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Says who? You? If you think they're going to send a 2nd/3rd SEC team with 2 losses in the CFP instead of a 6/7-0 Big Ten champion Ohio State, then you are wrong and don't understand the realities of the CFP and its selection members.
"They sure aint gonna so them any favors for the playoffs."
I hope your right. But I think the power 5 and Playoff committee will, at some point this season compromise on the playoff situation.
Why even play a season then?
just go ahead and give us a playoff of Bama/Clemson/OSU/Oklahoma
I've been following this circus for several weeks (have a daughter at Penn State)...long and short of it is that the majority of schools want to play but conference by-laws require more than a straight majority to approve. The big hold outs have been the two Michigan schools, Maryland & Rutgers and were willing to have everyone miss the season.
Then it was confirmed that the by-laws allowed for schools in the conference to play without them.
Work began to move forward with a season as early as 10/10. Problem? Those schools learned that they wouldn't be eligible for the TV $ if their schools didn't participate. So they've had a series of backroom negotiations to figure out a way forward...now it's shifted to "how do we save collective face by coming up with some talking points that make it seem like we can safely have a season because of enhanced testing capabilities, reduced risk profile for myocarditis for infected athletes, etc." that would allow them to publicly backtrack on their previous decision.
Latest word out this hour is it's just a way for the Michigan/Mich St/Rutgers/Maryland faction to ensure they don't miss out on the $ by saying all 14 teams are having a season only to have those schools opt out in the coming weeks. I guess we'll learn more tonight.
Whether it's 14 teams or 10, a 10/17 start would allow for 8 games and a conference championship on 12/17 (zero margin for error, cancelled games).
It wouldn't really affect the draft at all, the only exception might be the senior bowl would move. The draft is held towards the end of april/may. I would guess that it could also affect the guys training for the combine but the most important part of that is the medical testing especially for the guys at big schools. And the guys at the smaller schools wouldn't be affected by the playoffs being later.
For TV reasons you are correct. Would they deserve in, no. 3 or 4 less games? You can't say anyone wouldn't drop a game. It'd be apples to oranges.
Exactly what I've been hearing up here, too. Big Ten admin. been rooting for SEC/ACC/Big 12 to collectively fail. Ever since season is a likelihood, majority has been looking for a way for $$$ and CFP spot, while saving face at the same time. Limited participation and schedule under Big Ten by-laws takes care of former. "New game changing tests!!!" takes care of latter.
I won't argue with you there. More than any other year in college football history, you can narrow down 3 out of 4 national championship players in Sept. It will be Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma (with TX, a possibility), and SEC champ.
The odds for Ohio State and Clemson winning their conference are historically, absurdly (but justifiably) high.
12-0 Clemson
7-0 OSU
10-1 Oklahoma
9-2 Bama
9-2 UGA (Beat Bama in Bama lost in SECCG) also lost to Auburn or somebody else or had to forfeit a game BC COVID-19
Who goes and where are they ranked?
I think it'll be:
1) Clemson
2) OSU
3) Oklahoma
4) Bama
I think it should be:
1) Clemson
2) Bama
3) Oklahoma
4) UGA
The SEC needs to drop the SECCG. there is no benefit of it.
The SEC is gonna cannibalize themselves with the extra 2 games
If the ACC & Big 12 had quality teams then they'd cannibalize themselves also, but they don't so Oklahoma and Clemson will run through their conferences unscathed.
Unless UGA wins the SECCG, we should all be rooting for OU to win the Big 12 again...I think there's a bit of OU fatigue after multiple years of them getting a CFB berth and getting rolled.
Unfortunately - I think Texas could actually win that conference this year and could see the committee giving a new Big 12 champion not named Oklahoma a berth over a 2nd SEC team.
LOL . 8 games minimum to get in. 6 no possible way. Mark it down.
Well, we'll find out in December. They are almost certainly going to schedule at least 8 games. If some end up playing only 6 regular games because of COVID cancellations and OSU ends up 6, 7, or 8-0 as Big Ten conference champs, they will 100% be in. "Deserves" got nothing to do with it.
Seems that a team playing 11 games to get to the playoff would potentially be more banged up than a team playing only 7 games. Couldn't that be seen as a competitive disadvantage for the Big Ten? I hope they do not allow teams into the playoff who didn't survive a 10 game season and a championship.
I am in the camp there is no way they allow a team in playing only 6 games when everyone else would have played 10 or 11.
@MinnesotaDawg $50 to charity of choice if they end up with a 6 game season?
Absolutely, I'm in. Although I think there's only a small chance that Big Ten champ only plays 6 total games (considering the championship game). Or are you willing to say 6 win regular season plus championship is not enough to get in?
Ground rules....If a 6 (or 7)-0 Big Ten Champ gets into the playoff, I win. Correct?
Listening to Ohio State people the Natty is already theirs. Apparently covid was the only thing that could stop them.
I do not think they lose in-conference but I would have schadenfreude if after all this Penn St or someone else beat them.
So the team that wanted an Asterisk Next to whoever won the Natty is now claiming to be the favorite, even though they may only play a six or eight game schedule.😂
After the B10 cancelled their season they said the teams could still practice. It has been rumored that Justin Fields has been either in Atlanta or Orlando working towards the draft so he hasn't been practicing with OSU football team. Does he drop the NFL workouts to go back to OSU or what?
If I were him, I wouldn’t return to Ohio unless I were playing for (or against) the Bengals or the Browns.