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so much for leaning towards the better defensive team

Lulz.  Indeed.

I love when people treat a sample size of one like it negates a larger trend/point/fact.  
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That was the Oregon team most people were expecting when the season started.  Good for them.

I love when people treat a sample size of one like it negates a larger trend/point/fact. 
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That was the Oregon team most people were expecting when the season started.  Good for them.

Is it merely a sample size of one or is it contrary evidence that some people choose to disregard because it contradicts their pet theory?
Wouldn't you be citing it as evidence of the "betterness" of defense if Utah had won?

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/rankings.aspx

I am a huge Burrow fan and have been since he was recruited.  That said, the narratives just make me smile.

Ohio State could very well go down in flames today- they are playing a damn good team that is rock solid on BOTH offense and defense.

But the chatter on game day, that it is a given that LSU has a more impressive resume than OHio State right now.  Why?   They beat #9, 11, and 12.   Ohio State beat 8, 10, 14 and 20.  And all three of their non conference opponents are playing for a conference championship today.  

I think we can put a bow on this aside from irrelevant placement.

No real surprises in the CGs.  Utah is out, so that conflict is resolved.  The committee has an easy path this year, which is unusual.

When all said and done, after playing 13 weeks and every conference title game, the playoff field was pretty easy, despite the lamenting about all the SEC stuff and other possibilities? Weird.

(Heck, even App. State and Boise accepted their fate, mostly kindly)

As many here have noted before, the teams with serious NC aspirations number roughly 15 preseason, and for 11 of them (about to be 14) this year will be something of a disappointment.  Georgia is an extant example, thought to have had an NFL offensive line (maybe for the Bengals), an experienced QB, and great defense and ST.  Their season was marred by a home loss to USCe and then a blow out to LSU last night.  "Marred" is putting it nicely.  So, maybe they play UVA in the OB, yay.  Win or lose, it doesn't change much, though a loss would make the year almost calamitous.  In "the old days", they would have finished 11-1, perhaps 12-1 with a major bowl win and a top 5 rankings, which is something of a solace, though it would have really put a bad taste about the USCe loss.  They seem locked in the bride's maid category.

Ohio State would have headed to the Rose Bowl and a possible win over Oregon/Utah would have meant at least a share of an NC.  LSU would go to the Sugar and perhaps shared that NC.  Clemson would have gone to the OB and perhaps given their coach a reason to complain.