5-1 is pretty impressive. Who los.... oh, never mind.
VOTE: Ohio State or Notre Dame? Who wins the National Championship?
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It was a close game, much closer than Ohio State's loss to Missouri last season.
Don't know who, but I know who I'd rather see win. The weekly memory of Beano's nonstop babbling about ND and the visual of Lou Holtz watering system when hyping ND has me leaning to osu. OK it's more than a lean. Not an osu fan but i hope it's not even close, Go BIG.
This is a better ND team than in recent times but I still think OSU is better overall and should win. Should be a fun watch.
physical slugfest is not what osu likes and that's what nd brings. biggest game of day's career. can he take the pressure? freeman we know can. game might well be osu-michigan part deux
Those would not have been the rankings if it was a 4 team playoffIf we still only had a 4 team CFP, this match-up would not have happened because tOSU & Notre Dame would not have made the 4 team cut.
Final College Football Playoff Rankings:
Rank Team CFP Seed CONF RECORD 1 Oregon *
1 Big Ten 13-0 2 Georgia *
2 SEC 11-2 3 Texas
5 SEC 11-2 4 Penn State
6 Big Ten 11-2 5 Notre Dame
7 FBS Indep. 11-1 6 Ohio State
8 Big Ten 10-2
I am torn. I do root for ND...but not over the Hawks. Now, I normally root for the BIG, but man....I just don't care for OSU.#6 ranked Ohio State (8 seed in CFP)
vs
#5 ranked Notre Dame (7 seed in CFP)
Monday, January 20, 2025
6:30 pm CT Kick off
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
TV: ESPN
I am Irish, catholic and I hate these bums and I hope ND gets absolutely routed
It's not about how much one gets for "close". I was just lamenting that Iowa actually had a good chance to win the game and make it 6-0 for Big Ten. Not like last season when it was apparent that Iowa (and Ohio State without the quarterback) had no hope of winning their games.
What does close get us? Whoops, sorry, I just saw someone else just commented with the exact same thing.
My questions still stands.
Guys...It's all good! We had a chance to beat mighty Missouri in Nashville.
Thankful! (And yes, I know we won 10 games two years ago)
Overall...a good year for the B1G in bowl games
| AMERICAN (8 teams) | 6-2 | .750 |
| ACC (13) | 2-11 | .153 |
| BIG 12 (8) | 4-5 | .444 |
| BIG TEN (12) | 10-6 | .625 |
| CONFERENCE USA (5)* | 1-4 | .200 |
| INDEPENDENTS (2) | 4-0 | 1.000 |
| MAC (7) | 5-2 | .714 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST (5) | 1-4 | .200 |
| PAC-12 (1) | 0-1 | .000 |
| SEC (13) | 8-7 | .533 |
| SUN BELT (7)* | 4-3 | .571 |
this will be a double digit win unless tOSU shits the bed.
one team beat the best teams (with their starting QB) in the bracket. The other team was on the soft side.
There is a reason it's a 9.5 point spread.
one team beat the best teams (with their starting QB) in the bracket. The other team was on the soft side.
There is a reason it's a 9.5 point spread.
So pretty much the only really good teams they played? Basically Iowa in 2015.....
And may very well have saved Day's job had they lost in the first game if the playoffs.....
It's not a homer vote because I'm not one of those "SEC! SEC! SEC!" or "B10 ROOLZ!" cucks. You should pick a team and hate all others, unless you're some kind of Nancy. I want Notre Dame to win in this case though, since my team hasn't sniffed this game in 24 years. Notre Dame is not going to win. Notre Dame may get blown out though. OSU peaked at the right time.
the playoff games against georgia and psu
that said i do think osu is the better team
Ohio State has better athletes, but Notre Dame is probably better-coached. They're basically a better Michigan as they have a championship-level defense and have just enough offense to keep drives alive. They don't settle for field goals in the red zone, and they aren't going to leave points on the field like Texas did.
Ohio State needs to start fast, like they did against Tennessee and Oregon. They can't let ND hang around like Texas did because that 1st-and-goal at the one is a TD for the Irish and would be a tie game late.
Ohio State needs to start fast, like they did against Tennessee and Oregon. They can't let ND hang around like Texas did because that 1st-and-goal at the one is a TD for the Irish and would be a tie game late.
I voted OSU but wouldn't be shocked with a ND win. OSU has the talent advantage. The Michigan game gives me pause...ND plays the same overall style but they're better at it.
So Ohio St’s games against Oregon and Texas don’t reflect equal “able to take the pressure” for Day? I want to know why you distinguish between the two, putting Freeman in the ‘yes’ category and Day in the ‘maybe/will he?’.
his repeated losses to his biggest rival michigan. this year he lost at home against a far inferior mi in what at the time was a must win type situation. he had everything lined up -- a home game, a better team -- only problem imo he couldn't handle pressure
day is a decent coach. yes he beat a good texas team in a close game to his credit, as for oregon he got a second shot at them which makes a difference. he might well pull it off against nd but his mi losses are the question mark
At least he didn't lose to Northern Illinois.
I'm just giving you sh*t at this point. I just find it odd that you came to the conclusion that ND's coach was ready to handle a game of this caliber and Ohio St's might not be, especially with Freeman going up against his alma mater, never coached through a conference grind and has laid a few eggs himself the past 3 seasons.
Ohio State - Oregon game was for the natty this year.If we still only had a 4 team CFP, this match-up would not have happened because tOSU & Notre Dame would not have made the 4 team cut.
Final College Football Playoff Rankings:
Rank Team CFP Seed CONF RECORD 1 1 Big Ten 13-0 2 2 SEC 11-2 3 5 SEC 11-2 4 6 Big Ten 11-2 5 7 FBS Indep. 11-1 6 8 Big Ten 10-2
Said that when I saw the bracket.
Also, I had the bracket picked perfectly except I had Clemson where Texas finished up.
How will the SEC and EsecPN spin this if the B1G Conference claims the National Championship 2 seasons in a row?
It might be a looong time before we see a team win a natty that’s not from the B1G.How will the SEC and EsecPN spin this if the B1G Conference claims the National Championship 2 seasons in a row?
I think you would be much happier joining the fanbase of either team. Being a hawk fan is too disappointing for you.
Ohio State is currently an 8.5 point favorite.
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