re: Kelly supports the Bama over FSU decision

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But, they haven’t always been the ones selected. No undefeated P5 champ has ever been, until this year.

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I'm only talking about this year. Every year is it's own consideration. That an undefeated P5 conference champ didn't make it this year is based on this year's circumstances. Ever been what? Excluded?

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So their qualification over FSU was being ranked ahead of them.

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Yes in that they'd have to have a very good reason to drop them below FSU when they were ahead of them all season and also undefeated and with better CCG wins.

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You are only comparing them to FSU, why is that?

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UW and UMich were ahead of Bama and Texas by a wide margin and didn't have CCG wins that gave any doubt.

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I’m sorry, but it really appears that you are not willing to support your assertion that all 5 teams had a similar record and thus needed to have a tie-breaker applied. And you pretty clearly went through the undefeated teams first, then to the one loss teams. You are just recalling what happened and rationalizing it.

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Nothing to be sorry about. They all do have similar pedigree and records. UW and Mich weren't going to be lowered based on their SoS and CCG. UGA losing moved them to 1 and 2. That leaves Texas, Bama, and FSU.

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Would it have been justifiable for the rankings to be 1.UT 2. Bama 3. FSU 4. Washington?

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No. You reference the tie-breaker, but it's a five-way tie, essentially. UT and Bama can't jump Michigan and UW because of their CCG wins and SoS. UGA and Oregon losing and a 1-loss runner up Ohio St puts Bama, UTx, and FSU in consideration for 3-5. FSU had the unfortunate draw of their ACC opponents. So, yes, I think they look at it as a re-rank of the top 5, but there's wasn't enough to warrant dropping Mich and UW. Had they had weaker CCG opponents, you might have seen a different scenario play out.

I think it could have easily played out with FSU getting in with Bama or UTx being left out. It would not have been indefensible nor unreasonable for any two of those 3 making it to the final two spots.