Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted July 17 (edited) ESPN+'s ($ Wall) Bill Connelly looks at the 2024 edition of the B1G using his SP+ formula. This is worth a full read. Here are some of the highlights that IMO will interest OBD fans. All quotes below are from Bill. "It's top-heavy, it's a geographical disaster, and it's the richest conference in college sports." "In 2023, the top five New B1G teams, Michigan, Ohio State, OREGON, Penn State, and UW, went 6-6 against each other and 56-2 against all other teams in 2023," "2024 projections - 1 Ohio State (2nd in SP+ rankings,) / 2, OREGON (3rd in SP+ rankings,) / 3. Michigan ( 6th in SP+ rankings) / 4. Penn State (7th in SP+ rankings) / 5. USC (21 in SP+ rankings) / Iowa (22 in SP+ rankings.)" "Odds to win the B1G - Ohio State 30.9% / OREGON 26.1% / Penn State 17.8% Michigan 17% /Iowa 2%/ USC 1.8%." "5 best games. 10/12 Ohio State at OREGON. It's a bit melodramatic to say that to say that we blew up an entire conference for one game, but ... this one is going to be awfully big." Thank you for the pun, Brother Bill. "11/2 - Ohio State at Penn State and OREGON at Michigan. / 11/23 USC at UCLA." (HUH? Not SC at Michigan. SC is getting little SP+ respect.) "11/30 - Michigan at Ohio State - Michigan which will have a pillow soft schedule to this point (take that Lincoln Riley!) besides a Week 2 visit from Texas, should be 7-1 in the conference at worst will have a great opportunity to show it is a playoff championship contender." Ohio State at Michigan was the most-watched college game in 2023 and is odds on to repeat in 2024. "In 2024, OREGON's SP+ ranking is behind only Georgia and Ohio State. SP+ averages 10.5 Ducks wins and 7.5 in conference. According to SC+ Oregon's 2023 team was the Ducks best team ever; better than 2010 and the 2014 teams. Only 3 rosters in 2024 have a higher % of former blue-chippers than Oregon in 2024." Let's Play Ball! Edited July 17 by Jon Joseph 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted July 18 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/ohio-state-football-2024-preview-beat-michigan-and-win-the-national-championship-already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
