The Rest of College Football

[WM Wolverine]

With everyone scheduling as many cupcakes as possible out-of-conference, it's difficult to play a tough schedule so far unless your conference schedule was front loaded.

[drok]

1-loss Alabama seems high at 4.

[Cody_Russell]

Baylor beat Lamar and held Kansas to 7, that's great.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Here is how the CFP Rankings' top 25 looks as of Nov. 3:

1. Clemson (8-0)
2. LSU (7-0)
3. Ohio State (8-0)
4. Alabama (7-1)
5. Notre Dame (7-1)
6. Baylor (7-0)
7. Michigan State (8-0)
8. TCU (8-0)
9. Iowa (8-0)
10. Florida (7-1)
11. Stanford (7-1)
12. Utah (7-1)
13. Memphis (8-0)
14. Oklahoma State (8-0)
15. Oklahoma (7-1)
16. Florida State (7-1)
17. Michigan (6-2)
18. Ole Miss (7-2)
19. Texas A&M (6-2)
20. Mississippi State (6-2)
21. Northwestern (6-2)
22. Temple (7-1)
23. UCLA (6-2)
24. Toledo (7-0)
25. Houston (8-0)

[UMStan White]

Toledo lost last night

[iam416]

M has a difficult path to the CFP, but it can still be done.

[Mike]

No it can't. But we can spoil someone else's party.

[Hannibal]

We need somebody to pull off a huge upset against MSU, OSU to beat MSU, and Michigan winning out.

Fun trivia fact -- if we play in the B1G championship game and then the national championship game I think that means that Mario Ojemudia becomes eligible for a medical redshirt.

[iam416]

No it can't. But we can spoil someone else's party.

Potentially. It would require knocking Ohio State out of the B10 CG, I think. For example, if OSU beats MSU and M loses another game and then beats OSU, then OSU is in the B10 CG playing an 11-1 or 12-0 Iowa. At that point things would be beyond OSU's control, but I think there are very plausible scenarios where they could still make it with a win in that game.

Of course, M will win out so it's moot. M needs Stanford or Notre Dame to lose a game and then have the team that loses a game win the Stanford-ND game so both end up with 2 losses. And, of course, Utah to lose again. Then they need FSU to beat Clemson and, ideally, Florida to beat FSU. That would open the door wide open for any B10 champ -- in this case the most likely winner is M.

[Pasadena Blue]

you just lost any remaining credibility you had here

[WM Wolverine]

M is on the outside looking in, in every realistic scenario. Two losses is 1 too many and M probably has at least another loss in them if the offense doesn't improve dramatically when they start playing offenses with a pulse.

[Jeff Buchanan]

you just lost any remaining credibility you had here

My thoughts exactly ....... and to think I thought talent's analysis of things CFB was right up there. Heh, heh.

Per Hanni ..... "No they (M) can't (make the CFB playoff)."

Besides the path to a berth being improbable, M fails the eyeball test.

They are a well coached CFB team with significant shortcomings and against good/determined/well coached opponents, they don't look good at all.

[froot loops]

I'm getting sick of hearing about the eyeball test when I'm sure some of these analysts eyeballs are not viewing all the games.

[Mike]

Well I, for one, recognized the intended humor of Talent's post.

[WM Wolverine]

Looking at the remaining schedule of undefeated and 1-loss teams, it's alarming how little they'll actually play each other. M as a 2-loss team won't be able to rise as quickly as programs with 1-loss currently ranked below them...

In the fantasy scenario of winning out, M is still on the outside looking in at the CFP.