I don’t remember OSU fans being upset when the B1G champion didn’t make the playoffs last year...
Only 1 Big Ten team got into the playoffs, OSU was ranked 3rd by the committee. The 4th seed was between Washington and Penn st. And yet again, the committee decided it was in the best interest to diversify the field by not allowing a 2nd team from the same conference into the playoffs.
The fact that Auburn and Clemson were so overrated and their rankings inflated by the committee because of “eye test” that it skewed everything in favor of Alabama getting into the CFP.
That needs to end. One way is to expand to 5 conference winners and 1 at large. Have the 4 lower ranked teams compete in a quarterfinals style matchup a week after their respective league championship games for the right to play the two highest ranked teams on New Year’s Day.