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It will be Oregon. PSU and Wisconsin would both smoke them due to the size differential in the trenches.

Maybe.  We’ll see.  I remember a few years thinking Wisconsin over TCU was the lock of the bowl season due to the size differential in the trenches.  I think Utah had a pretty big size advantage in the trenches too.

Maybe.  We’ll see.  I remember a few years thinking Wisconsin over TCU was the lock of the bowl season due to the size differential in the trenches.  I think Utah had a pretty big size advantage in the trenches too.

Aw but... Those TCU guys are made of smoked meats and fried chicken, instead of Soy infused Kale.

Utah is a steak n spuds sorta place, but they mine most of their linemen from the islands, where they maintain a steady died of aquatic critters.

So if Penn State went 8-1 in the East and scored 50 points per game with a shutdown defense, these points would still stand.  Would they still be a good reason to pick Wisconsin?

No, not necessarily. It was my tiebreaker between two teams that finished the regular season with two conference losses and had similar resumes.

That’s why I said it was a coin flip for me.

Okay.
If Penn St won the West and Wisconsin finished 2nd in the East, it would work that way, too, right?

Yes.

It's tough.

I think Minnesota is out. Not the top team in the West, despite equal record to Wisconsin. But Wisconsin had to play OSU, and Minnesota didn't. IMHO Wisconsin's win over Michigan is roughly equal to Minnesota's win over PSU, but Wisconsin has H2H over Minnesota.

That gives you PSU and Wisconsin. Wisconsin IMHO has the worse loss, losing to Illinois while PSU lost to Minnesota. But I think both team are worthy.

For me it's a coin flip.

So I'd go Wisconsin. I trust their monstrous OL to beat the skinny fast kids from Oregon in Lawry's Beef Bowl, and that's something.

1 more percentage point in the ratings is worth a lot

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