The Nick Bosa Effect relative to college football playoff

[Bigfigga12]

What I would like to be seeing discussed relative to this playoff conjecture is the Nick Bosa effect.

The committee has admitted they have given Clemson the benefit of the doubt with their loss to Syracuse because they lost their QB Kelly Bryant early that game.

Just re watch the Michigan State game and the absolute havoc Bosa causes and creates for this defense.. One could argue Bosa's value in disruption to this defense equals Bryant's for Clemson's offense.

You can't deny the score was only 17-17 against Iowa once Bosa got ejected for a flimsy targeting call in the 2nd quarter. If Clemson can get a pass for losing their QB, why wouldn't OSU get the same credit losing their superstar DE one in the same??

 

[Bigfigga12]

Now I know we still have the loss to Oklahoma, but that may be the best loss in the country right now. I'm speaking of that anomaly called Iowa, and how up to that game, and after with the trouncing of Michigan State, OSU has shown they are a top 4 team. Nick Bosa's disruption and havoc he creates makes our defense an incredible one... without him, the result has proven otherwise. If the committee has set a precedent in allowing the loss of a key player as an excuse for an off game/loss with Clemson, then they should with OSU too with the Iowa loss. It's still a loss, but Bosa should come in the conversation when people try to say OSU shouldn't make it because hey we're blown out. They lost their best defensive player when the score was 17-17. Just like how Clemson couldn't score at Syracuse once Bryant went down.

 

[ant80]

An argument can be made that Bosa was ejected. Kelly Bryant, I believe was injured.

Still a long way to go.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Hard to argue he was worth 31 points though. JT throwing 4 awful picks can't be excused

 

[BayBuck]

The stupidest part about Clemson receiving the "benefit of the doubt" for Bryant's injury is that they were already losing when he was injured right before halftime!

 

[Taosman]

What about the "Kevin Wilson/Ryan Day Effect"?
#3 Total Offense in the entire country. Behind the two Oklahomas. Why aren't people talking about that?

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/21

 

[mendensa]

b/c we let up 55 to Iowa. No "benefit of the doubt" this year. Buckeyes need to win out in impressive fashion and still hope for help. Not impossible but not likely.