re: Rankings are a joke so far

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But here's the problem. Ohio State finishes 10-2 but began with a #2 ranking. They will stay in the top ten the entire year. Meanwhile (hypothetically), a team like Minnesota finishes 10-2 as well, but they weren't ranked in the preseason. They won't even be ranked until a month or so into the season, and they'll be lucky to break the top ten by the end of the year. Because of that, Ohio State gets a New Years Six invite and they play in the Rose Bowl because they're Ohio State and they've been a top ten team all year. And Minnesota goes to the Alamo Bowl because who the Hell is Minnesota?

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That's possible but also Ohio State brings fans and TV ratings that Minnesota probably won't and if both are 10-2 but neither won the conference then why shouldn't Ohio State go over them? If Ohio State was 8-4 and was ranked over a 10-2 conference team you'd have a beef but if both are 10-2 Ohio State probably is better.