The Texas Longhorns were among the loudest voices when it came to perceived injustices from the College Football Playoff selection committee. Understandably, after losing to then second-ranked Ohio State at the beginning of the season, the Longhorns stumbled a bit out of the gate and limped to their 9-3 record after 12 weeks of football.
The prevailing sentiment when Steve Sarkisian's team was absent from the final field of 12? Texas had been punished for competing against a strong opponent during the non-conference. The natural solution was that, if the CFP would determine teams' value based on win/loss record, why schedule a challenging foe at all?