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This week I just wanted to provide a big picture comparison of all the teams who made the College Football Playoff. I believe the committee made the right decision, putting SMU in over Alabama as losses against 6-6 teams should be pretty damning. And they can cut out all the whining about not scheduling tough non-conference games in the future as they played USF, Wisconsin, WKU, and Mercer.

Furthermore, I still don’t understand the SEC tradition of an FCS opponent in November, and I cannot listen to any more arguments about strength of schedule until they acknowledge that. I think Notre Dame could have been slotted slightly lower because of the breakdown against NIU. And lastly, Ohio State…