Stadium's CFB insider Brett McMurphy predicts the College Football Playoff, New Year's Six bowls
We don’t yet know which teams will be ranked in the preseason for the upcoming college football season but that hasn’t stopped Brett McMurphy from making his bowl predictions.
According to the Stadium college football insider, four Southeastern Conference teams will advance to either the New Year’s Six or the College Football Playoff by the end of the season. He made his picks over at WatchStadium.com.
Here is how McMurphy sees it playing out. According to McMurphy, all the same SEC teams that made these games last season will do so again in 2019.
Cotton Bowl – Dec. 28
Projection: Notre Dame vs. UCF
Rose Bowl – Jan. 1
Projection: Ohio State vs. Utah
Orange Bowl – Jan. 1
Projection: Syracuse vs. LSU
Sugar Bowl – Jan. 1
Projection: Texas vs. Florida
Peach Bowl – Dec. 28
Projection: Clemson (CFP No. 1) vs. Alabama (CFP No. 4)
Fiesta Bowl – Dec. 28
Projection: Georgia (CFP No. 2) vs. Oklahoma (CFP No. 3)
Championship – Jan. 13
Projection: Clemson vs. Georgia
As much as I would like to believe in UGA. Idk about them being the 2 seed.
Agreed. The anticipated win against ND will be considered a “quality” win, but that won’t be enough. I think this scenario considers both UGA and Bama going undefeated, and UGA beating Bama in the SECCG, and then Bama still being in the top 4. The problem with that, is if UGA goes undefeated in the SEC and beats Bama, they should be #1, as Clemson’s strength of schedule is easier.
They might be factoring UGA as having one regular season loss but winning the SEC overall.
^This
UGA will have several chances for quality wins, and ND might night even be the best of them.
An undefeated UGA would probably have a better resume than an undefeated Clemson (though not necessarily), but a 12-1 SEC champ UGA is probably the highest ranked team with a loss. If Clemson was the only undefeated team, that would put UGA #2.
I don’t believe two SEC teams get in again. It would be awesome if it happened but a lot of people didn’t like it.
It doesnt really matter what people think. It would of happened again last year too if UGA had hung on to barely beat Bama.
You don’t know that for sure.
I know that you’re a dumba$$.
It was the best championship game of the playoff era. Let them eat cake.
Bama has had a couple of real good championship games against Clemson…
No it wasn’t. From a neutral standpoint, the Clemson last second one is probably the favorite of most non-SEC fans, even if it happened thanks to a very sketchy pick play.
I would be curious to see how he arrived at this. I’m guessing he has LSU 10-2 with losses to UF and Bama. Does he have the Gators 11-1 or 10-2. What about Bama and UGA? Inquiring minds want to know.
How’s the search going? It much be exhausting to search for something that you know doesn’t exist.
Wouldn’t it be much easier to admit you lied?
Oh,well. See ya tomorrow.
I think you’re probably correct. I’m guessing he’s thinking 10-2 LSU with losses to Bama and UF, a 10-2 or 11-1 Florida with a loss to UGA and another team (maybe Auburn or Mizzou?) and then a 12-1 UGA conference champ and a 12-1 Bama. You’d have to think he has UGA with one loss if they’re at #2 since a 13-0 UGA would have a better resume than a 13-0 Clemson with potential wins against Notre Dame, Florida, Auburn, Texas A&M, and Bama, plus what should be a very solid Mizzou team
I hope you’re doing well today.
You seem to be slowing down on your post so I guess you are burning the candle at both ends with the search for truth, you know the America Way, and trying to avoid admitting you lied.
But, hey, I’ll be around.
Relying on the bipolar FF13 to lead the Gators is a risky bet. The 4-win finish last year was against mediocre to awful teams. Mullen may turn the program around, but the 2019 road schedule is no cake-walk. I put the Gators at 9-3.