Go 'Noles!
Contrary to what most thought, the Buckeyes are going to crush the Badgers with their 3rd string QB. But if the Noles can hold against GTech, the Buckeyes will remain 5th and OUT of the Final 4! Go Noles! As well as Ohio State is playing, there appears to be zero drop off no matter which QB is playing so it won't be exactly like '73 when Michigan was held from the top bowl game due to a QB injury and an asshole MSU AD, but I'll still be thinking of Bo, the '73 AD committee and Dennis Franklin if FSU can just hold!
December 6th, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 1:25 AM ^
Badgers, like Sparty and Iowa, always hit that glass ceiling that prevents them from ever truly being elite. Thanks for nothing as usual Wisconsin.
December 6th, 2014 at 9:50 PM ^
2) Don't cheer for Forced Sex University
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December 6th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
ZERO evidence to be throwing predictions like that out there. The Committee will find a way to keep the Big Ten out and get another SEC team in. Either a Pac team or Miss. St.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:06 PM ^
These SEC conspiracies are laughable. The NCAA and ESPN would kill for the Big Ten to be good. So many more fans/viewers in Midwest and Northeast.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:08 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 10:05 PM ^
TCU will not jump OSU in the rankings. That would be inane.
December 6th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
I never understood this Michigan fan thing where we want our bitter rivals to lose all their games. I'd be ok if they won the national title. Anything that the B1G does that is elite helps all the teams in the conference, helps recruiting, helps us in our future (hopefully) playoff hopes. The better the conference perception the better for us when we are back on top of it.
December 6th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
so hard to pull for them, even if it is to keep ohio out.
December 6th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
thinks programs like michigan's are not dirty (though not perfect), but fsu is like an sec team, but with more felons. that qb of theirs isn't my favorite, to put it mildly. still, ohio, so i have to hold my nose and root for the noles.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:33 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^
CALLING LSA! CALLING LSA!
December 6th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^
They'll have a legitimate argument, having beaten TCU.
I love all this--just shows how dumb a field of 4 is. It'll be at least 6 next year, hopefully 8 on the way to eventually being 16.
Not to mention once the Presidents see the $$$$$, they're going to want to have more access.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:05 PM ^
I don't ever want 16. But 8 is the right number.
December 6th, 2014 at 11:43 PM ^
even tried 4. I'm with Brian when he discussed his ideal playoff (I think it was 6)--there has NEVER been a year where 8 teams deserved to win the national title--and 4 is pushing it many years. This year there are 6, if you accept all the arguments and allow for any record of one loss. But IMO a 2 loss season automatically disqualifies you from being deserving, period.
December 7th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
for 2004 (three undefeated teams).
December 6th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
It's amazing that people are debating playoff design. It's been designed and implemented literally everywhere else since the merging of thought and sports occured how ever many years ago. Win your conference/division/cult/whatever, get into the playoff against other winners. Figure out who runs the bracket there. Everyone in the league has their say, and you have a legitimate playoff winner.
Skipping over the idea that a "power 5" will be passed over, why do we even have the MAC in this division? We don't even give them a real shot at competing for a championship. Are we that desperate for room meat?
December 6th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 9:57 PM ^
The only good thing from today would be FSU winning and knocking Ohio out. Nothing would make me happier than 2011 Sugar Bowl MSU like complaining from Ohio people.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
Holy fuck do any of these Dr. Peppers contestants know how to throw a football?
December 6th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
As much as I said before tonight that if 1-4 win, they are all in...
...I'm not so sure anymore.
I think TCU gets (unfairly) booted. It's kinda bullshit, because the Committee gave them the #3 ranking last Tuesday, knowing full well that ISU was the only remaining game on their schedule, and all TCU did today was go out and absolutely roll.
But it is what it is. Does anyone (really) have any doubt that OSU is a much better team than TCU, and would absolutely light them up head-to-head? I don't.
OSU is in.
December 7th, 2014 at 4:48 AM ^
That happened to us in 2006, when Florida jumped us after winning the SEC title game. I actually have doubts that OSU is a much better team than TCU. TCU handily beat Minnesota, while OSU struggled with them.
December 7th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
entirely to lessen the fallout in the event that the committee were to choose TCU.
It was all to provide cover in case it was needed. Baylor jumping TCU is consistent w/ my contention.
December 6th, 2014 at 9:59 PM ^
Anybody that thinks OSU will not jump TCU after this performance is drunk.
TCU's 2nd most impressive win, Oklahoma, won't even be ranked after this weekend.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:16 PM ^
Anyone who thinks the committee is going to magically forget VT and put OSU above TCU must be high.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:23 PM ^
Who has Ohio State beaten? MSU looks like they've just gotten worse since the Oregon game, and that wasn't exactly a great showing either.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 11:08 PM ^
W.Virginia is way better than VT. Its not even close. People who say it is are only looking at the records. W.Virginia is a good team that played a brutal schedule and hung with Bama. VT played an awful schedule.
December 7th, 2014 at 2:11 PM ^
but I really don't like the "worst loss" being the determinant.
I think a team's highs are more important than a sole low.
December 6th, 2014 at 11:08 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 10:00 PM ^
Who cares about OSU? GT is a real school like UM and we should root for other institutions that have academic standards and apply them to football players.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
sent an offer out to the kid who won the Dr. Pepper contest.
December 6th, 2014 at 11:10 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
to get Harbaugh to coach at Michigan?
December 6th, 2014 at 10:06 PM ^
Stephen Ross
December 6th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
I 'hate' FSU and their cocky criminal of a QB. Go Tech!
December 6th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
I would rather see OHIO in the playoff than Winston.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^
How does an undefeated national champion drop to #4 in the ranking?
If they win and are left out of the playoffs then this process is garbage.
December 6th, 2014 at 10:08 PM ^
They are in. Bottom line. They are in.
TCU is now on some shaky ground, though, given what OSU is doing to Wisconsin.