Looking at it dispassionately, the committee did indeed get it right and the matchups will be compelling with Saban-Meyer meeting again and Heisman QBs (Marcus Mariota is a lock) squaring off. As a Texan pulling for our regional teams, I would have put Baylor in the playoff but that would have been due to my homer bias.
That said, ESPN's Paul Finebaum made a good point a few minutes ago. The rankings last week when TCU jumped FSU top land at #3 and then the fall to #6 indicated that the path to the final four was rocky and the pentultimate ordering gave what turned out to be false hope for a Big XII team.
Big XII only has themselves to blame. They are a joke, and I look for more schools to try to get out. I see OU trying to make a move within the next few years.
It pays to play a cupcake non-conference schedule that featured Kent State; I guess Ohio U was busy this year.
The Big 12 Commissioner. One True Idiot.
I think Baylor was the ONLY team that could have beat (and did) TCU this year.
Honestly I could care less about Saban-Meyer or Heismans QB matchup.
I wanted to determine who was the BEST team, and without TCU and Baylor in the final four that wont happen.
The criteria for picking the final four should have been who are the four best teams. Period. Not which matchups make for interesting coverage.
“pentultimate”. Impressive...