Something to note on the SEC’s non-conference bowl losses:
-3rd best team vs #1 ACC team
-9th best team vs #2 ACC team
-10th best team vs #4 Big 12 team
When you are as DEEP as the SEC you end up with uneven and meaningless matchups.
I understand the argument for BYU not to be in the playoff (even if I disagree), but punishing them for getting blasted in a conference title game while not punishing Alabama at all for getting blasted in a conference title game is a disgrace.
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.