Playoff Discussion (all welcomed)

I never start these but this forum is dead, most of you don¡¯t start your own thread or post your bets so I¡¯m curious who you guys lean to with these current odds ?

Arizona St vs Texas (14)

Boise St vs Penn St (10.5)

Oregon vs Ohio St (2.5)

Dame vs Georgia (2)

favorites are listed on right & line, which side do you lean & why?

if you¡¯re not comfortable enough to give reason then simply post your side 

I¡¯ll give my lean on all 4 but I¡¯m going to let you guys go first, something new 

who you got?

just straight up

Penn ST, Texas, Oregon and Dawgs are a toss up... Depends on which Dawg team shows up

I¡¯m going to have to fade Georgia.  The loss of their field general is big.  Notre Dame is playing solid football right now.

Oregon/Ohio State is a game I don¡¯t want to miss.  It should be fast and filled with hard hitting.

Ohio state...Penn State..Texas....Win SU....not sure on Georgia/Notre Dame....

Think Buckeyes get their revenge on a Neutral field.....

Big QBs who can throw and run are dominating play for their teams..... TEXAS breaks the mold unless they utilize Arch a lot more

Just have a look at who is left standing and you will see the size and mobility at QB is definitely a major plus and even Drew Allar was running a lot so ......watch for this trend to continue with what the final 4 will look like > Texas will be an automatic to the next round but after that, they have to face the Irish or Georgia and I don't know 

Who looked monstrous on both sides of the ball on the weekend?

Rated #1 - Buckeyes

Rated #2 - Irish

Rated #3 - Penn St.

Rated #4 - Texas << you can bet lots of film being broken down on this one vs Clemson

The top 3 all could be rated best showing....don't just look at final score. For instance, the Irish ran all over the #1 rush defense in the land and one of the highest scoring offenses in college and were up 27 - 3 early in the first 5 minutes of the 4th Q 

The Buckeyes played angry and just steamrolled a strong SEC team .....if it were not for Nico playing at a high awareness level and motivation, the score could have been 48 - 3

Love ASU with the points! 

       We are not used to Arizona St. playing so well,I think 13.5 points is enough for me. Skattebo is a handful on the ground and 

        the ASU defense has improved through the season. We do realize Texass might be the NCAAF Champs.

It's messed up that we have two teams from the BIG in the Rose Bowl, and possibly the two best teams in the country! I'd rather see Ohio St. vs Texas in the Peach Bowl and Oregon playing ASU in the Rose. 

Having said that, gut says Ohio St., Texas, Georgia and ..............BOISE ST. (C'mon, who else am I gonna go with?) I'm actually attending my first Fiesta Bowl. Staying in Vegas on the way. Got a C note in my rainy day fund I might put on the money line! 

Merry Christmas to all!

         Texass may be the next national champs but I really like ASU +13.5, We are not used to Arizona St. playing so well

          so the books offer us better odds, I really like Skattebo, 

ASU +. Running game will lose but cover 

Boise +. Running game will lose but cover

Lean Notre Dame + defense, running game will barely win it. 

Ohio State - .  They should not be an 8 seed but they are.  

The lowest ranked team remaining and a favorite, playing a team they already lost to this season.  lol the only favorite that covers this week will be the 8 seed over the 1 seed. 

Penn St my #1 play, Boise like Indy don't really belong. Franklin will run it up given the chance.

#2 play; Georgia. Love that -2. Gunner stepped right in.

Texas yes, but 14 screams backdoor cover.

Ohio State??? Oregon not playing since 12/1, rusty or well prepared?? Howard likes to throw pics in the red zone yet he had none vs Ducks in Oct. Hmmm, lean Buckeyes.

Double post. 

Edited

ND could outmuscle Indiana and basically everyone else on their schedule. They don¡¯t have the skill players to make up for their lack of ability to outmuscle UGA. I think UGA wins this game easily, similar to the 1st round games.

Texas couldn¡¯t outmuscle UGA. ND is not as dominating of a team when compared to SEC size. 
Kirby with a week of rest and prep vs Freeman off a high. Easy pick.

I bet Penn vs SMU but he did not have that team ready, SMU Qb really gifted a huge lead, that offense wasn¡¯t doing anything early & the gameplan was awful haha 

have fun at the game bro

Happy Holidays to you 

Happy Holidays 

If Boise can¡¯t run they¡¯ll be in trouble, Penn St will wear on them with that size 

I know they ran on Oregon but so have others including Penn St 

I bet on Franklin yesterday , 2 games in a row may be a stretch haha 

happy holidays UNI 

 Az St. uses it's run game , shortens the clock and covers, but falls short of winning the game. Boise St.-same. Oregon keeps it close enough to make Day make a bad decision and wins outright. Georgia out athletes N. Dame for the win and cover. I do not profess to know as much as a bunch of you guy's on here do though..

