Ohio State has done nothing to warrant dropping them.
I'd be pretty surprised if LSU jumped OSU, and for the first time, it's a huge deal. Locations won't change either way. tOSU will play in Glendale regardless, and LSU will play in Atlanta regardless, but IMO, there's a huge difference between playing Clemson and Oklahoma.
Really, I'm probably gonna put a little money on Clemson winning it all.
I think Ohio State holds onto number 1. Just had a bad start, but they showed in the second half who they are. If a great racehorse starts slowly, but still smokes everyone at the end, the slow start is forgotten. The great racehorse is still a great racehorse.
It's gonna be Ohio St vs Clemson in my estimation. I just don't see how LSU doesn't jump Ohio St. after beating Florida, Auburn, ALABAMA on the ROAD, and thumping number 4 Georgia
I thought the #1 seed would come down to who looked better in their respective CCG.
Unfortunately for OSU, a slow start will most likely cost them and make their road much tougher.
LSU was dominate from beginning to end against a top 4 team and I think that gives them the nod.
Both teams have every right to feel they should be the #1 seed though. And whichever team they put at #2 is rewarded with a game against the defending national champs who have won like 28 games in a row.
Props to OSU and LSU this year — both have been extremely impressive.
Yea, LSU jumps tOSU. You just can't not reward what they have done all season. They earned that number one slot. Nothing against tOSU but, they just did not look as good last night, nor was their road as hard as LSU's.
In the CCGs, LSU dominated the strongest opponent faced by any conference champion. It was a statement win. The committee should reward that performance with the #1 seed.
Though tOSU did flip the script in the 2nd half, there butts were in the air for 30 minutes. Bucknuts may argue that Fields was not 100%. Moot at this juncture. Not a #1 performance last night.