O Really wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:10 am
I don't follow SEC rankings all that much, but how many of Alabama's opponents were ranked? One of the Mississippis I suppose, LSU, Auburn...Mercer? Arkansas State? You can argue that UCF didn't play enough ranked teams to be worthy of the championship, but if you do, don't you also have to consider that without the Mercers of the world that maybe Alabama wouldn't be unbeaten, either?
Going with the
PSC rankings, opponents that are still ranked:
#1 Alabama (13-0)
#5 Georgia (11-2), 35 - 28
#11 LSU (9-3), 29 - 0
#18 Mississippi State (8-4), 24 - 0
#19 Texas A&M (8-4), 45 - 23
#23 Missouri (8-4), 39 - 10
#2 Clemson (13-0)
#19 Texas A&M (8-4), 28 - 26
#20 Syracuse (9-3), 27 - 23
#3 Notre Dame (12-0)
#7 Michigan (10-2), 24 - 17
#20 Syracuse (9-3), 36 - 3
#22 Northwestern (8-5), 31 - 21
4 Oklahoma (12-1)
#15 Texas (9-4), 39 - 27 and LOST 45 - 48
#16 West Virginia (8-3), 59 - 56
#24 Iowa State (8-4), 37 - 27
Notable for its huge points scored AND allowed.
Vegas Odds
Alabama -14 vs Oklahoma
Clemson -11 vs Notre Dame
#6 Ohio State (12-1) -6 vs #9 Washington (10-3), GO HUSKIES!
#11 LSU (9-3) -7½ vs #8 UCF (12-0), GO KNIGHTS!
Auburn (7-5) -4 vs Purdue (6-6), I'll probably split my picks with this one, there will be a spread.
IMO:
Impressive Alabama earned its #1 spot and the big point spread, dammit. I'll still pick Oklahoma in one of 2 sets even though there won't be a spread, just because I want to. I'll pick Alabama to win it all in the other set.
Clemson is shaky and has not earned the big point spread. Because I like it more, I'll pick Notre Dame to win in both sets even though there won't be a spread.
I think Notre Dame earned the #2 seed, but the match-ups wouldn't have changed. I'll pick Notre Dame to beat Oklahoma to win the title in one set, and lose to Alabama in the other. Obviously, no spread in the title game.
Oklahoma looks better than Clemson to me, but the PSC just ain't going to seed a 1-loss team ahead of an unbeaten Power 5 team.
Odds to win 2018-19 College Football Championship Game (1/7/19)
Alabama 5/12
Clemson 3/1
Oklahoma 10/1
Notre Dame 12/1
Oh well. I can't just root for teams I don't like. Our pool is too penny-ante to be worth it, $10 per pick set.