If the Big Twelve had a conference championship game like the other major conferences do, the winner of that game would undoubtedly have garnered the number 4, or quite likely the number 3 spot in the playoff, as the Big Twelve is a lot stronger conference than the Big Ten, and MUCH stronger than the very weak ACC.

Personally I think the committee got it right. I don't think they had a choice with everybody taking care of business, and Ohio State doing it with an exclamation point.

Personally I thing Oregon is going to win rather easily over FSU, my guess is that they win by about three touchdowns, setting up a ORE/Bama national title game. OSU earned their right to be there, but I don't think they have a snowballs chance of beating Bama

I don't see how anyone with a straight face can say OSU is better than TCU.  

But I swear, Ohio St. better keep this game close. I don't expect them to beat Alabama but if they get blown out then we should never allow a Big Ten team in this field again. I don't give a shit if the next team goes 13-0. They better represent or else.

No way could Ohio State beat TCU, but I will agree not having a championship game hurt TCU, but I don't think it's even an argument as to who's better TCU or OSU. Ohio State is going to get blown out by Bama, TCU would have given them a better game in my opinion.  

Ohio State wins the big 12 and the committee forgets the loss to a 3 win Va Tech team. If you can't beat Tech how the heck do you belong on the same field as Alabama.  

Especially having beat TCU in their head to head match up. Baylor's only loss was to West Virginia who only lost to TCU by a single point.

The thing is, everyone took care of business here on the final week. So it was inevitable that two teams were going to feel screwed over. TCU had the unfortunate luck to have a pushover in Iowa State for their last game. Both OSU and Baylor faced ranked teams yesterday, and it can't be denied that OSU had style points going for them. You just can't whip a team worse than OSU whipped Wisconsin, with their third string QB no less.

I have to say that while I agree that the committee made the only decision that they could. I don't believe that the four BEST teams are in the playoff. I would say that either TCU or Baylor would be favored against either FSU or OSU on a neutral field.

Hey, it's not a perfect system, but I doubt it ever will be just like the review system here on TER. If nothing else, it gives us plenty to talk, and speculate about. lol

but it's better than the BCS.  

agree..i would bet the house on Oregon at only 7 1/2...it is Winston,s turn to be fucked and humiliated..

The field will more than likely expand to eight teams and this season will be an excellent argument for that because there are too many teams that had excellent records that could make a case to be included.  The evolution of the college football playoff system will probably change faster than usual because of the aforementioned argument and the TV money will be there. Look for the presidents to have a detailed discussion of this subject in the forthcoming months. In a lot of cases it is simply to close to call and you are denying a lot of quality teams to compete for a championship.

This was purely a "ratings decision" (of course the committee can never admit as such!). They were going to do everything in their power to get Ohio State into the playoff.  

Skip Bayless discussed the same point on espn first take.

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And then it will be the 9th and 10th team that will be complaining they were screwed. In my opinion, four is enough because the two best will be there in the end to play for the championship ( this year Alabama and Oregon).

and Bama over OSU. Oregon has a secret weapon that will help them beat Bama. Ready! LANE KIFFIN! I have no idea how Saban has put up with that little prick all year, but if history tells us anything, Kiffin will find a way to fuck it up in the end. I've never met anyone who has been "given" more opportunities and fucked them all up before the age of 40. To his credit he does have a hot wife.  

Big Twelve a better conference.....  than the Big Ten....    ????