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I'd like to cordially invite the Big Ten to bring their championship game down to the sunny and warm Phoenix Arizona area. Nothing self serving about my invitation at all.

Lanning goes undefeated with only two first-team players and doesn’t win COY? I guess he should’ve played an easier schedule like Cignetti did.

On "Inside College Football, after Rick Neuheisel picked the Ducks, citing the versatility of OBD's offense, Brian Jones said, "I'm going with Penn State", his reasoning was, "if Penn State can consistently get Oregon in 3rd & long, they could be in trouble."

https://atozsports.com/college-football/ohio-state-buckeyes-news/ohio-state-jeremiah-smith-acknowledges-social-media-post-ryan-day-may-throw-red-flag/ I think there's a good chance that "inept" Ryan Day might drive Jeremiah Smith to the portal. Oh how awesome of a portal pickup he would be for OBD! Make sure to watch Auntie Bev's video in the article. It's what Jeremiah Smith liked on Instagram.

Or notre dame, who always seems to make a good bowl game, then lose by at least 20

Yep. The Bama’s, Georgia’s and the Clemson’s would be nowhere near the 4 team playoff this year. We thought they expanded the playoff to 12 teams to open the door for Cinderella. But, all it did was allow for more wicked step sisters to come crashing through.

Just Ducky, I began laughing when I saw the format back when. The format was altered to have 5 and not 6 conference champs in the field but preferred seeding for 4 conference champs SUCKS! We will see a far different format in 2026/27,

Just keep winning, Ducks.

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Once the conference championship games are concluded things will change. If PSU loses they will drop below OSU in the final rankings because of the H2H loss. Texas and UGA will certainly change some seedings. The Dawgs would drop below Bama for sure due to their H2H loss. If Oregon loses they could drop to 5 or 6 depending on how the committee views Notre Dame. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time the Irish got their golden domes polished by the voters.

If they are actually using protocols, rather than, Eye Test, I'm happy. These factors make sense to me. SOR is the best tool. I think Alabama should be in before Miami.

They actually have a set of protocols that they use (see article). The protocols are (in a nutshell) championships won, strength of schedule, head to head, common opponents, and other factors such as injured key players. This is what they’re using to fill the bracket with blue bloods. The committee chairman even stated tonight that it was a “possibility” that SMU could fall behind Bama if they lose to Clemson. That’s committee-speak for “If SMU loses the ACCCG they’re out”. One can read this article and deduce that the SEC is getting no less than 4 teams in this tournament. How does College Football Playoff work? Rules, dates, more - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The College Football Playoff is getting a makeover in 2024! Check out the new format, bracket, selection committee, schedule and other details.

Maybe because spell check is not reliable.

This is rapidly becoming a joke and nobody is laughing.

If the four team format was being used this year, we are in the playoffs with Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame. I think we destroy all of those teams. We would be extremely well positioned to win the national championship. The road is going to be harder with a 12 team field. I could see this coming from a long way off as well... Just our luck.... Go Ducks!!

Hell Yes! Vegas!

The format kind of, sort of, maybe, made sense with a power 5. Now, even the ESPN honks are calling this 'STUFF' out. I'm sure there is somewhere in the world where teams ranked behind others jump the higher-ranked teams but I don't know where. You could see this coming from a Loooooong ways off.

