Ohio State vs. Alabama: Who deserves to be in? Who will the committee put in?
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
I was screaming FUCK OHIO STATE at a club last night during the last several minutes of the game and got a good crowd to join me..rest assured that randos hate OSU too..let's hope the committee follows suit
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:19 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:27 AM ^
Which is wrong. The 1 loss vs. 2 loss is what's definitive to me. Plus Clemson will destroy OSU and would not destroy Bama.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:34 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:55 AM ^
They are an exception because of their sheer talent and class (football not life).
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:17 AM ^
For two reasons...
First, they're Alabama so they'll get in just cause.
Second, the other guy gave up 55 in Iowa City.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:29 AM ^
There is no way that Bama deserves it over OSU. They have no high quality wins, while OSU beat Wisconsin, Michigan on the road, MSU, and PSU when they were #2. But here's the good news -- the committee will shaft OSU out of their idolatrous worship of Saban and their memory of the way OSU was crushed by Clemson (and would be crushed again). And this will drive Urban insane. Good times for everyone!
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
How exactly does Bama deserve it? By beating nobody? Best win is LSU. Second best win is..... a four loss Miss State? Take away their names and their resume is awfully similar to Wisconsin.
I hate OSU but they have 3 wins over top 20 teams and Bama has 3 wins over teams with winning records.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:27 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
Who would win in a head to head matchup between OSU and Alabama
I think Bama would whoop the buckeyes, I imagine most of America feels this way.
So by that logic Alabama should get in.
But now that I've typed that out, OSU will get in because the world is a shitty place
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:29 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
Unfortunately, at the end of the day, the Playoff Committee is still a political animal.
Last year, they did not put in the Big Ten champion . . . but they did not leave out a Big Ten team entirely. They just swapped Ohio State for Penn State.
This year they would leave out the Big Ten entirely, and instead give another conference two teams instead.
To review: You would have no teams at all from the Midwest and the West Coast regions of the country. You would have three from the Southeast and one from the Southwest.
You can make a lot of good arguments to justify this. I don't have a problem with it at all.
But the CFP - a political animal - is going to be extremely shy about doing this without clear-cut black and white justification. There is too much gray this season for them to take that leap.
My guess is that we are going to be stuck with Ohio State being put in as the committee's path of least resistance.
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
Delany wants OSU in because those half wit morons throw ungodly amounts of money at anything OSU. And the whole state roots for OSU. Does that outweigh a better team in Alabama?
Tough to say. Gene Smith is also on the committee too isn't he?
Alabama should be in, but OSU might make them more money.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:02 AM ^
apparently on gameday they said people with school affiliations of controversial teams don't get to vote or something?
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
They don't get to vote on their own team. But they get to vote on "competing" teams.
A vote against a competing team is as good as a vote for your own team.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:07 PM ^
thats fucking stupid
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:03 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
I think most buckeyes do not want to play Oklahoma again.
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:11 AM ^
Or Clemson.
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
OSU fans shouldn't want any part of Georgia either. So, Clemson is gonna whoop them, Oklahoma is gonna whoop them and Georgia is gonna whoop them.
Recap: If OSU gets in, they gonna get whooped.
(NOTE: Unless they have B1G officials handling the games, in which case, the Golden Vagina trophy is all but assured.)
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
Robert Smith was the epitome of this last night.
He twisted himself into a pretzel trying to justify how Ohio State should be in . . . then kept repeating over and over how he could understand if the committee left them out.
He does not really want them in.
He saw how OSU struggled with a Wisconsin team that has nowhere near the athletes that Clemson does.
Another blow out loss by OSU in the Playoff could keep them out for years in any kind of 50/50 situation in the future.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:03 AM ^
OSU lost by 31 to Iowa though. That's terrible
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
Wisconsin has 0 quality wins.
They had an easy conference schedule and a pathetic non-conference.
Why keep rewarding these pansies for having a cake schedule?
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
There's no clear cut answer but anyone suggesting Ohio State over Alabama has as much of an argument as those touting Bama.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:24 AM ^
But if they did one of those blind resume charts pitting Wisconsin vs Alabama I dont think the decision on who goes and who stays home would be as cut and dry as ESPN and the rest of the SEC honks would like to make you think it is.
My point is if the committee does what they claim they are charged with doing - rewarding quality wins and conference championships when all other variables are even then OSU goes and it's not really that big of a debate. The ONLY reason Alabama is being discussed as feverishly as they are is because of their legacy and brand - not their record.
Look for the record fuck Ohio State
But fuck Alabama, the SEC and ESPN even more IMO.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
and what does Bama have? is beating a 3 loss LSU that lost to Troy really that much more impressive than beating a 3 loss NW?
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
and avoid the problem
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:04 AM ^
This
EDIT: I'd love to see Scott Frost take UCF into the playoff. I don't think they could beat any of the three other teams but they'd be fun to watch.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
UCF's best win is better than Bama's best win!
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:03 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:07 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:11 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
Gene Smith (on the comittee) and Jim Delany. These two wield a shit-ton more weight than anything Penn State has.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
Not really comparable. OSU had the strong schedule last year beating Oklahoma at Oklahoma last year. Bama doesn't have the same resume this year. FSU tanked and they lost to the only strong team on their schedule
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:16 AM ^
Also, by picking OSU over PSU last year they still picked a Big Ten team.
They did not leave out a Big Ten team for two SEC teams.
That's a whole different threshold. Extremely controversial.
If you do that, you better have really clear compelling reasons to do that. Alabama has not given those reasons this year.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:10 AM ^
Alabama's resume is underwhelming, imo.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:11 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:33 AM ^
December 3rd, 2017 at 11:20 AM ^
Yeah, I want to hear that:
"Ohio State had a really bad loss at Iowa. But at least they played a 9th conference game to have a loss in. Alabama did not even take the risk of a bad loss in an extra conference game. They played Mercer in November. So they are out."
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:12 AM ^
Bama would be a heavy favorite over Osu. Get rid of the committee and let Vegas put the best 4 in. They know who they are.