Washington State # 21
They put a 6-2 Colorado at the # 20 spot.
They put a 6-2 Colorado at the # 20 spot.
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Crock. O. Shit.Washington State # 21
They put a 6-2 Colorado at the # 20 spot.
If Boise ST. loses @ any time & Big Cats win out then you must qualify &
If Boise ST. loses @ any time & Big Cats win out then you must qualify &
And wouldn’t that be an amazing accomplishment!Y'all are surprised by this? Best WSU touches this season going 11-1 is No. 13.
And wouldn’t that be an amazing accomplishment!
CFP final ranking of # 13 with a quality bowl game to boot!
Can you imagine that! Nobody and I mean nobody outside of Jake Dickert and the players dreamed #13 to be possible.
Did you know that WSU has made the final CFP rankings only 3 times in history?
Did you know CFP #13 is the highest ranking WSU has ever received in the final poll?
… that the Cougars are now tied with their 2nd best ever final cfp poll at 18?
Flats right, but you can have your opinion. Fun season? Yes. Successful season? No question. Top 10 best WSU seasons. Definitely. They aren’t going to the rose bowl, they will never crack the top 10, they aren’t going to smother a top ranked Oregon team with Gameday here or beat a top ranked USC team with the entire country watching. Beating UW and getting to 11-12 wins is quite an accomplishment for a program whose conference imploded and we should all celebrate if that happens.At no time in history has WSU finished a season ranked higher than CFP #13. That’s a stone cold fact. It’s undeniable. Need a link?
The entire college football industry apparatus agrees with that. CFP has spoken and they’re speaking right now. #18, they say today.
You don’t agree because of your feelings. Nothing more.
I will continue to enjoy this Best Season in Cougar football history ( it is unless and until it isn’t) while you wallow in misery recruiting other losers to the loser bus.
Enjoy your journey!
Jilted? No. Just being realistic. I’ve had no problem telling “fans” who are bitching about this team that they have their head up their ass.I’ll side with College football >>> jilted fan feelings. You do you.
WSU is ranked # 18 and is currently on track for its best finish ever in CFP voting as long as this winning trend continues.
Simple fact.
just admit your a troll and I'll concede to the best season ever.I’ll side with College football >>> jilted fan feelings. You do you.
WSU is ranked # 18 and is currently on track for its best finish ever in CFP voting as long as this winning trend continues.
Simple fact.
I’ll side with College football >>> jilted fan feelings. You do you.
WSU is ranked # 18 and is currently on track for its best finish ever in CFP voting as long as this winning trend continues.
Simple fact.
You get upset every time objectivity collides with your emotion. Ever notice that?FWIW, if we finish #10 in the AP Poll.....that would elevate this team into the discussion for being in the Top 10 seasons all time. As mentioned above, with all of our challenges, this is a season to celebrate even if it isn't "the greatest eva!".
As far as your pure bullshit commentary on the highest CFP ranking ever.....are you saying that the 100+ years of football prior to the CFP are meaningless? In your shortsighted world view, the fact that WSU was #3 in the country in 2002 heading into the Apple Cup doesn't matter. Our #6 ranking in 2003 before our loss to USC didn't happen. Our #8 ranking in 1997 before the Rose Bowl (and our win over eventual #5 UCLA) doesn't count. Our high point ranking of #9 before the 2001 Apple Cup was irrelevant. Your recency bias makes you post idiotic statements about this current team that just don't make sense.
I am enjoying our success and I love the fact that there aren't any mutts trolling around here talking about their greatness, but the simple fact is that you're a moron if you think that this team is in the discussion for best team ever. And frankly, "College football" is saying that WSU isn't a great team. We are the lowest ranked 8-1 team from anything resembling a power conference and in the eyes of "College football", this team isn't as good as six other teams with two losses. It will take a miracle for us to finish ranked in the Top 10 at the end of this season.
It doesn't mean that this isn't a "good" team, it just means that we aren't a great team and we are doing nothing more than making the best of a bad situation. HTH.
You might be right.While I do think we can win out the regular season, I think our ultimate bowl matchup may make that a challenge to win. If we win out and continue to creep up, those on the bubble, BSU, Miami, TAMU, etc., will be difficult matchups. They will be at least as tough as BSU. Of course, that all depends on the opt outs (us and them).
I see us finishing 11-2.
'Upset"?You get upset every time objectivity collides with your emotion. Ever notice that?
'Upset"?
What you are doing is called projection. I'm not "upset". I just think you are an idiot and a troll. One could argue that I'm wasting my time posting objective thoughts to a fool and a troll though.
The problem is that you're wrong. You're looking at CFP ranking and apparently believing that it represents college football history, when it actually only represents the last 10 years.Admit you’re an idiot without a clue how football works outside of Whitman County.
I’m rooting for 12-1 and the highest ranking for WSU, my Alma mater, in college football history.
