Midweek Musings - Punishment

With the latest College Football Playoff rankings, the Penn State Nittany Lions are the third best team in the country, and will play the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game.

With a win, the Lions would secure a top 2 seed in the upcoming playoffs, and a first round bye, as well as their first conference crown since 2016.

With a loss?

Well, that depends on who you ask.

According to the CFP committee, teams will not be punished for playing in - and losing - their respective conference championship games. Which makes sense: there are a whole bunch of teams that aren’t playing this week, but have completed their body of work. Why should those teams be rewarded for…