It appears that, a couple upsets withstanding, this coming weekend has the final four pretty fairly in focus.
- Georgia/Alabama is a defacto playoff entry game. Hate it or not if Alabama wins the SEC by beating the no. 1 team in the country they're leapfrogging enough to get in.
- Michigan is a win and get in of course, and exceedingly unlikely they don't get it done.
- Washington/Oregon is another defacto playoff entry game. Washington's pov is obvious, but just too big a game so late in the season to not punch Oregon's card with a win.
So that leaves 1 spot seemingly up for grabs..
If Florida St. beats Louisville they appear all but officially in that spot. The argument against is obviously losing their MVP point-man QB, but the only remaining undefeated power 5 team is hard to argue against.
Now, should any upsets occur we're looking at all kinds of super fun CFB nonsense..
Can Texas break through as Big-12 champs?
Can Georgia still make it as a 1-loss team with a crazy razor-thin loss in the SEC title game?
Can OSU sneak their way back in if more than one upset takes place this weekend?
Funny how we've got this quirky as all get out 8-team play-in 'tournament' final weekend to find the final 4 playoff teams. I'm not radically against the new 12-team format, but I'm definitely gonna miss this unique element moving forward.