Way too early - how B1G gets left out

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ESPN wrote this to describe how Big Ten gets left out of the playoffs
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The worst possible scenario for the league is that both Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer are left out of the top four. (Hello again, Iowa). There are several ways this could happen. Ohio State could lose to Oklahoma and then drop another league game, most likely at Wisconsin, at Michigan State or home against Michigan. Want a real heartbreaker? The Wolverines could go undefeated, then get knocked off in the Big Ten championship game by a two-loss Iowa team they beat in the regular season. ESPN's FPI projects a 69 percent chance that the Big Ten champ has at least two losses. Fair or not, if Harbaugh and Meyer aren't relevant in November, the conference isn't either.
 
Wonder what esecpn would say when we beat Michigan in Kinnick and then beat then again in the BIGCG? They couldn't help but pick their jaw up off the floor and finally give us a pat on the back. Oh I forgot it's esecpn that runs the show so they would still shat on us!
 
Another reason the BIG eliminating all FCS opponents and playing 9 = more potential losses by the BIG champ = less chance to be included in 'Playoff' = less money for BIG to share. Meanwhile most the $EC and ACC keeps playing 8 P5 teams and 4 patsies to keep the 'myth' of dominance alive and give their teams the best shot at landing teams in the 'playoff'
 
Must be a nice gig to write completely irrelevant text that skips over months of reality that have yet to be played out.
 
koralakers said:
Another reason the BIG eliminating all FCS opponents and playing 9 = more potential losses by the BIG champ = less chance to be included in 'Playoff' = less money for BIG to share. Meanwhile most the $EC and ACC keeps playing 8 P5 teams and 4 patsies to keep the 'myth' of dominance alive and give their teams the best shot at landing teams in the 'playoff'
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Totally agree, hopefully at some point a SEC teams gets left out because of this, and gets jumped by a Pac12/B1G/Big12 team that actually plays 10 P5 teams a year, not 8 or 9 like SEC or ACC teams.

I think they either need everyone to move to 9 Conference games, or have it hurt like crazy your playoff rankings if you don't play at least 10 P5 teams each year (9 conference + 1 non con opponent) OR (8 conference + 2 non con opponents)

Ultimately the best case scenario is to have an auto bid for winning your conference. This will really make the differences in schedule irrelevant. Play tough non con, play easy non con, does't matter, as you have to win the conference. I don't care what anyone says, when you have 12 or 14 teams in your conference and a CCG, winning any conference is a tough thing to do.
 
deanvogs said:
Totally agree, hopefully at some point a SEC teams gets left out because of this, and gets jumped by a Pac12/B1G/Big12 team that actually plays 10 P5 teams a year, not 8 or 9 like SEC or ACC teams.

I think they either need everyone to move to 9 Conference games, or have it hurt like crazy your playoff rankings if you don't play at least 10 P5 teams each year (9 conference + 1 non con opponent) OR (8 conference + 2 non con opponents)

Ultimately the best case scenario is to have an auto bid for winning your conference. This will really make the differences in schedule irrelevant. Play tough non con, play easy non con, does't matter, as you have to win the conference. I don't care what anyone says, when you have 12 or 14 teams in your conference and a CCG, winning any conference is a tough thing to do.
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Agree Dean but it's way to simple. The talking heads wouldn't have any imput on who makes the final 4. esecpn wouldn't go for that.
 
The sceneringa to worry about is

if Oklahoma beats Ohio State

If Notre Dame beats Mich St.

if Oklahoma wins the Big 12 with only 1 loss total.

If Notre Dame ends up with only 1 loss.

And if the BigTen champion has 1 loss.

You almost have to take Oklahoma and Notre Dame before the BigTen champ. Although it gets murkier if Mich beats both Mich St and Ohio State and wins the BigTen.
 
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