Imagine Clemson going 13-0 in the ACC and being left out of the playoffs. It would NEVER happen!
I am not an FSU fan, but they got badly disrespected. I would have left out both Texas AND Alabama.
My 4 picks would have been Michigan, Washington, Florida State and Georgia (even though they lost the SEC championship).
I’m a Georgia fan, and I would say they should not be in. If there are only four teams in the playoffs and you aren’t your conference champion, then you have no business in the playoffs.
“My 4 picks would have been Michigan, Washington, Florida State and Georgia (even though they lost the SEC championship).”
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IMHO, the four should have been UM, UW, TX, and FSU.
Georgia may be the best team, but they had the chance to prove it and failed.
TX beat AL in AL. Never mind that it was week 2. AL does not belong there.
I guess the FSU QB situation did them in, but I’m not sure how fair that is to not select them based on that.
But these kind of controversies, while bitter for some in the moment, serve to build the game in the long run.