Posted by moranis on 10/8/2014 7:41:00 AM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 10/7/2014 6:54:00 PM (view original):
I think your problem is that you believe any statement made in September must apply in December. It doesn't. Teams evolve and we have more info. I don't care if SC wins out and crushes Bama/Auburn in the SEC championship. They have proven that they aren't ready for big boy football in the last two weeks. One game for them means nothing.
Of course a couple of teams on MSU's schedule might start rolling teams. Maybe, all of sudden, MSU can get a couple of quality wins. I don't see it but it's possible. Now, if in December, I say "Looks like MSU should be in", you'll have a fit and quote every post where I said they shouldn't. But that's two months from now. Things can change.
Had you said Alabama is the best team in September, of course that can change, but that isn't the type of statement you were making. You were making broad statements about how home losses early with young teams can be disregarded, but only with certain teams. A team that gets crushed at home is a team that gets crushed at home. It is a terrible loss. It doesn't matter if it is week 1 or week 13. Now sure if it is week 13 you have a lot more to go on for the overall team picture than if it is week 1, but it still doesn't change the fact that it is a terrible loss.
I get that you think Alabama will prove itself to be better than Mississippi, but that certainly hasn't happened to this point in the season. The fact that tripleh agrees with you, should tell you all you need to know.
You're one dense ******.
"You were making broad statements about how home losses early with young teams can be disregarded, but only with certain teams." Yes, it can be disregarded with certain teams.
In SC's case, they had GA, Mizzou, Auburn and Clemson on their schedule. Strong showings in those games would override the loss to TAMU.
In OSU's case, they had MSU on their schedule. A strong showing over MSU would not override the loss to VaTech(who has since lost to ECU, who lost to SC, and GaTech).
Pretty sure I've stated this over and over and over again. I know it doesn't fit with what you want to hear, because it says your precious Buckeyes shouldn't be in the playoff picture, but I've consistently made the same point time and again.