The college football playoff decision made their 4 playoff team choices today – Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama.
It was a decision so stunning and absurd, that I didn’t even consider it a real possibility.
This decision marks the official end of college football as a results-driven sport. It is now based on money, conference affiliation, and television alliances. I suppose we always knew this, but to see it so blatantly displayed for us to see is still a bit jarring.
College Football has been reduced to this sad state… Players apologizing for getting hurt at the wrong time.
devastated. heartbroken. In so much disbelief rn, I wish my leg broke earlier in the season so y’all could see this team is much more than the quarterback. I thought results matter. 13-0 and this roster matches up across any team in those top 4 rankings. I am so sorry. Go Noles!
— Jordan Travis (@jordantrav13) December 3, 2023
The result is devasting for Florida State, but also the ACC and to some extent the future Big 12.
Already financially dwarfed by the Big 10 and SEC, college football power brokers have made clear the ACC will not be judged on the same playing field no matter what happens on the field. You can win, but it doesn’t matter. The ACC long maligned for losing OOC, has a winning record against the SEC, Big 10, and the P5 as a whole at 10-9. Florida State goes 2-0 against SEC.
The results simply don’t matter.
There were already a lot of nails in the coffin of non-Big 10 and non-SEC conferences, and being creative can often make up the financial gap. You cannot overcome a complete disregard for on-the-field results.
I don’t have an answer for what can be done here. ACC media largely spends more time making fun of the conference than creating a propaganda arm like the SEC. ACC commissioner Jim Philips was days later speaking on the college football playoff while SEC Greg Sankey made nonsensical statements, but the point is he made statements.
The narrative has always been results change perception. That’s clearly not the case, and that’s not good for anyone involved in college football.
The decision by the committee has forever damaged the credibility College Football. It was self-inflicted. They chose predictive competitiveness over proven performance; subjectivity over fact. https://t.co/uMxvnkAJ1e
— Luke Fletcher (@LukeFle46927090) December 3, 2023
If conferences aren’t judged the same especially when they play each other, then why are we even playing the games?
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