Since Alabama, who I still think is one of the best teams in the country, lost last week there has been a lot of discussion about who should be the number one college football team in the country.
Now, I confess up front that I went to Ohio State and bleed Scarlet and Gray, but I see no other college football team as deserving to be number one than my beloved Ohio State Buckeyes.
I'm up for other arguments but one that really pisses me off is the Oregon should be number one argument. Do these people forget that the Rose Bowl actually happened and that Ohio State dominated Chip Kelley's finesse offense all night long on a neutral turf in Oregon's home timezone? Neither squad is significantly different but people want to put the Ducks ahead of the Buckeyes? That argument holds no water for me.
I'm realistic enough to know that if Ohio State played Alabama they would have to play near perfect football and capitalize on a lot of Crimson Tide mistakes to win but in the system we live with there has to be a new number one and I can think of no more deserving team than the Buckeyes from Columbus.
Now, I confess up front that I went to Ohio State and bleed Scarlet and Gray, but I see no other college football team as deserving to be number one than my beloved Ohio State Buckeyes.
I'm up for other arguments but one that really pisses me off is the Oregon should be number one argument. Do these people forget that the Rose Bowl actually happened and that Ohio State dominated Chip Kelley's finesse offense all night long on a neutral turf in Oregon's home timezone? Neither squad is significantly different but people want to put the Ducks ahead of the Buckeyes? That argument holds no water for me.
I'm realistic enough to know that if Ohio State played Alabama they would have to play near perfect football and capitalize on a lot of Crimson Tide mistakes to win but in the system we live with there has to be a new number one and I can think of no more deserving team than the Buckeyes from Columbus.