(11-26-2016 11:38 PM)BruceMcF Wrote: (11-26-2016 08:04 PM)Scoochpooch Wrote: [quote='Kronke' pid='13835791' dateline='1480207923'] LOL
#2, beat Michigan, drop to #5? Give me a break.
Tell that to Baylor and TCU in 2014.
Baylor lost to WV away, tough place to play.
TCU lost by 3 to Baylor after super luckback of 20+ points.
OSU lost to VT at home (blow out) and then controversially "won" at PSU in 2OT.
You are throwing out the timing of the losses, aren't you? It seems fairly clear that the committee decided that the Buckeyes that lost to VT had substantially improved by the end of the season. (One wonders, but the CFP committee might also have concluded that the VT team that beat OSU were substantially injury weakened by the end of the season, and their season record did not reflect the challenge they presented early in the season).
One thing that the precedent
does suggests is that the CFP does not automatically put the " " marks around "won" for a 2OT win.
Quote: I know OSU is good and could possibly win everything but they don't deserve the chance. You have to choose based on resume.
That is, indeed, one of the two theories for choosing someone for an at-large bid. But the argument that you give regarding the Buckeye's resume, TCU's resume and Baylor's resume in 2014 suggests that that the CFP committee are not purists in support of the resume theory for filling an at-large bid.
They aren't purists on the resume theory. They look at 3 names and choose the biggest brand. Why even play the games? Just say before the season that OSU is in unless they lose 4 times. That way no one can complain. That's why I want no divisions and have number 1 play number 2 in conference. OSU and PSU would have a rematch next weekend.
CFP doesn't care about OT wins but they should. This isn't the NFL, how you play each week matters. NFL has 12 of 32 make playoffs whereas CFB has 4 of 128 make playoffs. It has to be resume based or auto qualification for conference champions.
Do you really think someone squeaking by in OT (which is basically a coin flip in CFB) is equal to a team winning by 40?
I know you're a OSU homer like all fairweather Ohioans (where were you before 2002?) but you are delusional if you think the refs didn't help you against PSU in 2014 or Michigan in 2016. It's all over the internet from impartial viewers.