This is absolutely the right move. Getting embarrassed in a bowl game against BYU would be really hard on the program. Much smarter to avoid playing tough teams so you can keep your brand intact.
If you're going to penalize a 1-loss Power Conference team for a weak strength of schedule... BYU's SOS is better than Ole Miss and Notre Dame.
If you're going to penalize a team for not having the strongest power ratings (which incorporate prior year's history and recruiting rankings)... BYU's FPI is higher than Oklahoma's.
If you're going to penalize a team for a non-competitive / bad loss... Alabama lost by 14 to a team with a losing record and Miami lost to two unranked teams.
If you're going to use strength-of-record like you indicated you would, BYU's SOR is the second highest of teams 6-12.
BYU also (1) made its conference championship game and (2) if you sum up the wins of the teams it has beaten, it is THIRD in the country. It is hard to win games and BYU has beaten a lot of teams with a lot of wins.
This. Makes. No. Sense.
The @CFBPlayoff should be ashamed of itself. It has literally contorted itself into a pretzel to avoid putting BYU where it should be ranked (somewhere between 6th - 9th).
RT to get the info out there. They need to feel pressure.
@KornFerryTour@mattmccarty21@pinnbankgolf@mattmccarty21 congrats on the win! You gave my son a ball off the 15th green Saturday - turns out he still has a ball you gave him last year at this event, too. He can't wait to follow you on Tour next year as you have replaced Tony Finau as his favorite golfer! Best of luck.
@practicalgolf I bought that same net - it lasted a couple of months before ripping. Reached out to Spornia multiple times and all service requests were ignored. Buyer beware.
This weekend I took my kids to the @BYUfootball game against @RazorbackFB. I can’t say enough good things about Arkansas and their fans. All class all around. They made a fan out of me! Thank you!!
Cheap seats, great catch, @chase_roberts11. My son’s face says it all!