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What if Clemson loses to South Carolina?

Don't believe it can happen? Ask Georgia. Nobody thought the Bulldogs would go down at home as 20.5-point favorites last week, either.

Clemson ends the regular season on the road against its in-state rival, the most difficult game remaining on the schedule -- and ESPN's FPI still gives Clemson an 80.7% chance to win.

If Clemson loses and finishes as a one-loss ACC champ, there's no guarantee the Tigers finish in the top four. It would all depend on what happens in the other Power 5 conference races. The Tigers' schedule strength -- which now ranks No. 71 from an average top 25 team's perspective -- would have to be better than a possible second SEC team, Notre Dame, the Pac-12 champ and/or the Big Ten runner-up.

As of now, Clemson's only win against a ranked opponent is Texas A&M, and none of the Tigers' opponents are above .500. They have a combined record of 15-21.

The CFP selection committee is not supposed to consider last season, which means Clemson's title as defending national champ is deemed irrelevant in the room.

 
under this scenario say we win out but dont win the east so we dont have a chance to make their loss look even better theoretically they could win the acc with one good loss to us but have zero wins over currently ranked teams.  most likely a 2nd sec or big ten team with one loss, one loss notre dame, or maybe even a one loss oregon team gets in over them.  especially if you have a loss you have to beat at least one ranked team to belong in a top 4 unless somehow noone else has a better resume. 

 
Why stop there? We beat them, and then they go on to lose in the conference championship game. Then in a fit of rage, Dabo loudly and publicly berates his entire team for not being worth all the money they were paid. One of the assistants dives in to try and stop him from saying anymore, but only succeeds in knocking a few vials of Ostarine loose from his pockets. All of the undercover FBI and DEA agents swoop in and place them under arrest.

 
cocky0 said:
Why stop there? We beat them, and then they go on to lose in the conference championship game. Then in a fit of rage, Dabo loudly and publicly berates his entire team for not being worth all the money they were paid. One of the assistants dives in to try and stop him from saying anymore, but only succeeds in knocking a few vials of Ostarine loose from his pockets. All of the undercover FBI and DEA agents swoop in and place them under arrest.
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ShepCock said:
What if Clemson loses to South Carolina?

Don't believe it can happen? Ask Georgia. Nobody thought the Bulldogs would go down at home as 20.5-point favorites last week, either.

Clemson ends the regular season on the road against its in-state rival, the most difficult game remaining on the schedule -- and ESPN's FPI still gives Clemson an 80.7% chance to win.

If Clemson loses and finishes as a one-loss ACC champ, there's no guarantee the Tigers finish in the top four. It would all depend on what happens in the other Power 5 conference races. The Tigers' schedule strength -- which now ranks No. 71 from an average top 25 team's perspective -- would have to be better than a possible second SEC team, Notre Dame, the Pac-12 champ and/or the Big Ten runner-up.

As of now, Clemson's only win against a ranked opponent is Texas A&M, and none of the Tigers' opponents are above .500. They have a combined record of 15-21.

The CFP selection committee is not supposed to consider last season, which means Clemson's title as defending national champ is deemed irrelevant in the room.
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I deemed Clemson's NC title irrelevant the day after it happened.

 
cocky0 said:
Why stop there? We beat them, and then they go on to lose in the conference championship game. Then in a fit of rage, Dabo loudly and publicly berates his entire team for not being worth all the money they were paid. One of the assistants dives in to try and stop him from saying anymore, but only succeeds in knocking a few vials of Ostarine loose from his pockets. All of the undercover FBI and DEA agents swoop in and place them under arrest.
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Completely awesome. :rofl:

 
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