[Goose]

This is indeed a bad joke. It may be that Alabama is a very good team that should have a chance at the title. However, the idea that they earned the right to be one of the four top contenders is absurd. Even if one thinks they are the fourth-best team in the country, they didn't prove it. Wisconsin has the same kind of resume. They played a good team and lost in a close game. Why not them? This really proves that we need a 8 team playoff to have any chance that the real best team in the land is in the mix. It may be Alabama. I don't think so, but maybe others do. 8 teams allows them a chance without excluding tOSU, who, although I despise them, had a better resume. 5 conference champions plus 3 chosen by a committee ensures tOSU as a conference champion and Alabama as an "at large" team a chance. It also allows USC a shot.

[Goose]

This is indeed a bad joke. It may be that Alabama is a very good team that should have a chance at the title. However, the idea that they earned the right to be one of the four top contenders is absurd. Even if one thinks they are the fourth-best team in the country, they didn't prove it. Wisconsin has the same kind of resume. They played a good team and lost in a close game. Why not them? This really proves that we need a 8 team playoff to have any chance that the real best team in the land is in the mix. It may be Alabama. I don't think so, but maybe others do. 8 teams allows them a chance without excluding tOSU, who, although I despise them, had a better resume. 5 conference champions plus 3 chosen by a committee ensures tOSU as a conference champion and Alabama as an "at large" team a chance. It also allows USC a shot.