Ohio State Buckeyes might be an immortal deadbolt lock! +500

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I'm down on OSU -2.5, your +500 is looking mighty good.

[johnnyvegas13]

I'm down on OSU -2.5, your +500 is looking mighty good.

Y cus they beat tenn lol

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Tennessee is a good team and OSU gets Oregon on a neutral field this time.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm down on OSU -2.5, your +500 is looking mighty good.

This goes back to my comments on the 12-team CFP bracket. Not surprisingly, the committee mangled it.

*Locking in the top 4 seeds as Conf Champs = NOT a good rule.
...We all know the strength of the SEC and Big10.
...They should have guaranteed the top 4 Conf champs to get TOP EIGHT seeds. But not Top 4.
...Those teams should have gotten either a Home game or a bye.
...ArizSt and Boise are seeded too high.
...OhioSt is not an 8-seed. They should have been a 6-seed. Net impact = Oregon getting an awful 2nd-round matchup.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

They should just take the best 12 teams, regardless of what conference or whether or not they're a conference champ and seed them accordingly.

[homie1975]

they looked like a totally different team vs tenn than they did vs mich

here we go, fasten your seat belts.

[Mac4Lyfe]

This goes back to my comments on the 12-team CFP bracket. Not surprisingly, the committee mangled it.
*Locking in the top 4 seeds as Conf Champs = NOT a good rule.
...We all know the strength of the SEC and Big10.
...They should have guaranteed the top 4 Conf champs to get TOP EIGHT seeds. But not Top 4.
...Those teams should have gotten either a Home game or a bye.
...ArizSt and Boise are seeded too high.
...OhioSt is not an 8-seed. They should have been a 6-seed. Net impact = Oregon getting an awful 2nd-round matchup.

Oregon got screwed. OSU was the best team in the league and they had to play them first. While Penn State got an easier path. The committee has to fix that shit.

OSU one step closer… Lets go.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Oregon got screwed. OSU was the best team in the league and they had to play them first. While Penn State got an easier path. The committee has to fix that shit.

OSU one step closer… Lets go.

Yeah. I wrote about this. Under a FAIR seeding, Oregon would have been lined up w/ ArizSt in their first game.

If you are holding OhioSt +500, salud. Ticket looks very live, they got a wakeup-call.

[Mac4Lyfe]

they looked like a totally different team vs tenn than they did vs michhere we go, fasten your seat belts.

I think Ryan Day lost vs UM on purpose. He’ll never admit it but no way in hell would he run into a stacked line like that

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I think Ryan Day lost vs UM on purpose. He’ll never admit it but no way in hell would he run into a stacked line like that

There's something to what you say. Shocking loss.

MICH has now won B2B games w/ Warren throwing for < 100 yards.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Yeah. I wrote about this. Under a FAIR seeding, Oregon would have been lined up w/ ArizSt in their first game.

If you are holding OhioSt +500, salud. Ticket looks very live, they got a wakeup-call.

2 more games to win +500. Probably would have been better to parlay OSu 3 straight MLs?

[mjsuax13]

Shhhhhhhhh.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I think Ryan Day lost vs UM on purpose. He’ll never admit it but no way in hell would he run into a stacked line like that

Seriously? You have to be kidding or on something.

[homie1975]

CHUCKer i hear you.
UM was sneaky good this year, especially on D

considering they do not have a clear #1 qb they had a pretty decent season. only lost to highly ranked Indiana by 5 pts on the road. beat ohio state. beat SC when SC was playing well early in the season.

i think ohio state will be a big favorite, probably top 3 favorite behind oregon and texas to win it all. they already beat indiana handily and beat penn state on the road.

they will be very formidable in the playoffs in my opinion

like i said almost 4 weeks ago, ohio state formidable.

any overreaction to the michigan loss is laughable.

semis here they come.

texas vs ohio state looks incredible on paper.

[Doug tushyterror]

2 more games to win +500. Probably would have been better to parlay OSu 3 straight MLs?

Definitely not since they're -205 vs Texas & would be just as high in the natty

[MisterSack]

OSU -5.5 what we thinking?

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I'm down on Ohio St. -6, the Michigan game was clearly an aberration.

[Eddy Munny]

If this gets to 7 I don't know how you don't take Texas but I doubt it gets there.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Seriously? You have to be kidding or on something.

That game meant absolutely nothing on paper. Why risk playing another meaningless game? EVERY TEAM THAT WON THEIR CONFERENCE TITLE GAME HAS LOST IN THESE PLAYOFFS. EVERYONE OF THEM. It’s almost impossible to recover from the emotional conference win. He’ll, if Carson Beck didn’t play in that means game and not got hurt, they would still be bowling.

I watched the UM game again. Day didn’t even try to stretch the field. He literally ran into a stacked box the entire game.

[Mac4Lyfe]

OSU -5.5 what we thinking?

I think OSU dominates the game in the trenches and that will be the deciding factor. Also, Texas and Sark make a lot dumb mistakes. OSU is very similar to UGA and ND. Texas has difficulty with teams that pound you out.

im not hedging any of these games. I think everything has setup perfectly for OSU. Couldn’t script it any better.

[Eddy Munny]

That game meant absolutely nothing on paper. Why risk playing another meaningless game? EVERY TEAM THAT WON THEIR CONFERENCE TITLE GAME HAS LOST IN THESE PLAYOFFS. EVERYONE OF THEM. It’s almost impossible to recover from the emotional conference win. He’ll, if Carson Beck didn’t play in that means game and not got hurt, they would still be bowling.

I watched the UM game again. Day didn’t even try to stretch the field. He literally ran into a stacked box the entire game.

