Big Ten Roundtable, Episode 10: Does League Deserve 2 Teams in College Football Playoff?

Welcome to Episode 10 of our ''Big Ten Roundtable.'' This week we break down the crazy windy Week 10 games, preview Week 11 and have a great conversation with Brendan Gulick of BuckeyesNow.com on whether the Big Ten should get two teams in the playoffs and if Ryan Day is an NFL coaching candidate after this season.
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Welcome to another episode of the ''Big Ten Roundtable,'' as we head down the home stretch in the college football season. There's a lot going on, of course, and we've got you covered with a roundup of all the games during a windy Week 10, and a full preview of Saturday's games in Week 11.

Our special guest this week is Brendan Gulick, our terrific FanNation/Sports lllustrated publisher who runs our BuckeyesNow.com site in Columbus. He does a great job covering Ohio State and we break down a lot of things with him.

Among the highlights:

We talk about Ohio State' 21-7 win at Northwestern last week, where the story of the day was the crazy wind, with gusts measured at 80 miles per hour. It was impossible to throw the ball, so both teams relied heavily on the run game. It took the Buckeyes a while to get going, and didn't finally take the lead until midway through the third quarter.

We also discussed of more nasty weather in November might be an issue — Gulick doesn't think so — and if final preparations against Indiana this Saturday and at Maryland next week will be enough for the Buckeyes to be well prepared for the huge Nov. 26 showdown with Michigan in Columbus. Both teams are still undefeated at 9-0 heading into Week 11 action.

We also had a chance to look at some bigger picture issues with Gulick, including why there's so little talk of BOTH Ohio State and Michigan making the College Football Playoff. There's always national talk about the SEC getting multiple teams in, but why don't we do the same with Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten? There's a lot of great insight from Gulick.

Finally, we talk about whether the NFL will come hard after Ryan Day again now that openings are popping up in Charlotte and Indianapolis. There's more great insight from Brendan there, too. 

Lastly, we've got all your information on the Week 11 slate, too. So check out the whole video. It's great entertainment.

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TOM BREW

Tom Brew is an award-winning journalist who has worked at some of America's finest newspapers as a reporter and editor, including the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, the Indianapolis Star and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered college sports in the digital platform for the past six years, including the last five years as publisher of HoosiersNow on the FanNation/Sports Illustrated network.