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00:00Number five, Indiana in the college football playoff rankings
00:07and number two, Ohio State would be considered a game of the year
00:12before the season got started. Credit to you. And here it is
00:17this Saturday afternoon, noon Eastern Time kick in Columbus,
00:22Ohio, inside the shoe. Number two, Ohio State, number five,
00:27Indiana, and yet, you know, a 13 and a half point spread in
00:32favor of the Buckeyes total stands at 51 and a half. There
00:36are so many different ways to approach this game, its
00:40significance for a Big 10 championship race, its
00:43significance, of course, first and foremost, for the college
00:47football playoff in what a loss would do to Indiana's resume. So
00:52here is how I'm going to ask you the question marks, you know, if
00:56Indiana covers the number, will it change at all how you view
01:01this Hoosiers foot Hoosiers football season in the
01:04legitimacy of Indiana's candidacy for the college
01:07football playoff?
01:09Well, there's a difference between cover the number and
01:11have a chance to win the game and cover the number. Yeah, they
01:14can backdoor this thing here from a 20 point spread to a seven
01:17point spread a 20 point game rather to a to a 14 point game
01:21and get within the number you followed him saying they're like
01:24it's not impossible for them to cover the number. But having a
01:27chance to win the game is really what this metric is all about.
01:30And how we're going to judge Indiana do they have a chance to
01:33win the game in the second half? Do they have a chance to take a
01:35lead in the second half? If those answers are no, then guess
01:38what really is irrelevant whether Ohio State covers the
01:42spread or not. Indiana was never really in the game. And I don't
01:45think they will be in the game. I mean, I jumped on this earlier
01:47in the week, I got minus 12 and a half and I have very little
01:49hesitation about that number and it being wrong. I mean, the
01:54last 14 times a top five undefeated team has been a
01:57double digit underdog. They are oh and 14 straight up and five
02:02and nine against the number. In fact, this is the seventh
02:04consecutive season where a team 10 or no or better has been a
02:07double digit underdog including bowl games because last year, it
02:11was Florida State, five of the last six have all lost. And all
02:15five losers scored 10 points or less in that game. Indiana is
02:19going to get steamrolled on Saturday.