IMHO, the committee should have to come out with the 4 team playoff bracket prior to the conf champ games. In 2017, they set a horrible precedent by allowing a Bama team who didn't even win their division, much less conference, into the playoff by the "eye test." Now, that Bama team did go on to win the nat'l champ that season but did they really deserve to be there? The committee believed it didn't matter based on the fact they had ranked them in the top 4 all season that year. Additionally, they had beaten every opponent that season by double digits and their only loss was a 2 possession game on the road in the Iron Bowl. Auburn had two losses that season, a 4 point loss in Death Valley and a non-competitive game vs then #1 GA. But Auburn did beat the #1 team in Bama before losing to GA a second time in the SEC champ game essentially playing themselves out of it while Bama sat that weekend. OSU is in a very comparable situation, with the exception being the nature of their loss, a 3 possession game at home.
The committee is going to do what they are going to do but this is one of the biggest reasons why the playoff needs to expand, which is thankfully happening but it doesn't do much for USC or OSU this season.
My only plug for OSU getting in this season is that the first ever single season rematch of The Game could be for the national championship.
The committee is going to do what they are going to do but this is one of the biggest reasons why the playoff needs to expand, which is thankfully happening but it doesn't do much for USC or OSU this season.
My only plug for OSU getting in this season is that the first ever single season rematch of The Game could be for the national championship.
