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Posted on 12/8/20 at 4:00 pm to jvargas
Hope you boys are e-mailing these ADs. Let's give the people what they want!
Posted on 12/8/20 at 4:07 pm to Tiger_Claw
A&M has the defense to keep them in the game and OSU run defense is bad, where A&M excels. I think it would be a game.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 4:35 pm to Tiger_Claw
It would be fun, but I don't see the Big 10 letting OSU do it. The last thing they want to do is change the rules to let OSU play in the championship game only to have that rendered meaningless by OSU losing to A&M, however unlikely some folks might think that would be. The Big Ten will roll the dice on the committee letting OSU get away with only playing six games and count on the logo to pull them through.
Venue and TV would be issues. Venue is particularly an issue for A&M, since they are selling tickets and OSU is not--while Kyle Field is at 25% capacity, they've sold most of the suites and as many club seats as they can. A&M doesn't want to have to issue more refund checks due to losing out on their 5th home game.
But, once you get past that, there is the TV issue--which conference gets to include it in their TV package?
Let's say the game would be at Kyle Field, but the SEC would let the Big Ten have the game for TV. There's still the fact that most covid problems on teams have come from being packed into planes and hotels when they travel, so its hard to say that you want teams in playoff contention to take the travel risk the week before the playoffs will be decided.
Venue and TV would be issues. Venue is particularly an issue for A&M, since they are selling tickets and OSU is not--while Kyle Field is at 25% capacity, they've sold most of the suites and as many club seats as they can. A&M doesn't want to have to issue more refund checks due to losing out on their 5th home game.
But, once you get past that, there is the TV issue--which conference gets to include it in their TV package?
Let's say the game would be at Kyle Field, but the SEC would let the Big Ten have the game for TV. There's still the fact that most covid problems on teams have come from being packed into planes and hotels when they travel, so its hard to say that you want teams in playoff contention to take the travel risk the week before the playoffs will be decided.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 4:47 pm to halfadolla50
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Ohio State would ruin A&M. probably not the right place to say this but it's true. Didn't you all beat Vandy at home by 5??!!
OSU would definitely be favored but the game still needs to take place. As of right now, A&M deserves to be ahead of OSU because they have better wins and they have played more games. OSU NEEDS this game to prove it on the field that they are deserving.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 4:53 pm to rolltide1283
quote:I just really don't think the committee will keep them out for not playing games not in their control. If the Big 10 is willing to change the rules to play out of conference, they'd just change the rules to allow them into the B1G ship game instead. I have no idea how the SEC office would view it.
OSU NEEDS this game to prove it on the field that they are deserving.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 5:03 pm to Pitch To Johnny
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just really don't think the committee will keep them out for not playing games not in their control. If the Big 10 is willing to change the rules to play out of conference, they'd just change the rules to allow them into the B1G ship game instead. I have no idea how the SEC office would view it.
They probably won't but they should. The BIG screwed up early by not starting the season sooner. A 6/7 win team has no business playing for the championship.
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