It is the tough conference that causes the losses. Boise State had to live it down for the conference they played in. Face it, the Big 10 has been only a shadow of its former self for several years. Undefeated teams from 2nd class conferences don’t have much of an argument. The object is to find a national champion, not to find the team that can pad their schedule enough to go undefeated to get in a title game. If OSU gets in the title game, FSU will skin them alive.
That is true. Take SC, they lost close one at Georgia, when Georgia was at their healthiest all year, and a last second loss at TN, their worst game of the year. Meanwhile, they won at Mizzou in double OT and beat everyone else, including a damned good Central Florida team as well as Clemson. But it's that week in week out grind that causes a let down at some point in the SEC - like SC at Tennessee…one week after beating Arkansas by 45 at Arkansas.
There's no let up, and navigating that is just miserable at times.
Last time I looked Big10 was an AQ.
If OSU gets in the title game, FSU will skin them alive.
Says you? Urban Meyer has won 2 BCS title games, so he knows how to prepare a team for the big stage. Plus, this game will be played in Pasadena, California, not south Florida. Buckeye nation will turn out in force for the game.