This will very interesting. OSU is falling back on the conference champion thing this year. But last year it wasn't. Last year Saban was quoted as saying conference championships matter. But not this year.
Hehe. Should be fun over the next month or so.
Weird situation. Neither of those teams truly deserves it. And both look very flawed. Ironically, I think OSU has the better defense right now, and Bama the better Offense. BUt who is next after those two? USC? Maybe.
My hope is that it is Bama.
But the arguments all over the Netz and by the talking heads are kind of funny when it comes to Ohio State. They have been in it twice, and have a 50% success rate- same as Clemson and better than anyone else.
Everyone keeps talking about last year, but what they forget is that the debate for the committee was between PSU and Washington for that last spot. OHio State was 3rd, and could have been second with their resume. It was super strong with wins overOklahoma on the road, Wisconsin on the road at night, and- this is what everyone forgets- a win on the last day of the regular season in a #2 versus #3 game (OSU v Michigan). Their only loss was a tight game , on the road at night, for the second week in a row against a top 10 team. Keeping them out would have been ridiculous. Bama has NOTHING close to that. Didn't even play a top ten team until the end of the season, and got handled.
The better comparison would be Ohio State 2015, with Zeke and Bosa etc. they lost one game, to a top 15 team, on a last second FG, in A 40 degree, 35 mph wind driving rain storm. They were widely viewed as the best team by all the talking heads and proved it by dismantling a really good UM team on the road the last game of season. And they were left out. Bama again, has nothing close to that that they can hang their hat on.
Lastly, why is everyone discounting last night's win..." Oh it was only Wisconsin" ??
It 'twas a slugfest for sure at the end, but that was a really good offense they shut down last night, and a REALLY good defense they put those yards and points on. I saw a graphic I didn't realize: the only team in the nation that is top ten in both total offense and total defense, is Ohio State.
So from an analysis standpoint, the choice should be pretty easy.
But I truly hope it is Bama, who would be favored according to Vegas oddsmakers against any of the other teams in it. Ironically, they would be favored by the least amount of points (1) over Ohio State versus the rest of them.