Matt Millen says even if Nebraska goes undefeated

[Exorbitant]

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.

Okay Mr. negative, Nebraska can't possibly be undefeated by season's end according to you.

 

[Red_Alert]

I don't believe Nebraska can go undefeated either.

Bo's just not the type of coach to keep his players feet on the ground week to week, and he's not the type of coach who can game plan week to week.

To me, the O-line is suspect in getting it together based on the "My Daddy and My Uncle" factors.
For being relatives of team coaches, they show little in the area of unit leadership or discipline. They'll probably be OK against the teams that would be a coin flip against good mid-majors (Illinois, Northwestern, Rutgers, Purdue, Minnesota).

The front 7 on D is also once again suspect against the run. Thy are ranked 50th overall against 2 mid-majors, and an FCS. I don't know if it's talent, strength and conditioning, or scheme but it's a consistent annual trend so it's one or a combination.

Nebraska certainly has the skill players to go undefeated in a conference where everybody looks beatable. Unfortunately the McNeese St game showed that Nebraska themselves are beatable by anyone with a pulse.

If Nebraska wins those games they should (Illinois, Northwestern, Rutgers, Purdue, Minnesota)
, they'll only need to win one more against either Miami, Michigan St, Wisconsin, or Iowa to get Bo to his 9 wins.

 

[Exorbitant]

Bo certainly doesn't have the consistency of any of the top notch active coaches, or a coach such as Osborne was.

 

[Red_Alert]

Okay Mr. negative, Nebraska can't possibly be undefeated by season's end according to you.

Where did I say that? They are undefeated right now with at least 9 more games to play. Therefore anything is possible.

I'm not the one who whittled the 30 undefeated teams down to 9 undefeated play-off candidates. You did.

 

[Exorbitant]

Where did I say that? They are undefeated right now with at least 9 more games to play. Therefore anything is possible.

I'm not the one who whittled the 30 undefeated teams down to 9 undefeated play-off candidates. You did.

No I said it's possible that there could be 5 undefeated teams out of the undefeated teams in the top 25, Nebraska being one of them. That would leave Nebraska out because of the lack of respect for the BIG.

 

[Red_Alert]

No I said it's possible that there could be 5 undefeated teams out of the undefeated teams in the top 25, Nebraska being one of them. That would leave Nebraska out because of the lack of respect for the BIG.

No you said "there very well could be 5 or 6 undefeated teams total by season's end."

I read that statement as having a 'good probability'.

Everybody else said that is highly unlikely and questioned when/if that has ever happened.

In layman's terms that means the onus was yours to do the research and give an example of when something even remotely close to 5 or 6 teams having ever finished the regular season/CCG undefeated in modern CFB.
Of course you didn't make the effort to back up your bullshit and give examples. Someone else had to do your work for you.

You also stated that "At Least" 4 of the AP Top 9 could end up undefeated, when in fact "At Best" 4 of the Top 9 could end up undefeated. "At Least 4" would mean more than 4 were possible, and that's not the case is it?

Are those of us that questioned your statements being "drunk and unreasonable" again, or are we trying to keep the conversation grounded in common sense and facts?

 

[psaboy]

A one lose SEC team or PAC 10 team could bump out an unbeaten team from B1G

 

[Exorbitant]

No you said "there very well could be 5 or 6 undefeated teams total by season's end."

I read that statement as having a 'good probability'.

Everybody else said that is highly unlikely and questioned when/if that has ever happened.

In layman's terms that means the onus was yours to do the research and give an example of when something even remotely close to 5 or 6 teams having ever finished the regular season/CCG undefeated in modern CFB.
Of course you didn't make the effort to back up your bullshit and give examples. Someone else had to do your work for you.

You also stated that "At Least" 4 of the AP Top 9 could end up undefeated, when in fact "At Best" 4 of the Top 9 could end up undefeated. "At Least 4" would mean more than 4 were possible, and that's not the case is it?

Are those of us that questioned your statements being "drunk and unreasonable" again, or are we trying to keep the conversation grounded in common sense and facts?

Very well could be or it's possible is pretty much the same thing, and since I didn't do the research and I was wrong, what do you want to do about it, meet me in person and tell me it's my bullshit? I don't have to do any research for anyone here at Disney.

 

[Red_Alert]

Very well could be or it's possible is pretty much the same thing, and since I didn't do the research and I was wrong, what do you want to do about it, meet me in person and tell me it's my bullshit? I don't have to do any research for anyone here at Disney.

 

[Exorbitant]

There's no butthurt here. So what if I was wrong, what's the big deal? To be honest with you, I could care less if Nebraska makes it to the playoffs, I just hope they can have a better than average Pelini type of nine win season, and if they can do better that would be great.

 

[Exorbitant]

A one loss SEC team or PAC 10 team could bump out an unbeaten team from B1G

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen either. The board genius would hate that though! lol

 

[Red_Alert]

There's no butthurt here. So what if I was wrong, what's the big deal? To be honest with you, I could care less if Nebraska makes it to the playoffs, I just hope they can have a better than average Pelini type of nine win season, and if they can do better that would be great.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

 

[Exorbitant]

You're getting into the childish shit also I see.

 

[tometom]

A one lose SEC team or PAC 10 team could bump out an unbeaten team from B1G

that really depends on how many teams are undefeated at year end. If the B1G team is the only undefeated team, that won't happen, B1G gets in. If there are 4 (FSU/ND, B1G, PAC12, Big 12) undefeated teams and the SEC champ is 1 loss, then maybe just maybe you go with the SEC champ over the undefeated B1G.

but as I've illustrated in this thread, in the past 20 years, there hasn't been a year with 4 Power 5 teams (including ND) that finished undefeated.