Pac-12 Championship narrows the possibilities...

So Utah got pretty much blown out by the Ducks tonight knocking themselves out of the Playoff picture. As impressive as Oregon was, their two losses, low ranking (and green uniforms) leaves them on the outside looking in. So it's official. No Pac-12 school in the playoffs.

That leaves:

• Ohio State (win or lose, one has to believe they are in).
• LSU (win or lose, one has to also believe they are in).
• Clemson (In with a win or a Georgia loss)
• Georgia (In with a win)
• Winner of the Oklahoma/Baylor game gets in if Georgia or Clemson lose

I don't give Wisconsin or Virginia much of a chance against Ohio State and Clemson, and as much as it may offend a couple of die-hard Bulldog fans, I think LSU has too much offense for Georgia to contain. The ideal situation (at least in terms of no controversy) will take place if in fact these top three teams all win, which leaves the Big-12 winner as the fourth seed, and pretty much nobody (other than Hillary Clinton) will complain.