BleedGopher
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per CBS:
But to borrow a line from William Munny, deserve's got nothing to do with it. What matters is which league can push multiple teams across the regular-season finish line with (a) one or fewer defeats (b) a head-to-head win over a potential rival for that second playoff berth. And no conference is better positioned to accomplish just that than the Big Ten.
Why? Because the following scenario is more plausible than any scenario another league can conjure:
1. Ohio State rolls to a 13-0 record and the Big Ten title: If the Buckeyes can survive their opening week trip to Blacksburg, remember that Urban Meyer has never lost a regular-season Big Ten game and that his team's road slate consists of Indiana, Rutgers, Illinois and Michigan.
2. Michigan State beats Oregon on Sept. 12, finishes regular season 11-1: The Spartans opened as one-point favorites over the Ducks at the Golden Nugget, and given the transition to either Jeff Lockie or Vernon Adams, it's probably better to catch Oregon earlier this season than later. As for the rest of the season, the most challenging game for the Spartans (other than the Columbus trip) looks like their visit to Michigan ... a team Mark Dantonio has completely, utterly owned.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...two-teams-in-the-2015-playoff-yep-the-big-ten
Go Gophers!!
But to borrow a line from William Munny, deserve's got nothing to do with it. What matters is which league can push multiple teams across the regular-season finish line with (a) one or fewer defeats (b) a head-to-head win over a potential rival for that second playoff berth. And no conference is better positioned to accomplish just that than the Big Ten.
Why? Because the following scenario is more plausible than any scenario another league can conjure:
1. Ohio State rolls to a 13-0 record and the Big Ten title: If the Buckeyes can survive their opening week trip to Blacksburg, remember that Urban Meyer has never lost a regular-season Big Ten game and that his team's road slate consists of Indiana, Rutgers, Illinois and Michigan.
2. Michigan State beats Oregon on Sept. 12, finishes regular season 11-1: The Spartans opened as one-point favorites over the Ducks at the Golden Nugget, and given the transition to either Jeff Lockie or Vernon Adams, it's probably better to catch Oregon earlier this season than later. As for the rest of the season, the most challenging game for the Spartans (other than the Columbus trip) looks like their visit to Michigan ... a team Mark Dantonio has completely, utterly owned.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...two-teams-in-the-2015-playoff-yep-the-big-ten
Go Gophers!!
