Making the CFP

[Mikesi]

They may rise in the ranking for losing to Alabama.

A loss to Alabama is like you didn't even play as far as the CFP committee is concerned. Like a bye week

 

[Psycho Jim]

Or a loss to Georgia.....

 

[Chez23]

If they expand to 8, they are not giving an automatic bid to any G5. Let's just get that out of the way too. It's not the number of teams in the playoff. Its the perception of the G5 conferences that needs to change.

if a G5 program can schedule to P5 "good programs" and beat them and go undefeated then with 8 they get in. If UCF played say Northwestern/Iowa and won then they are in with 8.

 

[Stormthecourt?]

if a G5 program can schedule to P5 "good programs" and beat them and go undefeated then with 8 they get in. If UCF played say Northwestern/Iowa and won then they are in with 8.

That might not even get you in a 16 team playoff, let alone 8

 

[HoseEmDown]

if a G5 program can schedule to P5 "good programs" and beat them and go undefeated then with 8 they get in. If UCF played say Northwestern/Iowa and won then they are in with 8.

The Big 10 is completely average this year. Northwestern and Iowa aren't that good where they'd jump us up 10 spots. Sure they're both better than Maryland but they aren't Ohio State or Penn State so we aren't gonna get that type of credit for beating them.

 

[tribbleorlfl]

if a G5 program can schedule to P5 "good programs" and beat them and go undefeated then with 8 they get in. If UCF played say Northwestern/Iowa and won then they are in with 8.

Plus, good P5 teams aren't interested in playing teams like UCF anymore. The risk is too great. It's either guaranteed wins against powderpuffs or schedule strong P5 opponents that help their strength of schedule even if they lose.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

Good P5 programs like Oregon, Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Baylor, Nebraska? You can schedule the teams (and UCF schedules a couple P5 opponents per year) but you can't make them good in the year you play them.

 

[muckdawg24]

Especially with how far out we are scheduling.