2014-2015 National Champs

[Cavsfan1985]

I think ESPN finally realized this...I mean, they are the ones who will be televising the playoffs. We even got SEC enthusiasts over there saying OSU should/will make it.

Its funny, because this is so true, the worst thing ESPN can happen is TCU or Baylor makes it over OSU. Unless they can get 2 SEC teams in, having OSU in is great for money and rankings. Also, the more hype OSU has the more viewers for the final games for OSU. Granted Indiana and Michigan should be blowout, the Michigan game will get the normal hype, and if ESPN can HYPE it and get OSU bias out that they should be the 4th team.

 

[MoFlo]

Phil Savage weighs in:

View: https://twitter.com/SeniorBowlPhil/status/534830236916264961


View: https://twitter.com/SeniorBowlPhil/status/534830735384150017

 

[Simon]

I don't think Ohio State will be in the top four tonight. More like 5 or 6th seed.

 

[MoFlo]

Alabama, Oregon, FSU, Mississippi State top 4

Ohio State #6, behind TCU. Baylor 7, Ole Miss 8

 

[Soar]

Jumped the idle Baylor.

Going to be a fun ride.

 

[Ohio]

6th...hmm.

I think we make it if we win out. Especially if Wisconsin keeps winning.

 

[Simon]

I don't really get how Miss State is #4. But, glad we jumped Baylor.

 

[I.K.W.T]

Alabama-OSU in the Rose Bowl for the semi-final will be CRAZY.

 

[MoFlo]

View: https://twitter.com/dpbrugler/status/534861303542988801

I don't really get how Miss State is #4. But, glad we jumped Baylor.

Their only loss was a close one to the #5 team in the last rankings; Ohio State & TCU were both involved in tight games against #25 & unranked teams, Baylor was idle

 

[Chris]

OSU wins out and they go to the playoff.

Pretty much what I've been thinking, despite people telling me OSU has zero shot.

 

[Simon]

 

[Soar]

Michigan State is 11.

Wisconsin is 16.

Nebraska is 23

Oddly Minnesota kept their 25th rank.

But with Nebraska and Minny set to play, one will be knocked out.

Auburn at 14 is a joke. In their last two games they have been beaten by Texas A&M and destroyed by Georgia.

 

[Steve_424]

Baylor plays Oklahoma State and #12 Kansas State.

TCU plays Texas and Iowa State.

Mississippi State has Vanderbilt and #8 Ole Miss.

Ohio State has Indiana, Michigan, and (likely) #16 Wisconsin.


It'll be a tough, tough call for the committee if they all win out.

 

[Ohio]

Alabama-OSU in the Rose Bowl for the semi-final will be CRAZY.

Reposting for relevancy:

 

[Ohio]

Baylor plays Oklahoma State and #12 Kansas State.

TCU plays Texas and Iowa State.

Mississippi State has Vanderbilt and #8 Ole Miss.

Ohio State has Indiana, Michigan, and (likely) #16 Wisconsin.


It'll be a tough, tough call for the committee if they all win out.

I don't think it will even be a tough call.

Ohio State would be 3-0 against ranked teams, and Wisconsin will be higher than 16th when we play them. Winning the conference championship game will be HUGE.

Everyone talks about how bad the Virginia Tech loss was, but they will likely end up with the same record as West Virginia, the team Baylor lost to.

Both TCU & Baylor have terrible SOS, especially Baylor.

TCU's potential remaining based on their schedule is a big nada. And they aren't even the true champion of their own conference.

Mississippi State all of a sudden doesn't have a good win. Beating Ole Miss won't be enough to stop a conference champion Ohio State from jumping them after conference championship weekend.

If Ohio State keeps playing like they've been playing and Wisconsin keeps winning, I guarantee Ohio State will be in the playoff.