Your emotional ranting, rooting for failure holds no weight with me.
Go Cougs!
He knows all this. He's a troll.The problem is that you're wrong. You're looking at CFP ranking and apparently believing that it represents college football history, when it actually only represents the last 10 years.
Within that limited time frame, yes, WSU has never finished higher than #13 in the CFP...and probably won't this year either. (And by the way, the 2018 team would run circles around this one)
However, if we're looking at "college football history," that's much more expansive than the CFP, and means going to the AP. WSU finished 1997 at #9. 2001, #10. 2002, #10. 2003, #9. And that 2018 CFP#13 team finished at AP#10.
That 2018 was one of WSU's best. Lined up against the 1997 & 2002 teams, I think 2018 gives us some damn good games. All 3 of those teams crush the 2024 team. The 2024 team is probably in the conversation for top 10 best teams at WSU...but I'm not sure they actually make the list.
ESPN has pretty consistently had us playing Kansas St in the Alamo Bowl. They have also mentioned Colorado as a possibility. Depends on how the Big 12 plays out.While I do think we can win out the regular season, I think our ultimate bowl matchup may make that a challenge to win. If we win out and continue to creep up, those on the bubble, BSU, Miami, TAMU, etc., will be difficult matchups. They will be at least as tough as BSU. Of course, that all depends on the opt outs (us and them).
I see us finishing 11-2.
Colorado would be outstanding. Beating them would be similar to taking down Vince Young and Texas in the holiday bowl.ESPN has pretty consistently had us playing Kansas St in the Alamo Bowl. They have also mentioned Colorado as a possibility. Depends on how the Big 12 plays out.
I think that requires some assumptions.Keep in mind that if we run the table and are frozen out of the CFP, we will probably be the only 1 loss team available for the other bowls. Our bowl stock will actually be rather good. It will be a decent bowl.
Granted there are lots of games left to play and if any of us knew exactly how they all play out we could get rich in Vegas. That aside, the Alamo Bowl still has ties to the Pac-12 and we would be ranked in the top 15 if we win out. So I think ESPN is right--the Cougs would go to the Alamo Bowl and probably play whichever Big-12 team got left out of the playoffs. At the moment that would look like Kansas St., BYU, or Colorado.I think that requires some assumptions.
Current 1-loss teams, in addition to us:
Ohio State
Penn State
Texas
TEnnessee
Notre Dame
Miami
Boise State
SMU
In addition, Oregon and Indiana are 10-0, Army and BYU are currently 9-0
Indiana plays Ohio State next weekend, and I don't think they're getting over that hump. That'll leave Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State all at 10-1.
Penn State and Oregon should both win out - although WIsconsin or UW upsetting Oregon would cause chaos and I would love that. Ohio State already beat Penn State, so it would give them a rematch with UO for the Big 10 championship...and I think the rematch favors the Buckeyes. (So, Ohio State wins the Big 10, Oregon, Indiana, and Penn are all 11-1)
Texas has to get past Texas A&M. The Aggies are 7-2 and #15, they may still have an outside shot at a CFP berth, and beating Texas would be a big feather in their cap. Texas has been a little shaky for the last few weeks, and it's at A&M. Winner of this game then has to beat the winner of Tennessee/Georgia.
TEnnessee has Georgia this weekend. The Bulldogs need the win to stay alive, and they're the home team. I think Georgia has the advantage. Speaking of chaos - if A&M beats Texas, and Georgia beats Tennessee, the SEC might have 6 teams (Ole Miss and Bama) that are all at 10-2. I'm not even sure what the tiebreakers would be to decide who plays for the conference title. Loser would have 3 losses and probably be out of the conversation.
Notre Dame seems pretty likely to win out. They have UVA, Army, and USC left. Army probably isn't a real threat. USC has the talent, if they can pull themselves together they could win...but probably won't.
Miami also should win out, and they need to do it with 2 blowouts (Wake and Syracuse, so...possible). But, we've all seen what happens when Cam Ward tries too hard. The experts are putting MIami ahead of SMU, but right now SMU is in the driver's seat for the ACC championship. SMU probably wins out. If they beat Clemson or Miami in the ACC title game....they should get the automatic berth, and Miami is crossing their fingers with 2 losses.
Boise State is at SJSU and also has the Beavers to play. They're likely to win out, and then have to get by COlorado State in the MWC title game. Probably safe.
Army has to get past Notre Dame and Navy. They're going to lose at least 1 of those.
BYU's biggest threat is probably ASU, and then Colorado in the Big 12 title game.
So, at the end of all this....there are currently 12 teams that have 0 or 1 losses (not counting us). 6 of them play each other before the end of the season. 6-7 of them probably have a pretty tough test coming in a conference championship game. Depending on how everything shakes out, there could be some 1-loss teams that get left out of the playoff, and there could be a bunch of P5 2-loss teams left out. If that happens, even at 1 loss, we're probably not the first pick. Most of the bowls are going to take a 2-loss Ohio State, Tennessee, or Miami over a 1-loss WSU. Hell, some 3-loss SEC teams are probably getting picked over us...especially now that we don't have a solid bowl arrangement that requires them to take us first.
