CFP Top Five is Very Tight; Delineating Legal vs. Illegal with Michigan; How do Penn State, USC, TCU Pull Upsets?
LISTEN: Rece & Pete react to the unchanged CFP rankings; talk about Michigan (surprise); and then ask Bill Connelly how Penn State, USC and TCU could pull major upsets?
ESPN College GameDay · ESPN, Rece Davis, Pete Thamel
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Show Notes
Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss the unchanged College Football Playoff rankings, how closely the top five teams are grouped, the latest on the Michigan investigation, the legal system getting involved, and the most effective punishment if the Big Ten finds the Wolverines guilty. Then, Bill Connelly stops by to talk about what an upset would look like from Penn State, USC and TCU. Plus, the NCAA has a ripe chance to let the good PR flow.
0:00 New CFP rankings
5:44 The CFP Committee’s consistency and football judgement
8:06 The latest Michigan twist!
9:52 Delineating between information sharing and on-site scouting
15:36 How Michigan should be punished
19:52 Big Ten teams’ history of suing the conference
24:04 Bill Connelly, Michigan at Penn State
28:11 Ole Miss at Georgia
31:15 USC at Oregon
35:21 Oregon vulnerable secondary
37:26 Would Caleb Williams skip a bowl game?
41:25 Texas at TCU
44:20 Texas avoiding rakes
50:27 NCAA do the right thing with JMU
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