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<blockquote data-quote="beau t" data-source="post: 16812466" data-attributes="member: 156791"><p>Maybe this will help you understand it wasn't because of us nut hugger sec guys. BTW for someone who dosen't even pull for a team i can't believe you still salty about this!</p><p></p><h3>Door open for teams to get in playoff without winning conference, division titles</h3><h3>A rash of upsets on Saturday has thrown the College Football Playoff into chaos</h3><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/writers/dennis-dodd/" target="_blank">[IMG alt=" Dennis Dodd</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/writers/dennis-dodd/" target="_blank"> "]https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2016/05/04/d660dee6-a5b1-45fd-bd82-775ee7744f42/thumbnail/80x80/07db7edab5f38b67ba448e6ea9e02755/dennisdodd.png[/IMG]</a></p><p> </p><p>By <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/writers/dennis-dodd/" target="_blank">Dennis Dodd</a></p><p> </p><p>Nov 14, 2016 at 12:04 pm ET•2 min read</p><p></p><p>You wanted this. At least all of you who wanted a playoff. Certainly all of you who pushed college football toward the BCS.</p><p>The minute that happened back in 1998, it was possible a team that didn't so much as win its division could win a national championship.</p><p>It almost happened in 2001 with <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers/" target="_blank">Nebraska</a>. In 2003, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OKLA/oklahoma-sooners/" target="_blank">Oklahoma</a> lost the Big 12 championship game by four touchdowns, remained No. 1 in the BCS and played for the national championship.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide/" target="_blank">Alabama</a> took it a step further in 2011.</p><p>Before the BCS, the last time a team that didn't win a conference won the national title was 1989, and Miami had an excuse back then: It was an independent.</p><p></p><p>After the Great Upset Saturday of 2016, it could happen again. That's just one of the conclusions after Nos. 2-3-4 all lost on the same day for the first time since 1985.</p><p>Losses by <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/CLEM/clemson-tigers/" target="_blank">Clemson</a>, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/" target="_blank">Michigan</a> and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WASH/washington-huskies/" target="_blank">Washington</a>, among other things, made it a very good day for the likes of <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/LVILLE/louisville-cardinals/" target="_blank">Louisville</a>.</p><p>Bottom line from Saturday: The more two-loss conference champions, the better it is for any Power Five school with less than two losses that doesn't win its conference.</p><p></p><p>Cardinals fans (and their coach) have been whining since an Oct. 1 loss to Clemson that their team deserved better. Louisville's effort died that day on Clemson's 9-yard line when <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/2071954/james-quick/" target="_blank">James Quick</a> was stopped short of a first down.</p><p>Clemson won 42-36 and that was very much that.</p><p>Until Saturday.</p><p>In the short term, the jumble at the top forces the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football" target="_blank">College Football</a> Playoff Selection Committee to make tough choices this week. For example, who gets ranked higher: Clemson or Louisville?</p><p>They're tied atop the ACC Atlantic Division. They both have one loss. Clemson has the tiebreaker but Louisville is playing better. Isn't it?</p><p></p><p>The Cardinals could win out at 11-1 and still be considered one of the best four in the country. The BCS -- and now the CFP -- has taught us that much. The same for <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes/" target="_blank">Ohio State</a>, which could essentially cut its own throat by beating Michigan in two weeks.</p><p>In that scenario, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PSU/penn-state-nittany-lions/" target="_blank">Penn State</a>, provided the Nittany Lions beat Rutgers and Michigan State, would win a tiebreaker for the Big Ten East because it beat Ohio State earlier this season. Like Louisville, Ohio State would be sitting out there at 11-1.</p><p><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/what-we-learned-ohio-state-can-make-cfp-without-winning-its-division/" target="_blank">There are other scenarios laid out by Jon Solomon.</a> The chances for an outlier that didn't win its league are enhanced if at least one two-loss team wins a Power Five conference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beau t, post: 16812466, member: 156791"] Maybe this will help you understand it wasn't because of us nut hugger sec guys. BTW for someone who dosen't even pull for a team i can't believe you still salty about this! [HEADING=2]Door open for teams to get in playoff without winning conference, division titles[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]A rash of upsets on Saturday has thrown the College Football Playoff into chaos[/HEADING] [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/writers/dennis-dodd/'][IMG alt=" Dennis Dodd "]https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2016/05/04/d660dee6-a5b1-45fd-bd82-775ee7744f42/thumbnail/80x80/07db7edab5f38b67ba448e6ea9e02755/dennisdodd.png[/IMG][/URL] By [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/writers/dennis-dodd/']Dennis Dodd[/URL] Nov 14, 2016 at 12:04 pm ET•2 min read You wanted this. At least all of you who wanted a playoff. Certainly all of you who pushed college football toward the BCS. The minute that happened back in 1998, it was possible a team that didn't so much as win its division could win a national championship. It almost happened in 2001 with [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NEB/nebraska-cornhuskers/']Nebraska[/URL]. In 2003, [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OKLA/oklahoma-sooners/']Oklahoma[/URL] lost the Big 12 championship game by four touchdowns, remained No. 1 in the BCS and played for the national championship. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/BAMA/alabama-crimson-tide/']Alabama[/URL] took it a step further in 2011. Before the BCS, the last time a team that didn't win a conference won the national title was 1989, and Miami had an excuse back then: It was an independent. After the Great Upset Saturday of 2016, it could happen again. That's just one of the conclusions after Nos. 2-3-4 all lost on the same day for the first time since 1985. Losses by [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/CLEM/clemson-tigers/']Clemson[/URL], [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/']Michigan[/URL] and [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WASH/washington-huskies/']Washington[/URL], among other things, made it a very good day for the likes of [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/LVILLE/louisville-cardinals/']Louisville[/URL]. Bottom line from Saturday: The more two-loss conference champions, the better it is for any Power Five school with less than two losses that doesn't win its conference. Cardinals fans (and their coach) have been whining since an Oct. 1 loss to Clemson that their team deserved better. Louisville's effort died that day on Clemson's 9-yard line when [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/2071954/james-quick/']James Quick[/URL] was stopped short of a first down. Clemson won 42-36 and that was very much that. Until Saturday. In the short term, the jumble at the top forces the [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football']College Football[/URL] Playoff Selection Committee to make tough choices this week. For example, who gets ranked higher: Clemson or Louisville? They're tied atop the ACC Atlantic Division. They both have one loss. Clemson has the tiebreaker but Louisville is playing better. Isn't it? The Cardinals could win out at 11-1 and still be considered one of the best four in the country. The BCS -- and now the CFP -- has taught us that much. The same for [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes/']Ohio State[/URL], which could essentially cut its own throat by beating Michigan in two weeks. In that scenario, [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PSU/penn-state-nittany-lions/']Penn State[/URL], provided the Nittany Lions beat Rutgers and Michigan State, would win a tiebreaker for the Big Ten East because it beat Ohio State earlier this season. Like Louisville, Ohio State would be sitting out there at 11-1. [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/what-we-learned-ohio-state-can-make-cfp-without-winning-its-division/']There are other scenarios laid out by Jon Solomon.[/URL] The chances for an outlier that didn't win its league are enhanced if at least one two-loss team wins a Power Five conference. [/QUOTE]
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