Still could be a decent bowl, but I think we're still 2 weeks away from really feeling comfortable that we're getting the Alamo instead of the Cheez-It.
Would be nice to play Kansas St.Granted there are lots of games left to play and if any of us knew exactly how they all play out we could get rich in Vegas. That aside, the Alamo Bowl still has ties to the Pac-12 and we would be ranked in the top 15 if we win out. So I think ESPN is right--the Cougs would go to the Alamo Bowl and probably whichever Big-12 got left out of the playoffs. At the moment that would look like Kansas St., BYU, or Colorado.
Watch me go captain negative...The problem is that you're wrong. You're looking at CFP ranking and apparently believing that it represents college football history, when it actually only represents the last 10 years.
Within that limited time frame, yes, WSU has never finished higher than #13 in the CFP...and probably won't this year either. (And by the way, the 2018 team would run circles around this one)
However, if we're looking at "college football history," that's much more expansive than the CFP, and means going to the AP. WSU finished 1997 at #9. 2001, #10. 2002, #10. 2003, #9. And that 2018 CFP#13 team finished at AP#10.
That 2018 was one of WSU's best. Lined up against the 1997 & 2002 teams, I think 2018 gives us some damn good games. All 3 of those teams crush the 2024 team. The 2024 team is probably in the conversation for top 10 best teams at WSU...but I'm not sure they actually make the list.
I'd started to include a list of teams that I'd rank ahead of this one, but had arbitrarily only included from 1990 to present. I wouldn't argue with any of the ones you listed.Watch me go captain negative...
No f'in way is this a Top 10. Literally... smells, tastes, sounds, feels, and looks like bullshit
1997
2002
2003
2001
2018
1992
1994
1988
1981
2015
2017
2016
don't forget 1917 & 1929
And of course... 2008!
You mean 1930. The legendary Mel Hein. The industructable Center. Rose Bowl, January 1st, 1931.Watch me go captain negative...
No f'in way is this a Top 10. Literally... smells, tastes, sounds, feels, and looks like bullshit
1997
2002
2003
2001
2018
1992
1994
1988
1981
2015
2017
2016
don't forget 1917 & 1929
And of course... 2008!
Shame. I retract in shameYou mean 1930. The legendary Mel Hein. The industructable Center. Rose Bowl, January 1st, 1931.
Keep in mind that if we run the table and are frozen out of the CFP, we will probably be the only 1 loss team available for the other bowls. Our bowl stock will actually be rather good. It will be a decent bowl.
The problem is that you're wrong. You're looking at CFP ranking and apparently believing that it represents college football history, when it actually only represents the last 10 years.
Within that limited time frame, yes, WSU has never finished higher than #13 in the CFP...and probably won't this year either. (And by the way, the 2018 team would run circles around this one)
However, if we're looking at "college football history," that's much more expansive than the CFP, and means going to the AP. WSU finished 1997 at #9. 2001, #10. 2002, #10. 2003, #9. And that 2018 CFP#13 team finished at AP#10.
That 2018 was one of WSU's best. Lined up against the 1997 & 2002 teams, I think 2018 gives us some damn good games. All 3 of those teams crush the 2024 team. The 2024 team is probably in the conversation for top 10 best teams at WSU...but I'm not sure they actually make the list.
yeah, stacking past teams against this one is just exploring opinion and recollection. In reality, any team with a strong offense is an issue for the 2024 team…and the current offense isn’t consistent enough to necessarily counter. There should be zero doubt we’re saved by our schedule.The 2024 team is not anywhere near top 10 ever. Will they finish with a great record? Probably. Do they have anywhere near the talent that past teams have? Nope. In a theoretical match up with past teams could they win? No fcking chance. The 1996 team blows the doors off the 2024 team. They were what? 5-6?
Take the wins. Dont be blind to how weak the degree of difficulty is with the 2024 schedule.
As much as I can’t stand Colorado, I doubt WAU beats them.Colorado would be outstanding. Beating them would be similar to taking down Vince Young and Texas in the holiday bowl.
Questionable if Shedeur or Hunter would play, probably not, but would still be lots of eyeballs with Deion on the sidelines.
From that legendary high school powerhouse, the Burlington-Edison Tigers!You mean 1930. The legendary Mel Hein. The industructable Center. Rose Bowl, January 1st, 1931.
CFP #12 right now is Georgia who have the #1 strength of schedule (Sagarin). If they kept out 2-loss UGA who played at #1, at #4, at #16 and hosted #7, to put us in with 1 loss and a signature home win over unranked UW, we'd have football jihad in the hinterlands.Y'all are surprised by this? Best WSU touches this season going 11-1 is No. 13.