re: If Michigan does quit

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heres my issue with all the, tosu is a top 4 team talk. 3 of their 4 opponents have a combined win total of 4 games. rutgers is the team with 2 wins in that group. the only team with a pulse tosu has played, iu, played them to a 7 point game. i'm just not sold on them being a top 4 team. they may very well prove me wrong, but they havent yet.

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Do you think that the playoff committee has the gall to pick a buckeye team with 5 wins over an SEC team with 10 games under their belt? At that point, how good they might be, isn't going to fly with all these other teams who played their schedule. I don't think they've earned their way.

I don't know if it is a rule but at this point with them doing the East/West challenge the schedule wouldn't allow the opportunity to reschedule games at this point.

What I find most interesting is that it seems under every other circumstance that teams in the B1G have had to cancel due to COVID outbreaks they had to cancel two games. However Ohio State seems to be going full steam ahead into the Michigan State game after only cancelling one game. And they will need Michigan to pull off the same trick to make the rivalry game happen.

It'll be funny if MSU upsets OSU or the game gets canceled.

OSU shouldnt even be in the top four. They haven't played anyone. They aren't going to play anyone.

Talent be damned. They dont deserve to be there

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OSU shouldnt even be in the top four. They haven't played anyone. They aren't going to play anyone.

Talent be damned. They dont deserve to be there

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Yeah, final four teams should have a top 4-ish resumé. Earn it. Prove it. Deserve it. Compared to other teams playing 10-11 teams, including 5-6 with winning records, OSU playing only 6 teams (4-5 with lousy records) just doesn't measure up. The "eye-test" has been way too easy for OSU, and OSU didn't beat IU by much. The committee should exclude OSU for a weak resumé, just like they've done with BYU. Also, if Clemson can't beat ND in the ACC title game, will their resumé be worthy? What if TAMU wins out and looks like a strong, complete team in doing so? What if USC or Washington goes 6-0 or 7-0 and wins the PAC-12? What about Cincy if they're 9-0 and the AAC champ? It seems like a handful of teams ranked behind OSU could've looked as good as or better than OSU if they'd played OSU's weak six-game schedule.

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I might be misunderstanding what you are saying but Michigan/Ohio State isn’t cancelled yet

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I was just saying that Herb on ESPN as an OSU alumni had no bushiness calling out Mich attempting to duck them when the game had not be cancelled yet.When nobody questioned why they cancelled there previous game with Illini which they had enough people to play...With that being said there strength of schedule even at 6-0 is not better than a one loss A&M, one loss Fla,or a possibly one loss ND, a possibly one loss Bama.
You could maybe even say Clemson both with 2-loses is more impressive based on opponent VS OSU competitive wins.
OSU will get 6 games because both games look like they will be played and the big ten will make a way for them to get the games they needed.They are talented and could win it all, but for the committee to have them 4th now is questionable especially with way less games, competition others have played.

I just hope if Bama gets the 1 seed they don't put Ohio St as the 4th seed for playing less games.

Bama shouldn't be penalized for the Big Ten's mess and have to play the 2nd best team in the country in the semifinals.

I think Bama would beat Ohio St, but who knows the toll it would take to do so and have to play another team a week or so later.

I'd love an asterisk next to our 18th national championship.

Sign me up!

Ohio State stated today they will be playing "short handed" and will release a list of players who will not be able to participate tomorrow. Last thing I saw was that B1G Teams have to have below a 5% positivity rate to play which for most teams is 5-10 positives (although who knows if it has changed at this point). It will be interesting to see how many names are on that list and how it impacts their roster. A ton more intrigue gets added if they lose with a depleted roster along with whether they play Michigan (or someone else) the following week and then play in the B1G Title or get an East/West matchup. College football is so ridiculous .

Time cancels all "asterisks". Seasons get altered all the time. Braves 95 World Series, 99 Spurs Championship, 2011 Heat. Those are just recent ones. There have been a ton before that. People have short memories and in 10 years all people will say is blank was National Champ for 2020.