TL;DR: The College Football Playoff committee colluded to make sure that an SEC team made it to the playoff, so undefeated Florida State University got cut, and the playoff is between Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama, with FSU and UGA as 5 and 6.
This only happened because Georgia lost to Alabama in the SEC championship game imo, but it’s still fucking horrendous that it did happen.
It seems like just another level or form of professional play, now. People getting upset about sports picks is perennial, but I don't see what the relevance is outside of that peculiar interest.
I followed like a smooth brain to big brain curve on football. In the middle of my life, thus far, I cared. At the beginning, and now, I think watching it is a waste of time and being concerned about it a waste of energy.
I've seen enough college football (and college sports in general) to know that it could never be mistaken for professional play. The number of braindead mental mistakes and amount of sloppy play is why I just can't get into it.
And the BLM bullshit is why I can't watch pro sports any more.
That's why I said another level of it. Do you think if it were organized differently (say as minor leagues) that they'd make fewer mistakes?
The argument that I think holds water is that it wouldn't be the same at all if these weren't organized through colleges. Because you lack the built in fan base.