The strength of Louisville is their D, and FSU still scored 16 with their third string QB. Alabama only scored 27. Michigan only scored 26. 10 points? That's what you separates the playoff worthy teams? Get out of here. That's just spin.

UF was a rivalry game. What's your excuse for Alabama vs Auburn? Why does Alabama get a pass on needing a miracle to beat a sorry Auburn team? Could it be because the biggest sports news network owns a majority stake in the conference? The minute Alabama won against GA, the entire ESPN network went into full salvage mode. Instead of getting 1 team in, they ended up with two, when they should have gotten zero. I'm not saying that the SEC isn't good. They are. I am saying I have grown tired if this manipulation. The new playoffs will resolve this to some level, but the simple fact is that it's football. You play to win games. GA dropped the ball. Alabama dropped the ball. FSU did not drop the ball. They shouldn't have been punished.

It was a money decision to keep FSU out of the playoffs. The result is a lopsided game where a legitimately good team managed to keep its starters together, and a disheartened team turned their backs on college football.

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