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Mariotwins said:
I think a 3 loss team is too big of a gap for the conf champion title to keep afloat. Now comparing Florida to Stanford they both have loses to a 10 win team and the 2nd loss is to a 9/8 win team. While not quite equal I would say the ND win vs the Bama win that would have to happen for this to matter would come pretty close to cancelling each other out. The real differences are Stanford didn't get blown out in either loss and one of them was the first game of the season and Florida lost last week and got their asses handed to them at home and they couldn't even put up a FG with their offense.
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2 losses is a big gap in a sport where teams only play 12-13 games. Ohio State has one loss. If Stanford had only one loss, then I'd agree.
 
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It'll probably boil down to if the committee wants to see the 4 best teams in the playoffs or the 4 best teams that won a conference championship in the playoffs. In my opinion, the committee was established to throw out the hokey logic that can surround the usual rankings and thought process of idiot writers judging teams late in the season. Not be another BCS, but a buffer for when it throws an absurd end result.

To me, the Buckeyes' season is like MLB choosing their Cy Young winners. Just because 2 players won the award in separate leagues (and saying you agree with the voting) doesn't mean that they are both the top 2 pitchers in baseball. It's certainly possible for the AL to have 2 or 3 pitchers that are better than any single 1 pitcher in the NL.

If this were Bama, Florida, and LSU all with 11-1 or 12-0 records and all in the top 10 I don't think there would be a question that we'd be hearing talk of two getting in the playoffs with maybe one of them being the Bama/LSU team that didn't even play in the CCG. Anyone who doesn't want to admit that OSU deserves a spot in the playoffs is scared, because they know OSU would run right over their team!
 
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If this were Bama, Florida, and LSU all with 11-1 or 12-0 records and all in the top 10 I don't think there would be a question that we'd be hearing talk of two getting in the playoffs with maybe one of them being the Bama/LSU team that didn't even play in the CCG. Anyone who doesn't want to admit that OSU deserves a spot in the playoffs is scared, because they know they'd run right over their team!

Watching the SEC fans meltdown on the internet this week with most of the rest of the nation coming down on them and the frauds they were this year has been pretty comical.

The amount of times I've seen "OHIO STATE OKIEHOMA OR CLEMSON WOULD BE 8-4 IN THE SEC!" is hysterical.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
If this were Bama, Florida, and LSU all with 11-1 or 12-0 records and all in the top 10 I don't think there would be a question that we'd be hearing talk of two getting in the playoffs with maybe one of them being the Bama/LSU team that didn't even play in the CCG.
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This here. If it were Undefeated Florida, 1 Loss Bama (with a loss to an unranked SEC team) and 1 loss LSU (with a loss to Bama), there would be no conversation.

The B1G is arguably the strongest conference this year, without much second thought. It sure has hell isn't the SEC and that's the only reason a 2-loss Florida MIGHT get consideration.

Stanford has the strongest argument to pass us if a two loss team is going to. They would have 3 Ranked wins (USC x2 & ND), losses to two top 25 teams and a conference championship.

That in mind, I'm still certain that a 1-loss ACC champ isn't going to dance and a 1-loss ACC runner-up doesn't even get a second look.

If either Clemson or Bama loses we're in.
 
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SloopyHangOn said:
This here. If it were Undefeated Florida, 1 Loss Bama (with a loss to an unranked SEC team) and 1 loss LSU (with a loss to Bama), there would be no conversation.

The B1G is arguably the strongest conference this year, without much second thought. It sure has hell isn't the SEC and that's the only reason a 2-loss Florida MIGHT get consideration.

Stanford has the strongest argument to pass us if a two loss team is going to. They would have 3 Ranked wins (USC x2 & ND), losses to two top 25 teams and a conference championship.

That in mind, I'm still certain that a 1-loss ACC champ isn't going to dance and a 1-loss ACC runner-up doesn't even get a second look.

If either Clemson or Bama loses we're in.
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Florida having 10 wins is a serious testament to how mediocre the SEC is this year.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
If this were Bama, Florida, and LSU all with 11-1 or 12-0 records and all in the top 10 I don't think there would be a question that we'd be hearing talk of two getting in the playoffs with maybe one of them being the Bama/LSU team that didn't even play in the CCG. Anyone who doesn't want to admit that OSU deserves a spot in the playoffs is scared, because they know they'd run right over their team!

Watching the SEC fans meltdown on the internet this week with most of the rest of the nation coming down on them and the frauds they were this year has been pretty comical.

The amount of times I've seen "OHIO STATE OKIEHOMA OR CLEMSON WOULD BE 8-4 IN THE SEC!" is hysterical.
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You'd be hearing it from the media but the media isn't the CFP panel

The CFP panel has consistently shown the B1G a great deal of respect, both this year and last.

If OSU is 6th as we all expect that's 3 of the top 6 from the B1G. Forget the Mark May's of the world and look at what the CFP panel does.
 
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Assuming the most likely potential outcome in terms of upsets and UNC beats Clemson, I have a hard time seeing the committee trying to justify putting them in the final 4 after losing to a 3-9 team, and playing 2 FCS teams non conference, all while playing potentially the worst in-conference schedule of any power 5 school.
 
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tsteele316 said:
Assuming the most likely potential outcome in terms of upsets and UNC beats Clemson, I have a hard time seeing the committee trying to justify putting them in the final 4 after losing to a 3-9 team, and playing 2 FCS teams non conference, all while playing potentially the worst in-conference schedule of any power 5 school.
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That's what I was saying before. If they stay consistent with how they place teams then UNC should get the exact treatment Baylor has for playing god awful OOC schedules.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
You'd be hearing it from the media but the media isn't the CFP panel

The CFP panel has consistently shown the B1G a great deal of respect, both this year and last.

If OSU is 6th as we all expect that's 3 of the top 6 from the B1G. Forget the Mark May's of the world and look at what the CFP panel does.
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Whoever is in that #6 spot is the "first in" if Clemson or Bama loses. I fully expect that to be the Buckeyes.
 
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Bill Lucas said:
Finebaum loves Ohio State? Who woulda thunk it.
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He was one of the first major guys who proposed that OSU was a contender last year.

FWIW, the old BCS system would have: 1. Bama 2. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 4. Ohio State 5. Iowa 6. Michigan State 7. Stanford 8. ND 9. Baylor 10. TCU 11. FSU 12. Ole Miss 13. UNC 14. Oklahoma State 15. Northwestern 16. Florida 17. Michigan 18. LSU 19. Houston 20. Oregon 21. Navy 22. USC 23. Georgia 24. Wiscy 25. Tennessee 26. Utah 27. Miss St. 28. Arkansas 29. Temple 30. Memphis 31. aTm 32. WVU 33. UCLA 34. Toledo 35. Pitt 36. Western Kentucky

I always favored using the BCS to select the top 4 teams.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
You'd be hearing it from the media but the media isn't the CFP panel

The CFP panel has consistently shown the B1G a great deal of respect, both this year and last.

If OSU is 6th as we all expect that's 3 of the top 6 from the B1G. Forget the Mark May's of the world and look at what the CFP panel does.
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This is true. I actually give the panel a good amount of credit for not blowing up Florida's ranking because of 10 WINS SEC!!!, They've generally done a decent job so far.
 
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