BimboColesHair
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I agree with the logic, I just don't see the committee doing it.
Hopefully we get more upsets rivalry weekend.
But they did it last year, and with OSU too...why wouldn't they do it again? OSUs full body of work got them in over a team that won OSUs conference and beat them. Overlooking a loss to Iowa seems like childs play after that happened.
Hope is the committee compares stuff like normal people do. Pros vs Cons list, where the pros are wins, and the cons are losses. Cause that's the way I am looking at this, which is why I'm pretty confident in OSU pretty much controlling their own destiny.
Hate to keep this going since we're kind of dancing in circles here, but here is my thought process when looking at this, just so I can show you why I'm arguing this too much.
11-2 Big Ten Champ OSU
Pros: Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan State
Cons: Oklahoma, Iowa
10-1 Miami
Pros: Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
Cons: Clemson
Right off the bat, the losses to Oklahoma and Clemson are a wash with each other, and the wins over Wisconsin (or PSU, who ever is ranked higher at the final ranking) and Notre Dame are a wash as well.
That leaves:
OSU Pros: Penn State, Michigan State
OSU Cons: Iowa
Miami Pros: Virginia Tech
Miami Cons: None
In this case, I think the 2 superior pros of the wins vs PSU and MSU wash the VT win and Iowa loss, looking at the full body of work.
So the resumes themselves come to a wash, IMO. But then how do you not go with the conference champ if the resumes wash?
And I am being kind of nice here, because whether you laugh at the Army game or not, there is a real possibility they are a 10 win team this year, and they are earning AP votes right now.