Well sports fans…it’s starting to feel like IU is the Thanos of the CFB Playoff: They just may be inevitable!
Love ’em or hate ’em, one has to admire IU’s ruthless efficiency in dispatching everyone they’ve faced in the playoff, especially that delicious ass-whooping of Oregon. Cignetti keeping his starters on the field for the entire semifinal game (it was well out of hand in the third quarter) was its own sort of statement!
Then there’s Miami; a team that hasn’t felt inevitable all season long has somehow played their way into the National Championship by beating the team that is almost impossible to like: Ohio State, and everyone’s favorite Cinderella, Ol’ Miss.
THREE TIMES this season we prognosticators as a whole WHIFFED on our picks…TWICE because of Miami! The first was Minnesota’s three-point win over New Mexico, which resulted in a PUSH. Miami’s inconceivable wins over Ohio State and Ol’ Miss were the other two. So where does that leave us?
As it stands, Zack, who has led wire-to-wire, has 37 points. Leo and Marc are tied for 2nd with 33. Danyelle and Wendy are tied for 3rd with 31. But here’s where it gets interesting…
The National Championship is worth 8 points. That means there are NINE prognosticators within striking distance of Zack. After Marc, Leo, Danyelle, and Wendy…Daisy (30), Alex (29), Kieran (29), Maxwell (29), and Pete (29) could either surpass or tie Zack at the end. This year’s challenge is not settled yet!
Is Zack inevitable? Can Leo or Marc finally overtake him? Or will we all be bamboozled by someone deeper in the pack? Will Miami shock the world for the THIRD time? We’ll know a week from today! Stay tuned!