I've made ads for the Super Bowl before. Spent millions to make them and air them during the Big Game.
But this one -- this is the one that made the most impact. Zero media dollars. 40m views. Because it speaks the truth.
Ban us all you want.
Truth outs in the end.
Someone will have to explain to me how Miami losing to two unranked teams and not even making its conference championship makes it a better team than BYU, which only lost on the road to the 4th-ranked team in the country. Sports media is every bit as corrupt as news media.
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.
It’s absolutely INSANE hearing the committee break down BYU’s performance in their Championship game —and then go in FULL PROTECTION mode for Alabama and the performance in their Championship game
Just say out loud “we care more about the SEC than the Big 12”
That wouldn’t sound fair but it’s 100% the reality
Between Alabama, Notre Dame, BYU and Miami, BYU is:
1st in strength of record
2nd in strength of schedule
1st in Wins vs Top 25
And leads Notre Dame and Miami in all 3 of those categories.
(With their 2 losses being to the #4 team in the country not to FSU or NC State)
I have no sympathy for ND. Join a conference bro. The team that got screwed is BYU as I knew they would. Conference title game doesn’t matter for Bama, just BYU. We knew it wouldn’t make sense and it doesn’t make sense.
BYU had a better SOS and SOR than ND and Miami going into this weekend, lost in similar fashion to Alabama andyet they were the only ones to drop. I get Alabama's resume was good, but the logic for dropping one and not the other makes me feel insane.
BYU has more wins than Miami.
BYU has a better strength of schedule than Miami.
BYU has a better strength of record than Miami.
BYU lost to #4 Tech twice, Miami lost to unranked SMU and Louisville.
I literally can’t find any logical reason why Miami is going to the CFP.
My biggest beef with the playoff and BYU is that they weren't even a part of the discussion...AGAIN. The last two years, their resume absolutely deserved inclusion in every debate about the last spot. It was a united effort by ESPN, etc, to push them out of the discussion.
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.
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