BIG
(4/5☆ recruits on roster)

Maryland (16) vs
Northwestern (7)
Northwestern leads series 2-1

Purdue (15) vs
Nebraska (24)
Purdue leads series 6-5

Ohio State (73) vs
Wisconsin (19)
Ohio State leads series 65-2-18

Indiana (10) vs
Penn State (49)
Penn State leads series 24-2

Michigan State (21) vs
Minnesota (7)
MSU leads series 30-18

Notable OOC

Oregon (53) vs
Utah (20)
Oregon leads series 24-12

Georgia (65) vs
Florida (43)
Georgia leads series 54-2-44

Maryland (-13.5) at Northwestern, 12 p.m.
O/U: 48.5

Indiana at No. 10 Penn State (-32), 12 p.m.
O/U: 46.5

Michigan State at Minnesota (-7), 3:30 p.m.
O/U: 40

Purdue at Nebraska (-2.5), 3:30 p.m.
O/U: 40

No. 3 Ohio State (-14.5) at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m.
O/U: 43.5

https://www.testudotimes.com/2023/10/25/...-in-week-9

TV Ratings

Ohio State vs.
Wisconsin: NBC - 4.87M

Indiana vs.
Penn State: CBS - 3.40M

Purdue vs
Nebraska: FS1 - 1.02M

Michigan State vs
Minnesota: BTN - 783K

Maryland vs
Northwestern: BTN - 270K

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college...v-ratings/

My top 6
1.Ohio State
2.Georgia
3.Florida State
4.Washington
5.Alabama
6.Michigan

(10-31-2023 12:20 PM)cubucks Wrote:  My top 6
1.Ohio State
2.Georgia
3.Florida State
4.Washington
5.Alabama
6.Michigan

Cubucks, I get your top 4. I don’t personally think OSU is the best team in the country, but they have the best resume to date so I have no issue with this. Georgia and Michigan haven’t played good schedules, so using that as a factor I get them being lower for now. Florida State has some good wins and some bad wins (BC), so that limits them. Washington also has a great win and a great offense, but no defense.

All of that is a way of saying I get most of your rankings, even though I think the CFP committee got it right last night. But Alabama? What have they done except look really shaky all season?

(11-01-2023 08:29 AM)NotoriousOne Wrote:  

(10-31-2023 12:20 PM)cubucks Wrote:  My top 6
1.Ohio State
2.Georgia
3.Florida State
4.Washington
5.Alabama
6.Michigan

Cubucks, I get your top 4. I don’t personally think OSU is the best team in the country, but they have the best resume to date so I have no issue with this. Georgia and Michigan haven’t played good schedules, so using that as a factor I get them being lower for now. Florida State has some good wins and some bad wins (BC), so that limits them. Washington also has a great win and a great offense, but no defense.

All of that is a way of saying I get most of your rankings, even though I think the CFP committee got it right last night. But Alabama? What have they done except look really shaky all season?

Fair question about Alabama.
No matter what site or metric you look at, their schedule is strong. Offensively, they have been good, but, Defensively, that have performed really well to their schedule. You're right, they have looked shaky, but I simply use numbers I've set up and it spits out the rankings. I think my setup is fair and it changes drastically by the week. I personally believe, even if Ewers is healthy, that Alabama would beat Texas today.

Michigan will be top 4 if they win out with my rankings. As of today, I have no clue, but they may even be there if they lose to Ohio State. The numbers I use are impacted 0% by what you did last year, Georgia, or the eye test. Eye test can't be too bad for Alabama because their performance compared to their sos is saying they are really good.

Also, teams are penalized strongly for losses, and even stronger for what's considered a bad loss. Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Penn State and Missouri are all 1 loss teams that are still very much alive for the CFP with my system. Tennessee, Utah, and LSU are long shots with 2 losses.

Some folks will surely say I'm biased with tOSU at #1, but it's truly what my numbers say and there is actually a pretty big gap between them and Georgia. That WILL change as Georgia's sos improves as long as they continue to perform strong.

Home Attendance

Ohio State vs
Wisconsin: 76,453 - 95.2% of capacity

Maryland vs
Northwestern: 19,286 - 40.9% - PATHETIC

Purdue vs
Nebraska: 86,709 - 101.5%

Indiana vs
Penn State: 107,209 - 100.6%

Michigan State vs
Minnesota: 46,392 - 93.2%

(11-01-2023 09:52 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(11-01-2023 08:29 AM)NotoriousOne Wrote:  

(10-31-2023 12:20 PM)cubucks Wrote:  My top 6
1.Ohio State
2.Georgia
3.Florida State
4.Washington
5.Alabama
6.Michigan

Cubucks, I get your top 4. I don’t personally think OSU is the best team in the country, but they have the best resume to date so I have no issue with this. Georgia and Michigan haven’t played good schedules, so using that as a factor I get them being lower for now. Florida State has some good wins and some bad wins (BC), so that limits them. Washington also has a great win and a great offense, but no defense.

All of that is a way of saying I get most of your rankings, even though I think the CFP committee got it right last night. But Alabama? What have they done except look really shaky all season?

Fair question about Alabama.
No matter what site or metric you look at, their schedule is strong. Offensively, they have been good, but, Defensively, that have performed really well to their schedule. You're right, they have looked shaky, but I simply use numbers I've set up and it spits out the rankings. I think my setup is fair and it changes drastically by the week. I personally believe, even if Ewers is healthy, that Alabama would beat Texas today.

Michigan will be top 4 if they win out with my rankings. As of today, I have no clue, but they may even be there if they lose to Ohio State. The numbers I use are impacted 0% by what you did last year, Georgia, or the eye test. Eye test can't be too bad for Alabama because their performance compared to their sos is saying they are really good.

Also, teams are penalized strongly for losses, and even stronger for what's considered a bad loss. Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Penn State and Missouri are all 1 loss teams that are still very much alive for the CFP with my system. Tennessee, Utah, and LSU are long shots with 2 losses.

Some folks will surely say I'm biased with tOSU at #1, but it's truly what my numbers say and there is actually a pretty big gap between them and Georgia. That WILL change as Georgia's sos improves as long as they continue to perform strong.

Ole Miss and Oregon are in that 1 loss conversation too.

I'm so tired of the transfer portal NIL, networks, tv deals, drama, conspiracy theories, dirty deeds, crooks. Deceit and everything else that is a part of college football today.