ACC has no chance in hell of getting 2 teams n the playoff. If by some miracle UL and FSU are undefeated the winner makes it and loser is out.
Very likely true. But I was “leaning into” the thought of the potential benefit a win over a Top 5 or 6 U of L might have for UK.
Just for fun, say we repeat the scenario(s) of 2018 and 2021 . . . entering our last game with an 8-3 record, and a ranking of 12th-18th, but go on the road to the 6th ranked Cardinals, as yet unbeaten, far unlike either 2018 or 2021.
And say we beat them, even narrowly?!?!
How could the voters on the committee fail to boost us into the Top 11, with such a timely, late season win over a Top 10 team?
Oddly, although we all believe U of L’s record to be wildly inflated due to lack of quality,
the national perception of the Cards might act to propel us if/when we beat them.
And the inverse could benefit them, should they beat a ranked team prior to their beatdown administered by FSU, keeping them in the Top 11 for NYD6 Bowl consideration.
This year’s U of L game has the potential to mean more than usual, obviously if both teams achieve actual or near double-digit regular season wins.