On Sunday morning, the college football world was on pins and needles as everyone awaited the decision of the College Football Playoff committee. About 15 minutes after 11 a.m. CT, Everyone found out that 13-0 ACC champion Florida State was left out of the CFP and the 12-1 Alabama Crimson Tide would take their place.
As I type this, there is still outrage about the decision, and it is justified. How do you go 13-0 and miss out on the playoffs as a Power 5 school? It’s unprecedented. The decision ultimately came down to the fact that Jordan Travis was hurt.
In the wake of that ruling, the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles found out they would play in the Orange Bowl against the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs. What a matchup. Two teams that believe they should have been in the CFP will face each other with a point to prove to the committee.
The ‘Noles will be using their second-string quarterback to try and beat a Georgia team that just won back-to-back national championships and a team that had won 29 straight games heading into Saturday’s SEC championship game against Alabama.
As for the Tide, they will get a shot at Jim Harbaugh and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl. It will be Alabama’s first trip to Pasadena since defeating Texas for the 2009 national championship. How fitting it is that the Tide could win this game and get a rematch with Texas for the 2023 national championship?
Only time will tell, but here’s a breakdown of each conference bowl matchup this postseason in the meantime.