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Why the playoff committee is right, and the Big 12 is wrong

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So hate me.

I could not agree more with what the selection committee has done today. As much as seeing TCU in the playoff would’ve been the most wonderfully magnificent thing, I just can’t help but look at it from a balanced perspective. With all the whining and crying and PR fiasco, neither TCU nor Baylor made it in. And rightfully so, simply because…

…you can’t ignore the weekend.

Here are some things that would have been travesties to ignore: (1) an undefeated team, (2) a blowout win in a championship game and (3) a goose egg in a championship game.

The teams don’t have to be “Florida State” or “Alabama”–regardless of who the team was that accomplished one of the three feats above, that team deserves to be rewarded. Think of Baylor and TCU. I mean, how impressive really is it to blowout the worst team in your conference? How impressive is it to pull off a close win against a top ten conference rival that plays on the “okay” level?

Florida State, obviously, can’t be penalized for being undefeated despite lousy play (after all, that’s how the NFL does it). And you can’t just expect Ohio State to not be rewarded for winning 59-0. That is hands-down domination.

Here’s the thing: Neither TCU nor Baylor really put much of a stamp on their playoff tickets the same way Oregon or Alabama did, wherein you knew for sure without question that those two teams would make it in. But it’s neither TCU nor Baylor’s fault. That’s because…

…without a championship game, there’s no ticket-puncher to the playoffs.

Plain and simple. The chosen Top Four didn’t need to state their case. They let the championship games state it for them, with each top team blowing out the opponents in what were meant to be “close games.” The only “iffy” win was Florida State, but they’re undefeated so that takes care of the issue.

Neither Kansas State nor Iowa State were really impressive teams to begin with, so a win against either would really not have much bearing.

That said, a better ticket-puncher would have been to see Baylor and TCU face off once more in a championship game. I have full confidence that if TCU won over Baylor the second time around (as Oregon did to Arizona), TCU would have been in over Ohio State.

What TCU and Baylor needed was a “no questions asked” win. That win could only come from a championship game. But then again…

…the Big 12 was kind of blah this year.

Just saying it as it is! Yes, the Big Ten can be argued for being “blah” this year, too. But seriously, other than TCU, Baylor and Kansas State, everyone else in our conference has been subpar. Who would have thought the once-dominant Texas, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech would be “stinko” this year, gobbling up those blowout losses?

This, once again, shows why a championship game would have been a more ideal scenario for the Big 12. It provides the only possible way any of us can make a statement for the committee.

But in the end, what good will staying mad do? It didn’t help us get into the playoff, did it?

I just want to say that the committee chose teams that rightfully belonged in the playoff, and TCU and Baylor rightfully almost made it.

We are ready to play Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.

And I am ready for your hate now.

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My case for TCU

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Yeah, yeah, TCU had it rough until about the last eight minutes of the Texas game–but mainly because we “only” led by 17 points for the longest time until Josh Doctson’s touchdown in the fourth quarter.

To get the selection committee’s attention, TCU kids were expecting the Horned Frogs to score on every drive, stock up touchdowns and pull out the same firework-depleting tricks we did against Texas Tech.

But no, it wasn’t like that. We did manage to win by 38 points, though–is that enough to make you happy?

Certainly it was rough, but I still think TCU deserves to hang out with the playoff club. Here’s why:

1. TCU had tougher obstacles than Baylor.

Enough with this head-to-head nonsense. Baylor may have more blowout wins than TCU, but Baylor also benefited from having an easier schedule that caught the “good” teams as they were going downhill.

Consider:

- Baylor beat Oklahoma when Oklahoma was No. 16 in AP. TCU beat Oklahoma when Oklahoma was No. 4.

- Baylor’s lone loss was to unranked West Virginia. TCU’s lone loss was to undefeated, ranked Baylor.

- Baylor beat Texas early in the season when Texas was establishing itself as a faltering team. TCU beat Texas after Texas had a 3-win streak, which included a win over West Virginia (who beat Baylor).

But enough with this TCU-Baylor debate. It hurts my brain.

2. If Florida State can be “in,” so should we.

Somehow I feel as if Florida State and TCU have a lot in common (don’t get the wrong idea!). But the Noles just aren’t the same anymore. They barely squeeze a 3-point win over unranked Boston College, and they’re still Top 4 because they’re undefeated. So what does that make for another undefeated team like Marshall? If Florida State can make it in by “just winning,” regardless of how they play, then TCU should get in, too.  The difference being, TCU proved at the Texas game that they can do more than “just win.”

3. Our defense is from another planet.

There is no one like us. No one. You can almost guarantee a big turnover at every game, and if the offense can’t get in the rhythm, the defense reliably takes over. You’ve got to hand it to TCU defense for balancing out the team. Our defense is what makes TCU football fun to watch.

So please. TCU is deserving. But of course, who listens to me? I’m just a cousin.

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