Could Virginia be a surprise CFP contender?
Josh Pate makes the case for the Cavaliers as a sleeper playoff team -- noting their dominant win over NC State to open the season and a path where a 12-1 record with only a conference championship loss could earn a bid. Subscribe to "Josh Pate's College Football Show" on YouTube .
Video Transcript
Someone asked us about some sleepers.
Ben from McLean, Virginia said, "Who are some teams that may shock the general public if they made the playoff but not necessarily the in-the-know fan?"
Well, how shocking would Virginia be?
We've seen them play.
I mean, they already cleared one of their highest hurdles because their schedule's largely trash.
Not their fault.
They're not a trash team.
But they already I mean, they already beat NC State into a coma, and you might say to yourself, "How is that one of their highest hurdles?"
Well, look at this.
Look at this on the screen right here.
They've got Norfolk State this week playing Coach Vic and the boys, and then they got West Virginia, Florida State.
My point is there's no Miami, there's no Louisville, there's no Clemson.
They've got a ton of experience.
They're using Bo Pribula the way he should be used.
Their win total is still only eight and a half.
They're still only the fifth best odds team to win the league.
Whatever.
Virginia would be that team to me.
I mean, I, I'll ask you this.
Bradley, throw me that schedule back up for a second.
What would happen if Virginia was undefeated and went to Charlotte and lost?
Are you telling me 12 and 1 Virginia is not making the playoffs?
I know that's a long way away.
They gotta, they got a game at SMU.
That's, that's gonna be a tough game.
But like what if?
What if?
So anyway, I, I would say Virginia would be a surprise to most of the country, but if you watch them in week one, I don't think that that prospect should totally shock you
