Ohio State vs. Alabama: Who deserves to be in? Who will the committee put in?

Watch them lose by 35 to Clemson and have saban bitch about how Bama should have been in. Seems like the ideal scenario to me.

If Alabama wanted to go to the playoff then they should have won their conference. They didn’t even win their division.

It’s better for college football if the conference championship games actually mean something. Make them part of the playoff.

they should take Alabama

on the positive side, either Nick or Urbs will be whining, so there's that

I know people around here like to rip on the Big Ten like it’s still 2012 but it was a strong conference this season and OSU won it. Alabama might be the better team but they played a weak schedule and didn’t even make the SEC championship game. Put the Buckeyes in and let them get destroyed by Clemson again.

Look at it this way:

How would all of us Michigan fans feel if we had osu's resume and just beat an undefeated Wisconsin to win the conference title?

Certainly not OSU.

We deserve to go, TCU doesn't play a conference championship - 2014. Conference championships are not that important - 2016. You shouldn't get to go to the playoffs without a conference championship - 2017.

and to your second question, Alabama.

OSU is in. Alabama played 11 FBS opponents while OSU played 13 and won the conference championship. Sucks because I doubt anyone wants to watch Clemson house them for the second playoff in a row, but it is what it is.

I may be wrong, but IMO there is no way the SEC gets jobbed and Alabama doesn't get in. Now we will see the if talk about champions carries weight or if SEC bias holds. I am predicting the latter.

You gotta be kidding me. 

You lose in November to a 7-5 team by 31 and you deserve to compete for a national championship? That's the dumbest fucking thing I've heard all year, and I've heard some whoppers this year. 

They have an additional loss. 

That additional loss, when compared to Alabama's ONLY loss, is worse. 

Alabama lost on the road. OSU's loss was AT HOME. 

What, regular season losses don't count anymore in something as restrictive as a 4 team playoff? 

This isn't CBB, where quality wins put you in a 68 team field. 

This is CFB, where you're supposed to have little, if any, margin for error. You lose at home and get boatraced by a 7-5 team in November? Sorry, but fuck you. Actually, not sorry. FUCK OHIO STATE. 

 

 

That’s a loaded term. I’ll say this: OSU will be in. I’m 100% sure of it. The Committee ain’t gonna lock out the Big 10 completely. Not gonna happen.

Rematch of OSU vs Clemson. Might be a *little* closer this time.

That there wasn't much separating 5-8 (Alabama and OSU). This was last Tuesday. Now, OSU beat an undefeated top 5 team for a conference title and one of Alabamas ranked wins (Fresno State) will fall out of the top 25. The writing is on the wall. I predict the rankings look like this. Oklahoma Clemson Georgia OSU

Is #1 in FPI, and actually has a better SOS than OSU (Bama 46th, OSU 50th)

Make no mistake, OSU got in last year becuase of the name of their head coach. They would've got in this year too, but unfortuantely for them, the spot they are going after is also the same spot Nick Saban is going after. And there is a hierarchy of coaches. 

It's pretty much why we were ranked this year, no? The Harbaugh factor. Only teams with name brand head coaches get ranked regardless if they only have one returning starter or not. Seems like getting into the CFP works the same if you are on the bubble. 

Alabama reminds me of the 2015 buckeyes
One loss, no real game changing wins. that team was left out.

I know we hate OSU, but I just don’t see what the majority of this board is seeing saying bama deserves to be in.
Their best win is LSU and Miss st
That is the equivalent of beating MSU and Michigan.
OSU also beat psu.
Better wins > bad loss
Conference champion > non division winner.

Let not be delusional OSU should be in before bama.


I will go throw up now that I have wrote all of this.

Neither. Let Clemson play Oklahoma for the national championship directly and let’s get this over with.

I can't believe it's okay to get fucking steamrolled by a near .500 team in November for your second loss and still get in to a FOUR team playoff. 

 

The committee left B1G champ PSU out last season mainly due to their 39 point loss to Michigan.  I can see the committee doing the same thing to OSU this season with that Iowa massacre being the main reason.  Clemson - Alabama is a title game rematch and it makes for better TV than Clemson - OSU.  I think there is about a 10% chance OSU gets in.