I am not sold on Oklahoma. You’re right about them… lose and they are done.
I definitely think Cincy should be top 4. If the Bearcats win out, they should be in the top 4, no question. They played at Indiana and at Notre Dame and won. They challenged themselves and deserve the credit.
Alabama should be out of the top 4, and they NEED to beat Georgia or they are out!
Oregon should be ahead of Ohio State right now. If they both win out, Ohio State will have the better resumé and I believe if Ohio State wins out, they are in the playoffs. H2H is important, especially if resumés are close. I think Ohio State’s body of work would trump Oregon’s if it came down to those 2 at the end. If H2H was the only thing that mattered, then schedule a bunch of cupcakes and assure yourself of not losing early. And nobody wants that.
It hurt Ohio State that Penn St lost to Illinois. I think Penn St is really good. I think that was a good win on Saturday night. I don’t think there is any doubt that Penn St puts a premium on the Ohio State game. They know if they wanna win the Big Ten, they have to beat the Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes certainly need TTUN and Sparty to keep winning. That will help.
I think those are all valid thoughts. I agree with you that Ohio State can still pass Oregon with the games left on its schedule, and that Penn State is probably better than the record shows right now.
I am not sold on Oklahoma. You’re right about them… lose and they are done.
I definitely think Cincy should be top 4. If the Bearcats win out, they should be in the top 4, no question. They played at Indiana and at Notre Dame and won. They challenged themselves and deserve the credit.
Alabama should be out of the top 4, and they NEED to beat Georgia or they are out!
Oregon should be ahead of Ohio State right now. If they both win out, Ohio State will have the better resumé and I believe if Ohio State wins out, they are in the playoffs. H2H is important, especially if resumés are close. I think Ohio State’s body of work would trump Oregon’s if it came down to those 2 at the end. If H2H was the only thing that mattered, then schedule a bunch of cupcakes and assure yourself of not losing early. And nobody wants that.
It hurt Ohio State that Penn St lost to Illinois. I think Penn St is really good. I think that was a good win on Saturday night. I don’t think there is any doubt that Penn St puts a premium on the Ohio State game. They know if they wanna win the Big Ten, they have to beat the Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes certainly need TTUN and Sparty to keep winning. That will help.
Just my opinions
I think those are all valid thoughts. I agree with you that Ohio State can still pass Oregon with the games left on its schedule, and that Penn State is probably better than the record shows right now.