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By Jordan SiglerShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberTexas head coach Steve Sarkisian apparently had an issue with how Miami head coach Mario Cristobal conducted his business on Saturday.
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Leading 31-7 with under a minute to play in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes dialed up a 33-yard touchdown pass from Carson to Beck to wide receiver CJ Daniels to give No. 12 Miami a 38-7 win over Pittsburgh.
Cristobal wanted to give his team some style points for the College Football Playoff selection committee to ponder before Tuesday's rankings are released.
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"There's teams that are ranked in front of us that haven't played any top-10 ranked teams," Sarkisian said on SEC Network, via Reuters. "My point to everybody is, is this about what your record is at the end? Or is this about beating quality teams and showing how good of a team you really are by beating quality teams on the field.
"Or is it don't play good teams, put up a bunch of yards, put up a bunch of points and make it look good. Throw fade route touchdowns with 38 seconds to go when you're ahead 31-7 so that the score looks better."
Cristobal fired back in an interview with Brett McMurphy of On3, saying Miami's 26-7 win over Florida should put Sarkisian's argument to rest.
“That’s funny,” Cristobal said. “We had one common opponent: Florida dominated Texas 29-21, a team we beat convincingly 26-7. That settles that debate.”
Texas ended the season with some momentum to make a late CFP push after beating No. 3 Texas A&M 27-17 on Friday night. But Texas' three losses could keep them out.
Sarkisian failed to earn style points by running up the score in overtime wins over Kentucky and Mississippi State. The Longhorns were defeated 35-10 by then-No. 5 Georgia on Nov. 15.
As it stands now, Miami and Texas could both be left out of the CFP.
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