I'm Going To Say It .. Alabama is NOT #1

Yeah, I went there. And 'ya know what? Somebody needed to! The talk surrounding the Big Ten this season is about how poor it is this year. This is very unfortunate for all the Big Ten fans out there, but for Ohio State fans it's even worse.

 Ohio State, with the nation's LONGEST active winning streak at 22 wins in a row, is getting zero recognition as a national title contender. Why is that? Well, simply put, Ohio State plays nobody. 

Now, I'm not here to argue that Ohio State has had a tough schedule because, let's be honest, they haven't. However, to exclude Ohio State from the national title race because of strength of schedule would be to imply that Alabama and Florida State have tough schedules. Hogwash.

In fact, let's look at Alabama, the "unstoppable" and "toughest" team in the country, and their "oh so tough" schedule.

After ten weeks of college football, Alabama's SEC opponents have a combined record of 35-35. They are 12-30 in conference play, and Alabama's biggest wins were against LSU and Texas A&M. I'm shaking in my boots.

Like I said before, I'm not arguing that Ohio State has a tough schedule. Their Big Ten opponents boast a combined 28-32, and 11-25 in Big Ten play. Ohio State's best win was against Wisconsin. So, Ohio State does have a weak schedule.

But can we PLEASE stop pretending that Alabama plays a hard schedule?

You've had as much to drink as this 'Bama fan if you think their schedule is that difficult (Photo MorgueFile)