Yesterday the College Football rankings were announced and instantly Hoosier fans were frustrated. Even though IU had beaten #16 Wisconsin over the weekend they did not rise in the poll and remained at number 12. Further insult was added to this injury when the Big Ten athletic directors voted to change the rule allowing teams that only played five games on the season to participate in the Big Ten Championship game, thus, giving Ohio State the nod in the Big Ten East even though they were only 5-0. IU fans were irrate and I couldn't blame them. IU had to cancel their game with Purdue this coming Saturday due to COVID, but other than that they had played every weekend since the start of the late season. They finished 6-1, beat three opponents that were ranked in the top twenty and only lost to OSU by 7 on the road. It was a storybook season that seemed to be completely lost on those ranking the football teams and definitely on the media. The thought of Ohio State losing out on playing for a national championship and the amount of money that the school would be giving up was the focus. For those of us who had enjoyed the past several years of watching the Hoosiers grow from a nothing program to a national ranking it was extremely disappointing. This sad situation has been the topic of conversation around the Heinisch Home and one that has left Cameron frustrated with the college football playoff program. Cal had been telling us this for years. We just didn't realize how bad it was until this season. As one tweet put it best, "IU could beat each of the top four ranked college football teams and they'd still be rated 5th in the country."
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