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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Dunno about that. I could see their reasoning being:
1) They play well in space
2) They have moxie
3) They pass the eye test
4) The first guy off the bus looks scary
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You having a clue
Nope.
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Me saying games would never be in doubt
Nope.
Maybe your keyboard is broken.
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mendensa
Legend
This UGA/Auburn thing can go either way. Probably #1 is better for OSU
1. Like a lot of people have pointed out, a 3 loss Auburn makes Bama's weak schedule look even weaker.
2. On the flip side, with a UGA win, the top of the SEC then looking a little murky (as far as who really is the best team in the SEC?), it could give the committee justification to put 2 1-loss SEC teams in that have not played, even pairing them at #2 and #3 to settle the debate in the semi-final.
That being unlikely though bc I'm not seeing OU and Clemson being taken out of the #1 and #2 slots if they both win. Only if Miami was to beat Clemson, then Miami @ #4
Damn, I hope TCU pulls a rabbit out of their hat this weekend. Sure this team has holes but Buckeyes don't shy away from any team. I don't want to go to a Bowl game I know we should win, I'd rather have a shot at the whole damn thing. Surprised at the amount of people who are content playing in a Bowl game against a team we expect to beat. Got news for u, any team OSU plays in a non CFP game is going to be less talented and have something to prove. OSU should be favored and I don't like this team when they are the hunted, but rather doing the hunting, playing with an edge. Big reason I think they may be in trouble vs. Wisconsin. Wisconsin feels disrespected, everyone expecting them to fall.
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Buck I in Mich
Behind Enemy Lines
Presuming this weekend's conference title games go "chalk", you're sitting in the committee room choosing between Alabama and OSU. You forgive OSU's Oklahoma loss because OKie is in "the show". But you can't get the thought out of your head of OSU laying an egg to Iowa. But you do recall the comeback against Penn State, and the dismantling of the Spartans as well as several other "controlled" games. Then you have Bama who controlled most of their games but only had to "get up" for one worthy opponent and they couldn't. And worst of all it's your LAST memory of Bama because they were on their couch this week. And the 4 week old shit stained underwear of Iowa City has been through the wash cycle a few times.
Then suddenly it occurs to you that in the 3 year history of the CFP no conference has gotten 2 teams to "The Show", least of all with a team that just lost what was essentially a quarter final game to the other team in the final 4 from their conference. And as much as you love you some Bama you just can't set that precedent. So you hold your nose and you pencil in the Buckeyes as the lessor of 2 Evils. And then Auburn fans rejoice, blow their playoff wad early and the SEC is shut out of the Championship Game entirely.
A man can dream.
Then suddenly it occurs to you that in the 3 year history of the CFP no conference has gotten 2 teams to "The Show", least of all with a team that just lost what was essentially a quarter final game to the other team in the final 4 from their conference. And as much as you love you some Bama you just can't set that precedent. So you hold your nose and you pencil in the Buckeyes as the lessor of 2 Evils. And then Auburn fans rejoice, blow their playoff wad early and the SEC is shut out of the Championship Game entirely.
A man can dream.
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Jake
Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye
‘17 The Deuce Champ
Fantasy Baseball Champ
'18 The Deuce Champ
Well, maybe there shouldn't be 14 teams in the Big Ten?
B-1-G! B-1-G!
Not picking on you. Just not a fan of "super conferences" that produce unbalanced schedules and use divisions to create races and pseudo-championship games. But I know why they exist, and that they're not going away. It's all about the Benjamins.
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There are no elite teams this year, so the Buckeyes have a chance in the playoffs. When they play well, (like against Sparty or PSU second half) they can beat anybody. The media talking heads love to mention the 55 points Iowa scored, but they almost never mention the 48-3 beatdown of Sparty. CBS showed the final score of tOSU-TTUN as 21-20 on their broadcast a couple of hours after The Game had ended - who couldn't notice that before it was aired? Honest mistake? But their Aflac trivia question that game was this: "Which teams have the most different winners of the Heisman" Answer: 7 for ND and USC (counting Bush's which was supposedly vacated, OK), but no mention of tOSU's 7 Heisman trophies or Archie's pair because they didn't want to give the Buckeyes any credit.
