It’s almost Halloween, and after a month-long jump through other school football players, Ohio State and Penn State didn’t play any games.
No. . . Nothing.
However, while the state of Ohio ranks fifth in the Associated Press national polls and coaches, Penn State ranks eighth and seventh in second place.
Yes.
That makes sense.
Well, that’s the case, but only if you’re in the Big Pumpkin, as well as the stupidity that Ohio State, Penn State or any other Big Ten or Pac-12 team deserves to fight this season for the national championship.
Not these groups, by the way. And no, it doesn’t matter that it took more weeks during the summer to put their COVID-19 protocols into effect compared to other Power Five conferences.
Ohio State, Penn State and other Big Ten schools deserve to do the right thing. They are expected to register for Pac-12 members and their convention commissioners to urge the College Football Playoffs Selection Committee (PSC) on December 20 to just the SEC, CCA and Big 12 for their Final Four.
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In AP and coach polls, Clemson is the No. 1 with 5-0, adding a win over No. 11 Miami. Alabama (4-0) beat 4th Georgia after beating 7th Texas A
Everyone’s got Notre Dame (4-0) at number 3.
Georgia’s four-game loss came here on the road in Alabama, so AP and the coaches put the Bulldogs fourth.
Then there’s Ohio State Georgia, with Penn State appearing in the Top 10 of any of the polls. Not only that, however, the Big Ten members, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, are also in the Top 25, joining via Oregon and USC from Pac-12.
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Never mind, ACC schools have 11 games this coronavirus season, compared to 10 of each sec and 12 large ones.
Big Ten plays 8 games.
Pac-12 plays seven.
You do the math.
With fewer games, the Big Ten and Pac-12 groups have a trail to the PSC than their Power Five counterparts.
That’s not fair.
Unfortunately, if you go through last year’s economy in school football, the Big Ten and Pac-12 groups have at least $6 million in reason not to retire from the national name race. normal season.
As for this year, college and professional groups work in front of less or no fans. If you combine this with a number of other points that replace the sport’s monetary equations, the gain in PCP for the groups will likely decrease.
None of this matters.
If you’re on the beat of a Power Five school those days, getting something through the PSC is better than the alternative.
Consider this from ESPN. com: “In a billion-dollar industry, less than a portion of FBS’s sports departments have monetary reserves in position that can be used in this type of crisis,” according to a recent survey through lead1 Association, the professional organization representing sports administrators at 130 FBS schools. In the survey of more than one hundred AD, 41% of Power Five and 26% of the Group of five departments showed that they had such a reservation. »
The state of Ohio, however, is stronger financially than most. According to Forbes, the Buckeyes entered last season with the fifth best average source of income in the last 3 years with $132 million.
Buckeyes can simply set an example.
They may simply choose not to participate in PA and Coaching surveys for a year, which would take them out of the PSC race, and they would still have enough cash to buy Buckeye’s leaf stickers to place on the PSC headset. Players.
Yes, and they can also instruct Charlie Brown to upgrade Justin Fields as quarterback before Big Pumpkin appears.
I started as a professional sports journalist in 1978 at the Cincinnati Enquirer after graduating from the University of Miami (Ohio), and I’ve done the same
I as a professional sports journalist in 1978 at the Cincinnati Enquirer after graduating from the University of Miami , Ohio, and have been doing the same since. I also appear on national television and am part of a weekly television exhibition in Atlanta. I’ve done everything from ESPN to MSNBC and The Oprah Winfrey Show. In terms of writing, I went from my paintings for major San Francisco and Atlanta newspapers to being a national columnist on AOL Sports, MLB. com, Sports On Earth. com and CNN. Com. I’ve covered a lot of sporting events. I’ve done 30 Super Bowls, many NBA World Series and Finals games, Final Fours, several Indianapolis 500s, Daytona 500s and other car races, primary fights and golf tournaments, school football games and more. local awards along the way.