Born N Bled Red
All-Conference
Mods you may see fit to move this thread, though, it certainly pertains to Nebraska's chances of qualifying for the CFP in the future.
The media boiled the selection down to Ohio St. vs. Alabama- to me that's plain bs. Wisconsin got robbbed.
Ohio St. had 2 losses, one being a blowout to a 7-5 team. Though, the strength of their wins are pretty impressive, 2 losses, you're out, even if you win the Conf. - see Penn St. last year.
Alabama VS Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's record- 12-1
Total record of all Wisconsin's opponents - 81-78
Best win- vs Final ranked #21 NW - 9-3
Other "good wins"- FAU - 10-3 (CUSA Champs) Mich - 8-4, Iowa 7-5, Purdue 6-6,
Disqualifier - Lost Last Game (conf. championship)
Loss - #5 Ohio St. by 6 PTS
Won- conference division
Alabama's record- 11-1
Total Record of all Alabama's opponents - 80-65
Best win- vs Final ranked #17 LSU - 9-3
Other "good wins" - # 23 MSST - 8-4, TA&M- 7-5, FSU & Ole MISS- 6-6
Disqualifier Lost Last Game (non-championship)
Loss - #7 Auburn by 12 PTS
Won.- nothing
Wisconsin won 1 more game, won their division, and lost to a better opponent by a lesser amount, in a conference championship game. In my opinion, Wisconsin, not Ohio St or Alabama, should've gotten the 4th spot. Is this because, like Nebraska, Wisconsin plays in the BIG West? If Nebraska was slighted like this, I think we'd all be furious. Maybe Wisconsin just didn't win pretty enough, something Nebraska also used to be criticized for. Do we have to worry about this should we ever have an undefeated season? At what point do teams forfeit a conference championship game, so they can get included in the CFP?
The media boiled the selection down to Ohio St. vs. Alabama- to me that's plain bs. Wisconsin got robbbed.
Ohio St. had 2 losses, one being a blowout to a 7-5 team. Though, the strength of their wins are pretty impressive, 2 losses, you're out, even if you win the Conf. - see Penn St. last year.
Alabama VS Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's record- 12-1
Total record of all Wisconsin's opponents - 81-78
Best win- vs Final ranked #21 NW - 9-3
Other "good wins"- FAU - 10-3 (CUSA Champs) Mich - 8-4, Iowa 7-5, Purdue 6-6,
Disqualifier - Lost Last Game (conf. championship)
Loss - #5 Ohio St. by 6 PTS
Won- conference division
Alabama's record- 11-1
Total Record of all Alabama's opponents - 80-65
Best win- vs Final ranked #17 LSU - 9-3
Other "good wins" - # 23 MSST - 8-4, TA&M- 7-5, FSU & Ole MISS- 6-6
Disqualifier Lost Last Game (non-championship)
Loss - #7 Auburn by 12 PTS
Won.- nothing
Wisconsin won 1 more game, won their division, and lost to a better opponent by a lesser amount, in a conference championship game. In my opinion, Wisconsin, not Ohio St or Alabama, should've gotten the 4th spot. Is this because, like Nebraska, Wisconsin plays in the BIG West? If Nebraska was slighted like this, I think we'd all be furious. Maybe Wisconsin just didn't win pretty enough, something Nebraska also used to be criticized for. Do we have to worry about this should we ever have an undefeated season? At what point do teams forfeit a conference championship game, so they can get included in the CFP?