Rich Eisen calls out Ohio State fans for complaining about playoff matchup against the Tennessee Vols
Longtime sports media fixture Rich Eisen, who is a Michigan graduate, took some time this week to throw some shade at Ohio State fans ahead of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Eisen pointed out that some Buckeyes fans are complaining about the tough road that Ohio State has in the playoff because they play Tennessee […]
Longtime sports media fixture Rich Eisen, who is a Michigan graduate, took some time this week to throw some shade at Ohio State fans ahead of the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Eisen pointed out that some Buckeyes fans are complaining about the tough road that Ohio State has in the playoff because they play Tennessee in the first round while Penn State, a team that OSU beat, seemingly has an easier first round game against SMU.
If Ohio State beats Tennessee, the Buckeyes would face the No. 1 overall team in the tournament — the Oregon Ducks.
"Ohio State fans are complaining because that's what they do," said Eisen. "Because they have a tough opponent in Tennessee and Penn State, which Ohio State beat, Penn State has a home game against SMU. And if they win it, they take on Boise State while Ohio State's got a much tougher [first round] opponent in Tennessee, arguably, and if they win, they gotta take on Oregon.
Eisen went on to note, via some colorful terms, that if Ohio State wanted an easier path in the playoff, they should've beat Michigan at home in the regular-season finale.
Eisen is right that if you want an easier path, you simply can't lose games to .500 teams.
Tennessee fans have the same complaint as Ohio State fans — lower seeds in the playoff have an easier path, on paper, than the Vols and the Buckeyes.
The Vols' loss to an average Arkansas team, however, is the reason that Tennessee is playing on the road against Ohio State. If the Vols beat Arkansas earlier in the season, they play in the SEC Championship game and they're the No. 5 seed at worst.
There's no doubt that the playoff rankings/seeding are deeply flawed. But this is the field that's been set. The time for complaining and politicking is over. Now it's time for every program to simply focus on winning games.
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