Is the Big Ten DISRESPECTED in College Football Playoff discussion? + Penn State rank reaction

[@joelnye6399]

SEC politicking in full force: If an SEC team loses, it is not considered a negative. It's just all great teams playing games. If anyone else loses, it simply shows how poor they are. Close win for an SEC team? Gutty play. Close win for any other team? Pure weakness. The Double talk is insane.

[@stevelizzio1785]

Would love to see in the playoffs a couple of these SEC teams have to play on the road in the big ten, since for decades the big ten was the visitor in about all the bowl games … this would be so interesting.

[@drm9979]

true!

[@n5ifi]

You mean like a terrible Texas team playing Michigan this year or last years Ohio State vs a terrible Missouri team? How about Alabama playing Wisconsin?

[@stevelizzio1785]

@@n5ifiSo you mean the Michigan team this yr that has no QB and is about to go 500 … (win lost all its air for the weak scheduled Texas) So nice win Texas! Oh, you mean Bama playing @ Wisconsin and their QB gets hurt on the first drive and the backup wasn’t ready so it eventually wore out the defense? Oh, nice win, Bama 😂😂😂 SEC has 5-6 good teams who beat each other. Now that everyone pays their players the SEC is not so dominant.

[@n5ifi]

@@stevelizzio1785 The best team you can put on the field was last years Michigan who barely beat Alabama. That's an Alabama team Texas Beat. Now Texas is down offensively this year and I said that. Alabama though beat Wisconsin in 2023 and 2024 so excuses are out. I agree though, there are 5 or 6 good teams in the SEC but only 1 is a push over and you still have to beat that team. They don't lay down. I think the big 10 will get better but this year the SEC is killing themselves in conf.

[@jkay8it]

That bowling green game is a better win than any non con game Indiana played. And on top of that the West Virginia game and our schedule is Miles harder than Indiana’s.

[@jackstraw6880]

Eventually ESPN will put their thumb on the scale to please the SEC…

[@MKru-n3u]

Does anyone here actually believe the Big Ten has 4 of the top 5 teams in the country? i dont

[@travisn346]

After seeing IU and Penn State today the Big 10 looks bad (which most of us knew).

[@jkay8it]

also the SEC fans and national pundits who are talking about who would be favored and hypothetical games determining who’s better is ridiculous. The whole point of the 12 team playoff is so these teams can play each other and we can find out who’s actually better.

[@buccos2004]

Its cool that we'll find out on the field, instead of having to listening to old codgers like Paul Finebaum tell us how terrible the Big Ten is.

[@kevinchandler179]

Agreed 👍!!! Paul is a miserable jerk!!! WE ARE, he isn't!!! Lol

[@deansorge4058]

Listen, the reason why this always happens is because ESPN has a strangle hold on who should or shouldn't get it. Until the bullshit championship show goes to a different network it always going to be like this. ESPN talking heads or former talking heads are never objective about the big ten.

[@mattschrimpf236]

Anyone know what james Franklin's record is against top 25 teams since coming to penn st?

[@Warriorforpeace758]

Let’s be honest. If Penn State loses to Minnesota this weekend they really don’t deserve to stay in the hunt.

[@buddydougherty5009]

The whole scheduling 5 to 10 years ahead has to stop in non conference College Football. This way you can schedule a good team only a year a head of time!

[@kevinchandler179]

It's not that simple buddy!!! You have to schedule way ahead, literally!!! Do you understand how hard it is to get all the schedules for everyone ahead of time? WE ARE

[@MBrown-tj2gb]

The worst-case scenario is that IU beats OSU. In that case, the committee will have to evaluate a 2-loss OSU, PSU, four SEC teams, and ND, disregarding the runner-ups in the ACC and Big 12. That leaves seven teams competing for six spots. My guess is that PSU gets left out in favor of Tennessee. No way they leave out OSU who beat PSU on their home field or Tennessee who will likely have a win over the number 2 team Alabama (if they win the SEC).

[@MKru-n3u]

That is actually a best case scenario as it will force the CFP committees hand. the question all should be asking is WHY is Penn State ranked so high? Their "good loss" is not so good when you consider it was a home game loss. Also that their offense did not score a single touchdown in that loss. Also that they have not played virtually ANYONE in the top 20 other than OS whom they lost to. So IF indiana beats OS as i expect them to, OS has to be pushed down the rankings. Since OS beat Penn St that means PS must likewise be pushed down as they cannot be rated above OS. So this creates chaos and forces the committe to actually consider the strenght of schedule. This will hurt overated teams like Miami and PS both of whom were gifted wins by sketchy ref calls at the end of games.

[@MBrown-tj2gb]

@@MKru-n3u This doesn't impact Miami, as they control their own destiny. Winning the ACC gets them in. PSU won't have that opportunity.

[@kevinchandler179]

It also is funny to me, how strength 💪 of schedule is, because when we played a few teams, we were supposed to get upset, supposedly, and how did that work out for the doubters? WE ARE, going 11-1 and look out in the playoffs!!!

[@fatherrunner]

ESPN are such SEC homers I can't stand their talking heads and don't watch ESPN/ABC unless there is a good game on. No wonder they are losing money.

[@kevinchandler179]

We also, definitely pass the eye 👁 test, literally!!!

[@earlecorkran698]

Alabama jus beat an FCS team in November and closes against 2 sub .500 teams. And Texas' schedule sucks. ETC.

[@mattschrimpf236]

Penn st has one win over a plus .500 team all year. Yet ranked 4th.

[@kevinchandler179]

Georgia coming to Happy Valley in December, would be a fantastic game, no Georgia would not kill my Nittany Lions, and I think with all the time off to get ready, I am not scared of anyone coming to Happy Valley in December, literally and we will win the home game no matter who it is!!! Enough said, have confidence in this team Nittany nation!!!

[@udotcarter]

sec so called blue chip teams got BLOWN OUT! Let’s revisit how the committee treated the 2016 PSU team.

[@dengold2009]

Have you listened to KOTN? (Kings Of The North) A podcast dedicated to 28 teams in the north. Great stuff if you want to tell the South (aka: the SEC) to Cram It!

[@cookingwithfinesse9883]

Missouri lost and didn’t even move in the rankings….if that’s not blatantly propping up other teams SOS idk what is

[@mattschrimpf236]

And Illinois get in to prop up penn st. Whats the difference?

[@drm9979]

USC has only one loss at home (PSU), all the losses were on the road. So USC gets Notre Dame at home, going to be really interesting. This is only slightly related to the conversation, PSU needs to beat Minnesota and Maryland and then there is no room for nonsense.

[@MATTHEWLORING-q5e]

SEC cries because they panic and know they are getting beat.

[@kevinchandler179]

I think the Buckeyes win, but it will be a 10 point game or less!!! WE ARE

[@johnhaversack1634]

PSU..playoff? does it matter..Franklin vs a top 12 team...really expect a win when he is like 4-20 vs top 10.

[@johnhaversack1634]

PSU better pray they get ND/Army/Boise....vs an SEC=loss.

[@miketyworth1029]

If PSU gags it at Minnesota, they don’t deserve to be in. Win and in. It’s as simple as that.

[@Atomikenrtia]

Georgia sucks. There. I said it. Their offense when Carson Beck isn't playing great is a goddamned atrocity. Bring Georgia, who never comes to the north into a night game in December in State College where the temperature is sub-freezing, and those soft ass babies are going to be too busy crying about being cold to actually execute an offense.

[@n5ifi]

Penn State is terrible, Ole Miss would beat the brakes off Penn State.

[@dougmorris5625]

Coaching ( bad calls) lost the Ohio State game.