(11-21-2020 08:36 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(11-21-2020 08:31 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  

(11-21-2020 08:28 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  

(11-21-2020 08:19 PM)B easy Wrote:  

(11-21-2020 08:04 PM)Nameless Wrote:  Yeah I didn't even consider this angle. You 3 have convinced me, bad idea

Its not about admitting anything other than that the committee has inherent bias and UC may be forced to prove themselves further in order to get a shot. Even if BYU drops a few spots in CFP poll it would still be a #5-6 vs #9-10 matchup depending on how the P5 shakes out. If UC rolls BYU, it might be enough to slip into that #4 spot or at least shine a bright light on the fundamental unfairness of a corrupt system.

That makes zero sense.

If Cincy is in the top 4 there is no reason to play.
If BYU is top for no reason to play.

If Cincy is outside the top 4 then there is no reason to play BYU since Cincy needs 1-4 to lose to get in and BYU won't need to play Cincy if they are already top 4. Beating a team ranked lower than you won't get you to jump a team ranked higher than you who has not lost, not this far into the season.

2014 Ohio St. jumped #3 TCU by smashing a lower ranked Wisconsin team in the Big 10 title game.

Cincy has nothing to lose by playing the game.

They jumped them because they had more data points, which is why the big XII got their championship game back. All of those teams were also equal in losses.

That won't be the case for Cincy with anyone they are chasing, they will have as many or more games played and will have zero losses while trying to catch teams with one loss.

And what exactly would an extra game be against an undefeated ranked team? Anyway I wouldn't lock into it yet but if I'm Cincy I'd definitely consider it. See where both teams are in the first CFP rankings. If neither teams in the top 10 then its probably a non-starter. However, if they don't drop much from their respective AP rankings then it would definitely be worth it.