We are now in the CFP era. The Big Ten East is the best division inb the best conference from top to bottom, there is no debate. If Alabama had to play another team from the SEC from the east division perhaps they wouldn’t only have 1 loss. And to schedule a LOWER DIVISION middle of the road team like Mercer or The Citadel for next season is a joke on the entire committee selection process.
OSU this year beat UNLV, who then went on to beat Fresno State. So the CFP committee’s justification for not dropping Alabama further in the polls after it’s loss to a now 4 loss Auburn team was that it had 3 top 25 wins, when they fraudulently put Fresno State into the 25th spot in the rankings. What a joke. If Alabama’s best win no. 17 LSU qualifies a team to the CFP then a lot of team’s who were previously held out of the playoff because the committee didn’t want to put 2 teams from the same conference into the playoffs have a right to be angry.
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2015/12/how_has_alabama_fared_against.html
If not for Lane Kiffin having a mental vacation vs OSU, Saban would be undefeated vs Big 10.
2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses. 2 losses ........
There is a lot of silly nonsense about things like Fresno State and UNLV but it’s really about doing what you have to do — that is WIN YOUR GAMES. OSU didn’t. The loss to Iowa ... yeah, IOWA by 31 points.
Check out Wisconsin’s schedule and get back with me.
Check out UGA’s schedule and get back with me. Check out UGA’s 2018 schedule .... laughable. They should win every game.
9/1 vs. Austin Peay
9/8 at South Carolina*
9/15 vs. Middle Tennessee
9/22 at Missouri*
9/29 vs. Tennessee*
10/6 vs. Vanderbilt*
10/13 at LSU*
10/20 – BYE
10/27 vs. Florida (Jacksonville)*
11/3 at Kentucky*
11/10 vs. Auburn*
11/17 vs. UMass
11/24 vs. Georgia Tech
Look at what they scheduled OUT OF CONFERENCE. They play in the much weaker SEC east. Their only real game next year is auburn which should be down next year.
I am not sure who your team is but let’s hear their out of conference schedule over the last ten years. Let’s hear the big name opponents.