Oklahoma undefeated on CFB playoff route, undefeated Cincinnati not so much

Enjoy it now, Cincinnati, because eventually they will find a way to fuck you.

Alabama’s shocking 41-38 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday night will end Crimson Tide’s run as the nation’s top-ranked team, propelling Georgia to No.1, while Iowa is now in the # 2 after its 23-20 triumph over Penn State.

The Bearcats will jump over the Nittany Lions, and you would think of Alabama, too. Either way, they’re in the top 4, and even though the college football playoff rankings don’t start coming out until November, and we’re only talking about the polls now, you can see where that is going.

Georgia, who have not allowed more than 13 points in any game this season, find themselves unbeaten in the SEC title game but lose to Alabama. The playoff committee won’t keep SEC champion Alabama out, and they’ll always give a spot to a Georgia team whose only loss is to the Crimson Tide.

Iowa, which has no more Ranked teams to play, either undefeated to win the Big Ten or lose the Big Ten title game to Michigan (which would also be undefeated in this case) or an Ohio State to one loss – and the committee does not keep undefeated in conference, only loss to Oregon, champion Big Ten Ohio State.

As for the other place, Cincinnati had a different result on Saturday which ended up playing badly in the Bearcats’ odds as Oklahoma went undefeated as the Red River Shootout lived up to its name even though they did. dropped the “Shootout” a few years ago due to the connotation with gun violence – that really made a big difference, didn’t it?

Either way, Texas managed to take a 28-7 lead after a quarter and 41-23 with two minutes left in the third. The Longhorns blew up so completely that Oklahoma was able to take a 48-41 lead with 7:10 remaining and let Texas come back to a tie before the Sooners won Kennedy Brooks’ 33 yards in a straight snap. with three seconds to go.

The Sooners are now 6-0 and must love their chances of making their fourth college football playoff in five years, with only one higher-ranked team on their schedule – Oklahoma State, which has lost 16 of last 18 games. Bedlam rivalry. The only thing that should make Oklahoma think? Other than the Sooners’ 76-0 win over West Carolina, all of their games were decided by a touchdown or less, and while a win is a win is a win, it doesn’t inspire much confidence. when you barely passed Tulane, Nebraska, West Virginia, Kansas State, and Texas.

Do we really think Oklahoma is better than Cincinnati? Does it matter? Of course not. An undefeated Oklahoma goes to the playoffs. And that’s how an undefeated Cinicnnati, near the top of the leaderboard all year round, ends up getting kicked out of this insanely dumb sport.

Ole Miss grabs it

Lane Kiffin took a lot of heat last week for pulling too many fourth downs against Alabama in a 42-21 loss to the defending National Champions. When asked to explain, the Ole Miss simply said, “If you push him away, it takes them longer to score.”

Kiffin was talking about Alabama in particular, but also the state of the defense of Ole Miss, a unit extremely good at bringing the ball back to Ole Miss’s offense – not necessarily racking up turnovers, but receiving. kicks off.

So, on Saturday, Kiffin tried again five times in fourth place, just like he did against Alabama. This time against Arkansas, Ole Miss’s offense converted four times, and although that much-maligned defense dropped 51 points, it did when it mattered most, on a two-point decisive attempt after Warren Thompson’s nine-yard TD at 12:00 am.

No one complains about what you do on the fourth down if you pass, and no one cares that your defense loses 51 points if you score 52 points.