(12-29-2020 04:42 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: (12-29-2020 04:19 PM)Volkmar Wrote: (12-29-2020 02:38 PM)pilot172000 Wrote: (12-29-2020 02:35 PM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote: (12-29-2020 01:35 PM)Volkmar Wrote: Yep, that's the one.
Notre Dame deserved to get in over A&M and undefeated Cincinnati deserved to get in over both of them.
IMHO, Cincinnati and Texas A&M both deserved to get in over Ohio State and Notre Dame. There is an argument for Notre Dame but allowing Ohio State to get in with only 2 wins over winning teams is down right wrong. I think it took every semblance of legitimacy left from the College Football Playoff.
A&M also only has two wins over winning teams. They played 3 teams with winning records, but only won two.
Yet they played 4 more games than Ohio State.
They played 3 more games, and so what?
A&M played nine games, three against teams with winning records, and won two of them. So 33% of their games were against teams with winning records.
Ohio State played six games, two against teams with winning records, and won both of them. So 33% of their games were against teams with winning records as well.
A&M finished 8-1, and Ohio State finished 6-0, and 6-0 trumps 8-1. In case you haven't caught on, the overall number of games played didn't play a big role in any sort of standings or rankings this year due to COVID. If A&M hadn't lost to 'Bama by almost 30 points, they might've been looked at in a more favorable light.
Having said that, Coastal Carolina finished 11-0, Cincinnati finished 9-0, and San Jose State finished 7-0. Someone could make the argument that one of them should've been in there as well. But you and I both know, whether we feel it's right or not, that they're not gonna let a G5 into a 4-team national championship playoff. Unless they expand the field to eight teams, we're pretty much locked out.