College Football World Debates Whether 12-1 TCU Should Make Playoff
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Entering Saturday’s Big 12 Championship Game with a chance to essentially clinch a spot in the Playoff, No. 3 TCU came up just short of winning the conference in a 31-28 overtime loss, finishing the year with a 12-1 record. As a result, their Playoff fate now lies in the hands of the committee, as it deliberates over who should be in the top four.
Georgia and Michigan seem locked in regardless of how they do on Saturday, but the final two spots bring about more questions. As both TCU and No. 4 USC lost their conference title game, Ohio State and Alabama are right back into the conversation.
It seems as if the consensus is that Ohio State will replace USC in the top four, which leaves TCU vs. Alabama for the last spot. One thing that is clear is that College Football fans and analysts are divided on who should make the tournament.
Many believe that the Horned Frogs deserve a spot even with the loss.
TCU spilled their guts out in a conference title game and lost in OT to a Top Ten opponent.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) December 3, 2022
It would be a complete shame if a team that sat at home takes their spot.
TCU should make the College Football Playoff at 12-1 with an overtime loss in their conference championship game over any 11-1 or 10-2 teams.
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) December 3, 2022
Or we riot.
TCU has earned a spot in the CFP even if they lose. Stop it.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 3, 2022
TCU should still remain at 3 IMO. Ohio St will back door their way into the playoffs but they shouldn’t jump TCU
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) December 3, 2022
There is no other undefeated regular season champion from a Power 5 conference where we'd actually debate playoff inclusion
— Todd Fuhrman (@ToddFuhrman) December 3, 2022
If TCU gets left out of the playoff, the entire system is an absolute joke
(and I've called TCU overvalued every single week since October)
TCU is officially in the Playoffs regardless of the final score.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 3, 2022
Removing TCU from the playoff picture after this performance would be the most unintelligent action in sports this year.
Do not reward another team for watching the championship game. Reward TCU for playing in it.
This system sucks. I can’t wait for 12
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) December 3, 2022
We said it all week. I’ll say it again.
TCU should be a lock for CFP.
Top 4 are set! Only thing to figure out is the seeding.@GeorgiaFootball @UMichFootball @TCUFootball @OhioStateFB
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) December 3, 2022
However, some people believe that Alabama has a better case for the top four than TCU or, at the very least, that the committee wants Alabama in over TCU.
Please tell me this is enough to knock TCU out. They would get ran through by Georgia, Michigan, Ohio state and Alabama.
— Griff Garrison (@griffgarrison1) December 3, 2022
Give me Georgia vs Alabama and Ohio State vs Michigan if TCU loses
— 500 🏎 (@Kameron_Hay) December 3, 2022
It will be interesting to see how the committee judges TCU’s schedule. Perhaps I’m biased toward the SEC, but it doesn’t match up with the Alabama and Tennessee schedule in my humble opinion. pic.twitter.com/iiZ4imlBw0
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) December 3, 2022
The committee will make its decision by noon on Sunday. For now, College Football has a ton of chaos ahead of the ultimate decision.
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