The ACC already manipulated their schedule just a week ago to make sure that Clemson and Notre Dame are getting an open week this weekend before playing in the title game. Don't want COVID killing the golden geese, after all.
OSU v UM Axed
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The ACC already manipulated their schedule just a week ago to make sure that Clemson and Notre Dame are getting an open week this weekend before playing in the title game. Don't want COVID killing the golden geese, after all.
Completely agree but there's a decent chance that doing that lines up Clemson v. ND Rd 3 in the 2/3 game and I don't know if anyone wants to see that. Although if the ACC Champ Game is an instant classic, there could be a strong push for it. All depends what we see the weekend after next.
Except here are the SOS for the "top" BIG teams...not sure how you can have any objective SOS numbers for any BIG teams due to no games out of conference and a regular season playing less than 50% of the conference teams.
6-Indiana
7-Wisconsin
12-Penn State
13-Ohio State
14-Nebraska
15-Maryland
FYI...
20-Iowa State
39-Iowa
That's what made me so angry about losing that first game. I knew this team was a contender, stated that many times on here. Campbell knows he **** the bed. I'm still ecstatic about the year but what could have been?
Ohio State's SOS wasn't stronger than TCU's the year they dropped TCU 3 spots for no reason either.
The funny thing was, after the playoffs Ohio State's SOS did just barely pass TCU's...and then the stories were written using that post playoff SOS.
The criteria is whatever helps Ohio State is the criteria.
SOS has already not mattered when your name is Ohio State.
The beauty of playing in your own little world and being in position to call the shots for everyone else.
I'd be totally fine with both of those teams getting in the playoff regardless of who wins over Ohio State that has basically proven nothing. It might be unfair to Notre Dame if they win to have to have a potential third matchup with a team they beat twice, but I genuinely know a lot more about this Clemson team than I do about Ohio State.
I just really don't think you can put a Big Ten or Pac 12 team in and keep any integrity from the committee. They made it pretty clear even 12 games wasn't enough. 5 or 6 shouldn't remotely be considered.
SEC/ACC/BIg12/Group of 5: That's your potential playoff team pool
Your point is spot on, but some of your SOS numbers appear incorrect.
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10-Indiana Hoosiers
18-Nebraska Cornhuskers
22-Penn State Nittany Lions
24-Michigan State Spartans
25-Rutgers Scarlet Knights
43-Michigan Wolverines
44-Illinois Fighting Illini
45-Northwestern Wildcats
55-Maryland Terrapins
59-Iowa Hawkeyes
70-Purdue Boilermakers
72-Ohio State Buckeyes
73-Wisconsin Badgers
86-Minnesota Golden Gophers
19-Iowa State Cyclones
Your point is spot on, but some of your SOS numbers appear incorrect.
2025 Resume Big Ten College Football Power Index - ESPN
View the 2025 Big Ten conference Resume College Football power index on ESPN. The FPI is the best predictor of a team's performance of the season.www.espn.com
10-Indiana Hoosiers
18-Nebraska Cornhuskers
22-Penn State Nittany Lions
24-Michigan State Spartans
25-Rutgers Scarlet Knights
43-Michigan Wolverines
44-Illinois Fighting Illini
45-Northwestern Wildcats
55-Maryland Terrapins
59-Iowa Hawkeyes
70-Purdue Boilermakers
72-Ohio State Buckeyes
73-Wisconsin Badgers
86-Minnesota Golden Gophers
19-Iowa State Cyclones
That's even worse. So a team with that SOS on top of not having enough games per their own conference rules is still seriously being considered for one of four invitations to the CFP?
And that’s coming. We are we should be right now. I know my thread from after the UL loss got bumped but it really does hold true for me still. This season will forever be asterisked. Not OUR season, our individual teams seasons, but the ENTIRE 2020 CFB SEASON as a whole will have an asterisk next to it.
I generally agree with this until I think about Indiana hanging a banner when they lost to an undefeated team. Seems the easiest solution is to have Ohio St travel to Iowa City or Madison Saturday.
Yes, good thing is Campbell analyzed the problem and said he will fix it. I have faith that we are not a one and done team.
Correct. You don't put a 2-0 team in the first CFP ranking unless you are committed to keeping them there. This situation was ENTIRELY foreseeable, and I am sure it was discussed at length before putting them up that high in the first place with nothing to back it up.
The committee is a PROTECTION RACKET and they have always been.
The only thing they can do at this time is to bump them down and force them to challenge A&M for the spot. If they don't want to play, they have not proven fit to be one of the top four but will attempt to hide behind the committees skirt one more time. But at least the Aggies are easily more deserving right now.
If they don't get bounced from the ranking, the CFP selection committee is committing suicide. In the near future these things will go back to being decided more credibly by computers/sportswriters. As bad as that was, this is worse.
I'm guessing they won't need a 13th data point to justify letting them in. LOL. The B1G deserves to be left out they were the ones screwing around anyway.
If OSU only needs 5-6 games on their resume to get in, which 5-6 do we get to pick out of our schedule to put on our resume?
It would have been interesting to see the strong-arming that Michigan was facing while explaining their situation to the B1G
Having lost to OSU, they would be back dooring in on a technicality though. IU really shouldn't be in the game.
A&M just to piss off nebraska, except the winner would be about guaranteed to get the last playoff spot.
