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The Polls (AP, Coaches, & CFP, etc.)

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lowbuck said:
I am kind in favor of a no rematch rule for CFP. As in you can't have two teams in that have already played each other in conference. I wouldn't apply it to OOC since that would discourage OOC scheduling against top tier teams. But hell I don't want to see another rematch of LSU/UGA or LSU/Bama in the CFB even if one of they might be better than the best Pac12 or B12 team. I can live with 2 teams from the same conference if they haven't played yet.
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I'm with you but I don't see them giving Utah the benefit of the doubt.

Not going to get too worked up about any of it though.

Win The Game, everything else is gravy.
 
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Posted this on Tigerdroppings in response to one of the many melty threads. Based on the 67 downvotes it received (so far) they tend to disagree.

“Ohio State 42, Cincinnati 0 (+42)
Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 7 (+31)
Ohio State 28, Penn State 17 (+11)

versus

LSU 42, FLA 28 (+14)
LSU 23, Auburn 20 (+3)
LSU 46, Alabama 41 (+5)

Do you see the trend?”
 
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So, for purposes of remaining #1, is it better for Ohio State to win a competitive game vs. scUM or blow them out? Same question for the BIG Championship game. Would murdering the West champion hurt OSU more by devaluing them than winning a competitive game would? I honestly don't know the answers to these questions.
 
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Ohio State’s Defense Sets Buckeyes Apart in Playoff Committee’s Eyes

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For two weeks, the Ohio State Buckeyes sat behind the LSU Tigers and waited patiently for the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to get around to comparing the respective defenses of the two teams.

This week, that comparison took place and LSU was found to be lacking.

Ohio State overtook the Tigers at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings this week because both teams have the same number of Top 20 wins, but only one team has the Buckeye defense.

As he does every week following the rankings release, committee chair Rob Mullens takes part in a teleconference to explain the committee’s thinking and decisions.

To open this week, he explained why Ohio State, LSU, Clemson, and Georgia were the top four teams in the nation.

“Here’s what the committee was thinking: Ohio State has been a complete team all year, and their win against Penn State impressed the committee,” he said. “They are ranked No. 1. 11-0 LSU with three wins against top 25 teams is ranked No. 2. 11-0 Clemson has been solid with an impressive series of convincing wins. Georgia also is strong with three wins against top-25 teams. They are ranked No. 4.”

The win over Penn State gave the Buckeyes their third win over a Top 25 team, which finally evened them up with LSU. As to why that is important now, Tom Orr explains it perfectly.

ESPN’s Heather Dinich, who covers the CFP year-round, asked what the difference was between this week and last week with Ohio State, considering the committee had been saying the Buckeyes have been a complete team all season.

“They have,” Mullens answered, “but they added their third win against a ranked opponent over Penn State, who we have ranked No. 10.”



Wins over ranked teams has been cited as a significant measure from the outset, going back to LSU’s win over Alabama, which gave the Tigers a fourth win over a ranked opponent. Texas, who was one of those four, has since dropped out of the rankings, hurting LSU’s claim for the top.

Following the committee’s reasoning for placing LSU at No. 1 last week, I took them to task for ignoring LSU’s defense. With the number of ranked wins equal this week, however, it was clear that defenses were finally on the table, and LSU’s defense ended up somewhere on the floor.

Ohio State is still No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, No. 5 in rush defense, No. 3 in yards per carry defense, No. 1 in passing yards allowed, No. 2 in pass efficiency defense, No. 1 in fewest passing touchdowns allowed, No. 2 in sacks, No. 7 in interceptions, No. 1 in yards per pass attempt (by a half-yard), No. 2 in tackles for loss, and No. 6 in third down conversion defense.

Where is LSU in all of those rankings? I couldn’t tell you without scrolling quite a bit further down the screen, just know they weren’t in Ohio State’s neighborhood in any of those categories.

In fact, when I asked Mullens how much of a decider the Ohio State defense was, he didn’t mince words.

“That’s a key piece,” he said. “I mean, they’re a balanced team, strong on offense and defense. Obviously LSU has a very strong offense. But to date their defense isn’t quite as strong as Ohio State’s.”

The good news for Ohio State is that as long as they keep winning and keep playing defense, LSU won’t be able to overtake them in number of Top 25 wins, nor will they be able to produce a better defense than the Buckeyes.

The Tigers getting a win over a Georgia team that will be in the Top 10 after they lose will still be significant, but as long as Ohio State wins out, they would be able to counter with two wins over Top 20 teams these next two weeks. As long as LSU doesn’t overtake the Buckeyes in ranked wins, then OSU’s defense remains a sizable tie breaker.

In other words, if the Buckeyes are even, they’re leavin’.

The only question now — assuming OSU wins out — is whether or not LSU’s wins over Georgia and Alabama will carry more weight than expected. LSU is already back down to No. 2 with a win over the Crimson Tide, after all.

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2019/11/ohio-state-defense-sets-buckeyes-apart/
 
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