With their defense, FSU without Travis would be about a two-TD underdog. Have you ever heard of a two-TD underdog winning a game before?
There would have been some other excuse. It's pretty clear the SEC champ was going to be there come hell or high water.
I don’t think this is true either. The middle of the conference is the bulk of the games that make up the SOS and The Narrative.
I don’t think best win is a good metric. You can only play who you play. I do think worst loss is a good metric.
So the CFP committee is basically saying, the SEC’s 4th best team is sh*t? Why does ‘Bama get ’SEC just means more’ creds for beating that team, while FSU gets dissed for beating them?
The CFP committee isn't saying that. They have said the decision was about getting the "best teams" in the playoff, not the teams with the "best resume". I'm not necessarily agreeing with them on their criteria, but their statements tie logically to their conclusion. FSU without Travis was not considered to be top 4.
Disappointing. I have a hard time believing anything bad about someone whose last name is Carson.
Ok so not 0%. But would you pick a 2-TD underdog over the “overdog” of Alabama in that matchup?
On the flip side, FSU may have benefitted from extra recruiting power by being in one of those conferences.
It has never been a tournament of champions, since the BCS was initiated it has been an invite only game(s) based on opinion! It's just a different group whos opinion counts now.
I agree, but every year they will have something to use. The difference is they NEVER use them against an SEC team.FSU was left out because they lost their QB and weren’t as good in games 12-13 as they were in earlier games. If he’s healthy, they’re in. He’s hurt, they’re out. It’s that simple.
Don't know. Isn't relevant. FSU deserves to be in the CFP based on their unblemished record. Alabama was, or should have been, already eliminated from the field by Texas.
The commissioner has a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of the member institutions. If it is proven in court that the commissioner either pushed the conference into contracts that enriched his family members or concealed material facts about the financial stability of the conference, then it's likely that a judge could find that the commissioner had breached this fiduciary responsibility. Once that is established, it's not a very big leap for the judge to release plaintiffs from their contractual obligations.
I agree. Add those two. They can’t sit around and pout. Fight! The ACC can survive, but they need to start making plans . If not, they will end up just like the PAC 12.
Dude, they’ve won the conference half the time they’ve been in the darn thing. You can dismiss that if you want to because it’s so old (kind of like our ancient Natties we have banners for in our stadium that don’t mean a darn thing according to your view). Then look at this year. They didn’t lose a game even without their starting QB. Listen, I’m not a FSU fan, but what happened to them will bite everyone in this conference at some point so just get ready. But, in reality this conference is in a death spiral so we’ll be out soon. Just wait until you see how the committee screws the ACC in late April when we get 5 bids and the SEC gets 9. And then see who hosts the regionals and super regionals. The die has been cast and this dying conference has been purged by the media.
I don't disagree with any of that iffing. I'm no lawyer but it would seem that if what is alleged about an under the table deal is substantiated by a preponderance of the evidence, it will be the end of the GOR and the end of the ACC. If not, the ACC will stick by its guns, beat FSU in court, and hold the conference together until at least the early 2030's. I guess we're going to find out.
