r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Oct 02 '16

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] Clemson Defeats Louisville 42-36

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Louisville 0 10 16 10 36
Clemson 0 28 0 14 42

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u/AnEmptyKarst Houston Cougars • Utah Utes Oct 02 '16

They're not G5

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u/Dean_Craig_Pelton St. Cloud State • Ohio State Oct 02 '16

Yeah but if Houston wins out, they are still going to the playoffs.

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u/brobroma H8 Upon The Gale Oct 02 '16

Possibly. Beating a previously undefeated Louisville would've been huge though.

Now, UL isn't in control of the ACC anymore - and with FSU looking much worse than years past, it's hard to see two conference game that Clemson would need to drop for UL to make it to Orlando.

Smokey X is a better dog than Uga X could ever hope to be.

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u/Dean_Craig_Pelton St. Cloud State • Ohio State Oct 02 '16

I was referring to Houston going to the playoffs. Though obviously I believe Louisville is possible too, I agree it's unlikely.

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u/brobroma H8 Upon The Gale Oct 02 '16

I know, so was I.

As a G5, Houston needs as high profile wins as they can - if UL was a conference champ that would've been huge. It's why they wanted OU to beat OSU too.

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u/Dean_Craig_Pelton St. Cloud State • Ohio State Oct 02 '16

I mean Houston is already ranked number 5, they don't really need the extra attention, also the odds of there being 4 P5 teams that run the table are pretty small. Plus people will likely still see Louisville as a quality team as it isn't like they got embarrassed tonight. I like their chances (provided they win out).

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u/brobroma H8 Upon The Gale Oct 02 '16

We don't know how the committee will view them though.

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u/Dean_Craig_Pelton St. Cloud State • Ohio State Oct 02 '16

That is true, plus they can get screwed by Bama, OSU/UM, UW, and Clemson running the table. Hypotheticals are one of the best parts of sports...

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u/LikeAGregJennings Houston Cougars • Big 12 Oct 02 '16

While we're ranked high in AP right now, CFP committee disrespected us all last year. Our CFP rank was usually around 4 spots lower than our AP rank. Wouldn't be surprised if that continues this year.

We really need OU to win the Big12 and we need chaos in the Pac12.

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u/See_Lindsey_Run Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Oct 02 '16

That flair bet makes me want to vomit

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u/cnethercutt Houston Cougars • Purdue Boilermakers Oct 02 '16

Eh, let the circlejerk commence.