10-2 and a loss in the conference game does not guarantee a bid. PSU with losses to, lets say USC and Michigan (both with 3 or more losses) as opposed to an SEC team at 10-2 with a win vs a top 10-12 team will take the spot.
Let's not forget, PSU is lucky to be playing football.Let’s call it what it is. “How to f*ck Penn State, no matter what.”
Let's not forget, PSU is lucky to be playing football.
Didn't she once work for the Centre daily times?
Maybe she should stick to writing about baking cookies and not Penn State sports (TIC). ;-)
Yeah. She was with the CDT when Kelly Mazzante became the all-time leading scorer in Big Ten basketball. I think it was the 2003-2004 season. When she passed Calbert Cheaney (Indiana), Dinich (IU alum) threw a hissy fit about how Mazzante shouldn't be celebrated as the all-time leading scorer since her record couldn't be placed alongside the all-time men's leading scorer. Of course, everyone knew the difference between the men's game and women's game. Nobody claimed Mazzante was more talented than Cheaney. Nobody claimed Mazzante would beat Cheaney one-on-one. It was simply a matter of points scored. Still, Dinich wrote some articles crapping on Mazzante's accomplishment. It seemed she was going out of her way to prop up her fellow IU alum.
What would the BWICAC find to correct?Are we? Not playing looks better all the time.
Well, either Oregon or OSU already is guaranteed a two loss season, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if Oregon loses its second game of the season tomorrow before they even play OSU.
I really don't think that the shouting heads even would bring this issue up if, say, OSU didn't play IU, Oregon and say USC or PSU and finished 11-1 or 10-2. Because these conferences now have too many schools, every season, one or two teams are going to get the benefit of a perceived softer schedule. The powers that be in the Big 10 probably became apoplectic when they saw that the randomess of the schedule process didn't have PSU playing IU, Oregon and OSU.
Good idea, but the issue is PSU's conference schedule. Virtually everyone is now playing 3 cupcakes per season. One advantage is those million-dollar paydays to the victims float their programs. If the Big Ten went back to divisions, PSU would likely be paired with OSU and one of either Michigan or Indiana. While your idea has merit, I think we can all agree to be the best, you have to beat the best.
On another note regarding your post, last week, I was watching a Tennessee football show on the SEC Network and saw a banner in their indoor practice facility that says that they won the 1967 NC. I was curious about this so I decided to look up the 1967 Tennessee football team on Wikipedia and, indeed, it says that they were named as NC by something called Litkenhous despite having a 9-2 record.
Psu did acknowledge that as they had 1994 with the other championships in the end zone outside Psu board. Perhaps before 2001 remodel or a little after. Can’t remember.
It's basically preordained that the Big 10 is going to be a four bid league, so it's just a matter of which four teams it will be. I have a feeling that Oregon will not be one of them this season.
Considering that the SEC only got 3 teams in during the 2024 season and the B10 only got 3 in 2025, I have a hard time thinking its pre-ordained that the B10 is ever set at 4 teams, especially if ND takes a slot and it appears they will this year.
You probably are right, but the Big 10 largely now rules college football with, to a lesser extent, the SEC, and I would think that they would put great pressure to have four teams selected, especially if that team is a 10-2 PSU or USC.
Let’s call it what it is. “How to f*ck Penn State, no matter what.”
A partial solution might be to play a good team in the OOC schedule, especially an SEC team.Let’s call it what it is. “How to f*ck Penn State, no matter what.”
That's true, but other than IU, Oregon and OSU last season, there really wasn't another Big 10 team that was worthy of consideration; I know that IU won the NC, but I thought that the Big 10 in 2025 overall was a mediocre conference. The year before, the Big 10 did have four teams, including a 10-2 OSU and even a 11-2 PSU. I'm not saying that it wouldn't happen, but I think that it would be very hard to leave out a 10-2 Big 10 team regardless of perceived strength of schedule.
Whether it's SEC, ACC or Big 12, just start scheduling one of these teams every season.
PSU kicked Auburns ***, SEC teams wont come up here
Alabama did about 15 years ago and played at Wisconsin in 2024, and Oklahoma just played at Michigan two weeks ago. God, even Pitt played a Big 12 team a few weeks ago.
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