Well, we are getting a 12 team playoff next year, which should be an improvement over the current system. Even with that, some deserving team(s) will be left out next year.
I can understand why some might see it this way…but fundamentally I generally believe the SEC champion is in the top 4 teams in the country and this year the 13 person committee saw it that way too. Next year, it will all be different.
FSU’s current QB is atrocious. If FSU was included among the top 4 CFP teams, it would have been a disaster as viewers would turn away during the second quarter.
TCU was a disaster last year but still deserved it. Truth is you could make an argument for six schools. They all deserve to be there.
The issue is that the entire thing is subjective.
I know the SEC is tops and I get the champion belongs.
It’s just a bummer for these kids. They beat Lsu, Miami, UF. Just that the competition was underwhelming.
The qb wouldn’t be the one in the playoffs. But even if so….
CFP and other college football bowl games depend on ratings; if FSU played Michigan, Alabama, or Washington, or Georgia, or Ohio State, ratings would suffer as viewers would tune out early due to a non-competitive game. Unfortunately, FSU’s offense is weak due to injuries to two QBs and the third string QB is terrible.
Like it or not, D-1 college football is about money.
#2 will be back for the next game but yes I know it’s about money.
You’re presuming it’s be a blowout. But that’s why they play. No one knows. Their D is excelling at the right time.
But it’s not subjective. The rankings and 13 person committee look at a wide variety of data and metrics.
They also specifically assess key injuries, which likely hurt FSU too, see last bullet from the principles section, here:
The selection committee will select the teams using a process that distinguishes among otherwise comparable teams by considering:
- Conference championships won,
- Strength of schedule,
- Head‐to‐head competition,
- Comparative outcomes of common opponents (without incenting margin of victory), and,
- Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.
hmmmm - it’s subjective.
That a committee is looking and ranking metrics - it’s no different than a college ranking - it may be data based but it’s subjective to the data use and looking at key injuries (to which FSU’s #2 QB would be back).
It may be a way to bring unanimity but it is subjective…