Twitter: Reaction to Ohio State missing 2017 College Football Playoff

BTN.com staff, December 3, 2017

Alabama, not Big Ten champ Ohio State, claimed the No. 4 spot in the 2017 College Football Playoff, it was announced Sunday afternoon.

[ MORE: View final 2017 College Football Playoff rankings ]

The final spot was expected to come down to the Crimson Tide, the Buckeyes and, to a lesser extend, USC. The Tide, however, got the nod because it was "clearly" the choice, according to committee chairman Kirby Hocutt.

Ohio State finished No. 5, despite beating then-No. 4 Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game Saturday night.

Here's some Twitter reaction to the Buckeyes missing the playoff.

So, if I have this correct: It?s more important to avoid a bad loss than to notch quality wins or be a conference champ.

— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) December 3, 2017

the @CFBPlayoff committee has told us
Yr 1 – Championships and 13 data point (sorry Baylor and TCU)
Yr 2 – Head 2 Head and Championship (sorry Ohio State)
Yr 3 – Resume and Good wins (sorry Penn State)
Yr 4 – Just because (sorry Ohio State and USC)

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) December 3, 2017

Last week – ?very little separation between teams 5-8?

Win conference championship over very good undefeated team

Today Alabama is ?unequivocally better?

?

— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) December 3, 2017

Someone asked about my tweets last night about Alabama over Ohio St. and yes check the timeline I originally I liked Alabama to get in based on where the Committee had placed them at #5 last week. Ohio St. needed a blowout over Wiscy. The Case against both exists.

— Tim Brando (@TimBrando) December 3, 2017

Give the committee credit, putting Alabama in makes total sense. One of the four best.

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) December 3, 2017

Thinking out loud. So if OSU loses by a FG to Iowa are they in?

— Dustin Fox (@DustinFox37) December 3, 2017

Alabama's best win is officially No. 17 LSU.

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 3, 2017

Lol. All you SEC fans acting like 40-17 isn?t a blowout ???. But hey, SEC gets passes like NO other conference. #math

— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) December 3, 2017

For all of Kirby Hocutt's "there's little difference between No. 5 and No. 8" last week, Ohio State beat No. 4, won Big Ten championship. Apparently, there was a BIG BIG difference.

— Pete Fiutak (@PeteFiutak) December 3, 2017

I know it?s not our place to say anything about these selections. But something gotta change with this. The best team in the country just got left out of proving itself to the world

— Tracy Sprinkle (@TSprinkle93) December 3, 2017

??????

— Samwise (@Sam_Hubbard_) December 3, 2017

That?s foul….

— Parris Campbell (@PCampbell21) December 3, 2017

Rigged….

— PiQ ???? (@DameWebb) December 3, 2017

No comment.. ?

— Torrance Gibson VI (@quick_tg6) December 3, 2017

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Twitter: Reaction to Ohio State missing 2017 College Football Playoff

BTN.com staff, December 3, 2017

BTN.com staff