Welcome back! It is the BIG weekend for the Hoosiers because it is their BIG test! The Hoosiers travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State. There is only two of us today, as Ethan was out sick, so it is only Ryan and Joseph today.
We also break down the irony of “strength of schedule” and how the committee only seems to apply this to certain teams, as well as head-to-head matchups. It is important to bring up because broadcasters as well as people online that have SEC bias use that as justification to move the SEC teams up more than where they are already at. They are not technically wrong, strength of schedule is important, but these schedules are made prior to teams finding out which players they lose/gain to the draft, portal, or otherwise, maybe some new coaching changes, and other factors that can contribute to a teams success. Look at IU’s schedule for instance, we already knew that Ohio State was going to be a tough opponent, but at the time the schedule came out, we were going to be facing off against the national champions and national runners up in addition t the Buckeyes. Not to mention the fact that in previous years, Michigan had a schedule in equal strength as us, or close to us, and so did Georgia when they won their most recent natty.
This leads back to one of the big questions we talk about today, is strength of schedule really something that should be taken more into account for the rankings, or is it something that people use to prop up their teams when they lose? All this and more in today’s episode! Have a good thanksgiving break, we will see you in December with the Hoosiers hopefully victorious!!
