Michigan State took down Oregon and has the second most first place votes in the AP poll! Do you see the Spartans going to the College Football Playoff? No. That’s because I don’t see them beating Ohio State. As impressive as the win against Oregon was, all it did was solidify the Spartans as a contender. In order to get in, they have to beat Ohio State in Columbus and there’s a 95% that it’s just not going to happen. The Buckeyes have a better coach, better talent, more depth and home field advantage. If you look at last year’s College Football Playoff field, you’ll see that four conference champions made it to the College Football Playoff and if the Spartans lose to the Buckeyes, not only will they not win the B1G Championship, they won’t even win the B1G East Division. In some other conferences you could make the case that a team like Michigan State could lose to a super heavyweight like Ohio State and still make the conference championship game because you could see that Ohio State-like team losing to a pair of other great conference opponents to clear the way for the Michigan State-like team. (Ex. If LSU’s only loss was to Alabama, but Alabama lost to Ole Miss and Auburn, LSU would go to the SEC Championship Game.) Unfortunately for the Spartans, the B1G is still far too weak. Aside from Michigan State and Ohio State, Wisconsin and Northwestern are the only other ranked B1G teams and they’re not in the top 22…
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