Duke vs. Ole Miss
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Yea I would have loved to see that, but I bet on Ole Miss. Duke lost their QB to portal.
Duke is undermanned. But incredible performance this season
Murphy wasn't very strong this year. Whether the Tulane QB is the upgrade they expect (I think yes) is to be seen, but this line is more Ole Miss didn't have opt outs than Duke lost Murphy.
I, for one, am happy to see Tobacco Roads go 0-3. You won’t see me conference honk for those folks.
During the broadcast, they said the Tulane QB transferring to Duke is getting an $8 mil NIL deal!!!!!! Unreal!
The ACC exists to verify the greatness of the Sec. "look how we dominate another power conference."
| CONFERENCE (BOWL TEAMS) | RECORD | WINNING PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN (8) | 6-1 | .857 |
| ACC (13) | 2-10 | .167 |
| BIG 12 (8) | 4-4 | .500 |
| BIG TEN (16) | 8-5 | .615 |
| CONFERENCE USA (5)* | 1-3 | .250 |
| INDEPENDENTS (3) | 3-0 | 1.000 |
| MAC (7) | 4-2 | .667 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST (5) | 1-4 | .200 |
| PAC-12 (1) | 0-1 | .000 |
| SEC (15) | 8-6 | .571 |
| SUN BELT (7)* | 3-3 | .500 |
ACC (13)
Record: 2-10- No. 24 UNLV 24, Cal 13 (LA Bowl)
- No. 10 Penn State 38, No. 10 SMU 10 (College Football Playoff first round)
- No. 3 Texas 38, No. 16 Clemson 24 (College Football Playoff first round)
- Toledo 48, Pitt 46 (6OT) (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
- Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27 (Birmingham Bowl)
- No. 21 Syracuse 52, Washington State 35 (Holiday Bowl)
- UConn 27, North Carolina 14, (Fenway Bowl)
- Nebraska 20, Boston College 15 (Pinstripe Bowl)
- No. 18 Iowa State 42, No. 13 Miami (Fla.) 41 (Pop-Tarts Bowl)
- East Carolina 26, NC State 21 (Military Bowl)
- Louisville 35, Washington 34 (Sun Bowl)
- No. 14 Ole Miss 52, Duke 20 (Gator Bowl)
- Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota (Duke's Mayo Bowl) | 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 | ESPN
The big thing is, they got 2 in the playoff, both of which were soundly defeated. That then shifted some of their other bowl matchups. Duke and Ole Miss had the same record, but Duke stunk this year. I know, a lot of us still love Manny, but his team was weak. Just reality.
Ole Miss is probably the team who should have been in the playoff (instead of the Bama and South Carolina whining). They just inexplicably lost 2 games they had no business losing.
Ole Miss is probably the team who should have been in the playoff (instead of the Bama and South Carolina whining). They just inexplicably lost 2 games they had no business losing.
Not to mention with all of Kiffin’s tweeting, he was going to try to crush Duke to say I told ya so. Ole Miss wasn’t playing this as a scrimmage.
Here's a thought for Kiffin: if you want to be in the playoffs, don't lose to a bad Kentucky team. If you can't manage that, limit your losses to mid-pack SEC teams to one. Oh, and maybe try to finish better than 9th in your own conference.
All fair and good points but he's also not wrong in his argument that most of the time, there's exceptions, the Big Ten and SEC should be getting the benefit of the doubt when selecting playoff teams. ASU impressed. SMU Clemson Boise State and Indiana all showed they didn't belong. And, yes, some will argue Tennessee but, like Oregon, they just got a pissed off Ohio State team that no one was going to beat.
Yep. Kentucky was... not good this season. They went 4-8 with the following wins: Southern Miss, Ohio, Murray State and Ole Miss. You really don't have much of a case when you lose a game to a team like that and then have two other losses on top of it (and it's not like LSU or Florida were all that good either this year).
Whether the B10 or SEC should or shouldn't get the benefit of the doubt is beside the point. They currently don't. The current structure is largely necessary because alternates would result in the ACC, B12, G5, and Independents taking the issue to court. The system is set up based on the agreement of the parties involved to avoid that. That it may change in coming years doesn't impact 2024. Boise State made it because they met the established criteria for entry. The same is true of Clemson. The winner of the NFC South will host a far better NFC North team in the playoffs - whether it should or shouldn't be that way is irrelevant; that's the way the rules/criteria are currently set. That leaves SMU and Indiana; take those out and Mississippi is still out with Alabama and Miami getting in.
Kiffin knew the criteria before the season started and knew the situation when the game against Florida kicked off. All he had to do was beat a team that he should beat, and the Rebs were in. The opportunity was on his stick, and he blew it.
The ACC could improve their conference by booting out pitt and replacing them with Toledo.
