Hasselbeck":385dj8p5 said:
cesame":385dj8p5 said:
Penn State was robbed when the committee put Ohio State in over them
I don't know how a team that got crushed by Michigan and lost to Pitt but scored a flukey win against Ohio State is deserving of the playoff.
All 4 teams are deserving of their ranking. I would have had Michigan in the 4 before Penn State.
Because head-to-head should matter, as should conference championships.
I remember a couple seasons ago when Ohio State squeaked in the CFP at the very end because of how they finished the season. They lost to Virginia Tech in September and struggled against some pretty mediocre teams as the season went on. It wasn't until the final weeks when they really put it together and the committee said it was enough bump them up ahead of 1 loss Baylor and 1 loss TCU. Up to that point Ohio State had been out of the top 5 all season long. Ohio State essentially jumped them because they won their conference and finished the season strong. If you remember this was the season the Big XII was essentially penalized for not having a conference championship
Why does that matter? Because it's exactly what Penn State did, plus the fact they actually beat Ohio State on top of it. Yeah Penn State lost twice, but both were in September. They finished the season strong and won their conference, just like Ohio State did in 2014.
Penn State was either robbed or they got it wrong in 2014. Either way Ohio State got the benefit of the doubt because they're a traditional national power.