Quote:^Penn State has been "on a roll" lately.


They did beat the Buckeyes, so there's that. But, no one in the country thinks PSU is better than Ohio State right now. If they were to play again, most would have the Buckeyes favored to win.


How about Wisconsin? Their only losses were close games against Ohio State and Michigan. Wisconsin has been good this year, and I knew they would end up in the Big10 Title game.


I actually think that not making the Title game ended up benefitting the Buckeyes. As it stands now, Ohio State will get in the playoffs (99% sure they will).


If the Buckeyes had to play in the Championship game against Wisconsin, Ohio State would've certainly HAD to win that game to advance to the playoffs. Wisconsin took them to overtime and nearly beat the Buckeyes. It wouldn't have surprised me if Wisconsin beat them in a re-match game.


If the Buckeyes were to have lost against Wisconsin, playoffs may have been gone for them.


Ohio State lucked out.

If if's and but's were candy and nuts (maybe a bucknut) it'd be Christmas every day. 

 

"They did beat the Buckeyes so there's that" ??? Are you kidding me? That that, is all they need!!!! They beat Ohio St., if they win the conference title game and are left out, that is a major problem. It doesn't matter what people think. That is a pointless argument, it was won on the field. Period. 

 

Guess what, I think Michigan is better than Ohio St. They should be in the playoff over Ohio St. See the logic there? No, me neither, but that is what you are rolling with here.

 

The system, as it sits with the most recent rankings released last night, is a joke. It is all based on opinions and bias. When polls and the human element exists, there is always a problem. It has to be, simply, based on records and head to heads, like the NFL. 

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