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College Football Playoff (2016-2017 Season)

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Dryden said:
even if the priapism kills me.
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Dear Mr. Dryden, Your use of "priapism" has come to the notice of the Committee to Select Elitist P ricks. You are hereby selected and entitled to all the rights and privileges accorded our members and their members to include, but necessarily limited to your own personal member. If your priapism should last more than four hours consider having it bronzed.

Congratulations,

CSEP
 
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ScriptOhio said:
College Football Playoff Metrics Have Ohio State Looking Good Even Without B1G Championship

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The latest College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday evening and, as expected, Ohio State found itself sitting at No. 2 behind Alabama.

While that's good news for the Buckeyes, there could be plenty more where that came from.

How so?

First, let's make a couple of assumptions. Let's assume that Alabama and Clemson win out and make the playoffs. The second assumption is that Ohio State wins out, which is obviously no guarantee, but a necessity for this entire scenario. The third assumption is that Penn State wins their final two conference matchups and goes to the Big Ten Championship Game.

Ohio State is looking for one of two available playoff spots, but they won't have the golden ticket of a conference championship to get them in automatically. (That golden ticket, by the way, is null and void with a second loss and/or a paltry schedule.)

The Buckeyes will be competing with Penn State, Wisconsin, Louisville, and Washington for one of those two final spots. We can scratch off Louisville taking OSU's spot because they're already behind the Buckeyes and have no real shot at a conference title.

That leaves Penn State, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Many people view the Nittany Lions as Ohio State's downfall after their 24-21 victory over the Buckeyes a few weeks back. How can the committee put Ohio State in the playoffs over a Penn State team that wins the Big Ten Championship Game?

Simple. By following their own metrics and protocols.

If teams aren't seen as being "close" to each other in the rankings, then the whole "head-to-head" doesn't even come into play. Right now Ohio State is No. 2 and Penn State is No. 8. Is that close? How much closer can Penn State get with wins over Rutgers, Michigan State, and Wisconsin when Ohio State would have wins over those same teams?

And even if Ohio State and Penn State end up "close" enough to bring in the head-to-head results, that is just one of four metrics that the committee uses to decide between two teams. The others? Strength of schedule, conference championships, and comparable outcomes against common opponents.

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...te-Looking-Good-Even-Without-B1G-Championship
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Side note look at how much bigger Mike Jordan is compared to everyone else in that picture haha
 
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Talking heads still clinging to Jackson for Heisman rhetoric. I just re-watched the Wisconsin game - and please don't try and tell me that Wisconsin wasn't better than Houston on both sides of the ball - and compared how JT handled being down going into the second half with Jackson. Add two that his performance against Nebraska and there should be no discussion.
 
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One thing happening on the fringe of relevant today, the B12 race can be locked up.

at 12:00 est you have Okie State at TCU. TCU is favored by 6.5. We want TCU

at 8:00 PM OU is in Morgantown vs WVU. We obviously want OU

If both games go our way, OU is the B12 champ
 
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Jaxbuck said:
One thing happening on the fringe of relevant today, the B12 race can be locked up.

at 12:00 est you have Okie State at TCU. TCU is favored by 6.5. We want TCU

at 8:00 PM OU is in Morgantown vs WVU. We obviously want OU

If both games go our way, OU is the B12 champ
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Oklahoma St won 31-6, so that's off the table tonight.
 
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Maybe I've missed this discussion elsewhere (busy week), but aren't we not exactly rooting for PoSU to lose to Sparty?

Why run the risk of playing one more game, against a physical Wisconsin team with only something to lose and nothing to gain? No doubt that the Bucks wipe the floor in a neutral site, dome game, but even then, it adds nothing. Buckeyes are playing for a #2 spot on Saturday November 26th. In the effort to reach the ultimate goal through the least risky path possible, let Penn State and Wisconsin duel it out- for potentially nothing.
 
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Jake said:
It's looking like the winner of THE GAME will be the lone B1G representative in the CFP. I don't see the B1GCG winner getting in, assuming it's Bucky or PoSU, which is good since they'd probably be embarrassed on a neutral field with a month to prepare (a la Sparty last year). Let them go lose the R What's left of TTUN will likely get another NY's Six bowl, like tOSU last season. :evil:
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I think there is a lot of football yet to be played.

Bama has the best odds to come out of the thouroughly mediocre SEC as undefeated champs.

Clemson has next best odds to lock up a spot for ACC.

There is no telling what will happen with the PAC12.
  • If Wazzu beats UW the PAC 12 is most likely out with a 2-3 loss champ
  • If Colorado or USC beats UW in the CCG, the PAC12 is most likely out with a 2-3 loss champ
  • Even if UW wins out there is no guarantee they get a spot based on how the CFP has treated them so far.
The B1G;
  • If tsun wins The Game (Woody forbid) then the split between the winner of The Game and the B1G champ is likely closed
  • but what if they win the East and lose to Wisconsin in the CCG? OSU would be out so who cares really but an interesting scenario.
  • Pen State could still lose to Sparty
  • Penn State could lose the CCG to UW
  • Hell, that goofy fucking Claeys could still have Minny beat UW and send Nebraska to the CCG.

I don't really care about it right now but there are still a lot of twists and turns that can happen even without a major upset. I have been saying all year we are due to see a major upset in one of these CCG's that will really make the CFP's job interesting.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Maybe I've missed this discussion elsewhere (busy week), but aren't we not exactly rooting for PoSU to lose to Sparty?

Why run the risk of playing one more game, against a physical Wisconsin team with only something to lose and nothing to gain? No doubt that the Bucks wipe the floor in a neutral site, dome game, but even then, it adds nothing. Buckeyes are playing for a #2 spot on Saturday November 26th. In the effort to reach the ultimate goal through the least risky path possible, let Penn State and Wisconsin duel it out- for potentially nothing.
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If Sparty wins Ohio State controls their own destiny into the playoffs. I don't want Ohio State to have to hope for an at large bid when there might be two conference champions with one loss.
 
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