The conversation about the destiny of the 2019 Miami football team was part of a broader discussion about the evolution of college football from the complete bowl system to the Bowl Championship Series to the College Football Playoff.
In the five seasons of the college football playoff, Miami has only come close to earning a bid in 2017. The Hurricanes started the 2017 season 10-0 and rose to second in the college football playoff rankings behind Alabama in penultimate rankings of the regular season.
Miami lost its final regular-season game at Pittsburgh and was blown out 38-3 in the ACC Championship game to end hopes of a playoff berth.