re: The only way Bama makes the playoffs is if TCU beats Oklahoma.

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If Ohio State doesn't get in it won't be because of who they beat.

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and if they do get in it will be because of who they beat

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Thankfully, your boys will beat Wisconsin so I won't have to wait until next year.

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That game is irrelevant to your chances. Winner is ahead of Bama.

TCU is your team this week.

Yes, Ohio State.

Take it up with Kirby Hocutt.

Remember when TCU was ranked #3 going into the last week, and TCU stomped the shite out of Iowa State but Baylor, OSU, and FSU all played better teams that week and all jumped them? I mean OSU jumped them by beating a worse Wisconsin team (albeit it was 59-0).

OSU playing undefeated Wisconsin and Bama being idle, idk. Seems like OSU is in if they win, especially if there's very little separation like they said on the selection show. It's not necessarily 5,6,7,8, it could be 5.00,5.01,5.02,5.03.

Also, the situation between Penn State and OSU last year isn’t comparable to OSU and Bama this year.

Penn State 2016:

Significant wins - Wisconsin, Ohio State
Losses - blowout to Michigan, close loss to unranked Pitt

Ohio State 2016:

Significant wins - Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Michigan
Loss - Penn St

Ohio State's resume was in every way superior. The committee has shown head to head and conferences championships are a factor, but it’s not some end all, be all factor. The important thing is overall body of work, which Ohio State's was clearly superior.

Ohio State 2017

Significant wins - Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin (assuming they win)
Losses - blowout loss to unranked Iowa, blowout loss to potential P5 champ Oklahoma

Alabama 2017

Significant wins - LSU is their best win by far
Loss - potential P5 champ Auburn

Here OSU has the wins advantage, Bama has the loss advantage. Really just depends on your criteria. Bama has taken care of business in their lesser foes, but the best team they played they lost by 12 and it honestly should have been worse, it wasn’t just some fluke win. The fact that OSU has been able to beat better teams than Bama has beaten could be a factor, I mean Iowa was a shitshow no doubt but they’ve also beaten much better teams than Iowa (and anyone Bama has beaten for that matter). It’s kind of a wash imo. If you’re gonna punish Wisky and UCF for not having any good wins despite beating everyone in front of them, pretty much all of them handily, then Bama shouldn’t be rewarded for the same thing plus losing to the only good team they face.

This is where being a conference champion may be more of a factor as a "tiebreaker" of sorts, but we don't know. But this is why you can’t go “herp derp OSU got in last year over Penn St so why shouldn’t Bama this year.” The scenarios are not really comparable.

Yeah, what would he know. TideSaint has the real scoop on the committee's thoughts...

"They put Fresno State in the top 25!!!"

Gumps...

2 losses to one should be a deciding factor, and both the OSU L's were bad

Yeah, but didn't you see that Fresno State is ranked now?

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2 losses to one should be a deciding factor, and both the OSU L's were bad

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Oh. Then the rankings become easier.

Bama gets to sit behind UCF or Memphis, too.

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Agree Bama should be in over OSU. Why would the committee cut OSU any slack this year after getting curb stomped by Clemson 31-0 in the semis last year.
Bottom line: Big10 hasn't scored a point in last two semi finals...they have no cred vs the SEC or ACC. Better two SEC or ACC teams before another Big10 embarrassment for the third year in a row..

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Hot damn.

Talk about a dick punch.

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Oh. Then the rankings become easier.

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Damn right.

Alabama would have the best loss in the country.

Logic isn't your strong suit, is it son?