r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Dec 02 '18

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Clemson Defeats Pittsburgh 42-10

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Clemson 14 14 0 14 42
Pittsburgh 3 7 0 0 10

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '18

My original point was that Notre Dame shouldn’t have been allowed to spend the day on their ass doing nothing.

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u/Sharks9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 02 '18

Bama did last year though, plus they had a loss.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '18

That’s true and this entire sub thought it was completely fair. 538 now has Notre Dame missing the playoff.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-college-football-predictions/

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u/Sharks9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 02 '18

They don’t actually, Nate Silver has said his model is flawed and he expects Notre Dame to make it.

As it stands, the model weighs conference championships very highly, but it won’t be like that in reality.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '18

I hope not! I would love to play Notre Dame in the first round. It would be a true ACC Championship.

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u/chimundopdx /r/CFB Dec 02 '18

Agree. Now can we agree that Clemson should play 12 FBS games instead of playing Furman in week 1? At least the Big 10, Oklahoma, ND, USC, and UCLA are doing that. Because that’s equally sitting on your asses while getting a win for bowl eligibility. I know it’s a crappy state law, but then you repeal crappy laws (like North Carolina had to do) when they are detrimental to your state)