Here is what a lot of dopey "oh, but an injured QB should be the sole factor for knocking F$U out" don't comprehend. YOU IGNORE THE WORDS "OTHERWISE COMPARABLE".
Here's the thing. Liberty and F$U are not "otherwise comparable". F$U and Alabama are not "otherwise comparable".
If any of the nitwit brigade had listened to Boo carrying water for this outrageous decision, you would have heard that MICHIGAN, WASHINGTON, AND TEXAS were considered in a different group. Those were the teams that were "definitely in", and then the CFP Committee had to discuss "F$U vs. Alabama". And THAT is where the flaw is.
Because the "otherwise comparable" teams are undefeated conference champions, such as Michigan, Washington, and FSU.
Then AND ONLY THEN is it time to take the other criteria into account for determining who gets the fourth spot between Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio Taint.
CLEARLY, Texas and Alabama outrank Georgia and Ohio Taint BY WINNING THE CONFERENCE. OK, then the next logical differentiator between Texas and Alabama is head-to-head. Texas. End of discussion.
That's what the "Committee got it right" crowd is missing. That the "criteria" are not stated as absolutes. The "criteria" are supposed to be used to distinguish between "otherwise comparable" teams.
And there can be TIERS of "otherwise comparable" teams. There simply NOT SEVEN "otherwise comparable teams". There are THREE "otherwise comparable teams", and then there are FOUR "otherwise comparable teams".
And NONE of the "Committee got it right" morons can point out where it says "oh, but we should toss everything out if we THINK a team will lose by a wide margin". That is NOT for them to decide.
Here it is, deniers. "Otherwise comparable teams". THAT is when you start to use the distinguishing process. And we had TWO groups of teams, the undefeated Power 5 conference champions (three teams) and the one-loss teams. It's just that simple. AND it's what the policy says. And it's what the committee ACTUALLY DID, by determining "three teams that were definitely in" and then having a differentiation process for the 4th slot. THAT IS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Just...you know...with the wrong team in the Top 3.