This year's Capital One Orange Bowl could just as easily be called the Consolation Bowl. Or the Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Bowl. Or maybe even the Hornet's Nest Bowl.
While the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida State Seminoles were left to lick their wounds after not being included in the four-team College Football Playoff field, each can make a compelling case for why they should have had a shot at the national title and might enter the game with chip on their shoulder and intent to show they belonged.
Florida State, the first unbeaten Power 5 conference champion to not make the playoff in CFP history, has made its ire with the selection process clear.