Georgia this will be best defense Irish will face 

not a fan of Riley 

I don¡¯t think Irish can run laterally on Georgia 

defense dominates Stockton does just enough 

If Texas is smart they will stack the box and play zone and force Zona to throw the ball, the longhorn D is pretty good and will be having coffee breaks in the backfield all night long.

If Franklin is smart, he will stack the box vs Boise and dare them to pass the ball. Boise State D doesn¡¯t scare anyone and Franklin tends to play down or up to the opponent in big games, but I have to believe that one day Sandusky St will cover the 10.5.

Ohio St v Oregon¡­ wow, this game is going to be awesome¡­. Just like the UGA v Texas part 2¡­. Which Buckeye team shows up? The one that played Tennessee or the one that played Michigan? Does this Duck team come in with an inflated ego¡­. I don¡¯t know¡­. I got OSU winning by 7. Revenge 

ND v UGA¡­ hmmm where to start, the Catholics seem to be a decent team but honestly who have they played? UGA lost their QB and their Punter. But we did see some motivation and a fire from a UGA team that wasn¡¯t consistent throughout the season. Does ND sins of not playing in an actual conference with actual competition catch up with them or are the Dawgs finally out of luck¡­. I got UGA winning 23-20

just my 2 cents worth.

I see many liking Georgia. I see advantages for dame in this game. The UGA defense is more vulnerable than we are accustomed to, particularly versus teams with a running threat at qb. In games where they faced legitimate running qbs in GA tech and Alabama they gave up 110+ qb rush yds along with 40+ pts in both games. I think the Irish can keep the UGA defense on their heels if they play their cards right. We’ve seen ND stack up well against SEC comp as well handling A&M on the road prior to the Irish really firing on all cylinders in terms of opening up the pass game. 

Of course the bulldogs could come out with that extra gear that they always seem to possess under Kirby, but they just haven’t been the model of consistency that we are used to. Moment could be a little too big for the young kid Stockton, who did throw a pick within a short sample size last game. He ultimately is the wild card in this game and if he is not a significant upgrade from Beck I see more advantages on the dame side in my humble opinion.

BOL and always enjoy your thoughts 

My feeling on the Texas game is that Vegas is way smarter than me. and by putting out -14, your'e gonna get a bunch of people who've never bet an under dog in their life, take the 14. I've seen this show before, and am guilty of falling for it. More times than not, my ticket is shredded by halftime. Personally I think ASU is a cute story and nothing more. How'd the other cute stories work out. Indiana, bitch slapped. SMU bitch slapped. Boise on the other hand I think has a really good chance of covering but I'm not in love with it. Readers Digest version on other 2, Oregon and Georgia. Oregon video game offense, ND just not that good

Or was it Oregon's fashion of tight designer jerseys? When they have shown Ducks players on the D-line in years past and said they were 300 lbs, I swear I was looking at a LB who was too tall..... that too is the other trend in college and NFL....and Penn St did the same thing.....take a LB with size and lightning speed and put them on the end ala Micah Parsons and what they did with Abdul Carter....he dominated that game along with a few others 

Everything I think about Texas is ¡°can they win the line of scrimmage?¡± Against Georgia they cannot and they lost twice. Against ASU, most likely they do and they end up covering. I think Arizona State can hang with them BUT Texas is a force to be reckoned with when they dominate the trenches. I personally think Texas is OVERRATED and Ewers is mediocre. I¡¯m staying away from this one but if I had to, I¡¯d take Texas.

Boise is coming to play in this one. Oregon tore up PSU, and Boise will try to get this into a shootout EARLY. Jeanty and long drives in the second half. Gotta prove they can score with Penn State. Boise 35-31.

Oregon a 3.5 home dog and now a 2.5 neutral site dog to Ohio State? Something doesn¡¯t make sense. Oregon wins and covers. They can play ANY style and win. I trust Gabriel with quick hitters, a nice deep ball and two good backs over Howard. Ohio State has the better skill players BUT Oregon finds a way 38-35.

Georgia plays ND. Low scoring blood bath and Georgia grinds em down. Both QB¡¯s BLOW!

ASU +14

PSU -10.5

Oregon +2

Georgia -2

These my first Gut leans without looking at anything.  Penn State¡­.not sure I can lay 11 with that coach, but they are so big and strong and should dwarf Boise.  Maybe I¡¯ll knock it to -4 or -5 and tease them.   

Georgia has a ton of holes unlike in prior years, but they should grind out ND¡­..

Ewers lays an egg imo and lets ASU hang around.  

Oregon squeaks out another one¡­..although OSU has earned my respect.  Mid-season I said this team don¡¯t even make the playoffs¡­.and they are playing great ball¡­..still think Oregon off the bye of sorts pulls it off.  

GL to all.