Clemson coach Left Swinney was on the defensive Saturday when he explained why he ranked Ohio State 11th in his final coach poll, sparking criticism.
Swinney told ESPN he believes there are four teams that have been “punished” for playing more games. He was adamant about the teams that banned him from playing in only six games played in the league.
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“First of all, my vote makes no sense. But it means something to me, you know? It’s my vote. I do it. It creates a season because we’re just playing Ohio State,” Swinney said. ESPN.
“It has nothing to do with Ohio State – absolutely zero. You can rename Michigan or Georgia or Florida or Tennessee or Nebraska. Anytime you have a top-10. [ranking], It should be special. This year it’s really, really, really special, and I wish it was this way. And so, I wanted to identify the teams that play nine or more games. And so, if you haven’t played nine games, I haven’t considered you just for the top 10. That’s why [the Buckeyes] There were 11. “
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“Obviously, they are a great team. They are good and skilled enough to beat us and good enough to win the national championship. But in my opinion, I don’t think it’s going to be three teams. It’s all 13 games to win. And a team has to play eight.Which universe do I live in?
“And they have nothing to do with this. It was about qualifying. And I didn’t think they were against all these teams, based on the number of games.” In my opinion – Texas A&M, Florida, Oklahoma, Cincinnati – he was punished for playing more games. “
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Clemson won the ACC Championship and was given the No. 2 seed and will play Ohio State in the semifinals.
