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How about on the flip side?

Did OSU and Oklahoma gain anything by beating Texas and Michigan in the beginning of the season?

Or would they be in the exact same boat, had they beaten North Texas and Central Michigan?

I'd say Oklahoma might have benefited. The only conference team that they beat who actually had a winning conference record was Alabama (7-1). They lost to Ole Miss (7-1) and Texas (6-2), and beat teams who were 4-4, 4-4, 3-5, 1-7, and 1-7. 

If they'd scheduled a patsy, 9-3 Texas into the CFP over 10-2 Oklahoma would be VERY easy to justify, with a H2H game where Texas beat them by 17. With them getting a decent OOC win, they have a resume worth actually having the discussion. Texas still has 3 marquee wins, but one bad loss (Florida). Oklahoma has two marquee wins, and zero bad losses. 

OSU at 12-0 would be fine either way. As Fearless says maybe they'd be sitting at #2 instead of #1, but they could easily jump right to #1 this coming Saturday. 

What was the Big Ten's channel for the worse conference game?  For the SEC, it was Jefferson Pilot.  I can't remember what it was before that.  It's where Kentucky would play Miss State.  Pre-streaming services.

Anyway, that's what the ACCCG reminds me of - one of those games.

Ours was Raycom I believe.  Before JP. 

It is also interesting because Ole Miss' schedule was remarkably weak.

They went 1-1 against SEC teams that finished with a non-losing league record, Ole Miss' SEC games:

• 7-1 UGA, lost 43-35 on the road.
• 6-2 Oklahoma, won 34-26 on the road
• 3-5 LSU, won 24-19 at home
• 2-6 Kentucky won 30-23 on the road
• 2-6 Florida, won 30-24 at home
• 1-7 MissSt, won 38-19 on the road
• 1-7 South Carolina, won 30-14 at home
• 0-8 Arkansas, won 41-35 at home

Then there is their OOC. Three of the four are indisputably weak: GaSt, WSU, Citadel. The fourth is . . . Intersting. Ole Miss beat Tulane 45-10 and the Green Wave are ranked #24 and a potential playoff team as they are playing North Texas on Friday for the AAC Championship.

I can see a path where they drop OM just like they did to FSU two years ago. 

I will be happy once the SEC starts playing 9 conference games in 2026 so that its schedule can finally be fairly compared to the Big Ten.  All Texas did by playing Ohio St was add a 9th P4 team to its schedule.  Oklahoma only played 9 p4 teams, etc

If you think about it, by the Big Ten playing 9 conference games, that adds 9 more losses total that all its teams have compared to if they would have scheduled 18 cupcakes instead.  How many more top 25 teams would the Big Ten have with 9 fewer losses total?

The SEC is going to find out what 9 conference games do their win-loss records. 

I will be happy once the SEC starts playing 9 conference games in 2026 so that its schedule can finally be fairly compared to the Big Ten.  All Texas did by playing Ohio St was add a 9th P4 team to its schedule.  Oklahoma only played 9 p4 teams, etc

If you think about it, by the Big Ten playing 9 conference games, that adds 9 more losses total that all its teams have compared to if they would have scheduled 18 cupcakes instead.  How many more top 25 teams would the Big Ten have with 9 fewer losses total?

The SEC is going to find out what 9 conference games do their win-loss records. 

As if someone forced the Big Ten to have 9 conference games this whole time.  FFS

Endless whining about something that isn't against any rule.
I'm happy the SEC is moving to 9 just so the Big Ten fans can shut the fuck up about it.

I will be happy once the SEC starts playing 9 conference games in 2026 so that its schedule can finally be fairly compared to the Big Ten.  All Texas did by playing Ohio St was add a 9th P4 team to its schedule.  Oklahoma only played 9 p4 teams, etc

If you think about it, by the Big Ten playing 9 conference games, that adds 9 more losses total that all its teams have compared to if they would have scheduled 18 cupcakes instead.  How many more top 25 teams would the Big Ten have with 9 fewer losses total?

The SEC is going to find out what 9 conference games do their win-loss records.

9 games What a joke. Chances are you’d end up with one extra game vs Kentucky or some other perennial bottom feeder. 

Reminds me of 2008, OSU was preseason #1, lost bad to USC, and the season was over before the Big Ten slate even started. They benched the QB that took them to the NCG the year before, and it was rebuilding mode with a freshman Terrelle Pryor.

That one always stuck out to me too. Like I remember watching that game in week, two and thinking, well, they’re cooked.

if that’s a cupcake, they probably still don’t get in, but they’re definitely in the mix for most of the season.