.
 

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there were 5 teams in 2009, but only 2 from Power 5 conferences. Texas. Bama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State.

2004 also had 5. 3 from the Power 5, USC, OK, Auburn, and it also had Utah and Boise State.

i went all the way back to 1992 and didn't find another instance of more than 3.
 

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So much football left to be played. Jesus christ.

I fucking hate national media so much.
 

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there were 5 teams in 2009, but only 2 from Power 5 conferences. Texas. Bama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State.

2004 also had 5. 3 from the Power 5, USC, OK, Auburn, and it also had Utah and Boise State.

i went all the way back to 1992 and didn't find another instance of more than 3.

Thanks for your efforts.

An undefeated Nebraska would obviously get in over any undefeated mid-major.

I think it's fair to say that any undefeated P-5 + ND is in and the committee will use the head to head, common opponents, and SOS to determine which of the one or two loss teams get in.
 

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ehh. There's like 30 undefeated P-5 + ND teams right now.

But still, it's only week 4 and most of those undefeated teams will play each other at some point. If not regular season then in their CCG.

I was just counting the teams in the polls right now, since most of those unranked teams don't have much of a chance to be undefeated. That was very naughty of me! lol

In time we'll see what transpires. It will be interesting for sure.
 

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Could you imagine the hell that this playoff would get if it selected 1-loss teams over an undefeated Nebraska team?

There is no way they would let that happen. The point of this playoff is to end that from happening.

The point of the playoff only being 4 teams is because they don't figure there will be more than 4 undefeated teams.

After what happened in 1993 when the asshole pollsters placed a one loss FSU ahead of a more deserving and undefeated WVU team, it wouldn't surprise me to see this happen. There really is a lot of anti Nebraska sentiment out there.

To be honest with you though, most likely this wouldn't happen, but this is one instance that I wouldn't blame Bo for saying whatever he wants to say about it, and in fact I would encourage him to do so by Twitter!!!
 

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Despite what Osborne said about play calling being overrated, if Beck gets away from his idea that TA is a passing QB and we see some dump off passes to Ameer EVERY game, Nebraska has a legitimate chance of going undefeated. We will get a good idea about Nebraska on Saturday night. I'll make an early prediction of 23-13 Nebraska.
 

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Bama/LSU/Auburn/A&M/Mississippi all play each other, so it's impossible for more than 1 of them to remain undefeated.

Oklahoma and Baylor both play each other, so it's impossible for them to both remain undefeated.

Oregon and UCLA would meet in the PAC12 championship if both undefeated so impossible for them to both end season undefeated.

so you can end up with FSU/1 SEC/1 PAC/1 Big12/1 B1G team all undefeated. in that case, yes I'd say the B1G team is on the outside looking in.

oh forgot ND, they too can be undefeated. Id think they too would be on the outside looking in if the above happened. probably depends on which SEC and PAC team are there, if it's Mississippi and UCLA, maybe ND is above them.
 

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oops, screwed up. forgot ND plays FSU. so add that to the list.
 

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the point as made earlier though, someone is going to lose. When is the last time a Big 12 team went undefeated in the regular season? was it Texas in 2009? when was the last time a PAC 12 team went undefeated? heck I can't even think of one since USC in 2004.
 

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No one can tell me that out of the top nine teams which are undefeated in this poll, that there isn't a legitimate chance that at least 4 of them won't still be undefeated at season's end. If Nebraska is still undefeated then, does anyone really believe they'll jump one of those teams with the respect the BIG is getting this year?...

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OK Zorbie. I'll entertain you.

Not "At Least" 4 of them. At Best 4 of them.

Of the current Top 9....4 teams "AT BEST" can remain undefeated.

Who cancelled the rest of the regular season and started a 9 team play-off anyway? You? ESPN?
I certainly could have missed that as I don't watch the drama honks on ESPN who spend half their day thinking of how to create controversy among the masses and ratings for the company while using a podium to convince you how much more intelligent they are than you.

In my unpolluted world, there are 12 more weeks of meaningful college football (not counting CCG's) before 4 teams will be selected for a play-off.

In Zorbies World...

1. Florida St - Plays #9 Notre Dame
2. Oregon - Season Finished
3. Alabama - Plays #5 Auburn, #6 Texas A&M, #8 LSU
4. Oklahoma - Plays #7 Baylor
5. Auburn - Plays #3 Alabama, #6. Texas A&M, #8 LSU
6. Texas A&M - Plays #3 Alabama, #5 Auburn, #8 LSU
7. Baylor - Plays #4 Oklahoma
8. LSU - Plays #3 Alabama, #5 Auburn, #6 Texas A&M
9. Notre Dame - Plays #1 Florida St

That's it. It's done. We've whittled them down to 9. Get rid of your cable/satellite sports packages because those games will be on your basic package. There's no need for PAC Network, SEC Network, ESPNU, or CBS Sports Network.
 

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the point as made earlier though, someone is going to lose. When is the last time a Big 12 team went undefeated in the regular season? was it Texas in 2009? when was the last time a PAC 12 team went undefeated? heck I can't even think of one since USC in 2004.

Oh Look. tomtom's been around the block. He has the common sense of a seasoned CFB fan.

What do you think of Zorbies 9 team play-off, tomtom?

I think it sucks that the rest of the CFB season is meaningless already.
 

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i think people should stop talking about it and let the damn games get played and we'll see what happens.

I'm realistic, I highly doubt Bo can get this team through an undefeated season. I see losses at Wiscy and MSU. Bo needs to learn how to adapt. Look at what Vtech did to OSU. They blitzed every play, they played 3 DL over OSU's C and Guards to eliminate double teams, they also left their CBs on an island with no Safety help, would Bo ever do that? no, because he believes in his scheme and wont' change no matter how obvious it is that another strategy is better.
 

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Gee, Matt Millen.

Often considered the WORST GM/CEO of the NFL ever, wait, not just the NFL, any sport.

Under Matt Millen, the Detroit Lions had a .270 winning percentage.

History has proven that whatever Matt Millen thinks, the opposite is true.

I approve this message.
 
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If there are more than two undefeated teams at seasons end, I'll be fucking dumbstruck. If Nebraska happens (chances are slim in my mind) to be one of those teams they are a lock for the playoff. Someone that thinks they aren't should have the plug pulled on their mic. The four letter is still full of blow hard fucktards. Yet another example of the media pushing an agenda.
 
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