If Oklahoma Beats Tex A & M, Do We Know the Winner of the NC Game?

Aristotlean logic will be able to be applied.

Case in point:

ND beat Oklahoma soundly in Norman as a DD dog. No excuses loss. Playing at home with no major injuries.

Tex A & M beat Alabama comfortably, leading throughout and holding them off in a goal line stance-- at Alabama, and as a DD dog. No excuses loss. Playing at home with no significant injuries. No dumbluck plays.

If Tex A & M > Alabama,

and Oklahoma < Tex A & M,

and ND > Oklahoma,

THEREFORE we can conclude by logic

ND > Alabama

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However, if Tex A & M beats Oklahoma, then we can conclude by common opponents, that Alabama > ND

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Current odds:

Tex A & M -3.5/-4

Alabama -9.5/-10.5

If Ala were playing A&M again, the odds might be -10. if playing Okla, also -10 (??). A&M was able to take away Bama's run defense that tacles at first contact. Chsnces are A&M will exploit that again. They also have an out of pocket QB. ND had resounding success offensively vs Okla. The line looks to "standardized" to reflect what will likely happen on the field. Are all Bama opponents given 10 points automatically?

All of this becomes clearer after Friday's game. This is essentially a Big 12 game, and Okla knows A&M football and how to exploit their weaknesses. Lean Sooners.

If Tex A & M > Alabama,

and Oklahoma > Tex A & M,

and ND > Oklahoma,

THEREFORE we can conclude by logic

ND > Alabama

oh you guys are so smart. Wow. Impressive covers' pundits.

Me so stupid.

Yes the common opponents they faced is meaningless. Silly me.

A & M scored 9 pts after the 1st Q agst Bama. Bama turned it over twice in the red zone and still had a chance to get the W at the end of the game.That's football at any level,especially when you have 2 real good teams on the gridiron,like that game did.ASLO,Bama coming off the incredibly emotional W agst LSU the week b4. A&M got a 1st Q LSU hangover GIFT from Bama!! And I am an A&M grad!!! But wil not bet agst Saban.Tide regardless of the A&M/OK outcome.

You,my man,are logically inept here.

GL

Most people choose to ignore the evidence for different reasons. Half the people are unaware they even had a common opponent link. They are ignorant of facts. Others (like yourself), know the facts, but disregard them because other factors come in to play that are stronger factors that deetrmine the outcome. "Alabama is just overwhelmingly stronger and faster, and ND plays old style football..." (etc)

I believe the outcome of the Tex A&M/Okla game points to the winner of the NC. ND and Ala have their strenghts. ND plays suffocating defense that makes it hard to score in the redzone. You can't run thru them, and passing is treachorous. Ala gets yards after contact, and stops opponents' rushers at first contact.

For others, it isn't that simple. OK, but never claimed it was that simple either.

Agreed.

But team confidence is a factor at gametime. The win at Oklahome gives confidence you can overcome the odds and beat a team with more speed or strength at the line of scrimmage.

Ala has won the NC (and last few years in the mix) already. They have confidence overflowing.

Denard Robinson was a complete liability in that onef--an INT for a defensive TD is a no-no. Mich also had two key players out. Embarrassing loss and then the drone of "SEC SEC" from the fans at the end of the game (like they always do at any sports contest--I've heard it at bb and baseball). ESPN loved that result. It was a key tone setting game for Alabama and the SEC. Now they are "cashing in" on the Big Ten's demise (ohio St and Penn St) and if they beat ND you will hear the roar : SEC ! SEC ! SEC !

Bama > Michigan (key players out)

ND > Michigan

ND=Ala (??) What's your point except to be critical and harsh?

Can't conclude anything by the score differential, unless there are proven trends that establish that point differential is meaningful. Sometimnes to win by one score is more significant than getting a lot of gift INTs from a QB who later lost his starting job for his continued recklessness.

And BTW, who ever said Mich is anything but an also ran in the Big 10? They also lost to Ohio State, so they are worthless in any meaningful game.