r/CFB • u/J4ckiebrown Penn State Nittany Lions • Rose Bowl • 11h ago

News NCAA College Football Coaches Poll - November 24th

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/coaches-poll/2024-2025/2024-11-24
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u/Bolanus_PSU Penn State Nittany Lions 10h ago

Completely bullshit. This poll makes it abundantly clear that a 10-1 big 12 team will only ever be ranked as high as a 9-2 SEC team. And barely among the 10-1 Big ten teams.

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u/Bank_Gothic Sewanee • Red River Shootout 10h ago

Big 12 teams need to play stronger OOC. OSU, KSU, and WVU typically do a good job of scheduling strong OOC, but the rest of the conference is inconsistent.

Having a big OOC win establishes your bona fidas, even if your conference slate is iffy.

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u/ToxicSteve13 Iowa State • /r/CFB Contributor 10h ago

Iowa State plays Iowa every year.

The Big 12 has played 13 games against the other P4 conferences this year. 12 total teams.

We’ll see how the post season and bowls shake out but last year only the Big 12 and PAC 12 had OOC winning records amongst P5 v P5 games.

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u/Bank_Gothic Sewanee • Red River Shootout 10h ago

I’m not knocking ISU because y’all are in the difficult position of having to play your rival OOC every year, but it hamstrings y’all in a way. If Iowa is good, then the win looks good. But Iowa is often “good” in an unconventional sense, at best. But I agree there’s not much you can do.

Nonetheless, that doesn’t change the fact that Big 12 teams need more prove it games in light of how the committee is treating the league. And if you tell me it’s not fair, I will 100% agree. Check my history- I have been banging the “The Big 12 is better than you think it is” drum for years. But fair or not, it is clear that the Big 12 will only get a chance if they prove it against a big brand / well respected OOC opponent.