So you’d be ok with an unbeaten, defending National Champion not getting the right to defend their title?
It’s the equivalent of a UFC champion being stripped of their title because two other fighters looked to be better. To be the man, you gotta beat the man...or at least someone does.
Lol, get out of here. Alabama lost to Auburn in week 12 just two years ago before winning the title.
And yes, the initial playoff rankings are irrelevant, but it is extremely insulting to the team that dominated the playoffs last season to hold them out, when they’ve still yet to be beaten.