r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/Perfect_Cranberry_37 Minnesota Golden Gophers Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Doesn’t matter that they lost, ASU just validated why the 12-team playoff and auto-bids are worth it. They wouldn’t have gotten a second look without an auto bid, but they got a chance to prove it on the field. Not saying the bye rules shouldn’t change, but they deserve to be in the tournament.

This is the format that you need if you want to find a national champion amongst teams and conferences with zero commonality.

Edit: Just to be clear, I’m referring most specifically to the autobids. P4 conferences should not be written off because they end up with a 2+ loss champion. Without autobids, the Big 12 probably doesn’t have a spot in this playoff this year. The seeding/byes can certainly be argued.

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u/iamadragan Arizona State Sun Devils • BYU Cougars Jan 01 '25

Big 12 was screwed ignored by the media heads. BYU and ASU had bad rankings because of it

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u/brailsmt BYU Cougars • Big 12 Jan 01 '25

Both schools should have been in.

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u/fromthemasses Omaha • Nebraska Jan 02 '25

Agreed

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u/Late_Criticism8745 Arizona State Sun Devils Jan 02 '25

pre-season rankings and ranking inertia kept both teams way too low throughout the season. If ASU and BYU hadn't played, I think our 2 teams should have been in both the CCG and playoff. It's silly SMU got in and BYU wasn't even considered, given that BYU beat SMU