Ohio State's Controversial Top 6 Ranking Sparks Debate

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00:00This would be the year to prove that Michigan would never outdo you once again.

00:11In what was done, Ryan Day with the Matt Rule face looking befuddled and a flag plant in

00:19the shoe by Michigan.

00:22Ohio State losing last week, Joe, in the game, but still as the committee sees it, number

00:27six in the country with what seems to be a secure position in the college football playoff

00:33and maybe even hosting a game once again at the horseshoe in just a few weeks.

00:37Yeah, so I have no problem with Ohio State being in the top 12 after we're transpired

00:42with the upsets last week.

00:43The problem that I have is them being number six overall, not dropping more than basically

00:49one or two spots and still being, you know, above teams like Miami that have a similar

00:55record you can argue.

00:56And that's the problem that I have with Ohio State.

00:58We do talk about SEC bias on the show a lot.

01:01Big 10 bias happened right here with Ohio State because, again, the quality win is against

01:06Penn State only.

01:07Outside of that, who does Ohio State have a victory over?

01:11They beat a 6-6 Nebraska team, got pushed to the limit, there were multiple times where

01:16they didn't look as consistent as they have in terms of years past.

01:19They won but didn't cover certain games.

01:21So again, you know, I have a problem with Ohio State as high as they are.

01:26If we're looking at them and Miami overall, I think Miami has an argument to be in that

01:31conversation.

01:32I just don't see it.

01:33The reason why Ohio State is sixth is because they were one of the top three teams to win

01:37a national championship as booked by all the sports books across the nation.

01:42Where's the quality win?

01:43I think that's totally wrong.

01:44And I have Miami pictures.

01:46First of all, they beat Penn State on the road.

01:50But we talk about Penn State all year and we talk about big games for James Franklin

01:55and they don't win and they win games that they should against mediocre competition.

02:00I don't even know how.

02:01Does that interrupt your betting on Penn State today in the Big 10 championship?

02:02It doesn't matter.

02:03It doesn't matter.

02:04Hold on a second.

02:05I'm betting them because I believe that they're going to upset today.

02:06It doesn't matter.

02:07I'm not betting them because I believe up until this point they're a great team.

02:11Does Miami have a win as good as Ohio State's win at Penn State?

02:18In your opinion, that's fine.

02:19Which one of their wins this year would you say is as good as Ohio State's win at Penn

02:24State?

02:25No.

02:26Because of the brand recognition.

02:27No.

02:28I'm not asking you brand recognition.

02:29Who did Miami beat?

02:30In your opinion.

02:31You don't have to describe.

02:32They beat Louisville.

02:33Louisville went toe-to-toe with Notre Dame and lost by seven on the road.

02:35I mean, I understand they lost games, but they pounded Clemson into the ground.

02:39That was a two-loss Clemson team right now.

02:42I mean, they beat them by 19 points.

02:44They rushed for 7.3 yards per carry.

02:47They put up a 31 spot.

02:49Louisville.

02:50You're now talking about Louisville's win against Clemson.

02:52Miami beat them by seven.

02:54But they still covered.

02:55I understand.

02:56At the Ohio State.

02:57And here's the thing.

02:58That Penn State victory is one of two wins against teams in the top ten that Ohio State

03:04owns in beating Indiana.

03:05OK, but we could talk about Penn State.

03:07Didn't cover against Ball State.

03:08Didn't cover against UCLA.

03:10Didn't cover against Illinois.

03:11You're arguing.

03:12Didn't cover against Minnesota.

03:14I just think the love for Ohio State is absolutely ridiculous.

03:17Now, I would agree with you to a certain extent.

03:19They only dropped four spots as a three-touchdown favorite against a seven-win-now Michigan

03:24team.

03:25They get treated like Alabama, though.

03:26They get treated like Alabama.

03:27When Alabama used to lose one game, they never fell out of the top ten to keep them in the

03:32conversation.

03:33Alabama fell five spots after losing by three touchdowns as a multiple-touchdown favorite

03:38in Norman.

03:39But to me, there is no arguing Ohio State's resume versus Miami.

03:44Miami doesn't have bad losses, per se.

03:47Ohio State doesn't either.

03:49Miami hasn't lost to a team at 500 or worse.

03:52Neither have the Buckeyes.

03:54Ohio State has two wins against teams currently ranked in the top ten.

03:58Miami has two wins against teams that are above 500 and not a single-ranked victory

04:04this season.

04:05I thought this conversation was going to be about the Buckeyes maybe playing in the college

04:09football playoff with an interim head coach, but that is not where I would take it.

04:13No, because I just think, based off of last week and watching that game play out where

04:17they're a 20-and-a-half-point favorite, and the whole world, oh, it's going to be a blowout.

04:22It's going to be a blowout.

04:23And Michigan has no offense.

04:25They lose that game as a 20-and-a-half-point home favorite, and they drop two spots.

04:29I mean, that's ridiculous.

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