Damn, I only got 2/3rds of the possible vote.  What a squeaker.     
And you guys have touched on the reasons I'm losing respect for him.  If we had lost to Bama, then, yeah, I would understand the saltiness on his part.  BUT WE DIDN'T.  We won the NCG.  I would think that that would do as far as the "do they deserve to be in" argument goes.  Additionally, as you have all stated, THEY LOST TO A TEAM THAT DIDN'T EVEN PLAY FOR OUR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.  And one that ALSO got whipped by us, in their own crib, after being favored.  I mean, does Artisimus Bitchimus believe that MSU was a better team than Bama, or Oregon?  Well, interestingly, MSU's one other loss on the season was to that very same Oregon team.   
I mean, believing that your team could have competed is one thing, and I can respect a coach taking up for his kids, but this is gripping a bit too tightly, I think.  The coach of TCU has been nothing but class.  Art could learn a thing or two from him.