Exactly. And TCU lost to Baylor. It's very close between those 3 teams. They're all deserving for that final spot, the way Ohio State absolutely crushed Wisconsin put them in.
I never claimed that. I claimed there was no strong distinction. That is what you are supposed to be refuting, not making up a staw man that is the mirror image of the claim you can't apparently support.
Okay partna. I don't think there is a strong distinction. I do believe TCU and Baylor are better and more deserving based off of what I've seen all year. The straw man was just messin with you.
Alright, then we are closer to the same view on this than I thought. In a weird way, TCU and Baylor cancelled each other out by not distinguishing themselves from one another. Make no mistake, I too think OSU lucked in. This was close. There just isn't a way to put TCU or Baylor in over the other, without ignoring the existence of a team like OSU with a very similar resume without the fog of a shared title. Plus, if we were going off of SOS, a win over Wisconsin is better than no game.
We all can agree (well all that are reasonable thinkers) that you cannot eliminate the arguing that XYZ U should have been included over XYZ State no matter how many teams are in the playoff. But it would appear that an eight team playoff would at least have let the more obvious one loss teams in thereby preventing any truly legitimate contenders being left out. To me whether the best 7th or 8th team made it is much less meaningful than is the best 4th team in as is the question this year.
Maybe, but consider this. You've got what I think is as clear cut of a 1 vs. 2 as you've ever had. You have consensus #1 Bama and undefeated, defending national champion Florida St who, if it weren't for this committee silliness, would be in the top 2 because it is fairly stupid to have a defending national champion on a 2 dozen game win streak not in the top 2. They also happen to be the two teams that should have played in last year's title game if not for 111 yard FG return. Why do we need a playoff to determine this? Football is a weird-ass game, but what about this playoff is better than letting Alabama and FSU line up for 4 quarters and slug it out? Does anybody really believe that Ohio St, or TCU for that matter, is one of the top TWO teams in the country? The playoff has one round too many, not one round too few. It's a made for TV farce.
Yesss. Those who wanted a playoff, here you go. This is what it looks like. short of a "every bowl eligible team is a playoff team," there will always be a cutoff that can be [itch bay]ed about.
Was comparing Baylor loss to WVU to Ohio State's loss to VT. Importance of venue being a loss at home versus on the road.
