Huskies want Bama , according to the fans

Assuming that the committee does the right thing (as opposed to following the thinking of that meathead Ohio St. alum and Big 10 honk Robert Smith, who would put 3 Big 10 teams in the playoff if he could) the Huskies will almost certainly get 'bama in the opening game of the playoff. While I feel like UW is 100% deserving of that opportunity, I see such a gap between the Tide and whomever they would select for the other 3 spots, that I'm almost certain this would be a double digit loss for the Huskies.

Alabama is that scary combination of having a stable-full of ridiculous athletes, an anal and driven excellent coach and an uber-fanatical committment to football in everyone from the University President to Bob the plumber. Not that they can't be beaten - when Urban Meyer (arguably Saban's only rival on top of the college coaching world) took them out two years ago with nearly as many ridiculous athletes and overall support from everyone that nearly rivals 'bama, we saw it all come together in a way that very rarely does.

UW has a coach who is definitely in that next grouping of 4 or 5 coaches after Saban, Meyer and the lunatic in Ann Arbor. In actual substance, Petersen is not that far removed from that group, IMO. He simply lacks the experience that the other three have at the highest level (Harbaugh could turn anyone into a winner in a short time, before wearing out his welcome!).

I would personally love to see USC play the Tide right now. Helton seems to have gotten things settled, and Darnold is light years more dynamic than Max Browne. The Trojans are rolling, and their talent pool doesn't take a back seat to anyone - including Alabama (well, not by much). They will be fully recovered from the silly overkill of their sanctions soon, and be able to suit up 85 top-notch athletes again next fall. Nobody who follows college football with the remotest of impartiality doesn't believe that USC is a top 4 team at this point. Even given all of that, I still believe that the Tife would win by 3-7 points...they're that good.

Of course, my PAC 12 bias would posit that the ACC was down this year. The supposed heavyweights along with Clemson - played a lot of mediocre football that included some bad losses sprinkled with big wins. As a result, I actually feel that UW should get the 3rd spot ahead of Clemson. Unfortunately, this is not likely. On the national stage, it would have to be USC with the exact same resume and position of the Huskies for the committee and media to make that move for certain. I do believe that UW is best suited to match up with the Tide, but their passing game would need more polish, because 'bama will stuff the run, and it takes a QB with great timing and accuracy, and some Houdini mixed in, throwing to multiple fast and athletic receivers, to do that. Unfortunately for UW, my description fits USC right now more closely than what I've seen from the Huskies passing game lately.

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In a real sense tOSU not even being a division champ and not playing in a title game gives it a huge advantage the selection committee needs to change.

As the #2 rated team no game to possibly lose there is no way they'll drop out of the top four. However, UW and Clemson both have to win a game to stay in the playoff. The SEC crap has shifted north... #2 team not a division champ let alone a league champ.

In that scenario tOSU should at least be dropped to the #4 slot to have to face #1 seed and teams who actually won "playoff" game/titles rewarded with #2 and #3 seeds.