re: The committee let the bama Texas game dictate the whole playoff

That One Game In September

Alabama beat the boss
Florida State never lost
Ohio State only lost at #1 away
30 win streak was 1 away
Longhorns had the worst loss of all
But don’t you remember before the Fall?

That warm summer day is all I can remember
It’s all that really matters - that one game in September


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This poem is to commemorate one of the greatest groupthink caused screw ups in college football history: With hardly any real debate or scrutiny, Texas was given a higher ranking than 4 teams who all had the same or better record, all who had more top 15 wins, and all who didn’t lose to a two loss team. The greatest injustice being that Texas was ranked higher than undefeated ACC Champion, Florida State, taking away Florida State’s rightful place in the College Football Playoffs.

It is the author’s opinion that a great delusion was subscribed to in mass, that delusion being that Texas’ win over Alabama somehow earned Texas a “free loss,” the avoidance of scrutiny, and essentially an automatic spot in the playoffs. Let this season serve as a reminder on how the mass adoption of faulty assumptions can result in great injustice.