If Carson Beck didn't play they'd still be bowling? Sure, if you're referring to the Gator Bowl.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I think OSU dominates the game in the trenches and that will be the deciding factor. Also, Texas and Sark make a lot dumb mistakes. OSU is very similar to UGA and ND. Texas has difficulty with teams that pound you out.

im not hedging any of these games. I think everything has setup perfectly for OSU. Couldn’t script it any better.

GL on the Bucks, Mac. It's gonna get real this round.

[Mac4Lyfe]

If Carson Beck didn't play they'd still be bowling? Sure, if you're referring to the Gator Bowl.

Conference winners went 0-5. That’s not a coincidence to me. I was pissed when they lost to UM but in hindsight that was a great loss.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Conference winners went 0-5. That’s not a coincidence to me. I was pissed when they lost to UM but in hindsight that was a great loss.

Mac, you're on to something. I won't go as far as saying that Day tried to lose. I think:

1) MICH was so short-handed. Day and the team took MICH for granted.
2) Net impact is that it lit a fire under the team.

[Eddy Munny]

Conference winners went 0-5. That’s not a coincidence to me. I was pissed when they lost to UM but in hindsight that was a great loss.

Stop with BS. If you seriously can't think of any other reason those teams lost than "well they won the conference, therefore bad" then you're not looking deep enough or even trying to. It's really not that hard.

I'll give you a five clues as to why the five teams you're alluding to lost:

14 point underdog

13 point underdog

12 point underdog

9 point underdog

Backup quarterback

[Mac4Lyfe]

Stop with BS. If you seriously can't think of any other reason those teams lost than "well they won the conference, therefore bad" then you're not looking deep enough or even trying to. It's really not that hard.

I'll give you a five clues as to why the five teams you're alluding to lost:

14 point underdog

13 point underdog

12 point underdog

9 point underdog

Backup quarterback

Oregon and UGA were big dogs… Of course there’s all kinds of reasons teams lose but when the TOP 5 teams ranked by the committee and the 5 teams that won their conference ALL LOSE, then something is wrong with the seeding and/or the conference title games.

To add, you’re making my point. Why were all these conference winners dogs?

[DrunkHorseplayer]

That game meant absolutely nothing on paper. Why risk playing another meaningless game? EVERY TEAM THAT WON THEIR CONFERENCE TITLE GAME HAS LOST IN THESE PLAYOFFS. EVERYONE OF THEM. It’s almost impossible to recover from the emotional conference win. He’ll, if Carson Beck didn’t play in that means game and not got hurt, they would still be bowling.

I watched the UM game again. Day didn’t even try to stretch the field. He literally ran into a stacked box the entire game.

I just can't see them throwing a game vs. Michigan. It was an aberration, just like the one Oregon experienced against Ohio St.

[Eddy Munny]

Oregon and UGA were big dogs… Of course there’s all kinds of reasons teams lose but when the TOP 5 teams ranked by the committee and the 5 teams that won their conference ALL LOSE, then something is wrong with the seeding and/or the conference title games.

To add, you’re making my point. Why were all these conference winners dogs?

Georgia had a backup quarterback making his first start and I accidentally threw SMU in there but the point still stands.

The seeding is obviously the flaw in the system. I mean if Penn State had won the conference and Boise State hadn't, it's not like the Broncos would've been a double digit favorite... So winning the conference isn't the reason teams falter. Some of those teams just aren't good enough. They're awarding teams too much for winning weak conferences and the oddsmakers prove it.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Georgia had a backup quarterback making his first start and I accidentally threw SMU in there but the point still stands.

The seeding is obviously the flaw in the system. I mean if Penn State had won the conference and Boise State hadn't, it's not like the Broncos would've been a double digit favorite... So winning the conference isn't the reason teams falter. Some of those teams just aren't good enough. They're awarding teams too much for winning weak conferences and the oddsmakers prove it.

I think if UGA didn’t play in the SEC title game, Beck doesn’t get hurt and they beat ND. Playing and winning your conference game is a disadvantage if you ask me. You’re much better off staying at home. If you do play, you probably should lose that game, so the team has a chip in their shoulders. Winning that game is blowing your wad way too early.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I think if UGA didn’t play in the SEC title game, Beck doesn’t get hurt and they beat ND. Playing and winning your conference game is a disadvantage if you ask me. You’re much better off staying at home. If you do play, you probably should lose that game, so the team has a chip in their shoulders. Winning that game is blowing your wad way too early.

Make, you make some great points. I think we saw that the 1st iteration of the CFP isn't too good.

1) The bye for Conf Champs only is a bad rule. I really don't think the committee thought that the Big12/ACC could be that light this year.

2) In most sports fans enjoy the post-season more. Natural trend to expansion. 16-team playoff?
...I mention the 16-team playoff only b/c of how bad the bowls have become.

[Eddy Munny]

I think if UGA didn’t play in the SEC title game, Beck doesn’t get hurt and they beat ND. Playing and winning your conference game is a disadvantage if you ask me. You’re much better off staying at home. If you do play, you probably should lose that game, so the team has a chip in their shoulders. Winning that game is blowing your wad way too early.

A three loss Georgia team wasn't getting in.

[JohnnyJamms]

A three loss Georgia team wasn't getting in.

Incorrect. Georgia was getting in if they lost the SEC Championship game. This was pretty well known before the game even started.

[homie1975]

texas is good, really really really good.

[Mac4Lyfe]

texas is good, really really really good.

I didn’t hedge Homie. OSU had everything going for them when it counted most. That goal line stand, scoop and score for 87 yards was epic.

One more game versus a banged up ND.

[Mac4Lyfe]

I split multiple parlays with Georgia and Ohio State. Let's see if either of these teams win the championship.

How’s the OSU parlays looking Gunner?