Compromising the Integrity of College Football for Money

Unconquered with Doc Staples

NOTE: This episode was recorded on Sunday shortly after the decision was made and for some reason didn't hit the feed when it should have. I've reposted it two days later. Apologies for the delay. I still stand by everything I said here.

In leaving out 13-0 Florida State, the College Football Playoff committee compromised the integrity of the sport in pursuit of the most marketable matchups featuring bigger brands and conference ties. It's a farce that communicates that on-field results aren't really what matters and that the ACC is really a G6 conference rather than a P5 conference—despite its nonconference record. Ultimately, this isn't about who got left out, it's about the injustice of *any* team going 13-0 against a schedule including 10 Power 5 opponents and the most wins over bowl eligible teams of any program in the country and then not getting a chance to play for a title. That's wrong, and it's wrong regardless of which programs it involves.

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