Ann Heisenfelt/Associated Press “We don’t think in terms of most deserving on the resume. We’re focused on the best four teams and the best ranking in the playoff top 25. Again, our focus is the best, not deserving.” — College Football Playoff chair Jeff Long, April 30, 2014. Ohio State is about to see whether those comments will prove to be true. If nothing else, Long’s comment in April has been a stark contrast to the overall theme of the playoff’s first go-around, which has been about a team’s body of work. Case in point: One-loss Oregon jumped an undefeated Florida State in Week 12. Is Ohio State a playoff-worthy team? Yes No Too early to tell Submit Vote vote to see results Is Ohio State a playoff-worthy team? Yes 83.2% No 11.2% Too early to tell 5.6% Total votes: 816 Granted, there’s an argument to be made that the Seminoles, who have five come-from-behind victories, aren’t one of the two best teams in college football, but Long’s explanation for the Ducks indicates another line of reasoning. “Based on the committee’s view about the strength of Florida State’s schedule and their body of work compared to Oregon’s strength of schedule and body of work, the committee voted that Oregon was No. 2,” Long said, via Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports. “It was a very close call, but the committee placed significant value on Oregon’s quality of wins against three top?25 teams, two of which were on the road.” Ohio State’s body of work has some prominent highs and lows. Beating Michigan State on the road 49-37 was one of the better conference wins by any team this season. However, the anchor that continues to hold the Buckeyes back is the Week 2 loss to Virginia Tech. It hasn’t helped that the Hokies are 5-5 and fighting for bowl eligibility. No. Still terrible. RT @Christoff79: VT loss looks marginally better after they won today from a technical standpoint? …
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