2018 Goodyear Cotton Bowl

This Saturday the first playoff game in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl pits the Clemson Tigers from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish an independent program.  Here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.

Here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Prediction
Given the overall productivity of the two programs, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model gives the edge to the Clemson Tigers.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Clemson Tigers (13-0) of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #26 currently ranked North Carolina State
Lowest Ranked Loss:  -----
Current Total Production Rank:  #1
Current Offense Production Rank:  #2
Current Defense Production Rank:  #7

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) [Independent]
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #12 currently ranked Michigan
Lowest Ranked Loss:  -----
Current Total Production Rank:  #10
Current Offense Production Rank:  #27
Current Defense Production Rank:  #5

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