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A 1-loss Bama vs a 2-loss Ohio State who won the B1G.

Hmmm.  I think what cuts with me is the nature of OSU’s losses.  No problem with losing to OU, that’s on par with Bama’s loss to Auburn.  But the absolute trouncing of the Buckeyes by Iowa.  That one is hard to overlook.

Guess I’d lean Bama.  Opinions?

Im guessing OSU only because the committee hopefully wont pick 2 from same conf and the fact they love OSU

Maybe Wisconsin had someone injured last night, and the Committee can therefore sort of overlook the loss, as the Committee has been doing for Clemson since its loss to Syracuse.

course a true payback would be to pick Wisc and payback what they did last year

example of Utee's helmetosity theory
why it wouldn't happen 

loss to the Cuse was very bad, and I don't excuse the talkin heads and committee for dismissing this loss, but...

at the end of the season(today) Clemson obviously belongs in the top 4.  #1 or #2 really doesn't matter in my opinion

Yes to all of that.  I won't argue with Clemson's #1 ranking that I expect to see in a couple of hours.
But as I posted on the B1G board, I'm sick of hearing that rationale trotted out each week by Kirby Hocutt.
Vote 'em where you think they belong, but don't give us this weekly tale of woe about their QB getting hurt.

I know it isn't supposed to be political or commercial but I have a hard time believing they will be leaving out the B1G and the PAC12 thus alienating the majority of the nation's TV sets.

I agree with Clemson being #1, they look like the best team to me.  I also agree that I'm sick of hearing "their QB was hurt for Syracuse" excuse.  We shouldn't be hearing that now, their resume should be all the justification necessary.

All true about the control of the B1G over CFB and TV sets in the Midwest.

But thinking about those TVs, would any college football fan in say Illinois really be more interested in watching Ohio St over Alabama?

And Bama is just a more resilient team in general year in and year out.  I doubt anyone in the country could beat Alabama by 31 points.  

Ohio State lost by 31 (to nothing) in the playoffs last year and they lost by 31 to a good but not great Iowa this year.  The potential for another snoozer blowout of the Buckeyes is there.

Meanwhile I just looked it up and Bammer has not beaten by more than 14 points going back to at least 2010 (I stopped there it but it probably goes back even further). And I only found three games where they lost by double digits: this year by 12 to Auburn, then by 14 to each of OU and South Carolina back several years ago.

Bama will deliver a good game.  Ohio State could lay a big O at midfield (perhaps for Baker to plant a second flag in lol)