Mavric

Updated. Thanks.

And cheer as the winners go by

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Strictly speaking that's true but I don't think it's true practically speaking. It's not like teams are going to take games off because they know they're in the playoffs. I think it will go to 8. I've said that's the right number for a long time. I don't want it to go to more than that. Six would be OK but I don't like the byes. Depending on how the schedule is set up, I don't think the to teams getting the bye would even like the longer layoff. The reason I think 8 is right is because it catches all the one-loss teams. It's just too hard to compare schedules with basically no common opponents to say one one-loss team is that much better than another. One got a couple more breaks than another one did. I'd rather settle it on the field than in the conference room. Last year, there was only one undefeated team (Florida State) and five one-loss teams (Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, Baylor and TCU). That particular case would have worked for a six-team playoff but I doubt the cut will be that clean very often. There were only two two-loss teams (Michigan State and Mississippi State) which would have made the eight-team playoff cut very easy. You can say two-loss teams shouldn't get in but Michigan State's two losses were to #2 Oregon and #4 Ohio State. Mississippi State's two losses were to #1 Alabama and #9 Mississippi so it's not like they were bad losses. And who's to say that if Baylor or TCU played their schedules that they wouldn't have lost two games as well. Right now there are two unbeatens (Clemson and Iowa), and ten one-loss teams (Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Baylor, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Florida, North Carolina and Navy). There will be several more losses in that group as there are games between them but it's pretty likely that there won't be a clean break at four team with one loss or fewer. Lots to argue about for that last spot (or two). I'd rather let them play it out. None of those teams is going to have anything taken away from their regular season by having four more teams in the playoffs. If anything, it would give some of those schools at the back end that much more to play for - to try to get the #8 spot.

Steady stream of Texas Crystal Ball picks.....

Last 16 Crystal Ball predictions are for the Huskers. Usually not wrong when you get a run like think. I think the only question is when.

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