Here is the predicament facing Ohio State from now until Nov. 21: The Buckeyes will win and win and win, but they can’t win.
Not in the court of public opinion. Not when the rest of America – especially the Southeastern precinct – is loudly playing compare/contrast between Ohio State’s schedule and those of other College Football Playoff contenders.
Starting with Hawaii on Saturday, the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes basically have nine weeks of backrubs, manicures and pedicures before playing Michigan State, the only currently ranked opponent on their schedule. On the other end of the spectrum – and just one spot down in the polls – is Alabama, which has eight more games against currently ranked opponents.
That’s right. Every single Crimson Tide SEC game is against a ranked team. At least as of now.
It’s a bit ridiculous to rank 10 SEC teams at this juncture, but the 14-member league currently inhabits 40 percent of the AP Top 25. That’s attributable somewhat to earned reputation, somewhat to hollow hype and somewhat to the fact that the league took care of business in Week 1.
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