Perhaps the BEST B1G Forum anywhere, here at College Football Fan Site, CFB51!!!

Question... Let's say it's a blowout and a major OSU rout.

How bad does the blowout need to be before Indiana drops to #5 and doesn't get the bye?

Are we talking the OSU/UW 59-0 level of a few years ago? Would that even do it?

First of all, I think there is actually a zero percent chance of this happening.  I say that not only because I don't think Ohio State is THAT much better than Indiana but also because even if they are, why bother?  Ohio State is already #1 in the AP Poll and #1 in the CFP rankings so they have literally NOTHING to gain from beating the daylights out of Indiana.  If you recall, the situation in 2014 was VERY different because Ohio State's place in the 4-team playoff was very much in doubt so the Buckeyes had a BIG reason to run the score up as much as possible on Wisconsin.  

What I am saying is that if Ohio State has a 28-0 lead at halftime (I HIGHLY doubt this, just an example to answer @betarhoalphadelta 's question), I think the final would probably be something like 31-7.  

All of that said, I don't think that a 100-0 loss would cost Indiana a bye because the #5 team in the rankings right now is a team that Indiana beat by two scores on #5's field.  Ie, Indiana isn't dropping behind Oregon no matter what.  I also don't think that there is any scenario that would result in Ohio State not getting a bye.  If Ohio State lost badly to Indiana there would be an argument that Ohio State did worse against that common opponent so Oregon should jump them but:

• The committee has been consistent about the CG not hurting you, and
• While Oregon would have the better common opponent result against Indiana and they already have a better common opponent result against RU, Ohio State has better common opponent results against PSU, UDub, UW, and MN and would have a 1/2 game better overall record so yeah, not happening.  

sounds like something I'd ask Medina about the Wolverines in a tiebreaker thread. 

He'd be like "the likelihood of that happening is so remote that I'm not even going to bother tracing it out." 

only 2 years in, but the new format with the 18 team super league certainly seems to have better quality CCG matchups.

Nor Indiana. 

Curt proved it!

It's possible!

Huskers, Hawks, & Boilermakers - Curt's sayin there's a chance