Will Johnson and Loveland ain't comin' We're finally on our way, Then came the same old drubbing Chip and Ryan didn't Win the Day. Four Losses in O-HI-O. Four Losses in O-HI-O. Just when OBD was ready for Ducks vs. Bucks, Saturday happened. 1 - 1st season in the B1G. 1st B1G Championship Game. First time without 1-loss since 2010. 1st ALL-BIG QB and B1G O-Player of the Year. Thank You, Dillion and Gabriel, Blow Your Horn. 0 - (ld School) Penn State uniform changes since 1887. 100s - of N(ew School) IKE UNI changes since 1998. 7 - Common opponents for OBD and the Nits in 2024. Illinois - PSU 21-7 / OBD - 38-9 UCLA - PSU 27-11 / At UCLA - OBD - 34-18 At Wisconsin - PSU 28-13/ OBD 16-13 UW - PSU 35-6 / OBD 49-21 At Purdue - PSU 49-10 / OBD 35-0 Maryland - PSU 44-7 / OBD 39-18 And the Difference Maker - Ohio State - PSU 13-20 /OBD 32-31 Does 7/12ths of a schedule make these stats more meaningful? PPG - PSU 33.3 / OBD 35.2 OPP PPG - PSU 14 / OBD 16.2 - Both in the CFB Top 10 Rush Yards - PSU 194.7 / OBD 170.9 Pass Yards - PSU 248.2 / OBD 277.6 TO Margin - PSU +7/ OBD +5 Top 25 Wins - 1 PSU vs. Illinois / 3 OBD vs. Ohio State, Boise State, and Illinois. -3.5 OBD vs. PSU on Saturday. 5 - B1G Ten Network's Anthony Herring's 5 Takes on the B1G Champ Game 1. TEZ is back 2. BURCH is back 3. OT Josh Connerly vs. DE Abdul Carter 4. Jordan James - Top RB in the game. 5. Tyler (Bad Man) Warren. B1G Musings. 22 - years in a row Wisconsin playing in a bowl game is over. Wisky's high-water 2024 moment - 13 -16 OBD. I don't mean to be Fickle, BUT? -1 - Pass the Plate B1G Brothers and Sisters for the Huskers. One week after getting off of the one-score loss game Schined to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2016, the Huskers traveled to Iowa where they outgained the Hawkeyes 334 yards to 164 yards with 20 to 5 1st downs. 22- seconds left, Huskers QB Dylan Riola fumbles with the Huskers up by 3 points. The Iowa FG kicker comes through with a 53-yard walk-off FG. Oh, Shucks. I believe these Schukers were first in line proclaiming OBD was too SOFT for the B1G. 4 - Amidst the 4-loss furor, Ohio State is in the Playoff and likely hosting a game. Michigan? Enjoy the Music or the Citrus. Ohio State wins a game or two, or three, or FOUR! Call the architect to design the Day Statue next to the Shoe. Paste, Prostate, Punish, Plaster, Pulvirize, Pound Penn State! PS - TOO - many athletes for OBD and Penn State is 4-12 vs No. 1 teams. Last win? 1990 vs. the Domers.

Let's just get to 16 teams and be done with it! We all play through, and Oregon would host a No. 16 team in freezing fog at Autzen.

The protocols that the committee uses in this article might as well be labeled the “blue blood or SEC clause”. They place a pretty big emphasis on championships won, strength of schedule, availability of key players, etc. They’ve taken all the shady decisions from past committees and codified them. These protocols give them the justification to fill the tournament with SEC and B1G teams. How does College Football Playoff work? Rules, dates, more - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The College Football Playoff is getting a makeover in 2024! Check out the new format, bracket, selection committee, schedule and other details.

Georgia would have it set..

I'm rooting for Dilly and ASU to make it in!

Oregon would meet one in the quarters, and the other in the Semis. Even the SEC-Lovin' ESPN crew admitted that things needed to be changed....for next year. Fine. Go beat the Bastards TWICE.

Rece Davis was really terrible about asking questions about Championship weekend and how that would impact teams. He should have asked about Clemson/SMU & BSU/UNLV. The Committee said that they would not punish a team for playing in a championship game but they will. Currently Boise State is 10th and SMU is 8th, if they both lose their Championship game they should still be in (They said they wouldn't punish teams) and Clemson and UNLV would also be in. That would mean Alabama and Indiana would be out. Will they have the guts to do what they said or be too afraid of a SEC backlash?

Oregon still at #1. I was surprised that Bama was 11th until I read the protocol that the committee uses. This is what leaves the door open for Bama to supplant SMU if they lose to Clemson. SMU’s best wins are Pitt and Louisville who are no longer ranked. Should be a fun weekend coming up. I thought Miami at #12 was interesting, but they have no shot at the playoff since the Big 12 Champ will move into the playoff. The only two teams in the top 12 right now that can be supplanted by their CCG opponents are Boise State and SMU. Nobody else stands a chance of moving out of the top 12 Alabama Crimson Tide land at No. 11 in the CFP's rankings - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Barring an upset in Saturday's ACC title game between Clemson and SMU, Alabama might be headed back to the College Football Playoff for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons, as the Crimson...