(03-05-2018 11:44 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 11:35 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 11:10 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  In 2001 Goran Ivanisevic was ranked 125th in the world when he won Wembleton

Fair point, but Goran was a 3-time Wimbledon runner-up before winning that title. He obviously had the skills to do damage at Wimbledon.

So like a former Fiesta Bowl winner might be seen as legitimate?

In a word, no. Fiesta Bowl was won four years earlier with totally different personnel, coaches, etc.

UCF did have a chance to win the playoff, but their chance was around 1 in 100, maybe 1 in 50. Probably 4 or 5 other teams with better chances were also left out, starting with Ohio State. The current playoffs aren't ideal, as there probably are 3-4 teams left out each year that conceivably could win. Eight teams would be better, for sure.

But re UCF specifically, their odds weren't enough to get excited about in terms of the validity of the playoffs. Heck, none of those other teams have complained.