If your OSU you don’t get the benefit a blue blood status does. You have to strengthen the schedule. That’s a no brainer. No national pundit in their right mind would put a 12-1 OSU in over an 11-1 Notre Dame or a 12-1 USC.
That’s the reality. I don’t like it one bit but it is what it is. Did the 2011 debacle of who should play for the national title not teach you anything about the reality of college football? Just because you favor OSU it doesn’t mean they will get better accolades over a blue blood. The sooner you learn that money talks then better understanding you’ll have.