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We have ESPN to thank for this fiasco
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:13 pm
It was never about who deserves to get in and all about attracting the eyeballs. FSU was not gonna be competitive without its starting QB and ESPN didn't want another lopsided semifinal, which would've hurt their TV ratings, so they lobbied the committee to leave the Seminoles out.
There is no playoff in college football. It's a crooked system that's masquerading as playoff.
There is no playoff in college football. It's a crooked system that's masquerading as playoff.
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Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:15 pm to 4th and 1
So ESPN controls the selection committee? Who knew?
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:16 pm to 4th and 1
So they replaced a team that wasn't going to be competitive with one that was?
It almost sounds like they picked the better team to fill that spot.
It almost sounds like they picked the better team to fill that spot.
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:17 pm to 4th and 1
College football is just pro wrestling in a 22 man cage match on a rectangular field. Thank God the committee isn’t involved with March Madness.
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:18 pm to 4th and 1
You can thank unbalanced conferences and schedules for this. They need to make every P5 team play two P5 teams OOC. We would have a better understanding of who the best conferences are and be able to make more educated decisions.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:19 pm to 4th and 1
It was so silly how Rece, Herbstreit, and Greg acted like they didn’t already know the selections then were doing their sales pitches to try and ease things over for the committee.
Definitely was WWE like
Definitely was WWE like
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:20 pm to 4th and 1
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It was never about who deserves to get in.
They never said it was. It was always about putting the four best teams in. That is what they said from day one. You admit that without Jordan Travis that FSU is not one of the four best teams. So why so mad?
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:21 pm to 4th and 1
What does ESPN have to do with it?
Posted on 12/3/23 at 9:46 pm to 4th and 1
It all comes down to money and nothing else. Bama fans will buy more tickets and playoff shirts than all the others combined. FSU fans would expect to lose with their QB and not spend as much. Even if Bama loses round one the shirts and hats will sell out.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 12/4/23 at 5:24 am to 4th and 1
Georgia's the team that deserves to bitch a little, not Florida St.
They fell 5 spots to number 6 after losing to Bama.
Ohio St. fell 4 spots after losing to Michigan.
They fell 5 spots to number 6 after losing to Bama.
Ohio St. fell 4 spots after losing to Michigan.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 5:33 am to 4th and 1
quote:Research the criteria for picking the top 4. You just made a great argument for Alabama being 4th. If ESPN wrote the criteria, that's news to me.
FSU was not gonna be competitive without its starting QB
Posted on 12/4/23 at 5:34 am to 4th and 1
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It was never about who deserves to get in and all about attracting the eyeballs. FSU was not gonna be competitive without its starting QB and ESPN didn't want another lopsided semifinal, which would've hurt their TV ratings, so they lobbied the committee to leave the Seminoles out.
Thanks for refuting your own thread in the OP by admitting that FSU was not one of the top four teams.
Well done.
Posted on 12/4/23 at 5:53 am to 4th and 1
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FSU was not gonna be competitive without its starting QB and ESPN didn't want another lopsided semifinal, which would've hurt their TV ratings, so they lobbied the committee to leave the Seminoles out.
you nailed it
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It's a crooked system that's masquerading as playoff.
when they took the computers out of it, this is what it became. it's not about what's "fair" or deserving. it's about eyeballs. they want to put competitive product on TV for ratings.
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