[JJJ]

Pete Thamel's take:

The No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff will come down to either No. 8 Ohio State or No. 5 Alabama, and it cuts to the core of college football and the cultures that obsess over it. On paper – and that’s the only place this will be played – it’s riveting: Urban vs. Saban, Big Ten vs. SEC and, really, North vs. South. There will be calls about this debate on the Paul Finebaum show for years, as it cuts to the very identity of the fans and leagues directly involved.

It’s hard to overstate the stakes. But who will get in? Well, that’s easy.

Ohio State is going to end up as the No. 4 team in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State sputtered around on Saturday, as key turnovers, missed receivers and dropped passes injected more drama in this talent mismatch than should have existed. But the argument that’s going to get Ohio State in the playoff goes much deeper than the tenor and final score of their final game.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cfp-committee-n...22532.html

[JJJ]

Pete Thamel's take:

The No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff will come down to either No. 8 Ohio State or No. 5 Alabama, and it cuts to the core of college football and the cultures that obsess over it. On paper – and that’s the only place this will be played – it’s riveting: Urban vs. Saban, Big Ten vs. SEC and, really, North vs. South. There will be calls about this debate on the Paul Finebaum show for years, as it cuts to the very identity of the fans and leagues directly involved.

It’s hard to overstate the stakes. But who will get in? Well, that’s easy.

Ohio State is going to end up as the No. 4 team in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State sputtered around on Saturday, as key turnovers, missed receivers and dropped passes injected more drama in this talent mismatch than should have existed. But the argument that’s going to get Ohio State in the playoff goes much deeper than the tenor and final score of their final game.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cfp-committee-n...22532.html