Crazy to think that this Ohio State team would be left out if the playoff were still a four team playoff and Ryan Day would've been fired.
Notre Dame beat Georgia because Georgia didn't have their starting QB.
Notre Dame's offense did nothing against Georgia but may thought Notre Dame had a chance against Ohio State. Ohio State could've easily blown out Notre Dame but they took their foot off the gas. Notre Dame is a middleweight program but well coached.
How To Fix The College Football Playoff
Only the best 4 conference champions get byes & the best teams remaining get the remaining 8 spots. The 1st round of the college football playoff are neutral site bowl games. The quarterfinal round are home games for conference champions. The #1 seed gets the lowest seed remaining, #4 seed gets the highest seed remaining, & the #3 seed gets the higher seed of the remaining 2 teams. The semifinals are the Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl neutral site games & of course the national championship game is a neutral site game. The committee did not do a good job of seeding. Penn State had a tougher schedule than Texas, yet Texas was ranked ahead of them. I ranked Penn State 5th. I ranked Texas 6th instead of 7th because they beat Michigan head to head. Ohio State lost to Michigan.
Below is a playoff bracket of my criteria with home teams winning in the first round
This is playoff bracket of my criteria if road teams won in the first round
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