(01-13-2015 01:25 PM)10thMountain Wrote: The committee had to decide do you leave out an undefeated champion even if it's crystal clear that the team is more lucky than they are good?
That's a tough call admittedly.
Luck IS a HUGE part of CFB
Just some recent examples:
2007 Missouri doesn't lose for the 2nd time to OU and its Missouri-Ohio St. for the title. LSU gets no shot.
2008 Texas takes one more play to score vs. TT and its Texas-Florida for the title (possibly even a Texas-OU rematch)
2009 Alabama player doesn't hit Colt McCoy in the same spot a KSU player hit him in 2006 and he stays in and perhaps Texas wins title
2010 Alabama player doesn't get sloppy running back a turnover at the end of the 1st half and Alabama gets an insurmountable lead over Auburn and its Oregon-TCU for the title while Auburn gets no shot.
2011 Any number of things could have changed this matchup to LSU-Oklahoma St. and Alabama gets no shot.
2012 Georgia could have managed their time better in SEC ccg and it might have been UGA-Notre Dame-or an unlucky bounce for Notre Dame in any of 3 games and its Alabama-Florida.
2013 Ohio St. beats MSU and Auburn doesn't get its shot vs. FSU-its FSU-OSU. Or the Alabama FG could have been good or Auburn player tackled and its Alabama-FSU.
2014 one of two PI/no PI calls go the other way in the TCU-Baylor game and Ohio St. doesn't get a shot. TCU is probably in as #1.