Post by doc on Nov 21, 2018 16:15:48 GMT
The guy talks in circles, every excuse he gives for Oklahoma could be given for Ohio State - same as the negatives. He truly has no viable answers.
Personally, I don't think Oklahoma or Ohio State have proven they belong....
Q. And how does that relate to Ohio State? Why are they not playing as complete, and how did that discussion go?
ROB MULLENS: Well, obviously we watched the Maryland game and the games the weeks before. Their defense is struggling a little bit. Their offense is obviously keeping them in the games and helping them find a way to win. But that's what it came down to.
Q. You mentioned before that you guys obviously are aware of Oklahoma's struggles on defense, but why isn't that having more of an effect or an impact on where OU is ranked?
ROB MULLENS: We have mentioned it in several weeks, but I think that's balanced by the dynamic offense that they have and their ability to find a way to win riding that offense.
Q. You were asked about Ohio State and about Oklahoma. Some Ohio State fans have been pointing out that both of those teams have struggled on defense and they're both among the top-ranked offenses in the country. What is the level of separation that the committee sees between them that has Oklahoma ranked sixth and Ohio State ranked 10th?
ROB MULLENS: We don't put measurements of separation. We discuss the teams, we look at their full body of work and their resumes, and then we rank them. This week the committee put Oklahoma at 6 and Ohio State at 10.
Q. Just to follow up on Dan's question, not so much about the separation between Oklahoma and Ohio State, but they do have very similar stats. When you compare those two teams specifically, how do you view Oklahoma and how do you view Ohio State in the same context?
ROB MULLENS: Again, it's going to be repetitive. When we look at their full body of resumes, with Oklahoma we see one of the top offenses in the country with a dynamic quarterback, understanding that their defense struggles, and their only loss is to a ranked Texas team on a neutral site. We understand Ohio State has a quality road win over Penn State. They keep finding a way to win, a close overtime win at Maryland, again, with their offense carrying the weight.
Q. Would you say the Purdue game is the biggest difference with them right now, losing to Purdue the way that they did?
ROB MULLENS: That's not the way the discussion happens. You don't narrow it down like that. Again, we line up the full resume side by side, and it never comes down to just one thing.
Q. As the season goes on and rankings change, does your viewpoints of wins, does the committee's viewpoint of a win change, meaning does Ohio State's win over Penn State hold more weight in the committee's eyes than it might have a few weeks ago when they were lower?
ROB MULLENS: Again, we start with a clean sheet, and we compare the full resume, and we know what the opponents have done over the course of the season. So I don't know that we apply more weight or less weight. What I do know is we put the full resume up there, we see who they beat, and evaluate it that way.
Personally, I don't think Oklahoma or Ohio State have proven they belong....
Q. And how does that relate to Ohio State? Why are they not playing as complete, and how did that discussion go?
ROB MULLENS: Well, obviously we watched the Maryland game and the games the weeks before. Their defense is struggling a little bit. Their offense is obviously keeping them in the games and helping them find a way to win. But that's what it came down to.
Q. You mentioned before that you guys obviously are aware of Oklahoma's struggles on defense, but why isn't that having more of an effect or an impact on where OU is ranked?
ROB MULLENS: We have mentioned it in several weeks, but I think that's balanced by the dynamic offense that they have and their ability to find a way to win riding that offense.
Q. You were asked about Ohio State and about Oklahoma. Some Ohio State fans have been pointing out that both of those teams have struggled on defense and they're both among the top-ranked offenses in the country. What is the level of separation that the committee sees between them that has Oklahoma ranked sixth and Ohio State ranked 10th?
ROB MULLENS: We don't put measurements of separation. We discuss the teams, we look at their full body of work and their resumes, and then we rank them. This week the committee put Oklahoma at 6 and Ohio State at 10.
Q. Just to follow up on Dan's question, not so much about the separation between Oklahoma and Ohio State, but they do have very similar stats. When you compare those two teams specifically, how do you view Oklahoma and how do you view Ohio State in the same context?
ROB MULLENS: Again, it's going to be repetitive. When we look at their full body of resumes, with Oklahoma we see one of the top offenses in the country with a dynamic quarterback, understanding that their defense struggles, and their only loss is to a ranked Texas team on a neutral site. We understand Ohio State has a quality road win over Penn State. They keep finding a way to win, a close overtime win at Maryland, again, with their offense carrying the weight.
Q. Would you say the Purdue game is the biggest difference with them right now, losing to Purdue the way that they did?
ROB MULLENS: That's not the way the discussion happens. You don't narrow it down like that. Again, we line up the full resume side by side, and it never comes down to just one thing.
Q. As the season goes on and rankings change, does your viewpoints of wins, does the committee's viewpoint of a win change, meaning does Ohio State's win over Penn State hold more weight in the committee's eyes than it might have a few weeks ago when they were lower?
ROB MULLENS: Again, we start with a clean sheet, and we compare the full resume, and we know what the opponents have done over the course of the season. So I don't know that we apply more weight or less weight. What I do know is we put the full resume up there, we see who they beat, and evaluate it that way.
