PITTSBURGH (AP) — A fourth straight dominant win to end the regular season still fresh, Miami coach Mario Cristobal gripped both sides of the dais much in the way a politician would.

Fitting, considering the circumstances.

While Cristobal believes the 13th-ranked Hurricanes have proven during a dominant finishing stretch to the regular season that they are deserving of a spot in the College Football Playoff when the 12-team bracket is revealed on Dec. 7, he's not immune to the fact that there are some who wonder if the ACC is worthy of having two schools in the field.

And if he's being honest, Cristobal is just about over it.

“I just think people have got to stop (lying) and trying to place value on conferences,” Cristobal said. “I mean, just there’s a lot of really good football tea

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