USC getting blown out, OSU probably the 4 seed.

Submitted by TexasMaizeNBlue on December 2nd, 2022 at 11:47 PM

USC on the defensive side of the ball reminds me of a team that has never practiced a tackling drill. My goodness,  that was bad. 

 

That said, why would we be concerned that the nuts would back their way into the playoff? It's hard to beat an opponent twice? Utah just did exactly this. 

Georgia, more than likely further sets off the OSU fan base by smacking them around in Atlanta.  Best case scenario? Harbaugh beats Day 2x  in one year for the Natty. 

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Chuck Norris

December 3rd, 2022 at 12:32 AM ^

In the 12 team playoff it's advantageous to have a championship game, because it increases the likelihood of an upset and a team stealing an autobid. The favored team that loses still likely gets in, and bam now you've got two teams in the playoff. 

Same reason basketball conferences give their autobid to their conference tournament champion.

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Red is Blue

December 3rd, 2022 at 7:21 AM ^

It is not necessarily an advantage to have a conference championship game in the 12 team playoff.  Use USC/Utah as an example.

Without a conference championship game, USC gets a first round bye and Utah probably still gets in.  So the PAC ccg cost USC a bye and made Utah a higher seed, but didn't get them in and didn't get them a bye.  If Utah had lost, it very well likely would have cost them a spot in the 12.

Suppose Utah would not have made playoffs without a win yesterday.  Then, the PAC either gets two teams in, or one team in but that team gets a bye.  Two in is probably better, but it does come with a cost.

 

 

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lou apo

December 3rd, 2022 at 9:36 AM ^

Agree about 90%   But take the case of being number 6 going into conf champ week. Now let's say number 4 loses (ie USC) and you at 6 play another game, you get a chance to potentially leapfrog an idle 5 time with a dominant performance. Had LSU not lost last week, they would be playing for a chance to leapfrog OSU. With GA being a lock, a conference title game in some situations can help. Or if the SEC title game were Bama vs GA, then Bama would be playing to impress and leap frog OSU. Or if your conference's highest-rated team is 5 or 6, it gives you one more chance to impress. 

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TexasMaizeNBlue

December 3rd, 2022 at 12:02 AM ^

90 plus percent of the time, I agree. 

But they just lost to the same team two times in one season, and the team they lost to is good but not indicative of a strong conference. 

USC sucks on defense and fielded an offense full of portal guys. 

I hate OSU as much as the next guy on this site, but people are legitimately smoking something strong if you think USC is better than OSU.

Which makes our win in the horseshoe the most impressive W this year.

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WeimyWoodson

December 3rd, 2022 at 10:48 AM ^

I don’t want OSU in the playoff. I do not care about having the opportunity to beat them twice. I want them to have a 0% chance of winning the national championship and a 0% chance of beating Michigan this season. 
 

To make this all about me, which is most important, it would be a brutal few weeks leading up to the playoff, stressful if OSU and Michigan were playing for the title, absolute agony the whole game they play, and a nightmare of OSU were to win. 
 

The odds of Michigan beating OSU twice is much lower than Utah beating USC twice. Save potential rematches for 2024 when the 12 team playoff goes live. I enjoyed hearing how upset buckeyes were after last weekend. They shouldn’t be allowed redemption right after getting blown out. 

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MGoBlue96

December 3rd, 2022 at 12:25 AM ^

I mean at the end of the day both had 1 loss in the regular season  if you ignore the extra game so it really comes down to if you think OSU or USC is the more complete team. The reality is USC's defense sucked consistently pretty much all year, UM was the only terrible performance OSU had defensively on the other hand. I think OSU is in fact the better team.

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TruBluMich

December 2nd, 2022 at 11:58 PM ^

The talking heads in the media keep pushing this dumb-ass narrative. There is no reason either Michigan or TCU should be out of the top 4 based on their resumes.  Who exactly has Bama beaten this year, (24) Mississippi State and (20) Texas who they beat by 1 point with Ewers out? TCU also beat that same Texas team with their first-string QB healthy.

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RobM_24

December 3rd, 2022 at 12:21 AM ^

Zero chance. 2 losses, didn't make the title game, and no wins better than Michigan, OSU, or TCU. It's virtually locked. And win or loss, TCU and Michigan are probably locked as 2/3 or 3/2. The only thing that can really make a change is Georgia losing and Michigan or TCU winning and going to #1. OSU is the 4 in every scenario. 

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