Fully agreed. The bag room deal makers know a tv draw when they see one.

Dec 1, 2020
10:07:41am

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And they see that in Wilson. ESPN has been pinning Wilson up all season, and he is drawing in more eyeballs. With viewership down across sports, a tv draw will trump all other 'metrics' for financial benefits/mitigation.

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The tell-tale sign if the committee is doing a 180 on BYU ranking is

IndepYndent

12/1/20 1:15am

We will be above Northwestern and possibly even Indiana

rggee

12/1/20 1:57am

As long as the PAC12 champion is below us, we have to reach at least #11 to get

Samurai Jack

12/1/20 3:32am

Same with the B1G (after tOSU). Whether it's Northwestern or Indiana, if tOSU

BYUHgrad

12/1/20 7:38am

False they have no auto bid outside OSU

rggee

12/1/20 11:59am

I guess unless they beat OSU in the champ game but if they do that they are

rggee

12/1/20 12:01pm

Yes, they do. It won't be to the Rose Bowl this year because the CFP

BYUHgrad

12/1/20 12:59pm

Nope, the CFP would satisfy the auto bid for their champion.

rggee

12/1/20 1:07pm

Really?!?! I would love to be wrong. But, I thought I read that auto-bids are

BYUHgrad

12/1/20 1:24pm

Auto bids are all filled, but the B10 has no auto bid outside their champion

rggee

12/1/20 1:28pm

Excellent! Best CFB news I've heard all day! 🙂

BYUHgrad

12/1/20 1:30pm

Here's some reading material on the Orange Bowl conference tie ins:

rggee

12/1/20 1:31pm

So assuming Bama and Ohio State make the playoff as the SEC/B10 champs, the

rggee

12/1/20 1:33pm

The Orange Bowl is ACC vs B10 OR SEC OR ND (not this year). I anticipate the 2nd

rggee

12/1/20 1:09pm

The PAC 12 just needs to keep canceling games and beating each other up.

BlueFever

12/1/20 9:25am

The only way we are in is if we schedule and beat a good opponent.

RealityCheck

12/1/20 4:56am

I disagree. I believe that was the original intention of the committee, but ...

LEDSFW

12/1/20 9:15am

And they all wear monocles and have butlers.

Fishious

12/1/20 9:33am

Love this point. Spot on.

reezonablecoug

12/1/20 9:38am

Fully agreed. The bag room deal makers know a tv draw when they see one.

BYUHgrad

12/1/20 10:07am

I think the tell-tale sign with be BYU's ranking.

ochobeeguy

12/1/20 1:21pm

RE: I think the tell-tale sign with be BYU's ranking.

IndepYndent

12/1/20 1:32pm

That's one small victory

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