Twelve angry men around the country who saw their teams’ playoff chances take hits with surprising, embarrassing and head-scratching results.
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where the Academy Award for best dramatic performance has already beenThe 12-team College Football Playoff is a wellspring of hope and excitement for dozens of fan bases. But as the losses accrue, it also will be a source of discontent for fan bases that see their chances slipping away. Each week, The Dash will identify 12 people dealing with damaged playoff hopes, and gauge their teams’ chances of rebounding from calamity.
But, hey, the ratings were good, which might be the only thing these two schools care about. In their efforts to abandon the ACC without having to pay somewhere around a half-billion dollars each, Clemson and Florida State have positioned themselves as not just better than the rest of the league but more valuable as TV properties. There is truth to that, but guess what—people will stop tuning in to see losing teams.
Pry is 10–15, with zero wins over power-conference opponents who finished the season with winning records. But there was a lot of optimism about the veteran Hokies heading into this season . Then they opened with a Nashville ambush, losing to a Commodores program that hasn’t had a winning season since 2013.
LSU’s playoff chances: Of all the first-game losses, this is the least harmful. It came in the final seconds on a neutral field against a ranked opponent that could turn out to be quite good. But there could be losses, plural, ahead in the Southeastern Conference. Somebody is going to make the playoff at 9–3; and LSU might be trending toward that record.
SEC’s playoff chances: As of today, the league probably deserves four bids. But it’s obviously a fluid situation.The Minnesota governor, Democratic vice presidential nominee and former high-school football coach watched the home-state Gophers become the first 18th-place team in Big Ten history with a home loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. The rest of the league started 1–0, while Minnesota missed two field goals in a two-point loss.
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