They got some good bowl matchups to look forward to though, although I would have liked to have seen one of them play Mississippi State.
My fear is that now a lot of these bowl games are going to be complete duds. It’s like the NIT now, nobody is enthusiastic about them, that’s the downside of a playoff.
It’s also the curse of players leaving early for the NFL, now the most talented teams really won’t be motivated, because all the players are thinking about is not getting hurt and jeopardizing their draft position.