BYU’s bluff called dash own College Football Playoff dreams : After what took place on Sunday night, it is safe to say that there is no chance that BYU will have a season good enough to qualify for the College Football Playoff in 2020. This is true even if it was not anticipated that BYU would have a season good enough to qualify.
BYU will only have itself to blame if it does not make it into the College Football Playoff despite having a perfect record (9-0) and being ranked in the top 10 in the country.
To set the stage, we must go back in a few days. The Pac-12 announced on Wednesday that it would allow each conference member to arrange one game against an opponent from a different league during the regular season.
This move is intended to provide flexibility to the six-game regular season schedule for those schools who need help to proceed to the conference championship game.
After that decision was made, it was anticipated that the college football calendar for 2020 would include a few intriguing games between different teams. Nevertheless, one of the scheduled games will not occur, making BYU seem foolish.
According to many sources within the college football community, the University of Washington reached out to Brigham Young University on Saturday to schedule a game for later in the year.
As a result of COVID-19-caused cancellations, the Huskies’ remaining game schedule for the rest of the year consists of only two games. BYU believes that a win against Washington would be sufficient to get them into the College Football Playoff (CFP), even though the Huskies are not considered a possibility for the CFP. Washington would allow BYU to add another victory to its resume.
Bruce Feldman said BYU responded to Washington’s offer with “thanks but no thanks.” This was because the Cougars wanted to see where they were in the inaugural College Football Playoff Rankings, which are set to be announced on Tuesday evening.
We need to go back in time for a few days to set the stage. The Pac-12 announced on Wednesday that it would allow each conference member to arrange one game against an opponent from a different league during the regular season. This move is intended to provide flexibility to the six-game regular season schedule for those schools who need help to proceed to the conference championship game.
After that decision was made, it was anticipated that the college football calendar for 2020 would include a few intriguing games between different teams. Nevertheless, one of the scheduled games will not occur, making BYU seem foolish.
According to many sources within the college football community, the University of Washington reached out to Brigham Young University on Saturday, intending to schedule a game later in the year.
As a result of COVID-19-caused cancellations, the Huskies’ remaining game schedule for the rest of the year consists of only two games. BYU believes winning against Washington would be sufficient to get them into the College Football Playoff (CFP). However, the Huskies are not considered a possibility for the CFP themselves. Washington would allow BYU to add another victory to its resume.
Bruce Feldman said BYU responded to Washington’s offer with “thanks but no thanks.” This was because the Cougars wanted to see where they were in the inaugural College Football Playoff Rankings, which are set to be announced on Tuesday evening.
But first, allow me to pose this question: what would happen if a team from the Pac-12 wasn’t available to play for Washington?
The fact that BYU tweeted a picture of Wilson wearing a bandana that said “any team, any time, any place” on November 20 makes the situation seem absurd.
An exception to this rule is a Power Five team with a winning record.
In such cases, they are not for that purpose.
If Brigham Young University wins all its games and complains that they weren’t invited to the College Football Playoff, remember this.
There is no one else to blame for the Cougars’ awful display other than themselves.