Both had one loss and loses to a top 10 team. Alabama had more wins against ranked opponents. Alabama would still be in. Amazing that Alabama whipped the #1 team yet "teambig10" fans are saying they shouldn't have been in there. I don't know what's worse, teamb1g10 or teamSEC.
My problem with Alabama is they lost to a team decisively (AUB), and that team went on to lose the conference title game decisively. At least when OSU made it without a trip to the Conf Title game they lost on a sp teams play to PSU and they went on to win a conference title. Bama is the 3rd best team in their conference and second best in the division.
The regular season is still relevant. The regular season determines the winner of your half of the conference. The CCG is really the first playoff game.You render the regular season irrelevant with this argument. The CFP has shown several times now that they believe the body of work is relevant, not just the hardware.
No way. I never thought Nebraska belonged in the MNC game in 2001. No conference championship, no MNC.
The way I'm reading what you said (and the way someone else interpreted it) is that CFP seeding should be heavily (if not entirely) dependent on whether or not you're a conference/divisional champion. Most collegiate and professional sports in this country have opportunities for non-divisional/conference champions to make the playoffs. This is particularly true in college where just about every major sport has a selection committee for determining who gets in and what seed they're given. We seem to be ignoring this truth in other sports but calling it into question with football. The only difference is that volleyball, baseball and basketball give automatic bids to conference winners. I think we'll eventually get there but it's going to be several years from now.
Didn't Alabama kill Clemson? What if Alabama beats Georgia? So if Alabama beats uga then uga is still better? Interesting logic.
Bama didn't kill Clemson. Talking about teams belonging in the playoff with bama. If they win it then obviously they are better team. But to not be a divisional champ, then your division loses the conference title game is a hard sell to say you are a top 4 team. Looking at the sec in bowl games points to the conference being very average numbers 4-14. Also, Mercer and 8 conf games, That should cost you right there. Conf championship games should be taken away. They do nothing but hurt a conference unless you are the sec. IF Wiscy just sits at home like bama they are in
So even though bama controlled Clemson the whole game they still didn't belong? So if bama beats uga they still didn't belong and aren't a top 4? If you're unbiased and watched football outside the big ten then you know Alabama belonged. I do agree the playoffs need to be expanded to 8 teams: p5 champs and another 3 but don't take it out and be biased against Alabama because the format sucks. Pretty sure Alabama's win over Clemson showed they belonged.
