COLUMBUS, Ohio — All the Big Ten wants when it comes to the College Football Playoff discussion is an even playing field, but the best way to get that is for the conference to lower its standards. And that’s not worth it. Urban Meyer has always hesitated on playoff expansion, fearing the wear and tear of more postseason clashes between elite teams. But when Ohio State barely missed the playoff for the second consecutive season, the Buckeyes outgoing coach fell back on what he knows has become a primary talking point for the Big Ten. What’s that? Getting all the conferences to play by the same rules, so the 13-member playoff committee is judging the same criteria. “Someone made a point to me about there should be more of a systematic way of setting the schedule,” Meyer said on the day the Buckeyes accepted their spot in the Rose Bowl…
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