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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5060467, member: 5685"]
Given the flow of our schedule, we might need to go 5-0 to get ranked. It is hard to jump teams early in the season since most Top 25 teams are playing no one OOC. On top of that SU has no name teams on the first half of our schedule.

W1- beating Ohio, even by a lot, won't turn heads.

W2- if GA Tech were to beat FSU and then we turn around and beat GA Tech, that could get us ranked. Otherwise I don't think this turns heads either.

W3- bye week will keep us out of voter minds.

W4- it is only Stanford but it is a national game. That might be enough to get us in. Especially an impressive performance.

W5- no one will notice beating Holy Cross. I suppose being 4-0 might be enough to sneak in.

W6- UNLV isn't a big deal but we would be 5-0 and that likely gets noticed. Then again we have no name Ws at this point.

W7- NC State would get us ranked for sure.

Even after that it might be hard to get in, should we start 5-1.

W8- bye isn't going to move us in.

W9- Pitt, but it is Thursday night so it might help with exposure. As does being 6-1. But we might still be unranked and need to win the next game to get in.

I think it will be very difficult for us to crack the Top 25 before the first CFP poll.
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