That's not why. They couldn't leave an SEC team out. Or Texas. That isn't hard to figure out.
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That's not why. They couldn't leave an SEC team out. Or Texas. That isn't hard to figure out.
KidSilverhair
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It shouldn’t be about which games are going to look better (well, actually it is, to the TV networks anyway - but it shouldn’t be). It should be about which teams proved themselves worthy over the course of the season. Not sure what else you’re supposed to do besides win all your games.
If it’s just supposed to be “get us the funnest matchups to watch on TV” then just pick teams based on reputation and ratings, screw whatever the actual results on the field are. And even then, there’s no guarantees you won’t get boring blowouts anyway.
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Think I may have been first to say FSU is screwed yesterday during the Bama game.
Patting self on back.
Patting self on back.
I think a key in their decision is that both Travis and Rodemaker are/were out. Had Rodemaker not been out with a concussion vs LVille, they would have another game to evaluate his play. I don't think FSU ruled Rodemaker doubtful until yesterday morning or Friday night.
Not a crazy thought. ESPN runs CFB. Whatever serves them best is what they will do.
It’s both, it’s easy to see why it happened. Also bama is better than FSU right now. Putting up 16 on Louisville is sad. I wish FSU was in trust me, but they got the current 4 best teams.
Only beating Auburn by 3 on an absolute prayer is also pretty sad.
And got pushed out by a team that played freaking Chattanooga in November because they are above the criteria applied to other teams
The entire dysfunction of the sport, America's second favorite, boils down to this.
I get it, but just about all the teams had a close win, including FSU. Plus it’s the iron bowl so it gets the benefit of the doubt, again it might not be fair but that’s the way it works
KidSilverhair
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“Justified”
”Results on the field don’t matter when we don’t want them to, after all anything can happen during a game, sometimes the better team loses - but let‘s have a final game where we know the winner is the best of all, and their winning this particular game proves our choice to put them in was wise and correct!”
Literally never disagreed with you all Nostradamus and pompous asshats like yourself. I said it is the wrong thing to do. I made money with this decision as the four teams that got in was +340 on Fanduel because that's what I was sure would happen. Doesn't mean I think it's right.
My apologies, fellow poster.
Even though I didn’t say you were wrong,
You were exactly correct.
And showed Vegas who was right!
Fair, I don’t necessarily think it’s right either, it’s just the way it is. Next year with 12 won’t have this issue at least
I think this is the bigger issue. Yes, FSU got robbed this year. But it is the constant mental gymnastics the committee engages in every year that clearly comes from their preference and bias towards the Big 10 and SEC.
The “criteria” is either shifted or a new term is entered into the discussion. If FSU’s situation was instead OSU or Alabama there’s no questioning of their resume or season results due to the QB injury. The narrative would be “they earned a spot by winning all their games.”
Wait wait wait you were the one clamoring how Florida State struggled against a terrible Florida team, but that in-state, road rivalry doesn't count in finding a way to win? Iron Bowl is just different though. Gotcha.
Well, I mean, it's in tandem with the fact that Florida State never lost? An Iron Bowl against 6-6 Auburn who just got floored the week before by New Mexico State isn't that impressive. Especially disproves the fact that Alabama somehow has really turned on the jets later in the season, which is just a bunch of baloney.
Here’s a fun hypothetical, if the last second pass in the Alabama/Auburn games goes incomplete then we would now be talking about how terrible it is that Georgia got in as the 4 seed over FSU after losing their conference championship game. The committee would have used the same best teams/eye test to get Georgia in.
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