Ill give you a preview if FSU wins. UGA didn't want to be here, had multiple players opting out, etc. etc. FSU will get no credit at all for beating them. ESPN will make sure the announcers for the game reiterate how unmotivated UGA is multiple times during the broadcast. If I am pro prospect on FSU's team then there is no way im playing in this game. It's pointless.
I can understand this, but u(sic)ga also had opponents who had a net losing record. Do you hear that argument made against them or would have been considered if they had beaten Bama?
I know some will see your post as histrionic but if so they haven’t been paying attention. The ACC dominated the SEC this year and got shut out. And, had FSU lost their game, the SEC would have two teams in the playoffs. This is our future.
I think you are right on the format but still have a question. Currently only conference champions can earn a bye for slots 1-4. Do you think they will keep that? My guess is they will eliminate that and seeds will be based totally on where you finish. What do you think?
That split happened for the ivies and for d-3 a long time ago.
They would have been conference champs and a number 1. IMO, I don’t think they should have been ranked No 1 based on the quality of their opponents.
Agree. That precedent was set yesterday.
I blame ESPN for their propaganda and bias opinion of the SEC. My hope is very soon ESPN goes under along with the SEC.This article pretty much sums up the ineptitude of this committee.
CFP Anger Index: Unpacking the outrage of Florida State's snub
Breaking down FSU's snub and the other teams that got the short end of the stick from the CFP committee.www.espn.com
I think you’re profoundly stating the obvious here, but thanks all the same. The issue is no one knows how FSU will perform with their JR backup QB getting all reps for a month.Guys, it's really simple. It isn't a real "playoff" with set rules like the NFL, NBA or MLB. "Win your division and you're in. Win the wild card and you're in." It's a tv show that is all about the money. If FSU doesn't lose their QB and/or wins impressively against a bad Florida team and a pretty good Louisville team, they probably get in. They lost their star players and likely couldn't compete with the other teams in the CFP.
After several years of blowouts in the semis and then last year's blowout of TCU in the finals, they weren't going to put in a team that lost their star quarterback. That's life. If there were a rule saying that any undefeated Power 5 champion gets in and then they left them out, they'd have a case. They don't. It's a tv show that is all about the money. Right now as they stand today, Alabama is a better team than FSU. That's it. That simple.
While I do hate it for the conference, I do find a bit of joy in FSU getting screwed after their whining about the ACC and money. They have made no friends over the past few months. Not saying it came back to bite them, but it does bring a small smile to my face.
And again, if we just shrug and say it's a TV show then it makes sense. Those who want a playoff also want the team that persevered through adversity to get their due shot. A team that wins in spite of adversity is displaying strength, not weakness. Therein is the difference. It's an injustice not to let the undefeated team who fought through adversity into the playoff because of what some may "think" might happen. Let the team play - we may be surprised what happens.
It was a rivalry game. Did you notice that many of the candidates for the playoff that had rivalry games just before their conference championship games struggled? Georgia beat Tech by 8. Washington beat WSU by 3. Alabama, the team that supplanted FSU, beat Auburn by a miracle. And FSU beat Florida by 9, even with their backup QB.