Let me know if you disagree, but shouldn't FSU be more pissed about Texas getting in over them than Bama. Texas had a more similar strength of schedule and number of victories over top 25's to FSU. Texas's only big win was against us in week 2 with a new QB and two new coordinators. Their conference championship game was a coronation over a very average Okie State, who had 3 losses.
Ultimately, FSU didn't make it in because they don't have a top 4 offense capable of winning against any of the other teams that were selected. Plus 13-0 is sometimes not as good as 12-1 when 12 of your games came against inferior competition.
Having said all that, they are right... the ranking system doesn't really work. The Power 4 (as of next year) conferences should probably create a super league and only play games against each other (8 in conference and the remaining 4 against the other three conferences) with each schedule weighted by prior year wins and losses. There would be standings in each conference (probably should be broken back into divisions for ease) based solely on wins and losses with each conference champ (solely by record) making the playoff, and then several wild card teams (also by record) filling it out (probably a 16 team playoff instead of 12). To deal with the conference cellar dwellers, each conference could also have a relegation system like the premier league in the UK, where the worst 6 - 8 teams of each conference play in a lower league with other bottom threes from the Power 4 conference and the and group of five conferences (fbs only - no more fcs games). Each year the best 6 to 8 of the lower league in terms of the standings are then moved up, and the 6-8 worst teams in the super league standings are moved down to the lower league.
For example: In the SEC Vandy, South Carolina and Arkansas - play in the lower league next year, against teams like Indiana, Rutgers, Arizona State, etc. If South Carolina finishes as one of the best 6 to 8 teams in the lower league they get to come back and play in the Super League next year while the team with the worst record from the SEC that is playing in the super league is relegated to the lower league. No more subjectivity and a way to ensure there are not too many teams playing in the Super league in any one year.
Ultimately, FSU didn't make it in because they don't have a top 4 offense capable of winning against any of the other teams that were selected. Plus 13-0 is sometimes not as good as 12-1 when 12 of your games came against inferior competition.
Having said all that, they are right... the ranking system doesn't really work. The Power 4 (as of next year) conferences should probably create a super league and only play games against each other (8 in conference and the remaining 4 against the other three conferences) with each schedule weighted by prior year wins and losses. There would be standings in each conference (probably should be broken back into divisions for ease) based solely on wins and losses with each conference champ (solely by record) making the playoff, and then several wild card teams (also by record) filling it out (probably a 16 team playoff instead of 12). To deal with the conference cellar dwellers, each conference could also have a relegation system like the premier league in the UK, where the worst 6 - 8 teams of each conference play in a lower league with other bottom threes from the Power 4 conference and the and group of five conferences (fbs only - no more fcs games). Each year the best 6 to 8 of the lower league in terms of the standings are then moved up, and the 6-8 worst teams in the super league standings are moved down to the lower league.
For example: In the SEC Vandy, South Carolina and Arkansas - play in the lower league next year, against teams like Indiana, Rutgers, Arizona State, etc. If South Carolina finishes as one of the best 6 to 8 teams in the lower league they get to come back and play in the Super League next year while the team with the worst record from the SEC that is playing in the super league is relegated to the lower league. No more subjectivity and a way to ensure there are not too many teams playing in the Super league in any one year.
