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The
College
Football
Playoff
committee
selected
1
loss
(#8)
Alabama
over
the
undefeated
ACC
champions
(#4)
Florida
State
prompting
immediate
backlash.
College
football
fans
are
some
of
the
most
passionate
fans
in
all
of
sports.
When
it
comes
to
conference
championship
weekend
everyone
is
locked
in
on
every
game.
On
Saturday,
December
2,
the
#1
ranked
Georgia
Bulldogs
faced
the
#8
Ranked
Alabama
Crimson
Tide.
With
the
season
Alabama
had
thus
far
versus
the
then
undefeated
dogs
coming
off
back-to-back
national
championships,
everyone
favored
the
dogs.
Surprisingly,
Alabama
muzzled
the
dogs
for
the
fourth
straight
time
in
the
Mercedes-Benz
Stadium
winning
27-24.
This
left
the
College
Football
Playoff
committee
with
a
tough
decisions
for
the
4
team
playoffs.
Previously
no
team
ranked
lower
than
#6
had
ever
made
the
playoff
final
four.
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When
noon
hit
yesterday
December
3,
all
eyes
were
on
ESPN
as
the
final
four
was
set
to
be
revealed
live.
When
the
smoke
cleared
#8
Alabama,
#7
Texas,
#3
Washington,
and
#1
Michigan
were
selected
for
the
playoffs.
Instantly
everyone
noticed
#4
Florida
State
was
left
out
one
day
after
winning
their
conference
championship
while
remaining
undefeated.
Additionally,
the
College
Football
world
was
instantly
sent
into
shambles
with
people
calling
Florida’s
exclusion
egregious.
The
conference
president
Jim
Phillips
immediately
responded
questioning
the
process
by
which
teams
were
selected,
according
to
ESPN.
Furthermore,
he
ended
his
open
letter
by
stating
“College
football
deserved
better”.
To
make
the
screw
job
worse
cameras
were
on
hand
to
film
Florida
State’s
reaction
to
the
devastating
news.
The
Backlash
To
The
Florida
State
Robbery
Begins
Florida
State
HC
Mike
Norvell
echoed
the
same
sentiments
but
questioned
how
should
he
even
break
the
situation
down
to
his
team.
Additionally,
he
questioned
why
his
team
should
even
accept
risks
while
scheduling
opponents
if
the
team
won’t
be
rewarded
in
the
end.
Also,
if
you’re
wondering
why
FSU
was
left
out
it
boils
down
to
their
star
QB
not
being
available
for
the
playoffs
due
to
an
injury.
That
excuse
isn’t
a
solid
one
but
after
TCU’s
blowout
loss
to
Georgia
earlier
this
year
in
the
Championship
game
we
understand
the
logic.
However,
the
team
wasn’t
alone
in
their
frustrations
and
was
backed
up
by
several
high-profile
members
of
the
media
and
even
fans
from
opposing
teams.
Click
the
jump
to
see
reactions
from
the
sports
world
to
the
FSU
Finesse.