Nobody in Texas is too broken up over Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff. FSU (13–0) finished fifth in the selection committee’s final ranking, behind 12–1 Texas and 12–1 Alabama. The rationales and arguments behind that decision were convoluted as ever—the only college competition with more debating than college football is probably, well . . . college debating (which is not an NCAA sport).But at the end of the day, the CFP committee’s judgment couldn’t have been simpler: that the Big 12 champion Longhorns and SEC champion Crimson Tide were better than cinthe ACC champion Seminoles. And fans of Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, Houston, and Texas A&M would surely feel the same if their team was in a position to play for a national championship.…
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