cbrad

November 1st, 2023 at 11:28 AM ^

Hey Buck, you know they placed you #1 so when you lose to M, you still stay in the playoff. Must be nice to be a favorited Buckeye. M can never make the CFP after a loss and you guys are set to do it in back to back years. That 2016 game still stings. Your Ohio based refs patting Mike Weber on the ass should've resulted in an investigation.

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Buy Bushwood

November 1st, 2023 at 9:36 AM ^

Not this year.  Last year there were no 11-1 or 12-1 teams except OSU/TCU (and unfortunately, despite what anyone says, it all comes down to record).  This year there are bound to be several conference champs who are 12-1 or 13-0.  Likely that all 4 major conferences outside the B1G are going to have winner with 1 or fewer losses.  The OSU/UM loser (see OSU) isn't going, unless Nov is a crazy month.  

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jaggs

October 31st, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^

this really protects OSU in an out of balance manner. Unless Michigan, once again, beats the snot out of the Buckeyes OSU will still get a seat in the CFP.

I think this is just the committee giving OSU credit for their big wins against PSU and ND. While Michigan has obviously been the most dominant team by any metric (aside: is it literally any metric? Is there even an argument from any other team by any stats at this point?)--they see that OSU has some strengths and has the two best wins of any CFB team. Also they can do this knowing that it will be solved on the field, and putting OSU 1st gives the committee the option of keeping them in the playoff and generating more $$$ by pointing at their only loss being to #1 or #2 Michigan while also possibly having a top 10 win vs ND. 

Doing it with Michigan higher would lead to less credibility since the schedule would make it harder to keep them in top 4 if 5 was maybe a 1 loss TEX or SEC championship game somehow has GEO losing.

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Golden section

November 1st, 2023 at 1:09 AM ^

No way Michigan jumps them with just a win over PSU. Osu is set up for the playoffs. This gives us almost no hope if we lose at home to them but they can certainly lose on the road to us. 

FSU will very likely get in no one is in front of them. 

So that leaves 3 spots. The Pac 12 and the Big 12 have lots of teams near the top. If Washington wins out they would certainly be in but it's unlikely. 

If Bama wins out and Washington losses it will be FSU, B1G Champ, Bama, Georgia 

If Georgia wins out and Washington losses it will be FSU, B1G Champ, Georgia and between a 1 loss Pac 12 Champ and the loser of The Game, 

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rice4114

November 1st, 2023 at 12:28 AM ^

Are they? Is Georgia tech better than Miami or UNC? Is Bowling Green better than Gtech?

Be honest what would your answer have been before they played those games?

How you guys are so sure is beyond me. Rutgers and Nebraska may have the best defense of every one of those teams.

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