All this "will OSU make the playoffs" talk is leaving a quesy feeling for me. There is a really good Wisconsin team waiting in Indianapolis, just lickin' their chops and ready to open a can.
I've engaged in a lot of "will OSU make the playoffs" talk and I want to clarify something here:
It isn't because I think OSU will win, or even because I'm an OSU fan. It is simply because the Bama/tOSU topic is the most interesting topic in the nation in CFB right now. If Wisconsin wins there is nothing to talk about. The Badgers are in with a win, no debate, no discussion.
The same is true of the SECCG. Unless you are an Auburn or Georgia fan there just isn't anything to discuss. The winner is going to the playoffs and the loser isn't. End of story, no debate, no discussion.
The two most interesting topics in national CFB right now are:
- What happens if Ohio State beats Wisconsin? and
- What happens if TCU beats Oklahoma?
I think that #2 is substantially less interesting than #1 because the committee's statement that "5-8 are very close" includes #8 Ohio State but explicitly excludes #11 TCU. Thus, I'm fairly certain that TCU is simply playing for a spot for Bama. If TCU wins, Bama goes.
With #8 Ohio State it is, or at least might be, different. If 5-8 are very close then there is at least a chance that #8 could leap-frog #5 by acquiring a major win (over #4) and a Conference Championship while #5 sits idle at home watching television.
This is quite obviously the most interesting topic in national CFB right now.