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CFP Anger Index: Unpacking the outrage of Florida State's snub

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To echo the great prognosticator Clubber Lang, we had just one obvious prediction for the final college playoff rankings of the four-team era: pain.

There are five teams -- six if you count Georgia (unless you want to be added to Kirby Smart's enemies list) -- with a valid argument for making the playoff, but for the last time, there are only four spots.

And, if we've read our stages of grief properly, the next step after pain is anger (followed closely by bourbon and basketball season). And there's a lot to be angry about.