B1G (Ohio State) Privilege

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Not stating anything overly perceptive or original here, but I don’t know if anyone foresaw how advantageous the current playoff system (even if they go to 16 teams) is for the B1G, and specifically Ohio State. 10-2 will likely get Ohio State in the playoffs >95% of the time, and how often is Ohio State not going to be able to achieve at least a 10-2 record in the B1G? Don’t get me wrong, OSU is super talented and clearly looks like the best team in college football this year. However, if they played an SEC schedule, I firmly believe there would at least be some years where they would take a 3rd loss. You have to be in it to win it, and it looks like you can go ahead and pencil OSU in the field in perpetuity. I can see them accumulating national titles at a greater rate than anyone moving forward.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
I get what you’re saying about making it in the field, but in the playoff itself they have had to beat us, Oregon, and Texas to get to the championship game. They’ve made it look easy, but that’s a murderer’s row. They will be one of the most deserving champs in the modern era if they win it all.
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Agree 100%. All I’m saying is in a 10-year period, OSU will likely get in 10 times. No SEC team will be able to do that in the current format.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
I get what you’re saying about making it in the field, but in the playoff itself they have had to beat us, Oregon, and Texas to get to the championship game. They’ve made it look easy, but that’s a murderer’s row. They will be one of the most deserving champs in the modern era if they win it all.
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As bad as I hate it I 100 % agree
 
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cbrown said:
Agree 100%. All I’m saying is in a 10-year period, OSU will likely get in 10 times. No SEC team will be able to do that in the current format.
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Eh I’m not too sure about that. The difference between the conferences is mostly in the SEC’s middle and lower-tier teams being superior to their B1G counterparts. The number of top teams is similar.

I wouldn’t be surprised if UGA and UT make it every year or nearly every year, probably Texas as well.
 
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Everyone paying any attention saw this and it has been commented on here numerous times (including myself ad nauseum). Given how incredibly top heavy the Big 10 is right now, you can pretty much pencil (or use a permanent marker even) in OSU, PSU, Oregon, and even Michigan moving forward as long as their schedules have at most 1-2 tough games like they are now.

In the SEC 3/4 of the conference in any given year now will be tough games, especially on the road, while the Big 10 goes maybe 5-6 deep with solid programs in a league of 18 teams. There are another handful (Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota) that are middle of the road, and then there is half a conference of bottom feeders that are automatic wins for the good teams.

As long as strength of schedule is downplayed for "strength of record", the SEC will be hurt when it comes to playoff bids.
 
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cbrown said:
Not stating anything overly perceptive or original here, but I don’t know if anyone foresaw how advantageous the current playoff system (even if they go to 16 teams) is for the B1G, and specifically Ohio State. 10-2 will likely get Ohio State in the playoffs >95% of the time, and how often is Ohio State not going to be able to achieve at least a 10-2 record in the B1G? Don’t get me wrong, OSU is super talented and clearly looks like the best team in college football this year. However, if they played an SEC schedule, I firmly believe there would at least be some years where they would take a 3rd loss. You have to be in it to win it, and it looks like you can go ahead and pencil OSU in the field in perpetuity. I can see them accumulating national titles at a greater rate than anyone moving forward.
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Do you see anyone that can beat OSU?
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
Eh I’m not too sure about that. The difference between the conferences is mostly in the SEC’s middle and lower-tier teams being superior to their B1G counterparts. The number of top teams is similar.

I wouldn’t be surprised if UGA and UT make it every year or nearly every year, probably Texas as well.
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This speaks to my point. The middle tier teams in the SEC are capable of beating the top tier teams on a given day (especially at home). I don’t think that’s true of the B1G. Because if that, top tier SEC are going to accumulate more losses, maybe not in a single season, but over time they certainly will.
 
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cbrown said:
I said this in my post . . . “OSU is super talented and clearly looks like the best team in college football this year.”
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I don’t think it’s a privilege for OSU. They are the only major college in the state of Ohio and a blue blood program.
 
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