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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteRhino" data-source="post: 1362193" data-attributes="member: 633721"><p>Something to think about regarding the B1G bowl success this year ...</p><p></p><p>Bowls are all about match-ups, and because the B1G doesn't have a team in the playoffs, that pushes all of their teams down one slot from where they would normally be. Add in the fact that the SEC has two teams in the playoffs and their teams are all bumped *up* a notch. That helps to explain their 0-3 record so far.</p><p></p><p>If Ohio State had made it into the playoffs, they would be facing Clemson instead of USC, and all of the other B1G teams would be facing better opponents as well.</p><p></p><p>So while I do think it's nice that the B1G is winning all these bowl games, it doesn't necessarily prove that they deserved to have a team in the playoffs. It is probably an effect of them not having a team in the playoffs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteRhino, post: 1362193, member: 633721"] Something to think about regarding the B1G bowl success this year ... Bowls are all about match-ups, and because the B1G doesn't have a team in the playoffs, that pushes all of their teams down one slot from where they would normally be. Add in the fact that the SEC has two teams in the playoffs and their teams are all bumped *up* a notch. That helps to explain their 0-3 record so far. If Ohio State had made it into the playoffs, they would be facing Clemson instead of USC, and all of the other B1G teams would be facing better opponents as well. So while I do think it's nice that the B1G is winning all these bowl games, it doesn't necessarily prove that they deserved to have a team in the playoffs. It is probably an effect of them not having a team in the playoffs. [/QUOTE]
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