TCU: Does A Perfect Season Matter Anymore?

The TCU Horned Frogs remain undefeated heading into Stillwater to face Oklahoma State, but would another victory matter to the CFP poll?

I thought that the whole point of the College Football Playoff was to finally rid the college football ranks of opinions and polls when determining national champions. That’s clearly not the case in just year two of this modern experiment which will need to be amended much sooner than later.

When I say amended, I should probably use the term expanded.

You know, a playoff bracket that consists of more than just four teams from across a nation as big as the United States?

The TCU Horned Frogs are perfect in 2015, yet this program has dropped slowly but surely since the season began. Apparently, having the best football player in the country driving that perfect record just doesn’t mean much.

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Far too much emphasis is being placed on style points in college football.

Yet again, you can’t exactly say that TCU – or Big 12 rival Baylor – aren’t playing with an awful lot of style this season.

But there’s no point in complaining over the fact that offensive football isn’t getting any respect. It matters not who TCU has played, or who they haven’t. These curiosities are supposed to be answered during – wait for it – the friggin’ College Football Playoff!

The fact that TCU might roll into Stillwater and hammer the Oklahoma State Cowboys again while gaining nothing in some silly poll is ridiculous.

Indeed, the CFP selection committee has some serious issues on it’s hands, and those could end up even more complicated in the coming few weeks.

Yahoo Sports contributor Pat Forde offers some great perspective on what exactly is going down where the CFP poll is concerned. Just looking at this initial offering from a group of men who don’t play football is beyond nauseating. This pretty much reminds me of previous editions of the Top 25 rankings which used to determine the horribly outdated Bowl Championship Series.

See, football is the greatest spectator and team sport, in part, because playoff games are such a huge draw. No other sport you can think of relies solely on somebody’s emotions to determine which teams have the right to play as long as possible. In this respect, the CFP is really no better than the BCS, is it?

TCU Quarterback Trevone Boykin may not actually be the best player in college football, but I think all would agree that he’s certainly in the top four. On a team that’s steamrolled most of their opponents this season, a current of ranking of No.8 is fine, if not rather insulting.