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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

So basically what I have read from the press is that the SEC is great because they won their playoff bowl games however you should not take the big 10's performance as meaningful becasue bowl games are not a good measurement for judgement. Also, the committee got everything right.

Checks out.

Basically this. I still think the SEC in general is overrated with Georgia and Alabama being better than I gave them credit for

It is also a travesty that UCF weren't given the chance at the playoffs. They beat the team who beat both the finalists so nobody can say they were out of their depth. Would they have won? Probably not but for me it ruins the legitimacy of the eventual champion through no fault of their own. We have a huge gaping gap between season end and bowl games to sort this shit out with an extra game if there's any doubt. They could have played Alabama in that period for that 4 slot. Of course it wouldn't ever happen but theoretically it's possible when there's a question mark.

What more can UCF do? Be in a power 5 conference? They tried that and the Big 12 got cold feet and cancelled the whole thing. Play a stronger out of conference? That is planned years in advance and no big teams are going to want to schedule UCF now. Win more? They have a Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl win in the last 4 seasons which is better than a ton of marquee schools in the same time period.

The system sucks for non power 5 schools as they can't get into a power 5 even when they want to and they can't consistently stay good because recruiting is so much harder especially when the power 5 come calling for your coach after a good season