FSU Drops to 4th In The CFP Rankings

The Horned Frogs of TCU jumped into the top 4 teams in the nation on Tuesday according to the CFP Committee, leap frogging an undefeated FSU Seminole team that has 28 consecutive wins. TCU is ranked ahead of Baylor despite losing to the Bears 61-58 in their head-to-head matchup.

Alabama remained at #1 and the Oregon Ducks held onto the #2 spot.

This weekend, all of this could change. The Crimson Tide takes on #16 Missouri in the SEC Championship while Oregon faces #7 Arizona in the PAC 12 Championship. FSU squares off against the #11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the ACC Championship. The two Big 12 schools, which do not have a championship game, will face their final Big 12 games. TCU faces a 2-9 Iowa State team while Baylor draws a game with #9 Kansas State.

If all of the four teams should win, and in my estimation TCU had better win big, the playoff spots would remain the same.

Now for the conspiracy theory. The CFP Committee wants an East Coast team, the SEC is close enough, to play a West Coast team in the final. An Alabama or Seminole team in the final would be okay with them. The committee knows that Oregon will have no problem with TCU but might face tougher competition against the undefeated FSU team. Using my logic you then would have a championship game with an undefeated FSU team or the immensely popular and strong 1 loss Alabama playing the Ducks for the National Championship.

But, if FSU  loses this weekend, there won't be ACC team in the playoffs and potentially 2 Big 12 teams could be in the top four of the final rankings. Now that would be interesting.

#4 Oklahoma Drops Big 12 Contest to #25 TCU 37-33

In a mistake filled game by both teams, The Horned Frogs of TCU managed to outlast the Sooners in an exciting game. The score of 37-33 is not really indicative of the frustration both coaches must have felt.

Trevor Knight for the Sooners connected on just 14 of 35 passes for 309 yards and a TD but he threw 2 INTs. Sterling Shepard caught 7 of those passes for 215 yards and a TD. His Td pass went for 75 yards. Samaje Perine led Oklahoma in rushing with 25 carries for 87 tards and 3 TDs.

The TCU quarterback, Trevone Boykin connected on 20 of 38 passes for 318 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT.   He also ran the ball 22 times for 75 yards. BJ Catalon had 11 carries for 48 yards and a TD for the Horned Frogs

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