The SMU case for the CFP

[SMU Pom Mom]

Miss Duke fan strikes again! What would the board do without her?

Don’t try to be clever, friend; it doesn’t suit you.

Calling someone "Miss" and "her" as an insult is an interesting take.

[PK]

Miss Duke fan strikes again! What would the board do without her?

Don’t try to be clever, friend; it doesn’t suit you.

Calling someone "Miss" and "her" as an insult is an interesting take.

Not if you are actually not a Miss or a her.

[ponyte]

If every Big 10 and SEC teams lost every game from here until the end of conference championship games and SMU went undefeated and lost to Miami, SMU would be out.

The NCAA has set up a beauty pageant with self selected judges with the goal of the highest ratings on TV. Not the best teams. Anyone remember when SMU was 10-1 and was highly rank (1983)? Yes, unranked 4 loss Michigan was invited to the Sugar Bowl and SMU ended up in El Paso. Why? Ratings.

We have to win out period. Then the NCAA can 't screw us.

[highlander]

If every Big 10 and SEC teams lost every game from here until the end of conference championship games and SMU went undefeated and lost to Miami, SMU would be out.

The NCAA has set up a beauty pageant with self selected judges with the goal of the highest ratings on TV. Not the best teams. Anyone remember when SMU was 10-1 and was highly rank (1983)? Yes, unranked 4 loss Michigan was invited to the Sugar Bowl and SMU ended up in El Paso. Why? Ratings.

We have to win out period. Then the NCAA can 't screw us.

I agree. It's pointless to even consider any other scenario.

Also, maybe we should start paying a bunch of random people to watch SMU games on TV.

[BUS]

WE need to be a lot more peoples "Step Team" and get more eyes on our games.

The DALLAS team is winning eyes.

Winning gets eyes also!

Go Mustangs

[EastStang]

As Phillips pointed out on the ACC show, its helping us that the Cowboys suck this year.

[indianmustang]

Eric Dickerson weighs in on SMU's historic ACC season, College Football Playoff

[indianmustang]

BR projects us to play penn state in CFB playoffs
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/101 ... -scenarios

[Dukie]

Every single ESPN prognosticator has SMU in the playoff field this morning, win or lose in Charlotte (and they’re projecting a Cal win of course):

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/playoffpredictions112324/college-football-playoff-picks-predictions-week-13

[highlander]

Every single ESPN prognosticator has SMU in the playoff field this morning, win or lose in Charlotte (and they’re projecting a Cal win of course):

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/playoffpredictions112324/college-football-playoff-picks-predictions-week-13

Where are you seeing that they are projecting a Cal win? That doesn't seem likely. We still have a lot of motivation to win the next game.

[dalpony]

I believe Dukie means they are assuming that we will have a a win against Cal -

[highlander]

I believe Dukie means they are assuming that we will have a a win against Cal -

oh that makes more sense.

[Charleston Pony]

It doesn't help that BYU has now lost 2 games but any "expert" who takes a closer look at SMU's season would see that our early season struggles were BEFORE Lashlee made the decision to go with Kevin Jennings and it's pretty obvious what that change has done for this team. Our depth is definitely being tested this time of year but that is the case with a lot of teams right now. That's what makes this winning streak that much more impressive.

[highlander]

It doesn't help that BYU has now lost 2 games but any "expert" who takes a closer look at SMU's season would see that our early season struggles were BEFORE Lashlee made the decision to go with Kevin Jennings and it's pretty obvious what that change has done for this team. Our depth is definitely being tested this time of year but that is the case with a lot of teams right now. That's what makes this winning streak that much more impressive.

I think the committee also knows that if we were to play them now, we would be heavily favored. We are a completely different team now.

[Dukie]

I believe Dukie means they are assuming that we will have a a win against Cal -

oh that makes more sense.

Right. We lose to Cal then zero chance of an at-large bid.