It’s early December and college football now waits again for the final verdict from the playoff committee jury room. In the matter of felonious impersonation of a sieve by the Ohio State defense against Michigan, we the committee find the Buckeyes guilty as charged. Same routine as always, but also different, because a lot of uncommon things might be about to happen.
Consider just how unusual this postseason could be . . .
- We expect chaos. We expect controversy. We expect a fan base somewhere to feel so angry and jilted they hurl their remote controls at the TV screen. But instead, Sunday’s announcement of the field might be as serene as a carriage ride. It all seems so clear. If the fab four — Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC — don’t stumble over their league championship games, what will the members have to debate? The lunch order? They can knock off early and watch the NFL.
Now if someone in the top group loses, or if USC somehow looks really lousy winning, then the gentle breeze could turn into a squall — mostly blowing in from the direction of Columbus, Ohio. Just the way it’s supposed to be. Purdue, Utah, LSU, Kansas State . . . it’s all up to you now.
- What if they gave a playoff party and Alabama and Clemson weren’t invited? This is Year 9 of the CFP, and it will likely be the first bracket ever without either the Crimson Tide or Tigers. There have been 32 total available spots in the first eight years of the playoffs, and the dynamic duo have filled 13 of them — or nearly 41 percent. It’ll seem a little like Mount Rushmore with the faces changed on Washington and Lincoln, replaced by a Horned Frog and Traveler, the USC horse. By the way, the next most CFP appearances are from Ohio State and Oklahoma and they’re…
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