Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted June 10 Oregon has Big Ten’s best shot to make College Football Playoff according to ESPN FPI AUTZENZOO.COM New to the Big Ten but not new to fielding really strong football teams, the Oregon Ducks apparently have a pretty good shot of... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted June 10 Steven, thanks for the post but FPI should change its name to FP-Why? SP+ makes sense. FPI is off-the-wall. ESPN's computer models rarely conform. Unlike super-secret FPI, Bill Connolly explains the programming for SP+. As I posted elsewhere today. In its 2024 preseason rankings, College Football News ranks Oregon No. 4 out of 134 teams. Ohio State is ranked No. 1. In College Football News Strength of Schedule (SOS) rankings, Oregon has the 11th hardest SOS; Ohio State has the 57th hardest SOS. If this was the game of golf, Oregon would be getting at least 2 shots a side. The other B1G title contenders SOS: USC No. 1, Michigan No. 5, Penn State 14, Wisconsin 18, Iowa 22. and UW 33. There is not a preseason SOS ranking I have seen that does not have Ohio State with the easiest B1G schedule in 2024. Easiest by far. 8 home games. 3 G5 OOC games all in Columbus. Oregon plays 8 games without a break; Ohio State plays 6. Ohio State does play at Penn State. PSU last defeated tOSU in 2016. And, on 10/12/24, the Buckeyes visit Autzen. Iowa, Nebraska, and Michigan trip to Columbus. Other tOSU opponents - Michigan State, Purdue, Northwestern, and Indiana. With the odds for the Oregon game now Ohio State -1.5, Ohio State will be favored in every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
