Sorry, it wasn’t the injury, it was strength of schedule. Strength of schedule has always mattered. The injury may have been a secondary factor.
FSU hasn’t played a great schedule compared to other teams in the top 10. They should’ve never been ranked as #4 going into the game last night. This is one place where the committee screwed up.
We intentionally sucked this year just so we could deny FSU a chance at the Natty. That Billy Napier is a frickin’ genius!
There’s no way with a healthy Travis that FSU doesn’t get in.
My point is that when Missouri wins 10 games in a season, you know the SEC had a down year. They did not do particularly well this year in inter-conference games with other Power 5 schools.
FSU, since the mid-60s when the girls school finally started producing decent football teams (and at least as recently as the mid-90s) repeatedly spurned Florida’s offer to support them in applying for admission to the SEC. They got what they deserved - it just took a while.
If FSU was betting the ACC would develop into a competitive league, they bet wrong. Now they have time to polish all those meaningless ACC trophies.
When Dabo ruled the ACC he always got in. However, ESecPN could not be left out of the cash flow. The TV and Cable Conference Network deals will put the majority into the post season shoot out next year going forward.
In a sane world where the integrity of the game really mattered after a team has been convicted, but “fully convicted” Michigan would not be in. The B1G/B16 has a media legend ensuring maxium profits to that conference at the helm.
Conference championships only matter... when they don’t.
On another note, had the committee left Cheatigan out, would have FSU got in? Or would have they bypassed a 11-1 Ohio State.
Next year after the off season adjustments, we shall see what kind of product Ichigan puts out. They are the most senior team in college football with 44 seniors, and a half dozen juniors leaving. They have said they needed 28 portal kids.