re: Why the CFB Playoff should be the 4 most deserving and not the 4 "best teams"

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12-1 Big 12 Champion TCU. One loss to a ranked Texas on the road. SOS: 20 11-1 Alabama, who did not win their division and lost to a ranked Auburn. SOS: 30 Clearly TCU should get in even if the committee feels like Alabama is more talented. They won their conference, have a stronger SOS and have a better record than Bama.

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TCU would get in and you people are paranoid to think otherwise.

The 2 times Bama “backed in” to the playoffs occurred in situations far different from this. Even though Oklahoma State was their conference champs, they played no extra game and lost to a 5-6 team the 2nd to last week of the season. Conversely, Bama lost to the consensus #1 team in overtime

As for 2016, the only other viable playoff option was a team that lost twice by a combined 50 points. Including a 31 point loss to a 7-5 team