ESPN: The B1G debate: Playoff ramifications

[BleedGopher]

Today's topic is: How will the nine-game conference schedule affect the Big Ten's chances of getting into the College Football Playoff?

Yet a nine-game conference schedule, along with the Big Ten's commitment to not play FCS teams and add at least one respectable BCS opponent in the nonconference slate, will make the prospects of reaching the final four more difficult. Any Big Ten champion will likely have to go 13-0 or 12-1 to gain any realistic consideration, and that will mean navigating a challenging course of nine league games plus the conference championship game, not to mention any tough out-of-league contests.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/75921/the-b1g-debate-playoff-ramifications

Go Gophers!!

 

[mplsbadger]

Today's topic is: How will the nine-game conference schedule affect the Big Ten's chances of getting into the College Football Playoff?

Yet a nine-game conference schedule, along with the Big Ten's commitment to not play FCS teams and add at least one respectable BCS opponent in the nonconference slate, will make the prospects of reaching the final four more difficult. Any Big Ten champion will likely have to go 13-0 or 12-1 to gain any realistic consideration, and that will mean navigating a challenging course of nine league games plus the conference championship game, not to mention any tough out-of-league contests.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/75921/the-b1g-debate-playoff-ramifications

Go Gophers!!

I disagree with 13-0 or 12-1.

There are five power conferences. The Big Ten Champion needs to be better than at least one conference champ from the other four. In exceptional seasons where, for example the SEC has two teams with one loss or less, we'll need to be better than two of the other conference champions.