And ESPN compares Bama's and tOSU's records by looking at top-40 results (4-1 Bama and 3-2 tOSU, which doesn't include tOSU's win over Wiscy which is needed to make the comparison relevant). They could include records against the top-10 after the CCGs, but 0-1 for Bama vs 2-1 for tOSU doesn't fit their pro-SEC/anti-BIG10 agenda. I know bkb has pointed out the Mercer thing, it would have been nice to play a team like that between Penn St. and Sparty instead of Iowa on the road.
Clemson seemingly gets a pass because their QB was hurt in the bad loss at 4-8 Syracuse. When your offense is built on running the QB, you've got to be prepared to play without him, like tOSU was on Saturday (and in 2014
).
I agree with the post that buckeyesin07 made earlier in this thread, though. ACC and SEC winners are in, losers are out. Wiscy-tOSU winner is in, and Oklahoma is playing for themselves while TCU is likely playing for Bama's playoff chances. The one thing I'm surprised I haven't heard from ESPN is the head-to-head issue in case tOSU and TCU win, so that Oklahoma could lose and still get in over tOSU. The Big-12 created their bogus automatic rematch CCG in order to get a boost before the playoff selection, but it could burn them if TCU wins and they get nobody in because Bama takes the spot over TCU and Oklahoma.
And ESPN compares Bama's and tOSU's records by looking at top-40 results (4-1 Bama and 3-2 tOSU, which doesn't include tOSU's win over Wiscy which is needed to make the comparison relevant). They could include records against the top-10 after the CCGs, but 0-1 for Bama vs 2-1 for tOSU doesn't fit their pro-SEC/anti-BIG10 agenda. I know bkb has pointed out the Mercer thing, it would have been nice to play a team like that between Penn St. and Sparty instead of Iowa on the road.
Clemson seemingly gets a pass because their QB was hurt in the bad loss at 4-8 Syracuse. When your offense is built on running the QB, you've got to be prepared to play without him, like tOSU was on Saturday (and in 2014
).I agree with the post that buckeyesin07 made earlier in this thread, though. ACC and SEC winners are in, losers are out. Wiscy-tOSU winner is in, and Oklahoma is playing for themselves while TCU is likely playing for Bama's playoff chances. The one thing I'm surprised I haven't heard from ESPN is the head-to-head issue in case tOSU and TCU win, so that Oklahoma could lose and still get in over tOSU. The Big-12 created their bogus automatic rematch CCG in order to get a boost before the playoff selection, but it could burn them if TCU wins and they get nobody in because Bama takes the spot over TCU and Oklahoma.
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shiloh
Heisman
***If*** the Buckeyes beat Wisky and make the CFP the icing on the cake would be Hocutt sayin' the tipping point was 'bama playing cupcake Mercer the week before Auburn.
btw, 2018 they have The Citadel week 11 also Arkansas State/UL Lafayette and Louisville at a frickin' neutral site Orlando, FL !@#$%^&* Hopefully this is the year the committee starts punishing the entire SEC for total fraud scheduling. Saban never plays an OOC really good team at an away site. Next year they're not playing an OOC really good team period.
Reading/Listening to sports media minutiae the past two days most agree 'bama is out regardless! Karma!
Fuck 'bama !!!
btw, 2018 they have The Citadel week 11 also Arkansas State/UL Lafayette and Louisville at a frickin' neutral site Orlando, FL !@#$%^&* Hopefully this is the year the committee starts punishing the entire SEC for total fraud scheduling. Saban never plays an OOC really good team at an away site. Next year they're not playing an OOC really good team period.
Reading/Listening to sports media minutiae the past two days most agree 'bama is out regardless! Karma!
Fuck 'bama !!!
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As long as Bama is out I can deal. If they are the team in and we're out, I'll be pissed. Yeah we lossed a big as game at Iowa but it was a true conference road game after a tremendous national implications conference game. We didn't schedule a single FCS team, even though UNLV wasnt very good - still almost bowl qualified. Army is decent and would probably beat half the dogs on Bama's schedule.
It all comes down to what weighs more: Quality wins, or Bad losses
It all comes down to what weighs more: Quality wins, or Bad losses
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
In a year with not a whole bunch of separation between the top 6-8 perhaps a CCG victory would mean something more. As in, well shit, if all else is equal, maybe being a Conf Champ actually matters. If nothing else, that’s something to separate 4 teams from the rest.
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