It's hard for the committee to actually just put in "4 best" since that clearly introduces the subjective nature of evaluating teams
The reality is college football is just a hard sport to find the right solution to given the size, variance in conference difficulty, etc. And it's hard to actually decipher the gaps in conference since all the games are played within conference for the most part aside from exhibition games (bowls) that have little meaning, and then the occasional marquee OOC game -- but those are early in the season when teams haven't rounded into form yet
In "theory" you'd want 4 undefeated power-5 conference champs, but I think anyone who has followed the sport knows that Washington and Florida State are not true top 4 teams. Very rare that you'd ever get the 4 best teams all being from different conferences
They have historically gone with the 4 most-deserving teams, and the result has been lopsided semifinal match-ups for the most part.
I agree that it's better for the sport if it's just "4 best" teams, but that is hard to conclude and justify, and kind of takes away incentive and value for conference titles
Obviously the format is changing, but this sport will never be perfect
The reality is college football is just a hard sport to find the right solution to given the size, variance in conference difficulty, etc. And it's hard to actually decipher the gaps in conference since all the games are played within conference for the most part aside from exhibition games (bowls) that have little meaning, and then the occasional marquee OOC game -- but those are early in the season when teams haven't rounded into form yet
In "theory" you'd want 4 undefeated power-5 conference champs, but I think anyone who has followed the sport knows that Washington and Florida State are not true top 4 teams. Very rare that you'd ever get the 4 best teams all being from different conferences
They have historically gone with the 4 most-deserving teams, and the result has been lopsided semifinal match-ups for the most part.
I agree that it's better for the sport if it's just "4 best" teams, but that is hard to conclude and justify, and kind of takes away incentive and value for conference titles
Obviously the format is changing, but this sport will never be perfect
The rationale would be that they aren't the same team without their best player, and that the ACC is such a dogshit conference that it really doesn't carry the weight of a true power 5 conference
I could see the injury rationale, but remember in the first season of the playoff Ohio State won win a third-string quarterback, and they lost to unranked Virginia Tech at home by 14 early in the season
Not quite the same though I guess
Add several more points to each of these now that they are down to their #3 QB.
Vegas knows Fla State is not even in the top 7 teams. We know it too. They put Cincinnati in the playoffs 2 yrs ago in a similar situation, they lost by over 20 points.
So Florida State has no business being in the playoffs even if they win.
They very well might lose and the problem goes away.
Feel free to join the dialog/discussion but do us all a favor and quit making every opinion that I have, personal.
Agreed.
Y'all know I'm still sitting on Ohio State futures, the first one from August. I know its a long shot for them to be one of the final 4 teams but alll they'll need is a Okie State upset of Texas. I don't really care what FSU does, it won't matter. Or maybe even a Iowa upset of Michigan. Ya never know 
. If they don't get in i won't lose any sleep over it. I've more than made my money back this season and it won't be the first or last time I've lost a bet.
. If they don't get in i won't lose any sleep over it. I've more than made my money back this season and it won't be the first or last time I've lost a bet.
Hope your right either Tex/Oho will bring money to game... Fingers crossed
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