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The opening weekend in college football featured two ranked squads, but nearly every other team is beginning the final preparations for the 2017 season.
Despite our greatest attempts and months of predictions, however, we cannot know everything about the upcoming campaign. Not only will answers to our biggest questions will be revealed soon, they will shape the year.
These resolutions will likely have the largest impacts on which four teams eventually earn a College Football Playoff berth.
How disadvantaged will the FSU vs. Alabama loser be?
This is a terrific season-opening game. Ranked third and first in the preseason AP Top 25, respectively, Florida State and Alabama are ready to clash in Atlanta. But we’ve spent so much time thinking about the winner; what happens to the loser? If — and this is a crucial if — the game is tight, will the College Football Playoff committee essentially overlook a loss when November comes around? The conversation won’t really exist if that team finishes 11-1 anyway an
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Despite our greatest attempts and months of predictions, however, we cannot know everything about the upcoming campaign. Not only will answers to our biggest questions will be revealed soon, they will shape the year.
These resolutions will likely have the largest impacts on which four teams eventually earn a College Football Playoff berth.
How disadvantaged will the FSU vs. Alabama loser be?
This is a terrific season-opening game. Ranked third and first in the preseason AP Top 25, respectively, Florida State and Alabama are ready to clash in Atlanta. But we’ve spent so much time thinking about the winner; what happens to the loser? If — and this is a crucial if — the game is tight, will the College Football Playoff committee essentially overlook a loss when November comes around? The conversation won’t really exist if that team finishes 11-1 anyway an
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