For those that suggest Stanford should be over undefeated TOSU

[The Authority]

Stop it.

It's not going to happen nor should it.

 

[OregonDucks]

It'll be very, very close...Especially if Stanford wins out, faces a ranked Arizona State or UCLA team in the PAC-12 CG. Stanfords resume will be very impressive. Ohio State quality win at this moment is Wisconsin, who for whatever reason is getting no love in the polls so it really doestn help Ohio State when you compare them to other top 5 teams. Also, it appears Ohio State wont get a highly ranked team in the CCG, unless MSU keeps winning, but Sparty has a tough road ahead of them.

The team Buckeyes need to worry about is Baylor. They have Okie State, Texas remaining, plus lets see how Oklahoma finishes the season.

 

[The Authority]

It'll be very, very close...Especially if Stanford wins out, faces a ranked Arizona State or UCLA team in the PAC-12 CG. Stanfords resume will be very impressive. Ohio State quality win at this moment is Wisconsin, who for whatever reason is getting no love in the polls so it really doestn help Ohio State when you compare them to other top 5 teams. Also, it appears Ohio State wont get a highly ranked team in the CCG, unless MSU keeps winning, but Sparty has a tough road ahead of them.

The team Buckeyes need to worry about is Baylor. They have Okie State, Texas remaining, plus lets see how Oklahoma finishes the season.

I have no idea if it will be close or not I just know a one loss team will not jump Ohio state especially when that one loss is to an unranked team.

Baylor is a different topic

 

[OregonDucks]

That loss to Utah is so bizarre and it will probably ruin Stanford.

 

[tech_iceman]

they'll play each other in the Rose Bowl, and we'll find out that way

 

[Steelboy84]

They may not get ranked over osu, but they are certainly better. So is baylor.

 

[Jonny Valtimore]

They may not get ranked over osu, but they are certainly better. So is baylor.

Based on what exactly?

 

[BucksFanInGA]

Based on what exactly?

Because fuck Ohio State and the B1G?

 

[Shanemansj13]

A 1-loss team will not pass the Buckeyes. Batlor probably won't in the end either.

Really doesn't matter at all if we see Bama and FSU go undefeated. So really not worried about it until 1 of those teams lose.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Based on what exactly?

His opinion.

 

[Jonny Valtimore]

His opinion.

Well yeah, it'd just be nice if maybe people actually could explain themselves when they throw stuff out there. IMO Ohio State was easily a top 5 team to start the season and has looked better and better every week.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Well yeah, it'd just be nice if maybe people actually could explain themselves when they throw stuff out there. IMO Ohio State was easily a top 5 team to start the season and has looked better and better every week.

True. I guess Baylor looks better bc they score 70 against slapdicks. Okie game was impressive, but they are overrated. QB is garbage, OC is garbage, and defense is average.

Stanford looks great defensively and i-line and running game looks strong, but they are inconsistent. Lost to Utah and below .500 team.

 

[BucksFanInGA]

I mean I get the doubt from people. The only team OSU has really played is Wisconsin. And it's not like we blew them out.

 

[TROJAN-MAN]

You bucknuts need to just let shit play out, worry isn't going to change anything and trying to convince any of us, is sure to serve no purpose

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

it will be interesting to see what California does versus Stanford

That would be the only opponent in common for this argument.

Cal actually scored more points versus Ohio State than any other FBS team this season.

If Stanford smokes them like 41-0, it might be possible.

The voters do not like Ohio State at all.

 

[BTSBuckeye]

Ohio State's defense is 5X better than it was against Cal.

Having a common opponent doesn't really tell you anything to begin with. Different week ... different teams. The transitive property simply does not work in football ... as proven dozens upon dozens of time every season.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

It is NOT a transitive property.

The transitive property is suggesting that if A>B and B>C then A would beat C.

That doesn't work in colleg football.

But, this is not a transitive property question.

This is two teams playing one opponent in common.


Admittedly the sample is tiny, but opponents in common is a valuable indicator.

And since the coach of Cal gets a vote, it can actually have a direct effect on the polls.

 

[TROJAN-MAN]

It is NOT a transitive property.

The transitive property is suggesting that if A>B and B>C then A would beat C.

That doesn't work in colleg football.

But, this is not a transitive property question.

This is two teams playing one opponent in common.


Admittedly the sample is tiny, but opponents in common is a valuable indicator.

And since the coach of Cal gets a vote, it can actually have a direct effect on the polls.

 

[cwerph]

Yeah, like coaches don't homer vote their conference. His vote will not tell us anything.

 

[BucksFanInGA]

So Wisconsin is that much better than Texas then?