Valenth's Thoughts from Week 12...

[Valenth]

This Season is Flying By! Let's break it down.

1. Let's just say that NONE of The College Football Playoff top 4 Teams played like Top 4 Teams.

Georgia got by an average Kentucky Team.
Ohio States Defense got them past Maryland.
And Michigan and TCU eeked by their opponents by Game winning FGs.

2. The SEC took it on the Chin Last night! Ouch!

Tennessee gets destroyed at the hands of South Carolina.
Ole Miss gets thumped by Arkansas.
Florida falls to Vanderbilt.

3. The BIGXII and PAC12 hold on to Playoff Hopes.

With TCU pulling off a crazy last second FG and USC stepping up on Defense to take down UCLA... They just gotta keep winning.

4. Just when you thought the ACC couldn't get any worse...

North Carolina Falls to A Sub Par Georgia Texh. We now know why North Carolina was Ranked so low.

Clemson has a tiny shot at a Playoff spot... however that window is closing FAST.

5. B1G... The Game Decides the East. The West ... Who knows.

Ohio State and Michigan got by their opponents setting up one of the biggest games of the season next week! It's gonna be a good one!

The West will come down to Iowa or Purdue. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top.

6. PAC12... USC and Nobody else for Playoff hopes

With USC winning and Utah falling. USC just has to keep winning.

7. The BIGXII rests on TCUs Hands....

The way its looking.. its looking like TCU is going to have a rematch with Kansas State for the BIG XII Championship.

My College Football Playoff top 10!

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. TCU

5. USC
6. LSU

7. Alabama
8. Clemson
9. Penn State
10. Oregon

The reason I have USC now Jumping LSU is because of the Beating Tennessee took. When Tennessee lost the game that Bad to South Carolina that pretty much put a Hit on every Teams Resume that has played Tennessee. Also LSU played UAB... which ain't Ranked conference play like USC played.

But LSU and USC simply can be interchangeable.

Thoughts?

[Omega]

What I thought would be a boring slate of games turned into a great day of college football.

Val's rankings are good. USC is poised to move into the top 4 to replace the loser of The Game. If they beat a suddenly good Notre Dame, the Trojans will have a strong resume for the playoffs.

Also for USC, did Caleb Williams play himself into the lead for the Heisman Trophy? He was 32 of 43 for 470 yards and 2 tds agains the Bruins.

[Bleeding Red]

I don't see USC getting past ND honestly. ND is too physical and will expose USC at the point of attack.

And a close loss by either team in The Game doesn't automatically disqualify them from remaining in the top 4.

[Omega]

Just for the record, the AP Top 25 after week 12:

AP TOP 25 POLL
RANK TEAM RECORD
1 GEORGIA 11–0
2 OHIO STATE 11–0
3 MICHIGAN 11–0
4 TCU 11–0
5 USC 10–1
6 LSU 9–2
7 CLEMSON 10–1
8 ALABAMA 9–2
9 TENNESSEE 9–2
10 OREGON 9–2
11 PENN STATE 9–2
12 WASHINGTON 9–2
13 NOTRE DAME 8–3
14 UTAH 8–3
15 KANSAS STATE 8–3
16 FLORIDA STATE 8–3
17 UCLA 8–3
18 NORTH CAROLINA 9–2
19 TULANE 9–2
20 OLE MISS 8–3
21 CINCINNATI 9–2
22 OREGON STATE 8–3
23 COASTAL CAROLINA 9–1
24 TEXAS 7–4
25 UCF 8–3

[Valenth]

No Way on Earth Tennessee should remain in the top 10... They lost to a team that was 6-4...

[Bleeding Red]

No Way on Earth Tennessee should remain in the top 10... They lost to a team that was 6-4...

Not just lost.....blown the f out!