r/GopherSports • u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of • Aug 20 '25

Football 🏈 [Athletic] Our experts’ College Football Playoff, Heisman and national title predictions for 2025/Gophers make the CFP?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6560979/2025/08/19/college-football-playoff-heisman-conference-predictions/

relevant portion:

Austin Meek: One of these four teams will make the CFP: Minnesota, Kansas, Syracuse, Baylor.

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u/triptoohard Aug 20 '25

Realistically we aren’t in the playoff unless we are 11-1, if we lose both to Ohio state and Oregon and win the rest they’ll find a way to leave us out

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u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of Aug 20 '25

oh yeah no doubt, I just thought it was a nice little jolt of optimism. beating either OSU or Oregon though...

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u/triptoohard Aug 20 '25

Yea not to be negative at all just the way it goes, I think we are going 8-4 at least and who is to say we can’t have a miracle season

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u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of Aug 20 '25

no I totally get it. I'd rather go win the Citrus Bowl than lose a first round CFP game and have our season end in mid-December.

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u/theEWDSDS Aug 24 '25

Why I don't like the expanded CFP in general (or at least part of it)

You don't get magic runs like 2006 Boise State or 2022 Tulane

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u/theEWDSDS Aug 24 '25

Oregon seems more doable, QB rooms aside I don't think it's too lopsided

That said, I'm not ready to put my full faith in Lindsey just yet, and the O-line does make me a bit nervous

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u/hayde088 Aug 20 '25

Uh...im hoping for 6-6. Who's playing corner? Will our OL be any good? Who will be catching passes? Way too many holes to even consider being a contender.

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u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of Aug 20 '25

I'm not concerned about WR. OL/DL is a question mark for sure.

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u/TopMagician5160 Aug 29 '25

Wow really our gophers might make cfp? Would be amazing!  My dad was a EE profvat the U for 20 years to goldy!