Not that it excuses West Virginia's brain fart, but I don't particularly see the "playoff" Ohio State had to go through this year or last. The got beat by freaking Illinois, the team that was run off the Rose Bowl field by USC. The thing about this season is EVERYONE lost. I think it's BS that Ohio State gets excused from their loss because it happened earlier than others.
What about Kansas? Georgia? Hell, if it was a true season-long playoff, then Hawaii got hosed because they beat everyone in their bracket. If the season served as a season-long playoff, it should have been Ohio State and Hawaii... talk about a display of shitty football being called great.
