From: jecorbett4@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, December 4, 2023 at 2:40:19 AM UTC-5, RoddyMcCorley wrote:   
   > They got hosed by the committee. Absolutely no justification unless it    
   > is "we must have an SEC team." And even that does not work.    
   >    
   > The CFP cmte has too much subjective leeway to begin with.    
   >    
   > Go back to a fairly objective formula like the BCS had.    
   >    
   > --    
   > "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In    
   > practice, there is."   
      
   I agree with you completely. The idiocy goes back to the criteria of picking   
   "the four best teams".    
   That is a completely subjective judgement and is in the eye of the beholder.   
   If I were to pick what   
   I think are the four best teams, the would be in no particular order,   
   Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia,   
   and Alabama. Ohio State had been #2 for most of the rankings on only lost a   
   road game by 6 points   
   to the team that is now #1. Georgia was #1 for most of the year and lost by 3   
   points to #4 Alabama.   
      
   Others likely have their own opinion about who the four best teams are which   
   is exactly the point.    
   There is no way of knowing who the four best teams are. It is pure guesswork.   
   What we can measure   
   is accomplishments. An undefeated champion of a Power 5 conference has   
   accomplished as much   
   as they possibly could. No way such a team should be left out of the playoff   
   unless there were 5   
   such teams. In that unlikely event, they could turn to tiebreakers like   
   strength of schedule and wins   
   over the highest ranked teams. Given the results we have, there was no excuse   
   for leaving out FSU.   
      
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