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This is laugh-out-loud funny if you ask me. If the guy didn't get hurt, they would have come up with another reason. FSU not getting selected is the only good thing about this CFB season.
This is ever so slightly over the top! I’m of the opinion that ESPN wanted Alabama and if FSU got in the way, they are collateral damage. Honestly, I thought Texas was out the door because they would take a 13-0 team, and other that Alabama, Texas didn’t beat anybody but I guessed wrong on that. Had things been reversed, and Alabama lost its quarterback who thinks we wouldn’t read about how brilliant Bama had been to pull off a huge win with a backup?"Essentially, you have the chair of the committee that not only determines the fate of numerous programs, but also the significant monetary fate of the sport, blaming FSU’s exclusion on the injury to Jordan Travis. The committee blamed Jordan Travis for breaking his leg."
"With the reasoning given by the committee, they’ve now set the precedent that they will leave a team out of the playoffs because of a star player being injured. The financial benefits to the school? The TV exposure and recruiting benefits? The incredible experience for the players and coaches? All of that now falls on a young man, or young men, who had bad injury luck. Let’s hope that they have strong support systems around them, because this is the kind of stuff that can result in tragedy."
Money over mental health: The dangerous precedent set by the CFP committee
A crushing blow to the mental health of college football players and coaches.
Would have been easier for them to take the three undefeated and then Bama if not for the inconvenient head-head result... WWE level sports entertainment.
SEC people can prove they are the best conference pretty easily... Schedule big games and win them in the non-conference. They did that right? Oh wait they actually lost the big matchups this year.... bama texas, miami am, lsu florida state..... There have been years that the SEC was dominant but this year they lose the big ones
The kid from FSU broke it 2 (or 3?) games ago. The committee knows how they did without him. That's what they judged on. The fact that it opened the door for the SEC was just a bonus.
This didn’t age well
Not sure why this surprised anyone. FSU's best game was an OT win over Clemson ... the team that needed a big comeback to beat Kentucky.
It shouldn't be surprising to anyone because half their team and all their best players skipped the bowl game.
Is this a joke? Did you see some of the players who opted out? Not saying FSU would win but basically their entire starting team including a few high draft picks opted out.
FSU making their point that games matter by not showing up for the game.
Hard to really say as 23 FSU players opted out. Gonna guess that had something to do with the 42 to 3 halftime score.
Without Jordan Travis it’s still a slaughter house, Verse might have some sacks but wouldn’t make much of a difference. With Jordan Travis FSU wins a participation trophy.
If they had their players and the QB who is one of the very best in college this year they may have made a game of it. UGA has a bunch of opt out too. Bowl season now sucks.
Thats what makes teams like UGA and Bama great programs because they don’t quit their season, because it didn’t end the way they wanted. UGA took this game more seriously and of course they’re better. UGA has guys out too they get their backups to level up.
When's the last time Bama had a meaningless game?
Bama didn’t make it into CFP last year with Bryce Young, did they feel sorry for themselves no Bryce Young played and they dominated in their bowl game. They haven’t made the CFP every season.