FSU got the 2004 Auburn treatment

Hurt QB was not the deciding factor.

Both are bad situations

I’m sure the AU debacle led to creating a metric with the flexibility to justify whatever decision had to be made.

The problem with 2004 is that there wasn’t much of a framework you could point to to justify leaving AU out.

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Don’t understand how you can lock out one of the three undefeated P5 teams, or how you can punish a team for their QB being injured. This is a head scratcher.

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I can. In 2023 the ACC was the worst power conference and Florida State played a very weak schedule. Absence auto-bids for top conference champions, you've got to make a judgement call and starting QB availability and recent performance without him enters the equation.

"Just winning the games is all that matters" is a deeply unserious position. If that were true, Auburn should leave the SEC and go beat up on tomato cans in the Sun Belt or American.

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2004 Auburn treatment

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Damn I completely forgot about 2004 Auburn

I guess the same fate will befall 2023 FSU

It's not about a hurt QB. It's about bigger brands being favored over smaller brands.

Same reason Ohio State got in with 6 crap-arse wins over cupcakes over A&M with 9 wins over SEC teams in 2020.

College football is not a legitimate sport, and won't be as long as it relies on polls and committees rather than tangible on-field results. Enjoy the games, care less about the post season. Accept it's imaginary and it gets easier.