College Football Week 14 (Rivalry Week) thread

The missing Ohio State football player was found dead from an apparent suicide:

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2014/11/kosta_karageorge_ohio_state.html#incart_related_stories

 

The flip side of that is the 11th-best team in the SEC played FSU pretty much straight up in Tallahassee and Louisville barely escaped the 13th-best team in the SEC.

 

So, let's just say Bama, Oregon and FSU all go down this weekend--now who's your four? TCU, Baylor, Ohio State and who else?

Then, let's say Ohio State and Baylor also lose. Now who?

Can't see it happening, but that would be absolutely beautiful to watch the chaos unfold and then all the posturing and arguing up to and after the four nominees emerge.

 

I can't see the conference title games lasting much longer if they're going to keep, possibly expand, the playoffs.

You have Oregon, which is clearly one of the 4 best teams in the country, which proved itself over 12 games, possibly losing its spot in the semifinals because of a loss in the conference title game. Same with Alabama or Florida State or Ohio State.

The playoff threw a strange wrench into the equation.

 

OK: Let's say Wisky beats Ohio State.......TCU wins......Baylor wins........

Your new final 4 is now.......

Alabama, Florida State, Oregon and A. Baylor or B. TCU?

 

I've been saying for weeks that the committee would eventually "make the correction" and put Baylor ahead of TCU based on head-to-head, but I'm not so sure now.

 

Beating K-State would be huge. I'm not sure how much data the committee uses, but that's going to boost Baylor's SOS a great deal.

Could be what they've been waiting on, seeing how they handle equal schedules.

 

If Baylor wins on Saturday, they'll pass TCU based on head-to-head, which makes Baylor the conference champion even if the Big 12 calls them a co-champ. Long has said repeatedly the conference champion component won't be considered until the final ranking.

Whether that keeps them ahead of Ohio State - assuming they win - is a completely different discussion.

 

I don't think there's a way you can keep Baylor out of the Final 4......assuming Wisconsin beats Ohio State.