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2026 Season: Are You Ready For Some Football?

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scarletngray said:
Regarding our struggles this season it seems that everyone has an opinion. Some people seem to have three or four. Why their not HC at elite level schools, I don't know.
But I think Churchill might have put our conundrum best when he said: "It's a riddle, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma."
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Keep buggering on
 
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scarletngray said:
Regarding our struggles this season it seems that everyone has an opinion. Some people seem to have three or four. Why their not HC at elite level schools, I don't know.
But I think Churchill might have put our conundrum best when he said: "It's a riddle, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma."
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If your car doesn’t start, it doesn’t mean you know how to fix it. You just know it’s broken, and for some unknown reason, it’s not being fixed, despite the highest paid mechanic on the planet looking under the hood.
 
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heisman said:
If your car doesn’t start, it doesn’t mean you know how to fix it. You just know it’s broken, and for some unknown reason, it’s not being fixed, despite the highest paid mechanic on the planet looking under the hood.
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This season reminds me of the 2009 USC Trojans. This was the end of the great Pete Carroll era. Highly ranked, top recruits, beat us at the shoe and then shit the bed and never recovered. It was the end of an era and they never recovered.

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Path for Ohio State to win B1G Championship Game 2026.

Google AI: To reach and win the 2026 Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on December 5, Ohio State must win it's final three regular-season games to finish 7-2 in conference play, get help via key losses from teams currently ahead of them, and win a multi-team tiebreaker.

After consecutive losses to USC and Oregon, No. 20 Ohio State (6-3 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) sits in a six-way tie for third place and holds roughly 6% odds to win the conference title.

Current Big Ten Standings (Top Contenders)

Heading into Week 11, the top of the Big Ten standings breaks down as follows:

Team Conf. Record Overall Record Status
No. 4 UCLA 6–0 9–0 Sole 1st place
No. 9 Indiana 5–1 8–1 Sole 2nd place
No. 15 Iowa 4–2 7–2 Tied for 3rd
No. 18 USC 4–2 7–2 Tied for 3rd
No. 16 Oregon 4–2 6–3 Tied for 3rd (Holds H2H over OSU)
No. 20 Ohio State 4–2 6–3 Tied for 3rd
Wisconsin 4–2 6–3 Tied for 3rd
Illinois 4–2 6–3 Tied for 3rd

Step 1: Ohio State Must Win Out
The Buckeyes have zero margin for error and must finish 7-2 in Big Ten play. Following quarterback Julian Sayin's elbow surgery, Ohio State needs to sweep its remaining 2026 schedule:
  • Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern (3-3 Big Ten)
  • Nov. 21: at Nebraska (2-4 Big Ten)
  • Nov. 28: vs. Michigan (2-4 Big Ten)

Step 2: Essential Help From Contenders
Because the top two teams in the conference advance to Indianapolis, Ohio State needs UCLA (6-0) to hold down the No. 1 spot while the chasing pack cannibalizes itself into a logjam of 7-2 teams.
  • Indiana (5-1) must lose at least once. Indiana hosts USC this weekend, travels to Washington, and finishes at home against Purdue. Because Ohio State beat Indiana head-to-head earlier this season (19-15), a second conference loss drops the Hoosiers into the 7-2 tiebreaker pool.
  • USC (4-2) must lose at least once. USC plays at Indiana, hosts Maryland, and finishes at UCLA. Since USC defeated Ohio State head-to-head (30-18), the Trojans must take a third conference loss—ideally against UCLA in the season finale after beating Indiana—to avoid passing the Buckeyes.
  • Oregon (4-2) must lose at least once. Oregon also holds a head-to-head win over Ohio State (41-28). Because head-to-head is the first Big Ten tiebreaker, the Ducks must lose a third conference game (such as their upcoming game against Michigan.....:lol:) so they do not finish tied with Ohio State at 7-2.
  • Clear the remaining 4-2 teams. Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois are also sitting at 4-2. Ohio State holds head-to-head wins over both Illinois (42-19) and Iowa (31-14), which helps in two-team or common-opponent scenarios, though having at least one or two of those three drop another game simplifies the tiebreaker math.

Step 3: Surviving the Tiebreakers & Winning Indy
  • The Tiebreaker Advantage: According to Buckeyes Wire and Eleven Warriors, if Oregon and USC take a third loss and Indiana drops to 7-2, Ohio State projects favorably in multi-team tiebreakers (which move from head-to-head to record against common opponents, and then cumulative conference opponent winning percentage) to claim the No. 2 seed against UCLA.
  • The Championship Game: Winning the Big Ten Championship Game on December 5 would crown Ohio State conference champions and secure an automatic bid into the College Football Playoff, bypassing the need for an at-large selection from the committee.
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