Polls 2021

[Josh Rexhausen]

So UC wins at #6 on the road and hasn't played anyone tough but Alabama wins vs #21 at home by 7 and they are higher ranked.

[Josh Rexhausen]

I think we can take away that the Buckeyes are pretty darn good.

Maybe or like I keep saying, the entire big 10 is not as great as everyone claims it is.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

What can we take away from Columbus College drubbing Michigan State? Committee placing MSU at 3 a couple weeks ago shows thier inability to judge teams and objectively place them based on their merits.

I think we can take away that the Buckeyes are pretty darn good.

[Josh Rexhausen]

What can we take away from Columbus College drubbing Michigan State? Committee placing MSU at 3 a couple weeks ago shows thier inability to judge teams and objectively place them based on their merits.

[bearcatbret]

5 teams from the American in bowl games. More importantly, UC vs tosu in the Cotton Bowl. USA TODAY Bowl projections: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes in semifinal (yahoo.com)

[Carin's Dad]

A basketball score is interesting: unranked BYU beats #12 Oregon by 32 points. A preview of another Utah team playing Oregon in football Saturday?

And, when the last time a #7 team {MSU) was a 19 point underdog to a #4 team (OSU)?

[Josh Rexhausen]

Miss State at 25 with a 6-4 record. WTF? Speaking of head scratchers, UM is getting love for their win over Penn State who is no longer in the top 25. Purdue has also dropped out thus dropping MSU because of the loss. If the Committee places the win Oregon has over tosu, you would think that they would place MSU's win over UM.

Have to prop up the SEC somehow.

[bearcatbret]

Miss State at 25 with a 6-4 record. WTF? Speaking of head scratchers, UM is getting love for their win over Penn State who is no longer in the top 25. Purdue has also dropped out thus dropping MSU because of the loss. If the Committee places the win Oregon has over tosu, you would think that they would place MSU's win over UM.

[RedDog]

Here’s the full deal.

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/rankings.aspx

In addition to Utah and Oregon. OSU and MSU have to play each other and obviously OSU and Michigan. That’s going eliminate 2 if not all 3 B1G teams. UGA and Bama will play eventually.

None of this matters if we don’t beat SMU on Saturday

Correct. All we can control is our 3 remaining games. The eye test is over!! We MUST win all 3 and then let the chips fall where they may. I think o$u wins out and our best chance is an Oregon loss. Either way, that's out of our hands. As you say, beat SMU is all that we should be thinking about. I am really hoping that some tougher opponents will help refocus us and up our intensity. We haven't been great the last 4 weeks where we were supposed to roll.
This is where Chris restates his ECU worries which are hard to argue with. However, if we are who we think we are, we just take care of business one week at a time.

[Lobot]

Here’s the full deal.

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/rankings.aspx

In addition to Utah and Oregon. OSU and MSU have to play each other and obviously OSU and Michigan. That’s going eliminate 2 if not all 3 B1G teams. UGA and Bama will play eventually.

None of this matters if we don’t beat SMU on Saturday

[Josh Rexhausen]

Still #5 We really need Utah to beat Oregon/

At least Houston is getting a little love from the CFP.

[Carin's Dad]

Still #5 We really need Utah to beat Oregon. https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...1/seasontype/2

[GangstaTakester]

Going 13-0 and winning a NY6 bowl would be a very successful season. Perhaps a National Championship will have to wait until we are fully in the Big 12. That is, assuming the the Big 12 will still be a "Power 5". I don't put it past the other conferences to reclassify to a "Big 4". Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

I actually like the message CLF has been giving the kids about enjoying the season. I feel we are the same way. It would be amazing to make the CFP, but it would also be amazing to be in another NY6 bowl for back to back years.

In the latest recommendation on expanding the playoffs, the Big 12 is still considered a P5 conference and would get the automatic bid. Aresco has been campaigning against the model, but as we have experienced for years, he will lose that argument.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/11/12/aac-commish-vigorously-opposed-p-5-protection-cfp/8593596002/

[London 'Cat]

Going 13-0 and winning a NY6 bowl would be a very successful season. Perhaps a National Championship will have to wait until we are fully in the Big 12. That is, assuming the the Big 12 will still be a "Power 5". I don't put it past the other conferences to reclassify to a "Big 4". Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

I agree. It would be a tremendous accomplishment. And I also don’t put it past the other conferences to exclude the BigXII once all settles down. I also don’t think realignment is over, with the other conferences raiding the BigXII.

[Gmann]

I'm less worried about the BCS poll right now and more concernced about winning the next 3 games. The competition over the next 3 games ramps up considerably and we can't have the spotty play on both sides of the ball we've witnessed the past 4 games or we'll likely get beat.