That 12-team College Football Playoff?
It cannot soon enough arrive.
And as the initial CFP rankings are barely 24 hours from their Tuesday evening unveiling, it's arguable more consternation than in any previous iteration of these rankings is on the horizon.
Examining the game's just wrapped up this weekend and looking ahead, FootballScoop outlines its best- and worst-case scenarios.
Does Michigan, its non-conference schedule ramen-noodle thin, come in top-2 in the rankings? Or closer to 4th?
One scenario could see Georgia, Ohio State and Florida State in the top-3 slots; then, Michigan. Or what of Washington?
Is Oregon unequivocally the best one-loss team? Alabama? Texas?
Also, stumping for James Madison and a postseason path continues -- to be both worthy and element of discussion.
Troy Calhoun's Air Force Falcons just might become the first U.S. Service Academy to crash the modern New Year's Six bowl scene.
It's real, and it's really captivating.
Dive into the discussion below:
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