The 2024 College Football Playoff is officially on to the semifinals, meaning the next week leading up to the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 will be filled with plenty of television show debates and online arguments about each team that made (or did not make) the inaugural 12-team bracket.
One of the most-often discussed teams was the No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers, who made their first CFP appearance in program history after an 11–1 regular season. The Hoosiers, of course, went on to lose 27–17 to No. 5 Notre Dame in a rather non-competitive opening round tilt, sparking debate on if coach Curt Cignetti's squad deserved the CFP nod over Miami (10–2) or a few three-loss SEC teams in Alabama, Ole Miss and South Carolina.
